What an upgrade in Carrick. This is what we've been missing the last few years and why I've never understood the over to top praise he got. Matic is doing everything we need in a DM.
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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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What an underwhelming signing at the time.
Exactly why myself and many others on here are not managers. Looks absolute quality. That tackle and and run to set Lukaku away was brilliant.
Exactly why myself and many others on here are not managers. Looks absolute quality. That tackle and and run to set Lukaku away was brilliant.
Wow he could be our player of the season if he plays this well every game.
Ooft!
I'm falling in love with a giant Serbian
What is life And what were Chelsea thinking.
What is life And what were Chelsea thinking.
He's good for a 56 year old, looks like he's been here for time.
and more. Notice how quickly he understood he should overlap Rashford to stretch the defenders during the goal move. It's just beautiful.
Think he's better for us than for Chelsea. He's now in a role where he can do everything he's actually good at. At Chelsea he had to share a role with Kanté, and that never looked very good. A bit like Yaya for Barcelona before going to City.
Looks like he's been here 10 years. Damn.
He is loving it out there.
He is certainly making me eat crow as the saying goes. I thought Hererra would be better suited in that role and we get a player like Verratti, Rabiot or Keita instead. Matic at the moment seems much more ideal.
Bargain!
He's brilliant
GOAT
Until Conte openly said he didn't want Matic to leave, and Chelsea getting linked to Drinkwater, most Chelsea fans were celebrating the fee they got from us for Matic. I also saw many posts from Chelsea fans on twitter as to how Matic was a mere passenger last season with Kante being the engine.
Would like to hear from someone who watched Chelsea games properly last season as to what made them think like this, 'cause Matic seems a huge loss for them.
Would like to hear from someone who watched Chelsea games properly last season as to what made them think like this, 'cause Matic seems a huge loss for them.
Can see why Jose wanted an experienced premier league proven DM instead of Fabinho.
You were saying?
It's excellent. Where are those fans who called him limited gone?
My God he is good.
Thanks a lot @duffer 
He's gonna be amazing isn't he
Well impressed so far.
Well impressed so far.
And people didn't want him 
What a player! Such a boss in midfield and so good on the ball. £40m was a steal in the current market. Cheers Chelsea, you muppets.
40 million looking a steal right now. What was Chelsea thinking!?
Flawless
So many good choices with the ball as well as winning it so often.
Looks good despite being 34
So....we were all wrong and Jose was right? I just cant believe it....
Top class. MOM.
There aren't many sweeter things in life than caf humble pie.
I thought it might take a few games but its already clear to everyone that this guy is as good a DM as there is. tbf the Chelsea PR machine did a good job at trying to convince everyone he wasn't one of their most important players and that they were ok with him leaving.
I thought it might take a few games but its already clear to everyone that this guy is as good a DM as there is. tbf the Chelsea PR machine did a good job at trying to convince everyone he wasn't one of their most important players and that they were ok with him leaving.
So good.
Face palm
Key interception and then sprinting forward to stretch the defence, me boy Matić is amazing so far!
Some people didn't want him
Hes bloody good, isnt he.
Stanley Mathews reincarnated!
Gonna get in here early and put my hands up. I was wrong. I was hesitant about this signing at first and said I would prefer Dier, but my God what a signing he looks. I had no idea his passing and ball retention was so good. So much more to him than just a destroyer, and very glad he is our midfield general now.
The Carrick replacement we've been crying out for. Might not be as crisp a passer (still a good passer though), but has quick feet and dribbling skills to beat the press that was Carrick's big flaw over the years.
Every time I saw him in the last two seasons, he wasn't as good as the season before when Mourinho won the league. He was a bit better last season, but there was times when games passed him by a bit.
I think he perhaps needed a new challenge, as he's looking up for it out there.
Then again, it's only one half of a game so far, at home to West Ham. Let's see how he does when the pressure is on and in tougher games. I don't have any real concern about him though.
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