[Annihilate Now!]

Evra just in full on fan mode to ETH - "I want us to score more goals"... "We need a striker"

 

[Bondi77]

Casemiro and Rashford were brilliant.

Varane and Shaw were flawless at the back, although Forest didn't really make it hard for them.

I wouldn’t say flawless
Centre backs have to take main responsibility when defending set pieces and they were nowhere to be seen when VAR saved us in the first half.

 

[Robertd0803]

Get in there.

Probably could and should have scored more.

 

[DatIrishFella]

Antony very poor, Malacia not that far behind him.

 

[TheReligion]

Evra just in full on fan mode to ETH - "I want us to score more goals"... "We need a striker"

What’s EtH said?

 

[Dan_F]

Evra just in full on fan mode to ETH - "I want us to score more goals"... "We need a striker"

Plus he couldn’t wait to talk so asked a question before ETH even had a chance to fully answer the previous one.

These on pitch interviews are a bit strange, but you definitely hear different questions and answers than you would from a usual interviewer.

 

[Redbandito]

I'm starting to think Antony might just not be that good

Way too early to make that kind of judgment, especially given a strong start to the season with multiple spectacular goals.

 

[Annihilate Now!]

What’s EtH said?

Just that he wants the team to be more clinical and score more goals... Didn't say anything about bringing anyone in though.

 

[El Presidente]

AWB MoM.

Haters S a D.

 

[appleman]

Only Anthony looked poor today (from the starters). Casemiro out of this world, Varane excellent, the rest very good.

Anthony [Martial] or Anthony [-h]?

 

[Andre Kagawa]

Maguire's confidence must be in the gutter

 

[Superunknown]

Evra just in full on fan mode to ETH - "I want us to score more goals"... "We need a striker"

Saw that, too. Love him. Thought his words towards Rashford were nice, too.

 

[saivet]

What’s EtH said?

He said that we are looking for a forward. A lot of games, so need options in the squad. He's already publicly said this so nothing new.

 

[Rams]

After all these years it’s nice to see watch a United side again that are actually quite good and very enjoyable to watch. Varane, Casemiro and Eriksen make a big difference obviously and the whole squad seem to believe & trust the coach’s tactics.
Rashford was top drawer again, Shaw was very composed as CB, but Casemiro was MoM. Varane, Eriksen, and Malacia also very good. Casemiro & Varane’s attitude & mentality make such a difference, leaders on the pitch both of them.

 

[tjb]

We really hampered ourselves with Ronaldo earlier in the season. I honestly believe there were games that could have been like this, but our inability to press at all ensured that most games with him were dog fights.

I honestly believe we have enough quality within the side to be where Arsenal are at the moment. But in order to be at the level of City, we have to do a few things.

1) Buy better depth - One of the reasons we had to use Ronaldo as much as we did was the lack of depth at centre forward. In midfield, the drop off between Casemiro and Eriksen to Fred and Mctominay is mindboggling. It's bad enough to the point that it stops us from being able to play with the style that we would like to play. This is a problem neither City or Liverpool have faced in the last few seasons. Injuries happen, so being prepared for them is important. In the summer, signing a midfielder who with the technical ability and positioning to play alongside or replace Casemiro temporarily is important imo. Martial is also injury prone and can be inconsistent, a rotation piece with similar quality would really bolster our attack. I do think AWB and Malacia are legible back up options at full back. Shaw just also proved that we have enough depth at CB today as well.

2) Youth development - Unless a truly quality player becomes available, I don't think we need to invest much in attack outside the no.9 Developing Garnacho, Amad, Sancho and Antony should give us so much quality moving forward. Having these amount of options will provide us with a lot of room to develop these players. Sancho is currently out, yet we aren't feeling the impact because we have legible replacements. He has the room to get himself right and potentially develop his game behind closed doors without media pressure. I think taking time to commit to this will bode well for us as a team moving forward. These players are clearly talented and ensuring they can eventually deliver consistently could provide us with Martinelli's and Odegaards.

 

[Bondi77]

I would be happy if we were clinical in our finishing, not really fussed about being more clinical

 

[siw2007]

Though we could have been more clinical, it was comfortable and a routine win for the team. Rashford and Casemiro were outstanding, Varane and Shaw were very good too, wasn’t really a bad performance out there though I think we lost our concentration at times, fortunately we weren’t punished tonight.

 

[Van Piorsing]

Happy with quality despite world cup hagard, but the result is most proper.

