That would be borderline insane, and digging himself a hole.
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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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Seriously we paid £75m for Lukaku and £90m for Pogba. Bale is easily in the top 10 best players in the world. £80m is probably his value even with his injury record.
Well that makes no sense.
Miguel Delaney.
Strong possibility we will actually go into next season with Valencia and Young still as our fullbacks.
I don't believe that we address the glaring full back problem by signing one teenager from Portugal as understudy to Valencia. Surely this is BS.
Then I don't want to hear anyone defend Mourinho about players not being good enough.
Thank God Delany is a fraud.
If Mourinho goes into the season with Valencia and Young then he deserves to be sacked especially signing someone like Arnautovic rather than a left back.
Di Marzio has also said we were looking at strikers and has said there's nothing in the Sandro rumours so far.
That’s absolute nonsense for a number of reasons.
Firstly, we don’t work in a “do we sign a striker or a left back” kind of way.
Secondly, Mourinho has said he’s happy with his forwards.
Thirdly, he’s clearly not happy with Shaw and is looking to replace him.
Fourthly, Lukaku is his main man and will play when fit, come rain or shine. That’s how Mourinho manages his main striker.
Fifthly, we are clearly moving on Darmian, Blind and probably Shaw too. We’re not going to have a 33 year old as our only choice.
Hhmm while the links mention names specifically could it be that they're wrong and its maybe more a case of LB or RW (i.e. Willian or Bale)?
Not sure which of those positions I would prioritise tbh
Well Griezmann counts as a striker, no?
Sandro is not the only LB. We simply don't know.
However, I cannot believe Mourinho would disregard a position we are already weak in, to sign a back up. It's not like we don't have money to do both.
Delany is a bullshitter. How much are we going to spend on a back up striker?
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Delaney is awful for United news. Wouldn’t believe a word he writes.
Borini played for AC Milan? They really have gone to the dogs over the last few years.
Yep, he's been bullshitting as usual. Reading rumors and rehashing it into his articles. For a guy who is ABU and anti-Jose, he writes all of the shit about us only.
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I don't think Madrid will sell for less than 150m.
So what are you waiting for then?Well, Bayern want north of 200m for Lewandowski - straight swap for Bale is on!
do it!Yeah, he was used as a backup fullback/wingback
A back up centre forward is more important than a left back in reality.
Rashford doesn’t look anywhere near capable at the moment to fill in for Lukaku at CF, and providing Jose gets over his irrational dislike for Shaw, we aren’t nearly as bad at LB as many like to make out I think.
If it came down to Shaw having to play 15 straight games at LB or Rashford having to play 15 straight games at CF - I know exactly which scenario I’d prefer.
I think there’s still a player in Shaw, and wouldn’t object if he were to be first choice. The main reason we want a LB so badly is because it seems Jose refuses to play Shaw. If that wasn’t the case, situation wouldn’t be as dire.
Rashford doesn’t look anywhere near capable at the moment to fill in for Lukaku at CF, and providing Jose gets over his irrational dislike for Shaw, we aren’t nearly as bad at LB as many like to make out I think.
If it came down to Shaw having to play 15 straight games at LB or Rashford having to play 15 straight games at CF - I know exactly which scenario I’d prefer.
I think there’s still a player in Shaw, and wouldn’t object if he were to be first choice. The main reason we want a LB so badly is because it seems Jose refuses to play Shaw. If that wasn’t the case, situation wouldn’t be as dire.
I admire anyone who still thinks Shaw is the future for us, wish I had that level of blind faith.
I don't agree about the shaw part and would add that we are perfectly capable of doing signing both a LB and a backup striker.
I cannot see Mourinho keeping Shaw another season at all.
Delaney waits and analyses rumours and articles from actual journalists then fabricates his own stories from them.
Linked with Griezmann and Bale? Aunatovic? Sandro stories go dry?
There you go.
The funny thing is, he piggybacked Castles a few months ago saying Sandro was a priority for us.
Also important to remember we have guys like Demetri Mitchell waiting for a chance to play. He could easily make the same impression as Alexander-Arnold and received rave reviews after his loan at Hearts this past season.
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In which case he has to sign a LB and there is no drama.
I hate you.
Anthony Martial does exist.
I’d rather have Rashford start 15 games due to injury than Ashley Young default our starting left back.
I don't care what we paid for them, £80m for a player who can't even play half a season is stupid.
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Shaw is never going to be first choice. People need to accept it.
The person ahead of him is also not good enough.
The only way this is a serious suggestion is if we aren't serious about winning the league. In that case, I don't know why I bother. I'm going to be seriously peeved if Young and Tony our our first choice fullbacks. Tony I can accept cause the new guy is a rookie.
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It really isn't, Shaw is done at United as Jose is manager and LB is probably our weakest position.
We also have Rashford and Martial who can play CF. Yes it would be nice to get some who can be a better target, but not more important than getting quality in the fullback positions, not just for the defence but to provide real width, since none of our attacking LW players actually provide width
touch and go for that price. Are there not other, younger (I know, I know) also better defenders out there for that price?
People continuously replying with this should realise the hypothetical scenario Delaney described would not exist then, and we are talking for no reason. I am responding to an article saying Jose won’t sign a LB and instead play Young and Shaw. There is no point saying he won’t play Shaw, as if that were the case, he would then sign a LB because he will not be relying on Young and Shaw.
I am not keen on Young as first choice, but have less problem with Shaw playing. In the scenario Delaney described, that is certainly a possibility, as Shaw would be one of JMs two LBs in the squad. If his view was that Shaw still has a role, then I’d put a striker above getting a LB. all ifs, but either I’m right, or we buy a LB and sell Shaw, which I am fine with regardless.
Yup, 35-40m plus addons I’d say.
So... Alderweireld & Arnautovic/Mandzukic and call it a day for this summer is probably the plan, according to The Indy. I definitely think that would leave us lacking in quality on the flanks (both fullbacks and wingers). I suppose it does fit with Mourinho's declaration that he hopes Young plays 50 games next season.
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