Manchester United 2025-26 Thread

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Sesko.

No one had benefitted more from sacking Amorim than him.
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That delivery from Bruno was so good.
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Mathguy64 said:

Sesko.

No one had benefitted more from sacking Amorim than him.


Us, the fans maybe
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Btw, did you guys hear the "In my opinion, Bruno Fernandes is United's best player" color commentary before the goal? Quite a hot take! You won't get analysis like that just anywhere.
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Would really appreciate it if we could have a little more control over this. Palace shouldn't even be sniffing our 18 yard box.
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A Heaven - Yoro backline to see out the final 10 minutes...is a choice.
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Dalot

That's all that needs to be said. You know how I feel.
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He's your man of the match?
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ha...well played
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Hendo turning in his typical great performance against us.
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If you call the damn OS you won't get a player hurt.
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Needed those points!
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If you look in the dictionary for "ugly win" I think the entire tape of this game would be there.

It's a win and that's all that matters in the end. But this was not pretty.

Oh well. Into 3rd place. And Carrick continues his undefeated streak.
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You guys are going to have to keep Carrick at this point, some run
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Unless the wheels fall off or someone like Luis Enrique actually does want the job, I'm not sure how someone else gets it. Number 2 and 3 in the betting odds are Oliver Glasner and Sir Gareth (this would cause actual riots).
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Fascinating problem today.

Do I root for Chelsea to win, meaning City control their own destiny for the title and that Arsenal would be guilty of ****ting the bed?

Or do I root for Arsenal to win, pushing Chelsea 6 points back of us in the race for top 4 all while keeping Arsenal in front for now?
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Mathguy64 said:

Fascinating problem today.

Do I root for Chelsea to win, meaning City control their own destiny for the title and that Arsenal would be guilty of ****ting the bed?

Or do I root for Arsenal to win, pushing Chelsea 6 points back of us in the race for top 4 all while keeping Arsenal in front for now?


Root for a tie.
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Aston94 said:

Mathguy64 said:

Fascinating problem today.

Do I root for Chelsea to win, meaning City control their own destiny for the title and that Arsenal would be guilty of ****ting the bed?

Or do I root for Arsenal to win, pushing Chelsea 6 points back of us in the race for top 4 all while keeping Arsenal in front for now?


Root for a tie.


"Tie" is an unusual name for an asteroid.
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The amount of ****housery in the area on corners is just absurd. Rice literally bear hugs a Chelsea player and simultaneously chicken wings a ball away. He commits to fouls worthy of a card and PK and gets away with both.
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I'm hoping Arsenal win the League, so Arsenal…

BUT…

If they screw it up again and give it to City, I do reserve the right to be absolutely insufferable on the housery thread.
Dre_00
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City control their own destiny even if Arsenal win. Arsenal would be 5 points in front but City have a game in hand and the two play each other in April.

I'll take Chelsea being 6 points behind us as the preferred outcome.
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Every time I watch Liam Delap I feel relieved that the didn't sign for us last summer. He's young so maybe I'll feel differently in a few years but he looks like a Championship player.
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Chelsea might be the biggest collection of dumb players ever. What Neto was thinking I have no idea. It's a clear spa foul and he tried to unsuccessfully commit a dirty scissor tackle. Then the dissent barrage going off the field.

The PL needs to do something about player behavior on corners. It's basically the WWE. It's not soccer. Every corner is holding and grabbing and throwing players around.
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It's so funny in retrospect that he went to Chelsea primarily because they had Champions League and he wanted to improve his chances of making the England World Cup team.

One goal in Prem, one in CL.

Not this year, Liam. Not this year.

(He's young, but also not as young as you might think; basically the same age as Hojlund and Sesko)
Dre_00
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Yeah, he's definitely nearing the age where if he doesn't make a leap in the next season or two, he's highly unlikely to do so.

As an aside...

...young, talented players are obviously confident enough to back themselves but I have no idea why so many choose Chelsea when their strategy is clear. Buy 3+ young phenoms for each position, give them all a short rope to succeed, maybe keep one of them if they manage to perform, otherwise flip all of them a few seasons later for a transfer profit after getting minimal playing time to develop.

Garnacho is going to be shown the door soon...maybe as soon as this summer. Chelsea loves a young, talent who doesn't have someone providing good guidance in his inner circle. Garnacho and Delap's cut rate price were at least as appealing to Chelsea as their actual talent. They're stock traders.
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Dre_00 said:

Yeah, he's definitely nearing the age where if he doesn't make a leap in the next season or two, he's highly unlikely to do so.

As an aside...

...young, talented players are obviously confident enough to back themselves but I have no idea why so many choose Chelsea when their strategy is clear. Buy 3+ young phenoms for each position, give them all a short rope to succeed, maybe keep one of them if they manage to perform, otherwise flip all of them a few seasons later for a transfer profit after getting minimal playing time to develop.

Garnacho is going to be shown the door soon...maybe as soon as this summer. Chelsea loves a young, talent who doesn't have someone providing good guidance in his inner circle. Garnacho and Delap's cut rate price were at least as appealing to Chelsea as their actual talent. They're stock traders.


Out of all the money they spend, I can't figure out why they won't get a top GK. Sanchez is an embarrassment for a team competing for a champions league spot
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I'm guessing but maybe because young goalies are such a crap shoot. They seem to mostly go after U23 players and that is very young for a goalie. But yeah, imagine if they made an exception to their policy and went and dumped a boatload of money on Donnarumma last summer.
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I missed our match. Glad we got the W. Keep the train rolling. 3rd place for the first time in years.
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I feel like once City entered pursuit, Donnarumma going there was inevitable. He would want silverware and high wages, both of which are more likely to be realized at City (the summer world club championship not withstanding).

Chelsea could probably get the kid City re-bought from Burnley and then benched for Donnarumma this summer. (Edit: James Trafford)
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You don't just walk into the Molineux and expect to get a point.
Dre_00
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Worst thing I can say about that game is that watching Liverpool reminded me of watching United for most of the last 4 years or so.

Wolves are incredibly interesting to me. Ever since they hired Rob Edwards, they've been surprisingly competent. I don't think I've ever seen a 20th place team so committed to defending, pressuring, tracking back, etc. That's a draw against Arsenal, a win against Villa, and a win against Liverpool in their last 4 games. Unreal.
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Chelsea v Villa tomorrow is a nice bonus.
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Jack Fletcher has been handed a 6 game ban and has to take inclusivity training for calling an opponent 'gay boy' in a youth EFL cup match back in October.

England is truly cooked as a country. The FA would faint if they heard the things said on the pitch during Texas HS soccer games. I hear worse in my over 30 coed league on a weekly basis
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I'm glad I grew up in the time before smartphones. I look at what we said to FRIENDS in the 90's and think, "Yeah… glad that isn't on video."

Let alone what we said to people we didn't like.

(I'm a xennial, which is a fancy way of saying "over the hill, but not retired" I guess).

That said, we are kind of here thanks to stuff from players like Suarez and John Terry. So at the same time, it's not like I don't understand how we got here.
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Same starting 11 as before with one change. Dalot out, Mazroaoui in.

Somewhere, Dre is happy.
 
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