 

[MiracleInMadrid]

Routine win. We did what we has to do and not too much more.

I’m fine with it. It has been a fine few games to get up to speed after the world cup. ETH must have a good feeling about where the players are now.

If we can add some attacking gunpowder to this squad, and get the last few regulars back without issues, I am very confident about the rest of the season. Only thing that can ruin it is the amount of games and our lack of depth.

 

[VivaJesperBlomqvist]

I'm starting to think Antony might just not be that good

All gone downhill since that spin

 

[saivet]

Plus he couldn’t wait to talk so asked a question before ETH even had a chance to fully answer the previous one.

These on pitch interviews are a bit strange, but you definitely hear different questions and answers than you would from a usual interviewer.

Yeah the questions took me by surprise a bit. Nothing crazy but the presenter asking him about Gakpo and Evra telling him we need a striker then saying in another question how it was looking like AWB would be sold was just a bit different

 

[Rams]

Forgot to mention Bruno, showed flashes of genius as well.

 

[tenpoless]

That Jesse lad looks a real talent. I wonder how much is his buyout clause?

 

[VivaJesperBlomqvist]

Best commentator out there

Yeah he’s fecking class

 

[croadyman]

Yeah he’s fecking class

Shame he's on USA/NBC

 

[tjb]

He's hardly played for 2 months ffs

Give him a chance.

Our fans are wild.

His moves weren't just coming off today. Its clear the quality is there and he is quite an active player.

He can be quite a dangerous player on the counter as well, that much was obvious today. He needs time to decide how he's going to apply his game in the league. He doesn't have as much room to operate as he did in the Eredivisie, it is a little bit of an adjustment. I know he'll come good just on the basis of him having intensity in his game. Knowing when and how to use it in order to create space is simply what he needs to learn.

 

[Dan_F]

Yeah the questions took me by surprise a bit. Nothing crazy but the presenter asking him about Gakpo and Evra telling him we need a striker then saying in another question how it was looking like AWB would be sold was just a bit different

The usual interviewers tend to tee up leading questions for players/managers to give their generic answers. Feels like most of the time they have been given a script for the questions by the club. Someone like Patrice has probably not been university trained in journalism (apologies if he has), and probably gives less of a shit about being told off by his employer. I like it.

 

[galwayfa]

That Jesse lad looks a real talent. I wonder how much is his buyout clause?

best game for us in years, glad he got applause when he came off mind ya.

 

[MetoTTT]

Anthony [Martial] or Anthony [-h]?

Sorry, Antony of course. Martial was good.

 

[I’m loving my life]

That Jesse lad looks a real talent. I wonder how much is his buyout clause?

In the running for YPOTY.

If not this year, in the next few years

 

[M Bison]

Most pleased with AWB performance, of course Casemiro and Rashford were amazing, but great to see the improvement in AWB. Love how EtH is starting to get more out of certain players.

Sancho and Antony next…

 

[M Bison]

That Jesse lad looks a real talent. I wonder how much is his buyout clause?

In the running for YPOTY.

If not this year, in the next few years

 

[Okey]

The heady heights of +3 GD! That's the kind of game you win by at least 5 with a proper centre forward.

 

[Moston Red]

Evra just loves united

 

[wolvored]

Thought we would have got 4/5 with the start we had, then we had a raggy arse rovers moment. Casemiro was easily the best player, with mentions to Shaw and Rashford as well. Antony was a disappointment, (Martial was as well despite the goal). but hes new to the league and team, and with the WC disruption on Premier football, he needs a free pass for a few games. It does show if we had a clinical striker we would easily put away more chances that we create.

 

[Valencia Shin Crosses]

Posters keep bigging up random other results and tells us we should be worried but there’s no way rival fans don’t see us as a serious threat for top 4

I’ve never really understood why so many of our own fans basically wrote us off for top 4.

 

[cyberman]

I’ve never really understood why so many of our own fans basically wrote us off for top 4.

We’re only 15 odd games in. It’s honestly ridiculous, too many of us like making these grand statements and just wait for it to happen.
If Liverpool played like that tonight a lot of our fans would be shitting themselves

 

[2 man midfield]

They beat the Scouse

God yeah they did, I’d forgotten about that. Seems ages ago.

 

[RedPed]

Maguire's confidence must be in the gutter

We just don't need him. And I don't know why he has to keep grabbing the armband. We're beginning to become a fortress again at OT and I like it.

Can't wait till we move into that 4th spot. Perfect springboard for season pt. II.

 

[Plant0x84]

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