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European Cup Premier League Europa League FA Cup Club World Cup League Cup (do not care for this tournament, in all honesty) I'm sympathetic to the very valid argument that winning the Premier League, especially in this era, is the surest indicator of consistent excellence (and the...

Delighted for the kid. Difference-making showings like this, against some of the most accomplished midfielders of the era, will give him sooo much confidence (not that he's lacking in the self-assuredness department mind!) He has more than done his part, over the course of the season. Starting...

Wirtz can definitely play in a 4—3—3 under the right coach, to be fair. Football “formations” are not always rigidly designed or strictly adhered to, and the No. 10 does not have to be a centrally-oriented, pigeon-holed playmaker. You could have something like this to begin with in a 4—3—3...

Have to disagree with this. Højlund is at the age where a lot of center forwards “figure things out”, and come up leaps and bounds in terms of productivity (Shevchenko, Eto'o, Batistuta, Villa, Cavani, Shearer, van Nistelrooy and so forth... all of them experienced rapid transformation in their...

Aside from the ones who have already been mentioned... Savićević—Francescoli—D. Silva Sócrates—Ødegaard Alonso Cabrini—Blanc—Saliba—Amoros Alisson Almost there: Carvalho, Raúl, Deco, Carrick, Özil, Márquez et cetera.

Exactly the profile of Championship-based midfielder we should be eyeing up, along with Archie Gray. They could be the future of Manchester United, along with Mainoo, Garnacho, Højlund, Amass and company. :drool: Much rather not-quite-there-yet but ascendent talents with noteworthy skill...

From that list of options, Xabi Alonso, surely? He is the outstanding managerial candidate when you consider leadership and gravitas, winning mentality, communication skills, tactical knowledge, age profile and so forth. But he is not a realistic option, unfortunately; and neither is Zinédine...

By now Carlo Ancelotti has done enough to be celebrated as the greatest Italian manager of all time. Which is no mean feat when you consider the awe-inspiring quality of the competition: Giovanni Trapattoni, Marcello Lippi, Nereo Rocco, Arrigo Sacchi, Fabio Capello, Vittorio Pozzo, Osvaldo...

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We are Manchester United. We should stay true to our roots and do things our own way (in accordance with our core principles, and recalibration of historical precedents). We don't need to be a gauche imitation of Real Madrid. That aside, the problem with plagiarizing any particular Real Madrid...

Sorry, been voting that way for a while now, including last match. One of these days, surely!