The Manchester United Thread

djs1 said:
if you are referring to his world cup performance then you have to bear in mind the harmony in the spain squad was messed up just a few days before it began.players were bound to be affected,just look at the way he performs on a weekly basis
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They also play a different system. And they haven't worked on the partnerships between him and the CBs
 
Brighton presser:



Jose confirms @PaulPogba will captain #MUFC on Sunday and says "I couldn't be happier with him than I am now."

Jose Mourinho on Paul Pogba: "The truth is we are together for two years & a couple of weeks, & I've never been so happy with him as I am now. When he says he did it for the fans & for the team, it is exactly what I want. It is exactly what I demand from my players"

Mourinho expects Matteo Darmian to stay beyond the Serie A transfer deadline. Jesse Lingard is back for Brighton. #mufc Asked Mourinho about Darmian ahead of Italian deadline: "I don't think he'll go. He cannot have bad feeling towards us because we opened the door for him if his desire was to go. But it looks like it's not going to end in a transfer - for me it's good news that Matteo is staying"

Matic and Valencia back in full training. Great news

 The #mufc boss says the media can write what the want about him, but requests they don't write lies about the Frenchman!

Mourinho: "Please don't write lies. Please don't put Paul in a situation where he appears to be not polite. We've never had a heated discussion. Everything is about respect between us.”
 
At Leigh Sports Village
Kick off at 7pm
Live on MUTV Utd U23s v Villa u23

Utd womans vs Pool on BT Sports Sunday. With extended highlights on MUTV Sunday night

Pool u18s vs Utd tomorrow morning live on MUTV 10:30
 
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Starting 11 and subs for Villa u23 game:
Kovar; Tanner, Poole, R. Williams, O’Connor; Hamilton, Barlow, Buffonge, Chong, Bohui, Gomes. Substitutes: Fojticek, Warren, Sang, Whelan, Burkart.

Callum Gribbin was called up to the first team squad today. And Demi Mitchell could be going out on loan again.


1-0 Utd. Great work from Buffonge to break up Villa attack. Chong drives forward then slots in Buffonge who slots home via a deflection. Villa attack from the kick off get a lucky break in the box and a deflection loops over the keeper 1-1 after 10 mins.
 
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If anybody wants to fall out of love with football just watch out u23s! ******* terrible.... it’s like Moyes and LVG rolled into one. No particular style. One min hoof ball one min crab football then just aimlessly crossing ala Moyes v Fulham. If this is supposed to be the next step in preparing them for the first team, then this lots got no chance! This is honestly our most talented pool of players in many years. And it’s just dire. I honestly don’t know what Sbragia does in training!? All he does is copy LVG and right notes for 90 mins.

Should of of been sacked after getting relegated! If he doesn’t get promotion this season with this group of players he wants banning from anything to do with football ever again!
 
2-1 Utd Gomes Peno after Chong being brought down after skinning to players. Figured out Sbragia plan. Give it to Chong or Gomes hope they can beat 3/4 players alone and create something. Rinse and repeat!

Barlow off Whelan on 59 mins gone.
Bohui off Burkart on 67 mins. Gomes nearly makes it 3 with a great effort crashing the bar.

3-1 some great link up play between Gomes and Chong on the right. Tanner drills in a low cross and Burkart tools it into the top of the net with a good side foot glance at the near post.

Finished 3-1. Comfetable score ***** match. Some positives RoShaun Williams and Lee O’Connor were great at the back but hate O’Connor playing LB. Whelan came on and got us some control and much needed balance in CM. Buffonge looked tidy and always trying to get us going forward. Burkart was class when coming on with his pace, movement and finish.

Stand out performers were Gomes and Chong. Really took a hold of the game and ultimately won is it. Had there defence on toast. And Gomes has really started to enforce himself on games.
 
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Has to be said Mourinho's press conference today ahead of Brighton was great, defused the media agenda and done it professionally. All this Pogba bollocks can be put to bed once again.
 
zzeezzy said:
Has to be said Mourinho's press conference today ahead of Brighton was great, defused the media agenda and done it professionally. All this Pogba bollocks can be put to bed once again.
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Yep. When he's like this the players love him. Stay like this and we'll have a great season.
 
Fjoticek
Puigmal- Williams- DiShon- Laird
Garner-Traore-Levitt
Elanga-Greenwood-Ramanzani

Subs- Mghee, Carney, McCann, Hockenhull, Denham

line up against pool u18s. Good game so far Pool dominated the first 10 hitting the post. But the last 12 Utd have took over creating some good chances. Good talent on show both sides!

