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In the latest episode of the United Hour Podcast, Nik @Rood and Imran @Annihilate Now! start with the good news by celebrating Manchester United Women's emphatic FA Cup win over Spurs at Wembley and the future of manager Marc Skinner.
Then it's the bad news and the ever worsening form of our Men with losses to Arsenal and Palace.
Finally the main debate - ETH Out now or keep him until the end of the season - if not longer. Are you Team Nik or Team Imran?
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Well, we missed Denis Irwin for various spells and our entire team didn't suffer. And he was one of the best left backs to have played the game in English football so...
Of course the team suffered. You lose one of your best players and replace them with a lesser player, then the team suffers. The extent of the suffering can vary, but the team will suffer.
OK well put it this way, our entire left side didn't completely collapse when Denis was injured
That's because our entire left side was a lot better then than it is now.
Losing one of your best players, and player of the season so far, will have an effect on the rest of the team, that much is obvious.
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Glad to see the boy out and about. Though I thought he would have binned those tight pants. What is it with young lads nowadays and their taste in fashion
Must have been a bad leg break for him to have to wear a double-leg cast.
Absolutely terrible that a club like Manchester United couldn't put in the right support system to keep a roof over his head.
We should have hired Ronda Rousey to carry him everywhere, no expense spared!
This boy is special!
Red crutches, good lad.
Christ man. You're right.
How much of a struggle was it to get those jeans on, especially in his condition
Exactly my thoughts
, skinny jeans don't go well with his big bum anywayHope he recovers well. Don't see any cast on his leg. The medical field has improved leaps and bounds.
It's no medical advancement, it's those skinny fecking jeans.
But that's exactly what you wear skinny jeans for.Exactly my thoughts
We need this guy back so badly. Our whole defence seems to have gone to shit since his injury.
Very nice touch indeed. It isn't the fans fault that one of their players injured one of our players.
Couldn't help noticing this gem. So, that didn't actually happen...
It kinda did initially, seems to have settled down again.
I think our defence is still solid, but we aren't as good going forwards since he has been injured as there are few overlapping runs now.
Well that's true but at the time it looked like it would really stablize our defense. At this moment I actually feel the thing we miss most about him is his contribution in attack.
I miss seeing him just burst past two or three opposition players.
Does anyone know how he's recovering now? How much longer will he need? 2/3 months is my guess.
Still think it would be better if he sat this season out and got a proper pre-season under his belt first.
Agreed. We do not want another Rooney/Giggs situation.
Edit: @Crackers To answer your question, I heard there is a chance he could be fit to play by April, maybe even March - doubt that he will, though, with the way LVG deals with injured players (bar Rooney).
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Can't wait to have him back in the team, alongside Martial he is the most exiting prospect we have and it was a joy to watch him bomb forward on that left side before his injury.
Yep. I'd argue that in terms of being complete in a set position, he is our best player alongside De Gea. Been a huge miss
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Come on Luke, Cocaine wont aid your recovery.
When is Luke ready to play again? He might have a massive impact on our performances.
March earliest I'm guessing. Was around the time Valencia made his come back.
What a huge loss he is. He is vital to that team.
Young Luke coming back in March makes me nervous. I know he's desperate to play but I'd rather see him brought back slowly starting in July. Screw the Euros, no way could he be top form by then.
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