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He's got pace, no doubt about that, but his use of the ball has been pretty sloppy. That seems to be a theme with a lot of our players, and obviously Howe being a passing proponent isn't going to accept that.

Bruno should help in getting Wood more involved, he should be able to fill that gap between the midfield and forwards. ASM is just going to do his own thing, so we need Fraser to get a lot closer to Wood and make things happen.

He just needs to look after the ball a bit better. He's making great runs, but is very loose with possession.

The one thing which niggles at the back of my mind is, we were desperate to get to this window to address the weaknesses in the squad, and have a fighting chance to escape relegation in the second half of the season. For the most part we've done that, but with Wilson's injury, a top class striker was a must. Wood was an understandable signing, but he's not that. Goals win games, and I'm worried we won't have enough games left by the time Wilson returns, and then we have to hope he remains injury free. We need far more from Fraser and Wood while he's out.

We signed 5 players which is pretty great in any window, never mind January. But it's still hard to see where the goals are going to come from so I don't feel safe at all.

Figured that out as soon as Man U put the blocks on Lingard. We lined up our shots and took them, ultimately just the wrong targets in the end, striker-wise anyway. Happy enough with the rest of our work, but ultimately that is a big hole left in the team.

Well let's hope he stinks the place out with his hostility towards the club. There must be a few unhappy players at Man U, there could be quite a clique spoiling the atmosphere, Lingard can certainly pitch in now.

6/10 Would have been a 9 if we got a striker, but that's a really big weakness which could still cost us our PL place.

We'll need a few more 1-0 wins for that tbh. There's no goals in that side.

Never took this seriously for one minute.

We don't seem to have any other options so I guess we might. Although I've got a feeling we've decided that's it, window done.

Should have moved earlier.

Can totally understand he didn't want to be rushed into a decision. I don't know what the thinking was there tbh.

You win games with goals mate. We don't have them.

I think we put too many eggs in the Ekitike basket tbh, probably thought we had that one in the bag.

I didn't account for the cunt factor at Old Trafford.

Yeah nasty piece of business for someone who's been there for so long.

He's in Barcelona to visit family.

Yep. They'll get theirs without a doubt. They should take their little victories while they can.

And Gayle. Apparently he was going on loan but we are holding him back in case we don't get a striker.

At least they didn't wait until 10pm.

Think it's going to happen one way or the other, and that will make it a decent window. Fingers crossed.

Tbf, we aren't meeting their price so there's obviously still negotiating to be done.

Aubameyang still available if we are desperate. Just putting it out there.

What...he thinks Man U should be asking for more?