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Not surprised at all De Ligt has looked woeful when I've watched him for Man U - best Bayern defender though and no one wanted him sold, right?

This is a banana skin waiting to happen.

We should open a gofundme for him

Its so odd, he wasn't even that bad under Rafa - unless injuries have completely ruined him

Small vent - I really hate this type of numbers format for lineup. Just post the lineup with each player in their position ffs.

Was suggested for the last 12-18 months but a lot of people turned their nose up at him..

I mean they have a pretty young squad with some very decent players - they also found a way to get around FFP. I wouldn't be surprised if they get Top 4 personally. Obviously they have overpaid with some players and the amount of players they have is bonkers, but I also think they're one of the best sellers in the league in terms of moving on players.

Surprise surprise Todd and Co aren't as stupid as people think they are.

Knew we'd get a response from the players - shame about lack of striker as we could've got the 3 points.

Murphy has killed pretty much every attack. A surprise to no one - Gordon isnt a striker.

I'd suspect his agent will brief Romano next summer no doubt

Thats tough. Good luck on his battle to fight it and best wishes to his family.

Goes to show how bad the summer window really was. Isak picks up an inevitable injury and we're literally back to square one.

I mean the Qataris have spent north a billion on PSG and ultimately the goal was CL trophy which they've failed to achieve. I think PIF have spent and hired reasonably whilst they've been our owners - if we didn't have the PSR shackles I think they would've gone all out. The middle east dick swinging competition is funny but also very childish.

Having a past owner who depleted the club and its values for the last 13 years would probably do that to any fanbase.

I'm in the Middle East now so very interesting to see what people are gossiping about - haven't they cut back on NEOM too?

It makes no sense to lose them on a free - and this is coming from someone who thinks Longstaff should've been moved on last summer.

Opening up YouTube There isn't a player in this planet that Sanjay hasn't scouted

The injuries papered over the cracks and rightly so - but even last season when we had a decent starting 11, the performances weren't great and haven't been for a good while. No idea, maybe teams have learnt to sit back, maybe he's being cautious as to not further run players to the bones once again. Who knows.

Had we gone top - the league really doesn't tell the whole story tbh. We've been bailed out on numerous times by a Harvey Barnes belter - this model wouldn't have been sustainable similar to the Miggy purple patch. I think we're lucky to be 6th. The midfield looks very disjointed, our striker doesn't seem to be getting into positions and getting fed as freely as last season. Pope has 2 clangers into the season already. Bruno hasn't even kicked into second gear yet.

I reckon we'll surprise people. 2-1.

In what planet? Our front 3 is top 4 worthy when in form, same with our midfield. Our defence with Botman back is top 6 quality. Howe achieving top 6 with this squad is about right - him achieving 7th last year with the injury crisis he overperformed, same as when he got 4th.

If someone told me Barnes would ahead of Gordon on the starting line up and Gordon would be underperforming a few months ago I'd tell you to lay off the spice

You seem to really dislike the chap based off one interview and not much else. The away performance today was no different to some of the shite that was served up last season on a weekly basis, or is that his fault too?