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3-1 Birmingham, McElhenny must be absolutely delighted! Brady on the other hand must be gutted.

His kicking is bloody dreadful but he saved us two points towards the end with that save.

Heard there was plenty of yellow cards going this weekend and couldn't resist getting his boat on the box by obtaining one.

I joke, I like Sean and should have a place in our squad, but agree today wasn't a game he should be starting with Tonali available.

I think it's a little different with a striker, though. The risk in giving him a cameo is much lower than an inexperienced defender & the longer he waits for his debut and by extension his first goal, the harder it could become. Not saying we should be starting him but would have expected him to see the pitch by now if even for a few minutes. EDIT: And with Isak (and Wilson's) injury history, he'll be needed at some point. Better we blood him before we totally rely on him surely?

Wonder why we're so reluctant to use him? Got more splinters in his arse than Steve Harper.

Prophecy fulfilled Fair play to him for making the changes early and grinding out another excellent result.

He's just pure end product this lad and love that he's got a long-ranger in his locker. No doubt in my mind he gets into double figures this season if he stays fit.

Woah

This is the absolute pits.

Glad we brought on Trippier to hit the first man from set pieces. Like clockwork.

No service again, but also crap again. Someone get him a tampon for his nose injury.

This isn't the problem though. Having him around as a squad player, cover etc. makes perfect sense. Starting him ahead of Tonali is absolutely baffling and needless.

Yet more evidence that doesn't help the narrative that he's too loyal to limited players. He's obviously not stupid and must know Tonali and Barnes are better than Sean and Murphy. The "they were at the training ground for internationals" narrative doesn't wash either because Hall and Livramento are playing ahead of two who stayed behind & Barnes wasn't away either. Feels like he isn't learning after he stuck with Dubravka til he basically cost us a European spot at Old Trafford last year despite Pope being on the bench for several weeks and then playing days later. I like Murph and Sean but not as first picks. We've got better players, get them on the fucking pitch. The weird thing is, I'm confident Eddie makes changes and we get at least a draw - so why make it so hard for ourselves to begin with? Don't get it.

I'm one of his biggest defenders, but he's been pathetic so far today.

Fuck off. Glad we picked Sean for him to give the ball away in the build up there, great selection.

Gives a foul against Isak for barely a touch but Lemina barges Bruno in the back and is awarded the throw in. Nice consistency.

Don't understand Barnes not starting unless he isn't fully fit. Really hope the lads he's chosen do well today because the narrative that Howe can be too loyal to the lads who should be bench or squad players now is harder to ignore each time.

Redknapp saying red for the Timber foul I didn't even think it was a free kick.

Feel like Drury is going to be even more irritating than usual today.

95 in 150 appearances, even in that Man U team and including pens is a blistering hit rate. This is an absolutely wild take.

Gateshead down 2 early at Dagenham.

Is Ramsdale going for Nigel Quashie's most PL relegations record or something?

Piss off you awful awful Manc cunts

Looked outside the box to me but here for the pen award as it's Man U. Fucking Jeffrey Archer could take a better pen mind