Captain's pass again.

Problem is the 3 creative midfielders are behind the ball with only the forwards ahead of them. No runners.
Defence sitting back for safety not contributing to attacking pressure.

That's true.

Rangnick tried the 4-2-2-2 gegenpress but the players couldn't or wouldn't adapt. There was again the lack of effort and when you don't do the basic running in a gegenpress, it falls apart. Klopp would probably go get new players.
Rangnick can't. Rangnick can't buy a CDM he wants because Board opted not to and can't sell a player he doesn't in Lingard which got overruled by the Board again.

Club knows Rangnick is a temp. Players know.
Club management got themselves into this situation.

Imagine if Spurs do finish fourth above Arsenal and United. It's basically a point for Conte over the Board which didn't hire him.

Because it was moving on from Mou's time as Mr Bad Guy which alienated some players. They were willing to go along with anyone. Plus there were no hardcore cliques yet. So Ole, who indulged his favourites was always Mr Good Guy.
Once Ole is gone, no more automatic selection and easy ride. Not surprised the players didn't like it. Free lunch is gone.

I think we scored one corner if I'm not mistaken.

Guys, with the Ten Hag appointments, keep a close eye on the backroom appointments and the footballing structure. That will probably determine if things remain the same as the past 10 years.

Let's get this straight.

The Board opted not to sign any reinforcements especially CDM in Jan because they want their new manager to decide on the squad.
Then the Board is offering Pogba the biggest contract in the PL to lock him in the next few years before the new manager is appointed.

Elite Management.

ETH leaving at the end of this season is already a known possibility in Ajax circles, you are correct.
This was even before Overmars, who is a huge ETH ally, left the club. His departure was all but confirmed after Overmars left.

Ajax has already have their replacement candidates ready.

Ten Hag stunned Utd by listing EVERYTHING wrong at club in BRUTAL job interview

ERIK TEN HAG stunned Manchester United into giving him the manager’s job following a brutal assessment of the club. Technical director Darren Fletcher and football director John Murtough flew to Amsterdam last month to interview the Ajax boss about taking the Old Trafford hotseat for next season. Erik ten Hag did not hold back in his brutal assessment of the club in his Man Utd. Ten Hag shocked Darren Fletcher with his no-holds-barred dressing down of the club.

Only now can SunSport reveal the incredible detail of that meeting as the straight-talking Dutchman gave the United chiefs a no-holds-barred dressing down.

Both Fletcher and Murtough flew back to Manchester in complete shock after Ten Hag laid bare exactly what he feels is wrong with United. One high-placed Old Trafford source said: “It was like United were being interviewed by Ten Hag rather than the other way round.” Red Devils chief executive Richard Arnold has since flown to the Dutch capital for a one-to-one meeting of his own with the man he hopes can rebuild the fractured fallen giants. Ten Hag is said to have “ripped the United set-up apart” criticising mainly the scouting and recruitment policy. The club has spent around £1billion on new players in the nine years since Sir Alex Ferguson retired but is in a worse state now than during the last three decades. United officials initially took a few days to digest what Ten Hag told them but concluded that, rather than be put out, they were impressed by his frank assessment and his vision for the club.

As revealed by SunSport, the club had already made him their No 1 target after an in-depth dossier was compiled on all the top candidates for the United job. That included Paris Saint-Germain and former Tottenham boss Mauricio Pochettino. Ten Hag does not want the overall power that the likes of Louis van Gaal and Jose Mourinho craved. His interview made clear, however, that he believes the set-up behind the scenes needs a shake-up. While both meetings with Ten Hag were face-to-face, Poch’s was conducted on Zoom and things did not go as well. The French giants have since complained to United about the public courting of their manager, even though he was not their first choice. Pochettino spoke about how much money would be needed to overhaul the squad, many of which he was ready to let go. PSG also wanted to hold out to get a more substantial release fee for a manager they look ready to sack anyway.

Ten Hag listed all the thing he thinks are wrong with Man Utd in his job interview. Ajax, in the meantime, are quite happy to negotiate and allow their manager to leave for a fee of around £2million. United are likely to miss out on the Champions League and maybe even European football altogether. And that could severely hamper the club’s spending power this summer. They have faith, however, that Ten Hag can get the best out of what is already a talented, if under-performing, squad. One that is slipping down the Premier League. Interim boss Ralf Rangnick took over following Ole Gunnar Solskjaer’s sacking in November and has since presided over only eight wins in 17 Premier League games. That makes him United’s worst manager in the Prem era — with a win percentage of just 47 per cent. Dissatisfaction among the fanbase is growing to the extent that another planned protest march on Old Trafford is being organised for tomorrow’s home clash against rock-bottom Norwich. One win in their last five league games has left United in seventh, six points behind Tottenham in fourth place — the final Champions League qualification spot. The Red Devils’ last-16 defeat to Atletico Madrid in the Champions League last month meant they are now going to be without a trophy for a fifth successive season.

Ten Hag’s Old Trafford arrival will make it five permanent bosses since Ferguson retired in 2013 — adding to David Moyes, Van Gaal, Mourinho and Solskjaer — to go with two caretakers in Ryan Giggs and Michael Carrick plus the interim Rangnick. The club knows this summer’s appointment is the biggest decision in their most recent history. United are set to announce the arrival of Ten Hag before the end of this season but not ahead of Sunday’s Dutch Cup final between Ajax and PSV Eindhoven. They are also in a title race with PSV, who they lead by four points with five games to go. If they were to win the Eredivisie it would be a third in succession under Ten Hag. A man now charged with landing United’s first since Sir Alex bowed out. Someone who knows what needs to be done — as he told United’s hierarchy out in Amsterdam in no uncertain terms.

I get you. We're treading water and just going through the motions for the season to end.
The kickoff time is nice tonight so I'll be watching.

Wow, can't say Rangnick doesn't want to attack.
Our midfied 3 is Pogba-Bruno-Lingard.

That was a gift haha!

Ronaldo double!

Hattrick!

Right decision. Safety first, he was put under pressure.

GG

Maguire's long passing....

Waiting for potential GIF of Maguire and Pogba.

The infamous "starts whenever available for selection" contract clause rumour.