[Litch]

If the criticism is for how Jose has spent money or how he's tried to build the squad, I'd be first in line to highlight the long list of mistakes but I think that's a different matter.

A lot of posters are acting like toddlers because we lost to the best team in the country 3-1 at their ground. Fergie with a much better team than we have now used to go to the Etihad with chicken shit tactics as well too and received a few thumpings too to City sides less able than this one.

Its hard to take defeats to City but I struggle to blame Jose for the result today because we were doomed from the start tbh.

I think whilst we all recognise there's a gulf in class, when you are on the receiving end of it, it's less palatable. What's even worse is your other rival is closer to them than we are. SAF done the same tactics against them but in the context of the league even when City won the title, it took GD and a kick of a football to do it...

 

[R'hllor]

But we dont need better defenders

Oh we do, so what should we do to absorb the lack of quality of our CBs, i know, lets put a guy who looks 90 years old to protect those CBs, a masterstroke. Please spare us with that brainwashed bullshit about us not buying CBs is the only reason where we are right now.

 

[Nate Dogg]

When I saw the line-up, in particular with Lingard and Fellaini I decided against watching the game.

Mourinho is a coward and needs to feck off...this isn't funny anymore.

 

[el3mel]

Such a fecking meek display, and not for the first time. Have a go at them fffs. The way we just hand over the initiative all the time is maddening. Look, they're a much better team - we all know this - but show some fecking fight. Just bent over and allowed them to feck us.

And this tweet is spot on, to:

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We don't need Mourinho to tell us we're inferior to a team who has just won the league with 100 points.

 

[DomesticTadpole]

So Moyes was right after all. A prophet, a visionary.

 

[Tkwebber]

We have a lot of mediocre, midtable class players ( shaw, Lindelof, smalling, young,fellaini, herrera, lingard) to name a few. And even our top players are under performing. Does anybody really think the blame falls on the coach solely? The club really needs to do a massive overhaul as soon as possible. I cant understand why our club that has so much equity and purchasing power cant formulate a world class starting 11.

 

[AgentP]

I was drunk and having a good time but then I decided to watch this match and now I'm fecking depressed. I just hate that we have fallen so far behind City.

 

[Bilbo]

No we don't. We have a bunch of newbies who might be good someday, and a batch of old players who are past their best. We also have quite a few of slow and lumbering players who can't jump to save their souls.

Just accept it...we have a excellent manager. This is as good as it gets with this team.

This is his team. Let's not forget how good Jose is at manipulating people and spinning a story. Our poor manager etc.

This is his team.

 

[DomesticTadpole]

We don't need Mourinho to tell us we're inferior to a team who has just won the league with 100 points.

We are inferior, but we shouldn't be this inferior.

 

[Gandalf Greyhame]

We don't need Mourinho to tell us we're inferior to a team who has just won the league with 100 points.

How about being inferior to AFC Bournemouth 12 games into the season?

 

[R'hllor]

What was the number of games where position at that moment ended up being same position at the end of the season? 12?

 

[Irrational.]

Blame Woodward when he signs the players the managers want
Blame Woodward when he doesn't sign them.

Add in the Glazers for good measure.

What we need to look at is our poor future planning and scattergun approach to transfers.

 

[el3mel]

How about being inferior to AFC Bournemouth 12 games into the season?

Us being outside of top 4 is down to Mourinho.

Us losing today to City is normal and can't blame anyone for it. You can win one off game against them but they're x10 better team than any other team in the entire league.

Today's result isn't the problem. The losses to Brighton and WHU were.

 

[BusbyMalone]

We don't need Mourinho to tell us we're inferior to a team who has just won the league with 100 points.

Yeah, 'cause this the only time he's ever played us down as a team and made us out to be underdogs. The tweet wasn't strictly talking about this match.

 

[ash_86]

Was anyone expecting a win or good performance today? Especially without Pogba.

 

[Minimalist]

I can't believe what I am about to say, but I actually would prefer the Liverpool scum to win the league rather than these.

Wise up.

 

[BeforeKeanetherewasRobson]

If the criticism is for how Jose has spent money or how he's tried to build the squad, I'd be first in line to highlight the long list of mistakes but I think that's a different matter.

A lot of posters are acting like toddlers because we lost to the best team in the country 3-1 at their ground. Fergie with a much better team than we have now used to go to the Etihad with chicken shit tactics as well too and received a few thumpings too to City sides less able than this one.

Its hard to take defeats to City but I struggle to blame Jose for the result today because we were doomed from the start tbh.

Yip.

2012, Kompany goal. No attack, lost the title on GD.

 

[Gandalf Greyhame]

Us being outside of top 4 is down to Mourinho.

Us losing today to City is normal and can't blame anyone for it. You can win one off game against them but they're x10 better team than any other team in the entire league.

Today's result isn't the problem. The losses to Brighton and WHU were.

Fair enough, but it's not about today's loss. He has quite a chunk of this forum convinced that the players are the reason why we lost to those teams, or why lose some games or why we are so terrible at football in general. It's either the players or Woodward or Pogba or the media or the referees. it is never him.

 

[MuranoLover]

Yet again massive individual errors on all the goals.

Stronger ref needed in the derby. So inconsistent in favour of city it was unbelievable l

Saw that also , strange ref today

 

[Bilbo]

So Moyes was right after all. A prophet, a visionary.

What has Moyes got to do with any of this? Do you not feel right now that we should aspire to be as good as City? Or are we too stubborn to admit that we aren't the best team around anymore?

It took Liverpool 20 years to accept they weren't top dogs anymore. Let's not fall into the same way of thinking.

Juve and City have both played football far above our level in recent weeks.

 

[automaticflare]

Neville pretty much revealing he doesn't have a clue and is just sticking to his contrarian opinions.

