Manchester United banter 4

18 Nov 2025 09:06:07
Sesko out for a month. With no recognised Cf Backup I would expect to see mbeumo playing through the middle, maybe mount at false 9 depending on the opposition. What does everyone else think?

18 Nov 2025 11:50:11
I expect it will either be Mount as a false 9 with Cunha and Mbuemo behind, or Mbuemo as the CF with Cunha and Amad behind.

Personally I'd prefer Mount, Cunha and Mbuemo with Amad at RWB, but I'm not an expert or coach so will trust RA knows what is best.

18 Nov 2025 14:46:20
My guess will be Cunha rotating with Zirkzee. Where is Obi these days?

18 Nov 2025 14:50:31
I expect it will be Cunha at 9 but switching positions with mount and mbueno like he has gone to many times already this season.

18 Nov 2025 17:44:41
Should be bruno false 9 and Mainoo in imo.

18 Nov 2025 19:56:55
He is stuck on bruno being a midfielder unfortunately.

18 Nov 2025 20:55:57
Mount is the obvious imo going on previous selections but who knows?

19 Nov 2025 10:27:08
Mount, Mbuemo and Cunha will be the starters. When Amad and Mbuemo go to AFCON then we may have an issue. Zirkzee is the obvious one to play more. However, Sesko may be back by then anyway. Wing back replacement for Amad is the bigger issue. I'd like to see Shaw play at LWB and then Dorgu can move right.

19 Nov 2025 12:21:03
Don't think Shaw is capable don but rest i'd agree with you.

18 Nov 2025 07:39:03
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16 Nov 2025 16:35:35
If utd were to go out and sign Anderson and Livramento, it would put the onus back onto the central defence and/or striker being areas in need of attention.

16 Nov 2025 19:46:20
2 midfielders are required.

16 Nov 2025 22:48:47
You don't think Anderson and Mainoo would work?

17 Nov 2025 12:35:11
I don't think Amorim is a fan of mainoo or his attributes.
Id like to think with more games next season hopefully he will get a chance.

17 Nov 2025 14:39:03
I don't know if they would work together or not. Would be a huge risk to presume that they will. Our midfield is very light on numbers and could possibly get lighter. 2 new midfielders are required for the rebuild regardless of the plans for KM.

17 Nov 2025 15:19:32
Couldn't agree more Peter.
We desperately more pace in the team.

17 Nov 2025 18:45:30
I wouldn't be surprised if Utd tried to bring in Baleba and Anderson/Wharton in the summer. Massive money but also a massive priority.

18 Nov 2025 02:20:58
Appreciate we need two, but let's start with one hey? Also, our wingbacks are equally as bad, if not worse, than our central mid.
For clarity, I'm talking January raids on opposition and continuing the trend of EPL proven players.
It would make the summer window easier again.

18 Nov 2025 07:23:49
I would be over the moon with baleba and wharton.

18 Nov 2025 09:26:17
Baleba with Anderson/Wharton would future proof the midfield first years.

Hopefully Mainoo is working hard and take his chance when it comes.

18 Nov 2025 22:16:17
Amorim's system ideally requires legs in midfield. Mainoo is very talented but the only thing that holds him back is his athleticism, he doesn't naturally have the lung power. That doesn't mean he can't develop it though.

My biggest concern with Mainoo though is this seeming lack of patience to play. Look at Foden at City, despite his obvious talent he wasn't a regular starter until he was 22, despite being in the first team picture since he was 18. Mainoo is just 20.

If he wants to be at a big club then he will have competition for his place. If he doesn't want to fight for a starting spot then he'll need to accept playing at a mid table club.

He isn't happy playing second fiddle to Casemiro and Bruno, two top class players who are amongst our top performers this season. We will also look to bring in at least one of not two more stops class midfielders by the start of next season. The competition for his place isn't going to go away.

Hopefully all the talk is more from his agent than it is from the player. But ultimately if he doesn't want to fight for a starting spot with us then we will need to move on from him.

16 Nov 2025 15:59:31
Just for fun on this eventless weekend, this from Reddit:

Sneijder: What I found out many years later was that Man Utd were pretty close but there was a problem with the agent/

January signing?

16 Nov 2025 21:15:27
One of the most annoying transfer rumours of all time ?.

16 Nov 2025 11:34:32
One of my oldest friends put together his best City team from. the Premier League era. I did the same for United.

City
Ederson, Walker, Kompany, Stones, De Brune, Toure, Rodri, David Silva, Foden, Aguero, Haaland


United
Schmeichel, Neville, Jaap, Rio, Irwin, Giggs, Keane, Scholes, Ronaldo, Rooney, Ruud

Which team would win, and who would you swap out of my United 11? I had to leave out VDS, Vidic, Beckham, and RVP.

16 Nov 2025 13:05:40
I suppose you could name 50 different teams and it would be hard to argue against any of them.
Big pete
Irvine rb
Evra lb
Rio
Stam
Keane scholes
Becks
Rooney
Giggs
Ronaldo.
Never mind city 11 could that team beat
Vds
Neville
Vidic
Pallister
Oshea
Robson
Carrick
Sharpe
Mbeumo
Teves
Ruud.

16 Nov 2025 13:08:51
You missed Yorke and Cole, Evra but I think you got the team right. The Utd 2008 side was the best I have seen. Any side with peak Rio and Stam, Ronaldo and Rooney wins.

