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Happy to admit I absolutely adored Rafa like any fan with half of brain would but I didn’t write off Howe. As I said, I think he’s done a top job.

At no point did I write off Howe. Happy to admit he’s been a lot better than I thought and has my total respect for the job he’s done.

He’s just a gap in the team at the moment. I don’t really blame him, he’s doing his best but he’s just terrible at holding the ball up and isn’t looking like scoring. Time to give Isak the responsibility and buy someone in summer.

We had a massive chance which I don’t think we’ll get next season and didn’t double down, that’s all.

ASM is a much easier target than Wilson. We’re historically more critical of maverick French wingers than strikers who don’t score. Unsure why.

As are you, spending the past few weeks telling everyone they’ve got no right to be critical of the transfer window. Allow people their correct opinions without getting personal.

He was fine. Not his fault remotely. Be happy to sack off Dubravka and have him as our number 2.

Pope isn’t a striker mate.

It’s factual. We’ve been utterly abysmal at scoring for 2 months. If you’re ok with that good for you but unfortunately it’s what decides games.

Statistically we are. Sorry.

I’d love to be positive about our league form but realistically we could’ve played for 4 hours there and wouldn’t have scored. We’ve been the worst team in the league going forward for a couple of months now and we don’t have the playing staff to change it. The window was a massive chance to be proactive and we didn’t take it.

100%. Would be easier to see past if Wilson wasn’t repeatedly failing to attack the ball and hold it up to any reasonable standard.

Make your own luck. We’ve got a squad severely lacking real quality in the final third which hasn’t been properly addressed in the last 3 windows post-takeover.

They’ve got quality where it matters sadly and we don’t. Our goal threat is laughable.

I hope he’s been told privately that he’s playing well in advance. This Karius or Gillespie question has wound me up a bit this week given the latter is unquestionably atrocious to the point I’d abandon all hope for a result.

Only thing that worries me, if he's anything approaching a good keeper why was he below both Dubravka and Darlow in Howe's pecking order? It's a bit of damning indictment of how he's considered. On the other hand, he must be better than Darlow. I just refuse to believe he isn't.

To be fair, they’ve been in top form since the end of August. They’re really good at winning games even when they’re not quite functioning at their best. I can see us giving them a really good game but failing to score.

We’ve got dynamic players throughout the team. We’re crying out for class and goal threat.

Because it’s onside. They got it wrong.

Absolute no brainer. Break the bank for him or one of our main competitors will.

Rashford is clinical. Wish we had a player like that.

To be fair, it wasn’t unlucky. He actually closes his eyes for the header. Pretty much the only thing he’s done wrong for us and that’s his punishment. He must be distraught.

3 goals in our last 7. Since dicking Southampton 3 1/2 months ago we’ve only scored more than one on one occasion. I’d love to think Howe will work on it and find the answer - if anyone can it’s possibly him - but realistically he has to rely on Wilson who is basically a 1 in 3 striker and seldom fully fit for long.

It wasn’t settled though. Bruno was missing so you surely put him where Anderson played. I find it hard to be critical of Howe but I think we’re become incredibly predictable in the final third. Gordon at least has the ability to make something happen.

Yeah we need to find a striker badly this summer. A Demba Ba type with the nous and execution to finish half chances and hold the ball in isolation would be ideal.