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There was a moment in the second half where he, Carrick and McKenna were sat on the bench hoping that a double deflected shot would end up in the back of the net. Their passivity is so uninspiring. Contrast with Nuno who kicks every ball down on the touch line. Emotional involvement is important.

Say what you like about Jose - and a lot can be said - but his game management from winning positions at United was great. Hopefully someone can correct me if I’m wrong but I don’t think he lost a single game here after taking the lead, and only allowed a handful of winning positions to become...

This worries me. What’s the plan, to throw £40m at Tottenham for Eriksen who looks burnt out? There are no outstanding targets that we can reasonably expect to be available in January. The squad needed these players in the summer.

The fetishisation of the academy has got to stop. There’s extreme reviosionism in regards to Fergie and his use of academy players. He didn’t chuck them in at the deep end; they were individually introduced over months and years. The “process” underway is extremely unfair on the current crop...

There’s a reason these pundits and commentators are pundits and commentators instead of coaches. And a lot of them are just defending this “process” because of their affection for Ole. You also have to remember that a lot of them aren’t watching United every week. They’re not getting a full...

The “zombie football” from 2012 was a million miles from what we’re seeing now. At least Sir Alex had a plan to maximise the quality of his limited players. Overloading wide areas and then overloading the box wasn’t always pretty but it was effective against most teams. I’m not sure what...

Muscular injuries are common at his age. He’s a growing boy.

Fred feels like one of those infamous cases from the 70s and 80s of a club mistakingly buying the wrong player.

If he did move it would probably be abroad. He’s tied down at Tottenham until 2024. No PL club is going to cough up the £150m+ that Levy would demand for him.

I would’ve loved Brandt in the summer. He’s a good age and very talented. Dortmund got him for £20m.

Neither Rice or Longstaff are currently good enough to command the fees that would be required to buy them. The squad is desperate for a holding midfielder of a good age that can make an immediate difference.

I’d love to know why Ole and his coaching team settled on 4231 as the way forward. What did that discussion look like? In what way does the starting XI benefit from a 4231 compared to a 433. Pogba’s, McTominay’s and Fred’s best performances have all come when playing in a three. Arguably Matic...

Effective pressing requires intelligent forwards with positional sense that are committed to working off the ball. Midfielders that can match high intensity work rate with speed of thought. Aggressive CBs that are comfortable playing in a high line and receiving the ball from their keeper...

Hernandez is possibly the last signing that exceeded expectations. Nine years ago.

Robertson and Maguire left Hull for £8m and £16m respectfully in the summer of 2017 when they were relegated. The latter isn’t a great CB but he’s better than anyone currently playing at Utd and was integral to England’s World Cup run. Jose was quoted £80m for him in summer 2018. Robertson is...