Tapao.
But we must say this is because we didn't take our chances while Arsenal did.

How is Bruno even staying on.

As far as I know, no he is not.
To be fair, he's very off form right now. On his day he is a proper player so he should be getting a chance next season.

Here's an idea. Maybe it's the Captain armband.
Whoever wears it is jinxed.

See Bruno today.

I thought CR7 had a really good performance today.

I agree with your analysis.
We were competitive today. We created our fair share of chances. The pivotal moment was that penalty at 1-2 down.

Instead of scoring and kicking on, we somehow missed and conceded the next goal. This could have gone either way.

We did play better. Despite the result.

This one upsets me.
Apart from being English and an academy player, what has Rashford done to deserve an improved contract? I would be open to selling him to Barca in the summer. Maybe he can go feed some Spanish kids.

Because if we had won this game, Top 4 would have been a possibility.
Now that we have lost this, time to send in the young players and let those players on the OUT list pack their holiday bags.

The morning is understandably negative today.

Having watched the game, I'm not even mad at the result. If anything, I'm quite calm. We actually played alright. The football was good at times. And most importantly, Manchester United were competitive.

We lost this game not because we were dominated but because we did not take our chances. Yes Telles had a stinker but that happens from time to time.
Bruno and Elanga probably should have scored in the first 20 minutes. We hit the crossbar and then the post twice. If Bruno had scored that penalty, it might all have been different because of momentum. If we judge the performance without looking at the score, that's what I feel. But I do also understand the results oriented folks who say results at the end of the day are everything.

My point is that this performance is a big improvement from us losing 0-5 to Liverpool and 1-4 to Watford earlier in the season. Players are actually moving around and there is fluidity in the play.
Nothing to play for now and I'm waiting for the big summer clearout for ETH to come. The clearout is the only way to fix the dressing room as it is not something an interim can fix. Lingard mentioned that the dressing room is a disaster right now and Rangnick was then asked about it.

Yes, this is consistent with the news I'm hearing at my end too.

The players ignoring instructions have been quite obvious during the games. I can see the pattern of play but then some players will seemingly break the pattern and do their own thing.
The dressing room being too powerful is something us fans have known for awhile. So it's obvious during his disastrous tenure he wasn't calling the shots, the dressing room was running the manager and the manager was too happy to be their friend.

That's why I'm also just waiting for the season to end. The upcoming clearout excites me.
Finally get to see the back of these parasites.

Same feeling. I think he may develop into a decent squad player but not higher.

Prefer not to see Haaland near our club. Vastly overrated as a Raiola client for the price he commands and the potential wages.
He's not even in the top 2 goalscorers in the Bundesliga. He's third currently.

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Leaving
Pogba
Matic
Mata
Lingard
Cavani

Stay
De Gea
Varane
Heaton
Dalot
Shaw
Maguire (Club will not write-off due to investment)
McTominay
Sancho
Ronaldo
Elanga
VDB

For evaluation
Henderson
Phil Jones
Bailly
Lindelof
AWB
Telles
Rashford
Martial
Fred

I thought we were Manchester United Finance Company?

Gary Neville and his pundit ex-player pals have zero credibility after endorsing the train wreck that is Ole's tenure.

So we now look at how Ten Hag will setup next season.
With the strong philosophy at Ajax and his past teams, I suspect Ten Hag is going to play a possession based style (Yes, more similar to City than the gegenpress of Liverpool) in some variation of the 4-3-3. It is easy nowadays to say he's going to play Pep's way but the style isn't Pep's way. Pep himself just elaborated on the football introduced at Barca by the legendary Johan Cryuff which was rooted in the Total Football of the Netherlands under Rinus Michels. It is the understanding of space and positioning. And it is a hallmark of Ajax, who were exemplars of the style even before Barca.

So looking at the types of players comfortable in this style of football, it is already enough to shortlist the players we have who will fit into that possession based style.

Varane
VDB
Lindelof
Sancho
Ronaldo (He has been the creative force of the team for the past few games, not the selfish striker everyone said he is. He's created more chances for teammates than Bruno in recent games)
Bruno

That's probably it for style fit.

What changed was the appointment of ETH. Rangnick himself was auditioning for the role and had to maintain some semblance of diplomacy.
Once it became clear that he no longer had to be as diplomatic as the club would like, he reverted to being German and offered up honest assessments of the players instead. It is also to set up the scene for ETH and the challenge that ETH faces in terms of the players.

Players have been throwing RR under the bus by ignoring instructions. About time they answered for it.

It was said Murtough also was not pleased to have read Rangnick's comments. People at the club have bonds with some of the players and all these will factor into the strategy.
What worries me about those 3 players rumoured to be our summer transfers is that none of them are midfielders. And the midfield is the biggest hole at the club. So...pinch of salt.

Why not all 3?

Because to Ole, McFred is the ultimate midfield.

Check out the press interviews from Rangnick after he was appointed interim.
He had floated the possibility that HE could be permanent manager instead of another candidate coming in at the end of the season. This was certainly the theme for the first couple of months. It was only later that the club preferred a younger candidate and him to support in the consultancy role that his interviews shifted in that direction.

There's subtle change in his interviews as these events developed. For example once ETH was confirmed, he has been much more direct in his opinion of certain players.


That's all history now. Looking forward to the ETH era.