Your Favorite Rival Player

[the_answer]

From PL Rivals:
Currently: Van Dijk
Historically: Essien

From other teams in general:
Currently: Chiellini
Historically: Shevchenko (the Milan version it is)

 

[Ødegaard]

Kante & Drogba are extremely likeable in my opinion. Drogba especially for his work in ending a war. Hero.
Essien was football-wise a perfect midfielder in my eyes, but I know little to nothing about him.

Don't particularly think there are any Liverpool players I like, but from what my mate says Jordan Henderson seems to be using his platform well in works against racism, so he deserves a mention. Robertson, Mane and Van Dijk are football profiles I love but know nothing of outside of the field.

From City i would say none. Aguero is a nasty thug, his likeable profile to me is just wrong. Admire him for the quality player he is, but it should stop there.
Anyone who plays for City is participating in the sportswashing for a horrible regime and just for that deserves to be mentioned as unlikeable twats. The only one from City I would value as a person is Sterling. Just find it hard to accept that he plays for that regime. Otherwise great guy.

Arsenal aren't rivals anymore, and Tottenham have no likeable players even if they were accepted as rivals.

 

[Bertie Wooster]

I can't think of any who I've grown to like while they played for our rivals. So mine are all players who I liked before they signed for them and joining them didn't turn me off them.

So I'd say Fernando Torres, who I liked from early on in his Atletico career. And Adrian Mutu who I liked from his many Serie A clubs prior to joining neaveau riche Chelsea. Thought their treatment of him was awful - many players have failed drugs tests and benefitted from the support of their club to aid in their recovery and redemption. Instead Mutu was not only fired by them but left with huge financial debts to pay back to Chelsea.

 

[marktan]

Sadio Mane. That goal to sit down Neuer is engrained in my memory. Was some player before he was overplayed by Klopp.

From Chelsea weirdly it's Ramires. Bit of an enigma but had some godly moments, especially in the Champions league. Chipping Valdes brought me a lot of joy as I hated Barca at the time.

Ashley Cole is another actually. Exactly what the ideal fullback should be.

 

[El-Manos]

De bruyne
Lampard
Drogba

 

[alexthelion]

Steve Heighway and Mick Channon back in the day.

 

[Pughnichi]

Essien when he went in to beast mode at Chelsea

 

[Andy_Cole]

Henry
Drogba
Salah

 

[MyOnlySolskjaer]

can't be serious

Some people here are saying Xabi Alonso and De Bruyne, which are fine for you, but Salah isn't? Makes you wonder...

He's a top-class player and a good person, just a religious and principled guy, nothing more to him. I wish we had him.

 

[MyOnlySolskjaer]

Raheem Sterling. Love him!

I like him too, this forum is quite weird about him though.

 

[SAFMUTD]

Some people here are saying Xabi Alonso and De Bruyne, which are fine for you, but Salah isn't? Makes you wonder...

He's a top-class player and a good person, just a religious and principled guy, nothing more to him. I wish we had him.

I don't find it fine, I just haven't go to all post criticizing them.

Xabi Alonso I find it easier since he had also spells in Madrid and Bayern, but ffs Salah and KDB are footballers that basically developed at their entire peak with our hated rivals. I just can't like them, as footballers obviously, with them being key players to our rivals.

 

[Andersonson]

David Silva for me. Utter class for Citeh and was brilliant that you had to respect.

Never came across like a dick (unless someone digs up an article that proves me wrong...).

Good shout. Also Yaya and Henry was difficult not to enjoy

 

[carvajal]

Currently Ansu Fati and Giménez.
Sevilla is not exactly a rival but I really like En-Nesyri.
Internationally and considering Bayern a historical rival, Kimmich.
In the past among others Romario, Cocu, Deco, Futre, Ayala, Vicente

 

[Bebestation]

I don't find it fine, I just haven't go to all post criticizing them.

Xabi Alonso I find it easier since he had also spells in Madrid and Bayern, but ffs Salah and KDB are footballers that basically developed at their entire peak with our hated rivals. I just can't like them, as footballers obviously, with them being key players to our rivals.

The Salah admiration thing happens I think alot from a certain middle eastern culture too - arguably the best player ever from there; so he gets alot of respect from them even if its not playing for the club you support.

I remember asking alot of people who their favourite player was - and it was Salah even if that wasnt the club they supported.

Not saying this is why people on this thread like him but still.

 

[meamth]

Good shout. Also Yaya and Henry was difficult not to enjoy

Perhaps the most complete midfielder I've ever seen.
Tall, powerful, quick, skillful and can score goals. What a player.

