26 Jan 2019 18:46:00
I don't know what's happened at Utd but I like it! In fact I don't just like it I bloody love it.

When I think back to our best teams over the last 30 years vintage 96, 99 and 2008 they could all counter with devastating pace and power.

There is nothing more thrilling than to see a team go from one end of the pitch to the other with lightning speed and accuracy.

For me this a quality that defined our best teams. The ability to transfer defence into attack in the blink of an eye. To travel from one end of the pitch to the other and score a goal with breathtaking speed and simplistic genius is what made us box office. Of course I can appreciate possession based football but nothing gets you up off your chair like a team than can break with pace, power and precision.

The sight of Pogba marauding forward with Rashford, Martial and Lingard darting ahead of him like the red arrows is a sight to behold. When we win the ball and break in those transitions it's a joy to watch. Those 4 playing together, interchanging positions and breaking into space really is something special at the moment.

I thought we had no chance against PSG but if teams commit men forward and leave space in behind we become a very dangerous opponent.

I'm trying not to get carried away, we have obvious deficiencies in defence and we could also do with someone to put their foot on the ball and control the midfield at times but I must confess I'm loving watching our games at the moment long may it continue.


1.) 26 Jan 2019
26 Jan 2019 19:36:30
Inviting the other team to attack you is a great tactic just as long as you don't keep conceding goals while you wait for the opportunity to attack with that lightening speed and accuracy.


2.) 26 Jan 2019
26 Jan 2019 20:33:33
If we play like that against PSG we will lose. The amount of chances we gave to Arsenal if we do the same against PSG we will get punished.


3.) 26 Jan 2019
26 Jan 2019 21:10:44
How should we play then Singh? Maybe we should get Mr Mourinho on the phone to tell us! Just relax and enjoy the football it's the best we've seen in ages.


4.) 26 Jan 2019
26 Jan 2019 21:44:52
We will beat psg.


5.) 26 Jan 2019
26 Jan 2019 23:06:24
To be honest I'm not bothered about the psg result. If we lose then we lose. i'd rather lose having a go an getting at them than parking the bus, being scared to play an losing anyway.

If we win then we win. i'd rather win by having a go an getting at them than parking the bus an trying to nick a goal.


6.) 27 Jan 2019
27 Jan 2019 01:04:13
I don't know about Mourinho because i didn't mention him but if we play open football with PSG we will get toasted.


7.) 27 Jan 2019
27 Jan 2019 08:36:58
What have PAG ever done in the CL to deserve such faith? PSG will always struggle because of the lack of quality teams in their league. They have to psychologically raise their game every season in the knockout stages as domestic matches are dead rubbers by this point.

Whilst in some ways a shame for the match they are also minus ( or not match fit ) Verratti and Neymar. I think you overlook the fact that we have an attacking quartet of equal danger to PSG. Match will be won and lost by our willingness to press them in the home match and counter attack in the second

I genuinely see no reason to fear them and believe we can win without it being a miracle. This isn’t Moyes taking United to Bayern Munich. This is a genuine student of Sir Alex with nothing but respect for the club and its culture taking an extremely talented squad of now hungry players to any ground without fear.

Genuine optimism, and a wonderful throwback to playing big European teams. It will be close. It could go either way. But that’s how these matches should be. I do believe that PSG are under more pressure than ourselves to win.

All I can say is bring it on. These nights are well overdue. No supporter should be speculating defeat, if nothing else in respect of what Ole has (and my God has he) achieved.


8.) 27 Jan 2019
27 Jan 2019 09:45:48
Singh I'm not sure what game you watched on Friday night but I would hardly describe it as open football.

Without risk there is little reward and Solskjear cleverly positioned Lukaku and Sanchez as split strikers to exploit the space in the channels when Arsenal's full backs attacked. Lingard pressed from the front and dropped deeper to bolster our midfield when we conceded possession. He made runs ahead of the ball when we broke and his energy and intensity were vital to our game plan. Yes it left us exposed at times with Herrera and Matic being pulled into wider areas to cover our full backs but it meant we posed a genuine threat on the counter. Under Mourinho our wide players we're dragged so deep they played as auxiliary full backs. We ended up defending our own box and when we did eventually win the ball back we had no option of a forward pass. Lukaku was isolated up front, his hold up play was inconsistent at best meaning we could rarely transition between defence and attack or keep sustained possession of the ball. Mourinho invited pressure without any plan to attack.

I thought we defended well against Arsenal. Whilst they got into some decent positions they didn't create too many clear cut changes and we managed the game comfortably in the second half. Arsenal are a good team especially at home and have well beaten Chelsea and Spurs in recent weeks. Make no mistake this was a tough examination which we passed with relative ease.

PSG will hopefully be without some vital players. They will probably still start as favourites but I think we have suddenly become a very dangerous opponent on what they probably thought was a relatively straightforward tie when our name was plucked from the hat.

Part of me can understand the caution and even scelticism of some posters recently. We all know there are areas in our squad that need improving and the attitude of some of our players has been questioned however results speak for themselves and with Ole placing his trust in our talented youngsters and seemingly getting the best out of arguably our only real world class outfield player in Pogba let's just enjoy the remaining games for what they are and get behind the team.


9.) 27 Jan 2019
27 Jan 2019 10:35:12
I am totally behind the team but not 100 percent convinced we will bewt PSG as i think Mbappe will be the difference.


10.) 27 Jan 2019
27 Jan 2019 15:34:09
And so he might. If we lose to individual brilliance from one of the best young players currently around then so be it. As long as we give it a go. I think you may be surprised.


11.) 28 Jan 2019
28 Jan 2019 07:12:42
Without Neymar, PSG may loose some psychological edge.
Added to that, they hardly have any fit midfielders.
And finally I feel that the pace of our attackers can trouble the great Thiago Silva.


12.) 28 Jan 2019
28 Jan 2019 09:11:07
Missing good players that normally feature in your best 11 is often a great leveller.
When you consider our new found confidence it’s a dangerous mix for PSG.