[PoTMS]

James could've been sold for £25m this season. Instead, he will go for peanuts in a few years time with a handful of appearance to his name.

 

[jojojo]

Glad we managed to score first goal, but we look so shaky. It absolutely sucks to see Fred, McT and goddamned Dan James in the opening game. Pogba playing as a winger is also pretty horrible, despite the assist.

We need Sancho to come in, we really needed a midfielder and I would prefer to see some of our exciting youngsters to this underwhelming line-up.

Parody post or are you not actually watching the match? McT is one of our best players today, and not for the first time either.

 

[pratyush_utd]

James has a knack of getting into good positions, if he had the skill he'd be a top player.

Ouch

 

[Ivor Ballokov]

McTominay has been great so far, what are you on about?

Fred has gone about his business well too, McTominay loves playing against Leeds though.

 

[pauldyson1uk]

Excellent first half, considering the pre season we had, fitness looks pretty decent.

 

[hobbers]

Be nice if we could start the second half with eleven men on the pitch.

 

[red_de_pologne]

Inevitably another manager will come in and never use James again.

 

[NewGlory]

James needs to start eating about 5,000 kcals a day and hit the gym 6 days a week.

Won't help his utter inability of ever finding the goal. Horrible passing, horrible aim.

 

[flappyjay]

James is standing out in the bad kind of way.

 

[Chicharo]

If by better off you mean not in the lead, then yes. If not, no.

Thank for you the lesson, i happen to be writing with one hand

 

[Skåre Willoch]

I honestly think, with Varanë in this side, McTominay, Pogba and Bruno can work as a midfield trio. McTominay dominant today.

 

[Swearing Budgie]

James is really not that bad but he was deffo a better GK

 

[laughtersassassin]

Hope you all have your apology ready for Pogba lads.

Himself Bruno Greenwood and Scott have been brilliant!

 

[Nick7]

Best part of that half is how calm every player has been on the ball. Massive improvement from last season. Long may it continue.

 

[pauldyson1uk]

Be nice if we could start the second half with eleven men on the pitch.

 

[diarm]

James has a knack of getting into good positions, if he had the skill he'd be a top player.

As soon as he gets the ball, his head goes down over it. He's totally incapable of seeing any of the picture, let alone the big one.

But he works hard and provides a dangerous and direct outlet, especially against a side like this who will leave space in behind.

 

[hellhunter]

You know what this thread is missing? Some more Dan James criticism. Can anyone sort that out please ? Thanks.

Haven't you heard? The worst player to ever play for United

 

[el3mel]

That was a pretty entertaining half. Some great football. Leeds are awful but we're so good.

Everyone is playing well, probably apart from James. Pogba, Greenwood, Bruno, Scott and Shaw are all fantastic.

 

[sglowrider]

This your first match day thread ? This is tame in comparison to others.

PTSD will be the end game/result for some.

 

[KennyBurner]

Mctominay constantly running with the ball. Fecking pass it you fool.

 

[acnumber9]

I hate to pile on the lad, but Dan James has no business being a United player. Sancho in the positions he’s found himself in and we’re at least another goal ahead.

 

[Schmeichel's Cartwheel]

Mctominay & Bruno playing well. Greenwood needs to improve his decision making. James not existent as always. Pogba hot & cold. Fred sloppy

 

[slored1]

Superb half. McTominay shut me up, never going to speak poorly against him again.

 

[Tom Cato]

For all the pre match moaning against Mctominay's selection, he has been the best or the second best player on the pitch.

McTominay is a perfect terrier who just won't stop chasing. Leeds is the most intense team in the Premier League. Last season they outran every other team in the Premier League by some distance, and they ended the season with 7 wins or someting like that at the end of the season. They're a good side that will run at you, thus the "murderball" appraoch.

They put 3 on Liverpool on the season opener last year with a healthy VVD.

McTominay is the perfect player in a match like this, and this was always going to be one of the hardest season openers outside of the top4 teams.

What a great first 45 minutes to start the season.

 

[MiceOnMeth]

raging im in work and missing this who's been the highlight of the half for us? guessing it's not James just from reading the last 5 posts

 

[The United]

We could have been 3 goals up if James was not wasting a lot of chances. You hope it would not come back to bite us later. The energy was bound to go down in 2nd half.

 

[Alemar]

Dan James has to be one of the worst players in our history

A notch below Bebe and Obertan

 

[bosnian_red]

Very good half IMO. James getting in good positions but quality lacking. Can't say anything poorly about the rest, apart from Pogbas poor finish. Great assist though.

Imagine thinking Grealish is better than Bruno like some of the crazies on here though

 

[Dobba]

James could've been sold for £25m this season. Instead, he will go for peanuts in a few years time with a handful of appearance to his name.

Is the world not bad enough already without you having to make stuff up to get angry about?

 

[el3mel]

We have so much quality in our team and we still have Sancho, Varane and Cavani to get into the team, also Rashford after the injury. Our team is an absolute class and easily a title winning team.

 

[Drifter]

Mctominay constantly running with the ball. Fecking pass it you fool.

He's played well

 

[Woodzy]

Delighted with that half, although still a bit annoyed that Pogba didn’t score. He’s played really well though.

 

[Jazz]

Good half. We need to keep the same intensity for the 2nd half

 

[Strelok]

Entertaining first half. Very happy the football is back and looks so far pretty good. A bit harsh on James here though.

 

[Rojofiam]

Shaw is the best LB in the world

AWB and McTominay have been great imo

 

[Eurotrash]

Overall positive first half. Nice movement in attack. Bruno sharp. Mixed bag from Pogba, great assist but also some sloppy passes. I do like that we have made use of Lindelöfs long passes quite a bit more than last season.

 

[acnumber9]

I didn’t think he should start but I’ll put my hands up, McTominay has been excellent.

 

[Counterfactual]

It's like cnut Top Trumps at this point.

 

[#07]

A good first half against a good Leeds (scum) side. We should probably be further ahead. Thank God Bruno has brought his shooting boots. We would be mad not to play him as a #10. He's so important to our attacking output.

 

[James35]

Unfortunately we all know Ole won't take James off at HT.