Manchester United

[red g]

It definitely felt like signing Ronaldo was purely to stop him going to City. I reckon all parties could regret this, as Pep would have known for sure how to fit him into their shape.

Ultimately OGS just isn't good enough tactically to solve these problems. He is playing the classic Ardiles spurs formation with too many attackers. Throw in, as the article points out that the solution involves, most likely, dropping Ronaldo then the predicament becomes clear and again OGS probably doesnt have what it takes. I can see him 'resting' Ronaldo for the game vs us and going for that mega defensive shape he had when he realistically had most of his decent results.

But he can't rest Ronaldo for all of their games.

Also do they have enough time to sort these miriad of issues out for Sunday with a CL game in between?

He would have worked at City as they would have had 9 pressing players and Rolando. Not sure he has the balls to drop him, But Cavani would be a way better option as he works his bollocks off every game,

[red g]

Did they not spend £370m in the 2 years he was there?
You can even discount Pogba from that and it’s still an absolute fortune.

He got 2 centre halfs as well, Bailey and Lindelof.

Not sure the amount but he was responsible for some real ****. Mikhatyryan, Pogba, Fred, Sanchez, Matic if you add Lukaku in thats probably not far off the £370 million.

[spud_gun]

Mourinho was bombed out there but I genuinely think that was the time to back the manager. He basically said he wanted a new center back and also that Pogba was a bad apple. He was right. Since then they have spent a load of cash on other players. At least under Mourinho you get the feeling that they would have signed players for the correct position.

I think if they kept Mourinho that they'd have got it right by now to be honest. If they gave him the same backing that Ole had.

Ole will come out with some bull**** about Klopp having 4 or 5 years to get his team right but the money he has spent is ****in criminal.

Also, if Pogba eventually leaves on a free, then Man United will have left him go for £1.5m, signed him back for £90m and then left him go on a free transfer again

It was Jose who signed Pogba.

I still maintain Jose signed Pogba as a '**** you' to Fergie

[Mark79]

Not sure the amount but he was responsible for some real ****. Mikhatyryan, Pogba, Fred, Sanchez, Matic if you add Lukaku in thats probably not far off the £370 million.

Yeah it was rhetorical It was indeed £370m

[Fosterbloke]

I can see us bypassing midfield and popping balls from VVD, TAA and Matip straight to the front three.

If Jota is fit then I'd be tempted to go all four up front!

[The_weatherman]

Aye, expect that team too.

Surely he can't sit back though and play for the draw again? He has to go for it at Old Trafford with the players he has at his disposal.

I think the team he has now is very ill suited to playing for a draw tbh, if he does that, he'll have to leave out at least one of the three starting luxury players he has, Bruno, Pogba or Ronaldo. He'll have to come at us.

[RedReet]

Interesting that Neville and Carragher both had 9 Liverpool players in a combined best 11.

What a difference a few weeks makes.

[ChesterDave]

And that's with Neville still having Maguire in his team!

[RedReet]

And that's with Neville still having Maguire in his team!

Aye, he'd be lucky to make our bench in reality.

[Buzzo]

And that's with Neville still having Maguire in his team!

There isn’t a single reality where Harry Maguire is, or ever has been, better than Joel Matip.

Nor Gomez - and I’m not ruling Konate out either.

[spud_gun]

And that's with Neville still having Maguire in his team!

That's a panic pick.

**** i've got 10 Liverpool players in my team. Who can i put in from United?

Out of interest who was the United player? Fernandes?

[RedReet]

That's a panic pick.

**** i've got 10 Liverpool players in my team. Who can i put in from United?

Out of interest who was the United player? Fernandes?

Carra went Bruno, Neville went Ronaldo.

Neville went Bobby over Bruno.

[spud_gun]

Imagine Klopp coaching this incarnation of Ronaldo?


Klopp would be apoplectic

[Mark79]

Carra went Bruno, Neville went Ronaldo.

Neville went Bobby over Bruno.

Carra had Matip instead of Maguire though. Greenwood was his other Utd player.

[RedReet]

Carra had Matip instead of Maguire though. Greenwood was his other Utd player.

Aye, but Spud asked about Neville's other choice, did he not?