0-0 HT. pretty even game very few chances created. And both teams pressing really high.

1-0 Utd. Great corner deep from Puigmal. Dishon Bernard towers and rifles his header home. First goal for the club. Great start to second half pressing and creating chances. Pool getting frustrated and committing lots of fouls, couple players booked.

Laird clears a Glatshel header off the line. Great defending.

What a goal!!!! Great play by Garner in CM plays a lovely ball to the flank for Williams who slots it to Traore to cut it back for Greenwood to slot home. Great team goal. Pool can’t cope this half.

Ramanzani off for McGwe. Ramanzani still feeling the defects of a nasty tackle mins earlier.

2-1. Glatzel pulls on back after Puigmal gets caught out of position leaving space. Then nearly 2-2 great save from Foijticek after Nico Williams effort. Mins later Sharif sent off for a second yellow and high challenge.

Wtf 3-1 Utd but wrongly ruled off for offside. Great ball from Garner to Greenwood though.

Finished 3-1. Crazy last 10 with them scoring and 1 red for each team. Then us getting a peno last min which Garner scored to make it 3-1. Utd better team. Traore, Garner controlled the game especially second half. And Elanga and Greenwood were always a threat going forward. Laird and Dishon beasts at the back. Puigmal doing a good job at RB despite being a AMC.
 
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A draw would have been a fair result there but that’s football. Having not won at this level for 7 years Utd had to end that at some point.

The less said about the way over zealous officiating the better.
 
Scouseinthehouse said:
A draw would have been a fair result there but that’s football. Having not won at this level for 7 years Utd had to end that at some point.

The less said about the way over zealous officiating the better.
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Officiating was terrible! Think we just edged it on the second half performance. Really like the look of Glatzel, Sharif, Ressiou. Expected more from Duncan. Goals btw https://twitter.com/fabioprod/status/1030788545793929218?s=21

Bit of Loan watch TFM starts for Fulham today.
 
Anybody see Jose's interview on Soccer Saturday?

"Liverpool trying to buy the title"

"You can't by class" - In reference to city

Good interview. Got under Phil Thompson's skin


"You can be a rich club and buy the best players in the world but you cannot buy class."

Jose Mourinho has harsh words for Manchester City after the airing of their behind-the-scenes documentary. http://skysports.tv/6InkbE


Loved it! He’s defo back on form with the media since the start of the season. Got that fire in his eyes again and the moaning and dour demeanour has gone :) (6)
 
Timothy Fosu-Mensah (Fulham), Axel Tuanzebe (Aston Villa), Dean Henderson (Sheffield United) and Matty Willock (St Mirren) all start for their respective loan clubs this afternoon. Kieran O'Hara is on the bench for Macclesfield and James Wilson isn't in Aberdeen's matchday squad.


U16s won the mini tournament in HK.

2-1 vs HK Districts All Stars (Iqbal pen, Walters)
Polakowski - Ibrahim, Bennett, Wyatt, Frepagane - Marsden, Alfie Hughes - Mayomana, Iqbal, Walters - Molenge
Subs: Al Chelabi for Polakowski, Nwkonta for Bennett, Gundogan for Molenge.

Final: 3-0 vs Guangdong U17 (Shoretire, Iestyn Hughes, Savage)
Mee - Iestyn Hughes, Fish, Gallagher-Allison, Dodgson - Savage, Pleavin - Wellens, Shoretire, Sotona - Odubeko
No subs.
 
Mourinho does realise Wengers no longer here right and Klopp and Guardiola aren’t arsed with his teadious B/S?
 
Theatre of Dreams83 said:
Anybody see Jose's interview on Soccer Saturday?

"Liverpool trying to buy the title"

"You can't by class" - In reference to city

Good interview. Got under Phil Thompson's skin


"You can be a rich club and buy the best players in the world but you cannot buy class."

Jose Mourinho has harsh words for Manchester City after the airing of their behind-the-scenes documentary. http://skysports.tv/6InkbE


Loved it! He’s defo back on form with the media since the start of the season. Got that fire in his eyes again and the moaning and dour demeanour has gone :) (6)
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It's actually gone down well with City fans, on the basis that he's better when he's got that bite. It's not even mind games, stuff like this has always been about galvanising your own fan base.

High and mighty hypocrite types might get wound up. But there's not a single manager who hasn't done something like this.

Now he's got to make sure we bring that intensity onto the pitch.
 
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