Recent content by The Red Roman

United need to find some middle ground with Inter and get him out the door. Not saying sell him cheap, but I think United want a bit too much for him (£79m). Inter are offering £60m plus bonuses so they are not miles away. Lukaku is a big earner who brings little to the side considering his...

Firstly I have to admit it’s fantastic to be at this stage of the Champions League again and whatever happens tonight United must give everything to ensure we have the opportunity to have these nights again next season, you simply can’t beat playing against a big opponent in Europe. It’s another...

It’s been great having Ole in so far, he has been humble, positive and enthusiastic in his approach, a complete contrast to Jose which in turn has injected some much needed confidence into a squad who were desperate for some good feeling. A win against Bournemouth will help keep the feel good...

The expectation at the start of the season was that United would put in a genuine title challenge, after 10 games we are not in the conversation for a title challenge, that is disappointing, and the reasons for us not being in contention are varied. We are probably about 6 points off where we...

It has been a pretty terrible season so far, we are already a quarter of the way through and realistically whatever results United get this week we are well off the pace of where I believe we should be in the league and we are out of the league cup. The expectations have already needed to be...

It has been such a demoralising start to the season, just when it seemed the team where turning a corner after the back to back defeats to Brighton and Tottenham, we drop points at home to a newly promoted team and go out of the league cup to a Championship club. We are now extremely unlikely to...

There is no doubt in my mind that this a tricky test for United. The wins over Burnley and Watford and in the Champions League against Young Boys will have build some confidence in the players and team but the loss against Brighton in particular has put pressure on the side to string 5 or 6 wins...

It has been a really poor start to the season and United are really under pressure already to keep up with the leaders at the top of the league. We really need to string 5 or 6 wins together back to back, maybe even more to get ourselves back on course and the fixture list on paper looks like we...

The win against Leicester was important, the disruptive nature of pre-season and the manager's mood during it meant when we went into the game with a negative vibe surrounding the team. This negativity would have grown if we dropped points last week, but we won. The performance left a lot to be...

Mourinho still holds the support from the majority of fans, but it dipped with United’s performances and limp Uefa Champions League elimination to Sevilla in March. Last season started well but faded badly for Mourinho’s men. This one must start well even though Mourinho must do that without his...

The State of Play We are in a very good position to get the 2nd place Mourinho is after, 6pts from the remaining 12 available should be enough, with this game against Arsenal the hardest game on paper left for United to deal with. The pressure is not too high, but with he FA Cup final in the...

To Jose this may be “just another big match”, but there is no doubt this is a huge game and always will be for the fans. The animosity between the clubs, and the supporters, is gigantic. In footballing terms, there's something lacking, but the rivalry has everything: geography, politics, the...

This is a tricky game, but it's one United have to get three points from if we want to win the league this season. With Arsenal and City coming up back-to-back in the league dropped points here would put us under pressure in those matches. It's an important game and United have to show...

I think it is harsh to blame Jones for this. Ultimately he wants to stake his claim for a World Cup place, there is competition in his position, Southgate has warned players that they will lose their place if they don't play or drop out, and without a doubt he will be aware of the fact that he...

I think they can work well together because they basically do opposite things. Last season Ibrahimovic was our number 9, he often moved deep from a lone centre-forward role to link play in deep area's. This was great in certain games but ultimately United didn't have enough pace running beyond...