Textbook example of midfield powerhouse.

He is the player what we thought Pogba should be.....

 

[elmo]

Henry and Zola.

 

[Red Pumpkin]

Kevin Großkreutz, Dortmund. Not because he was ever the greatest player nor because he was actually likeable. Rather because he was a massive c*** but he was theirs. I love van Bommel and I can easily see how opposing teams may have hated him but he was our c*** for a while.

As for favorites Reus is up there. He always had great relationships with the likes of Lewandowski and Aubameyang indicating real superstars rate him and he stayed true to his club when he could easily have transfered to Bayern for 10 years straight like Götze, Hummels or Lewa did but he decided against it.

 

[Red Shorts]

Good shout. Also Yaya and Henry was difficult not to enjoy

Henry is a good shout too. Yaya yes for his on field performances, off field he was unbearable! Still think the birthday cake incident was one of my favourite meltdowns

 

[GhastlyHun]

I'm appalled by the lack of Thomas Müller in this thread.

 

[SportingCP96]

From Benfica? None. Feck em all
From Porto? None. Feck em all

Twats.

 

[WeePat]

Current players.

Rashford. Pogba. Son.

 

[Cloud7]

Perhaps the most complete midfielder I've ever seen.
Tall, powerful, quick, skillful and can score goals. What a player.

Textbook example of midfield powerhouse.

He is the player what we thought Pogba should be.....

Yaya was insane. Technically gifted, great vision and passing, quality shooting. And then there were moments when he could just flip a switch and disregard all that and just bulldoze through a team. He really had it all.

 

[Cloud7]

I'm appalled by the lack of Thomas Müller in this thread.

Technically Bayern aren’t our direct rivals Muller has been one of my favorite non United players since the 2010 World Cup.

 

[Dwight Corke]

Gini Wijnaldum
Jorginho
E. Hazard
Mesut Ozil

 

[simonhch]

Dennis Bergkamp easily.

A true artist of the game. A gentleman. Graceful and classy.

 

[TommyGunn]

Always loved King Eric, was so jealous watching him play for Utd. Honourable mentions to Zola and Bergkamp

 

[WeePat]

Dennis Bergkamp easily.

A true artist of the game. A gentleman. Graceful and classy.

I really disliked him, to be honest. Great to watch of course, but he was one the players from that Arsenal side I disliked the most.

 

[united_99]

I'm appalled by the lack of Thomas Müller in this thread.

We are not in the most dislikable player or most punchable face thread!

 

[RedTiger]

From Benfica? None. Feck em all
From Porto? None. Feck em all

Twats.

You gotta admit Jardel was a nice striker

 

[GhastlyHun]

We are not in the most dislikable player or most punchable face thread!

Who brought up Ronaldo?

 

[Hastar]

Juan Mata.
There were rumours in the past that he would join LFC when he was with Valencia. Later I hoped we would go for him, when he left Chelsea.
Comes across as a nice bloke, and was a really good player until recently.

 

[Acheron]

Currently no one, they sold Griezmann and before them getting rid of Messi I would had him at the club just to wind them up. I guess De Jong (Frenkie) and Pedri are fine players whom I don't dislike.

 

[SportingCP96]

You gotta admit Jardel was a nice striker

He played for us last so I like him and won us a title

 

[united_99]

Who brought up Ronaldo?

Ronaldo is cool

 

[Desert Eagle]

Dennis Bergkamp easily.

A true artist of the game. A gentleman. Graceful and classy.

Maybe you mean off the field but Bergkamp was as cnuty as they come on it. From his wiki " Throughout his playing career, Bergkamp was accused of diving, and was referred to as a "cheat" and "dirty player" for retaliating against players who had previously challenged him, something his former manager Wenger denied "

Great player but had a nasty side to his game a little like Suarez.

 

[Ferguson’s Hairdryer]

Aguero,
Henry

 

[DrRodo]

Easy. Henry. So unfair he never won a CL or a ballon d or

 

[honirelandboy]

Arsenal: Robert Pires - Quality player
Liverpool: Steven Gerrard - loved his passion
Chelsea: Jimmy Floyd and Zola
City - Fernandinho - Just the type of player we've been missing for eight seasons.

 

[diarm]

Denis Bergkamp is one of my favourite ever players and when he was at Arsenal they were out biggest rivals. Currently I really like Kante at Chelsea and Bernardo Silva at City.

 

[The Brown Bull]

Steve Heighway and Mick Channon back in the day.

Agreed! Especially Heighway.