Manchester United Banter

14 Jul 2026 14:31:51.
Just rewatching the Omar Berrada interview with Andy Mitten. Fascinating insight into the man and his team.

Listen to him re transfers, very insightful and I believe they have planned for every eventuality.

So refreshing from where we were the last few years.

14 Jul 2026 11:32:15
Now City are pushing for Bouaddi and to get him this season, it would be another 100 million 😂. According to D. Ornstein he’s going to make a decision soon

I’m sorry but where are these valuations coming from?

Not scored a senior goal, played less than 70 games, he’s looked a good prospect in the World Cup.



But Jesus. Why’s the market so inflated on prices of players?

Average players and great prospects going for more than double what they are worth is baffling.

14 Jul 2026 14:59:29
City are just taking the piss now. Either that, or they know a transfer ban is imminent.

14 Jul 2026 16:07:45
Redseven, if I was being skeptical, I would suggest that an agreement between City and the Premier League has been met. One where the Premier League knows they cannot financially beat City, and City have accepted that some sort of charge needs to be given. An agreement that City will get a 2, maybe 3-year transfer ban, but they are allowed to get their house in order before this is announced, which is why they have gone heavy in January and this summer.



I absolutely appreciate this could, and most likely is, nonsense, but I have zero faith in any football awarding bodies nowadays to do the right thing.

14 Jul 2026 17:13:44
There's clearly something going on, Ports. I don't think anybody expects the FA to hand out a real punishment at this point. A transfer ban after they've spent half a billion would suit both parties.

13 Jul 2026 23:31:50
Hello Ed001 (especiallly) and friends. I would like your opinion on Sorloths famous pass that he didn't, to Haaland.
I see all people blaming him, the hate online is unheard. I think he is targeted unfairly, i think "journalists" create a tension of nothing, because (this kind of) bad news sells a lot.

Sorloth didn't had a passing angle, i was seeing the match live and the lad tried to pass but there was no passing angle, and then instead shooted the ball. What do you think?

{Ed001's Note - I didn't see the game mate. I don't watch international footie, it is just not the same as club stuff.}

14 Jul 2026 08:31:01
Totally his fault. All he needed to do was pass the ball. He had the angle, or could easily have manipulated that angle. He hasn't got the guile. He is an awful player, and he screwed that chance too. It's solely on him.

Anybody that's played the game at a decent level knows how simple this was.
Don't agree with the online abuse he is getting, but all he needs to do, same as Lammens, is say that he holds his hands up to the mistake. That's life.

14 Jul 2026 09:20:41
He just isn't very good. He also won't be the last player to try and score himself when there is a pass on. I didn't realise there had been abuse, people are idiots.

14 Jul 2026 09:46:23
He brought it on himself. The pass was on for any unselfish team player.

14 Jul 2026 09:54:02
He's a shocker of a player. I've seen him live a few times, and I think he really is poor.

That pass, or lack of, should I say, sums him up.

14 Jul 2026 13:21:34
He wasnt good, but thats not my point. He tried, but he couldnt pass because he is a bad player with the ball. Its not that he did it on purpose.

14 Jul 2026 13:22:17
It was just a poor decision under pressure, and plenty of players do it on the counter attack, which is why I find the narrative that if you score a counter attacking goal, it's less impressive than one that takes 30 passes and breaks open a deep defence.

The reason why there was no passing angle is because Sorloth is so heavy footed and can't shift his weight to move the defenders.

Look at Bruno's pass to Sesko/Mbuemo against Brentford/City, for an example of how it's done on the counter, to move the defence with his body movements and open up the right pass.

14 Jul 2026 14:07:26
He definitely isn't winger material, but what can you do. He doesn't get in the team otherwise. I thought he'd make a decent no.9 for a mid-table Prem team in a Delap/Fulkrug kind of way.

14 Jul 2026 15:53:33
No Heaven, you said there was no passing angle. That's nonsense.
He has to make the angle. There was time and space to create the angle. He just didn't do it because he had his head down, like the bad player he is. He tried to go solo, which was harder than creating space for the pass for most players.


