Just a few thoughts from an old bloke.
- Bad news sells newspapers, especially when the majority of all fans want to see United fail. Jealousy will always surround us.
- It's common practice today to analyse to the Nth degree. Look at the posts on here this week about whether Rashford should have passed to Cavani or not. Pre-internet/Sky we didn't have the sources of data to revisit, rewind, compare and afterwards relentlessly moan. We used to lose, swear, moan then move on.
- Media publications are beyond counting now and they each need headlines, so Messrs. Ince, Murphy, Saha, Sutton, Merson, Barnes, Chadwick and the rest have an immediate outlet for their (bollocks) insight.
- Why would a pundit who played for our biggest rivals generally say positive things about us and add to our team's confidence? Their conscious or unconscious bias will usually show itself, although Micah Richards is pretty fair in his assessments.
- There's no doubt we are on a rebuilding journey and sometimes that road has been bumpy for the team and individual players. It's fair game to take a pop at Greenwood for his stupidity alongside Foden. City just handled the outfall better than we did. When Pogba's agent kicks off, it's a chance to highlight the issues we have had since he returned. If we get turned over by a team which we should hammer, we (or Liverpool, City, Chelsea and Spurs) will be caned by the press. Ever t'was thus. I suspect Leicester will get a light touch, though.