16 Nov 2025 13:14:41
Wouldnt swap any city for utd but the 3 who would have a chance are Kdb silva and haaland forget the rest.

16 Nov 2025 13:31:51
I considered Robson, a truly great player who had the misfortune of playing in average United sides, by the time the Premier League arrived he was in the twilight of his career.

Not sure O'Shea gets in ken!

I thought about Cole and Yorke Red Man, but Rooney and RVN trump them for me.

16 Nov 2025 15:18:14
For a 2nd 11 he gets in ahead of phil nev silvestre and heinze imo AJH. Super reliable and versatile.

16 Nov 2025 17:40:49
Schmeichel; Irwin, Rio, Stam, Evra; Beckham, Keane, Scholes, Giggs; Ronaldo, Rooney

Van Der Sar; Neville, Vidic, Pallister, Heinze; Kanchelskis, Robson, Ince; Tevez, Van Persie, RVN

De Gea; Hargreaves, Pallister, Varane, Shaw; OGS, Fletcher, Carrick, Cantona; Yorke, Cole

Stretching a bit with the 3rd line up but Hargreaves in the 2007/08 season was really good at RB and OGS had a really good stint at right wing which pushed him above Park for me.

16 Nov 2025 19:59:35
Peak Beckham, Scholes, Keane and Giggs is the greatest functioning midfield this club will ever see.

16 Nov 2025 21:18:50
Am I missing something here? What about Cantona?

17 Nov 2025 03:49:55
Who's playing left back for city, toure? Sounds about right for pep.

17 Nov 2025 11:17:41
De Gea,
Neville, Vidic, Rio, Irwin
Keane, Scholes, Rooney
Ronaldo, Cantona, Giggs

Schmeichel and VDS are obviously the easy picks, and I don't disagree with anyone that has rightly named them. However, they were playing with arguably the best defenders of their era in front of them. DDG was a standout player for us post Fergie. I don't think we can overlook his four Player of the Year awards and being named in the FIFA World XI.

Stam or Vidic? I would be happy to have either in my team. Again, Vidic edges it for me with his two PL Player of the Year Awards.

17 Nov 2025 14:24:53
Not biased at all is it, but let’s be fair KDB walks into even our best midfield, in fact he walks into any midfield in premiership era as does Rodri.

Shocked Tevez don’t get a mention….

15 Nov 2025 19:45:22
Congratulations to the GW11 winner of the FOOTBALL RUMOURS FPL league:

SPENCER XI

15 Nov 2025 07:39:03
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14 Nov 2025 14:43:44
There is no other club in the Premier league where the old players knock the confidence of the new players as much as Man U.
What on earth is wrong with Red (not united red) Neville, his demeanour is awful, as miserable as sin on most occasions and this from a man who had one of the easiest positions at United, playing with such names as! Ronaldo Scholes, Hughes, Van Niselroy, Vidic, Ferdinando, and three Great goalies.


He witnessed Fergies 3 years of struggle yet expects Amourin to sort out all the dross in 9 months.

14 Nov 2025 15:54:40
9 months! And the rest….
I am no Neville lover in fact quite the opposite but to say he had one of the easiest positions is a bit laughable imo pity we did not have a defender anywhere near his quality atm.

14 Nov 2025 17:44:29
Chat among yourself. Oh you are. ?.

15 Nov 2025 10:22:40
He's a pundit, he is paid to give an opinion. Unfortunately in modern society to be a successful pundit you need to controversial, you need to say things that will illicit engagement from fans.

He's just doing his job, what he is paid to say publicly and what are his own personal opinions are probably not the same thing.

15 Nov 2025 12:19:04
I find him hard work, he has an opinion on everything and yes, I know that's what he's paid to do. His constant use of 'at this moment in time' is annoying when he means 'right now'. He's not the worst though, someone explain to me how Carrahger still has a gig, he is shocking.

13 Nov 2025 16:20:15
What about he rumours about Joao Gomez lads and Eds? I like him and if we are going to buy 3 central midfielders taking him as one of the three would be nice. I think he is a grafter who is good on the ball too and i think Ed001 liked him too. Thanks.

{Ed001's Note - very good player, he and Andre are head and shoulders above the rest there at Wolves. They would be crazy to sell him though. Be an excellent long term replacement for Casemiro - an upgrade over him, I would say.}

13 Nov 2025 16:30:53
Thank you very much for the quick reply Ed001, i am on the same page. One last question if i may. I rememper Liverpool scouting Andre for a long time-and they seemed to be close to sign him. Between the two who would you choose?

{Ed001's Note - tough one. Andre is better defensively, so for Liverpool he would be better at the base of midfield, but for United I would say the all-round game of Gomes is better, so I would say he was the better option. To be honest, I think they would work well as a pair in the United midfield, behind your 10s.}

13 Nov 2025 16:58:17
Thanks again Ed001. They would be mad to seel them but then if their form continues they would be relegated by January!

{Ed001's Note - it would give them the funds to invest though, so maybe they would see it as their best chance to survive.}

13 Nov 2025 17:29:09
I just can't believe how many times Pereira left him out of the team this year when he is so good.

{Ed001's Note - he lost the plot this season.}

13 Nov 2025 17:36:12
That he definitely did ed001 only thing I'd say is he knew he was at a sinking ship and probably wanted the sack especially after the new deal he got.

{Ed001's Note - it seems to be something he does in his second season, his record is appalling.}

13 Nov 2025 07:39:02
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