He made an arse out of it because he is not good enough technically and likes to glory hunt.
Totally his fault. I'd expect a decent u 16 player to attempt and deliver the pass.

13 Jul 2026 15:40:54
As it stands r midfield selections for 3 places.
United Bruno Santos, Teilemans, Mainoo
Liverpool Mac allister, Gravenbach, Wirtz, Sabozli
Villa new Swiss lad, Rodgers, Maginn, Kamara
Spurs Tonali, Maddison, Fernandes, Bentaur
City Anderson, Rohdri, Rejinders, Foden
Arsenal Rice, Odengaard, Eze, Marina

Imo we are not to badly off there.
Bruno is the best of all attacking midfielders.


Rice, Anderson, Sabozli, Rhodri are the 3 standouts of the midfielders imo but all the rest are pretty similar imo.
Chelsea arguably have the best 3 on paper to start but they didn't do well together last couple of years in
Enzo, Caicado, and Palmer.
Its not about who the names are is how they play together that counts.

13 Jul 2026 17:00:48
We need another signing. So far it has been good business, but I think we need to bring in a genuinely top quality player to push on.

13 Jul 2026 21:19:22
Ken, that was like picking a team on Pro Evo Soccer after they lost naming rights for players.

13 Jul 2026 21:47:20
I can almost see PES shipping with a player named "New Swiss Lad". 😆😆

13 Jul 2026 22:45:25
The day I start proofreading my posts I'm done. 🤣 I rely on Samsung autocorrect. 🤣 I rarely read them back, so hope people get the gist. 🤞
My general point is that our 1st 4 options for 3 positions are not as poor as some might think, imo.
Of course, they need to gel and complement each other. So, it's a big fingers crossed on that one. Hopefully we get a different type in to complement that 4. A bigger, strong runner, physically imposing with good technique.
That profile for me would give all the options, but Carrick may prefer a different profile.
Further back on the pitch, it's a big year ahead for our defence.
Yoro needs to step up and start fulfilling his potential. Heaven has shown good potential, and he will be hoping to impress.
de Ligt and Martinez might not be available for the beginning of the season, so Maguire will need to feature unless de Ligt is fit. Little talk of cb's, which disappoints me, but it must mean they have faith in Yoro and Heaven, and that's good enough for me.


Maz, Shaw and Dalot are our full back options currently, assuming Dorgu is moved forward.
That's even more of a concern. All 3 are poor in the final 3rd, and 2 are often injured, and none can be considered high-class full backs anymore.
Add a cf and our front 6 compares well statistically with most.
It's full backs and cb, imo, where we lack the most quality versus most of our peers. Liverpool are lacking in the exact same areas, imo.
Arsenal not so much. 😒
Lb biggest priority then, imo. Hall or Robinson would be good options from the epl.
Rb, no idea. I've seen us linked with 1 or 2 long shots, but nothing concrete, so looks like we're stuck with Dalot and Maz.
Cm, lb, cf are still must-haves, imo. Cb and rb are also must-haves, but a lot less likely this time around.
Not a word on players leaving.
Couple of rumours on Mount and Maz (neither are must keeps, imo) circulating, but not a word on Zirkzee.
Rashford, I suspect, will eventually find a new home, possibly on loan.

14 Jul 2026 00:22:19
Maz is a quality backup. He performs at a high level in any position in the back 4. He was excellent at cb for Morocco in the WC. He is, though, limited in attack, and I 100% agree that I would like to get back to having fullbacks who are a major part of our attack.

Dalot goes and stands up front as a striker, but the defenders don't bother to mark him.

That tells you everything you need to know. Shaw gets a nosebleed when he ventures over halfway these days. I would bite your hand off for Evra and Neville right now, but I suspect we might only get a left back if something drops in our lap. No way we sign a right back or cb.

14 Jul 2026 08:45:07
Great assessment, Ken. I think Maz is good defensively. Had a fine WC.
Funny how, all those years ago, Mourinho thought Dalot was, "The best young right back in Europe." Perhaps he was referring to potential, which never materialised!

13 Jul 2026 12:46:07
I guess Ronnie be back to say i told you he would end up at utd.

13 Jul 2026 18:00:31
You've been saving that for some time, I see.