Wanker he is IMO talks absolutebshite

I thought city’s third goals was absolutely brilliant. They pulled our team all over the park in the build up we couldn’t get near them

Matic was terrible along with Herrera
Sad to say it looks like we still need a clear out

Uuggggghhhhh football this is what we get after being spoiled with success for years

 

[VeevaVee]

Majorly outclassed. We always manage to get into a game a bit somehow but still look shite.

 

[Kostur]

What has Moyes got to do with any of this? Do you not feel right now that we should aspire to be as good as City? Or are we too stubborn to admit that we aren't the best team around anymore?

It took Liverpool 20 years to accept they weren't top dogs anymore. Let's not fall into the same way of thinking.

Juve and City have both played football far above our level in recent weeks.

The bolded is exactly what he's said during his tenure here and got laughed at, probably rightfully so.

 

[el3mel]

Yeah, 'cause this the only time he's ever played us down as a team and made us out to be underdogs. The tweet wasn't strictly talking about this match.

There're plenty of things to blame Mourinho for but of everything today is the last one to blame anyone. City will thrash any team on their day. I know it's hard to swallow but they're better than the entire league and they're going to dominate for several years even after Mourinho leaves and we get an "attacking" manager. Swallow your pride and accept it.

Losses to Brighton and WHU were the problem and reason we're in our current mess.

 

[rememberwhenwewerekings]

Mourinho said we played well apart from individual mistakes, what match was he watching.
The sickening thing is that this was at their ground but the tactics will be virtually the same when they come to old Trafford. Sorry but it’s time to go Jose.

 

[Annihilate Now!]

Was anyone expecting a win or good performance today? Especially without Pogba.

Losing is one thing, the manor of the loss is another.

And conceding a third goal like that... Don't see how anyone can give that a pass.

 

[Backrow Singer]

We’re just so far behind it’s not even funny.

Rashford, Hererra, Lingard, Smalling, Young, Lindelof, Jones, Lukaku, Darmian, Matic to name just a couple are not good enough for this football club. They shouldn’t be here, you can’t carry that many players. Unfortunately with contracts, that’s not possible but the book starts there. Some of them have been for far, far, far too long. Straight away it’s a losing battle.

The club, post Ferguson, has been handled terribly. Serious of bad decisions after bad decisions and we’re constantly papering over the cracks.

 

[Red Indian Chief Torn Rubber]

Oh we do, so what should we do to absorb the lack of quality of our CBs, i know, lets put a guy who looks 90 years old to protect those CBs, a masterstroke. Please spare us with that brainwashed bullshit about us not buying CBs is the only reason where we are right now.

 

[El Jefe]

Us being outside of top 4 is down to Mourinho.

Us losing today to City is normal and can't blame anyone for it. You can win one off game against them but they're x10 better team than any other team in the entire league.

Today's result isn't the problem. The losses to Brighton and WHU were.

Pretty much this.

Blaming Jose for today is laughable.

 

[Roosney]

Gutted because I'm not gutted about the loss.

 

[DomesticTadpole]

There're plenty of things to blame Mourinho for but of everything today is the last one to blame anyone. City will thrash any team on their day. I know it's hard to swallow but they're better than the entire league and they're going to dominate for several years even after Mourinho leaves and we get an "attacking" manager. Swallow your pride and accept it.

Losses to Brighton and WHU were the problem and reason we're in our current mess.

So at least get an attacking manager in so we can enjoy the other games when we aren't playing City.

 

[Kostur]

Losing is one thing, the manor of the loss is another.

And conceding a third goal like that... Don't see how anyone can give that a pass.

I'm still fecking angry we didn't do everything we could to get Bernardo when Monaco was being dissected. Him and Mendy should've been our priorities.

 

[Okey]

Well, that was a hard watch, sitting in the Citeh end. Our team needs a rebuild. It's so painfully obvious. Mourinho aside, our players just aren't good enough individually. Our rivals are stocked with too much quality for us to get by with average players. We had moments in that game that better players could have made something of. Even with a defensive mindset. Like Mourinho's teams of old. If this gulf in quality persists or widens, our status as a top club is at risk.

 

[BusbyMalone]

There're plenty of things to blame Mourinho for but of everything today is the last one to blame anyone. City will thrash any team on their day. I know it's hard to swallow but they're better than the entire league and they're going to dominate for several years even after Mourinho leaves and we get an "attacking" manager. Swallow your pride and accept it.

Losses to Brighton and WHU were the problem and reason we're in our current mess.

How much more clear have i got to be when i say that i'm not talking about this game in isolation, and that tweet wasn't addressing this game in isolation either. It's been a theme of his over his tenure as United boss. I know City are a better team, i said that.

 

[R'hllor]

Just keep rollin

 

[Buster15]

How about being inferior to AFC Bournemouth 12 games into the season?

Even though we beat them on their own ground....

 

[Annihilate Now!]

I'm still fecking angry we didn't do everything we could to get Bernardo when Monaco was being dissected. Him and Mendy should've been our priorities.

Barnardo is ridiculous. Dunno who Sky gave it to, but he was MOTM for me.

 

[Cait Sith]

But he holds 3 fingers up and makes the "can't hear you" gesture towards fans, that has to count for something!!!

 

[Kidders]

That was a football lesson, I just hope we learn from it and move on.

 

[el3mel]

So at least get an attacking manager in so we can enjoy the other games when we aren't playing City.

I won't mind but I can't see us winning the league for ages under or without Mourinho and that's frustrating for me. We look years away from it.

 

[Thiagoal]

Not even that annoyed or sad about today! Just thoroughly outclassed by a much better team! If we'd been managed properly post SAF then we could have had equally as good a team as City have now and possibly even Pep as boss! Sad times