Kante vs Herrera was probably the most ridiculous one of them. The rest I will say were fair.
Who is better: Sanchez or Hazard
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Heh, I thought of this thread when Hazard scored just now.
Should put everyone on ignore who voted for Alexis, they arent on the same planet for quite a few seasons now
An interesting question would be Eden Hazard vs Ryan Giggs.
Who was better at their peak?
Who was better at their peak?
I nominate Sterling v Adnan Hardname for contention.
Can't believe 36% went with Sanchez!
Time has not been kind to this thread.
I stand by that comment when i made it
Why the feck do you hate him so much?
It seems Sarri is getting through to him and that being the case i expect Hazard to finally realize his potential this season, which will put him in best player in the world(besides them two guys) category
Lock thread already 
Hazard... but Beckham’s was better than both.
At least Morata is shite so the Lukaku vs Morata thread won't be bumped too
Firmino vs Depay thread was also a classic.
Hazard I'd think. Much of Giggs' appeal is based on his phenomenal longevity and consistency. Don't get me wrong; he was also massively talented to back it up, and was a superb player. But he was never a serious contender to be the best player in the country at any stage of his career (despite that ridiculous PFA Player of the Year award in 2009, which I'm sure most on here will agree was a glorified lifetime achievement award), whereas Hazard has been. Nor was Giggs, for me at least, ever really a contender to be within the top five-ish attacking players in the world at any one time, whereas Hazard has been at that level at various points between 2014 and 2018.
Hazard might not match Giggs' career stats or be able to produce a high level at as advanced an age as Giggs did, but no doubt in my mind that he's clearly the better, more devastating pure player of the pair, albeit I'll accept that they took on different roles and responsibilities for their teams.
It's a good one. I'd say that Giggs generally performed better in big games, especially in Europe, which isn't something that Hazard does regularly. Giggs was also more productive, although Hazard was the main man in 2 title wins (Giggs always had someone better — Cantona, Keane, Ronaldo etc.) and his domestic peak was probably a tad higher. Will have to think about that.
Jesus, never realized he had that many assists!It's a good one. I'd say that Giggs generally performed better in big games, especially in Europe, which isn't something that Hazard does regularly. Giggs was also more productive, although Hazard was the main man in 2 title wins (Giggs always had someone better — Cantona, Keane, Ronaldo etc.) and his domestic peak was probably a tad higher. Will have to think about that.
Will this ever be resolved?
It's a good one. I'd say that Giggs generally performed better in big games, especially in Europe, which isn't something that Hazard does regularly. Giggs was also more productive, although Hazard was the main man in 2 title wins (Giggs always had someone better — Cantona, Keane, Ronaldo etc.) and his domestic peak was probably a tad higher. Will have to think about that.
27 assists in 2004?
Giggs was the best player in the country for the first two or three years of the Premier League
Giggs played in a better side for the best manager ever. Incredibly hard to compare them.
Mbappe vs Rashford was great too
Great shot that. Forget this.
Remember the "Rashford is better then Mfappe" thread ? And he literally wrote it Mfappe.
Delete this abomination.
He wasn't even the best player at his club those years. At least his team mates didn't think so anyway ..
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sir_Matt_Busby_Player_of_the_Year
It's fair to say we overrated our players a fair bit
No way.
We seem to curse our players with these threads.
It’s not a great comparison now but in his pre United form Sanchez was comparable.
It’s not a great comparison now but in his pre United form Sanchez was comparable.
Jesus, never realized he had that many assists!
Yeah, it's absolutely unreal. All credit to @Mrs Smoker and her brilliant thread — https://www.redcafe.net/threads/manchester-united-goals-and-assists-1987-88-today.396084/27 assists in 2004?
There's probably a Macheda vs Messi thread on here somewhere.
A better thread is which one has given his club better value for Money. Hazard who is on about 200k per week and has won A Europa League, 2 PL Titles, 1 League Cup and 1 FA Cup in the 4 years and quarter years he's been at the Club or Alexis Sanchez who costs 2.5 times per week in Salary and roughly scores 1 goal every 9 or 10 games.
Imagine what We might have won at the end of Alexis 4 and half year 100M pound contract!
Imagine what We might have won at the end of Alexis 4 and half year 100M pound contract!
Beckham in 98/99 peak was better than any of Giggs/Hazard’s seasons. 16 assists in the league and 7 in the Champions league. Even ignoring his stats he was so crucial to winning the treble.
To be fair, Sanchez was regularly racking up more goals/assists per season than Hazard until 2017/18.
Sanchez was the 2nd best player after Hazard 2 seasons back..but since he moved to us .. its been painful..
That window when he moved, I’d have killed to have him at the Bridge.
Anybody found the Kagawa vs Hazard thread yet?
These days we don’t even have a right winger.
Just read how much Alexis is one! WHAT! It can't be right, surely?
Yeah, I remember being devastated when Sanchez moved to United. I figured he'd immedietly go back to being the superstar he was a couple of years ago once he was happy at a new club.
To be fair it was a legit question at the time. Just goes to show how quick things can change.
Damn. This is a tough one.