Stottie

Thanks lads, I suppose most of our transfers have some kind of backstory to them that brings the fee down, it's almost Carr's remit, but I'd forgotten the one in Cisse's case.

22 million quid? Is that what the approximate going rate on Cisse would be now? He was second top goalscorer in the Bundesliga when we got him.

They looked much softer in the center without them against Liverpool, and less of a threat from corners etc. In the stats, Arsenal have conceded more shots than the three teams we've played so far, including shots on target. Callum Chambers in the middle vs. Mitro sounds pretty tasty. Even more so than Swansea, Arsenal are a throughball team, so you have to press them hard and stay alert to all the runners. Otherwise they'll be in behind within 10 minutes like Swansea were. Though we are improving, I think this fixture has come a bit too early for us. Giroud is pretty good in the air too, so maybe 2-1 to them. I thought Ayoze looked the part against Man U, so assuming that Thauvin comes in for Obertan, he'll be unlucky if he misses out to bring Sissoko back in. In the coming weeks, I hope Gini or Sissoko can show enough positionally/defensively to be played further back in place of Colback and Tiote, even in difficult games.

The goals are on YT too for anyone region-blocked by Sky. Well chuffed with the result. Weak opposition I guess, but signs of positive changes to our playing style from the goals. Changes that should bring goals in other games too. 1. Thauvin in virtually the six-yard box (!) getting onto a cross from the other side. Fantastic finish fwiw. 2. Thauvin hitting a whipped freekick that could well creep in even without the SDJ touch. That kind of freekick will drive keepers mad. 3. Good ball out to Thauvin, well controlled, and nice drive in and pass to Janmaat, who was very far forward. 4. Non floated set penis!

Pearce played for City as well. Someone there must have royally pissed him off. That or he's a complete clown.

It'll be a factor, but the manager is ultimately responsible for what happens on the pitch. He could have got in different coaches or tried different set penises if he'd wanted to.

Well, since we scored from so few under him, I think we can put this down to correlation and not causation.

Swansea play better football than Man Utd They play each other next week, so we'll get to see.

In fairness, I don't think Spurs or Villa managed a shot for Romero to save either, and the Man U they played looked much worse with Memphis in the middle and Mata uninvolved out wide.

Well played lads!! Great effort. They had lots of chances but only one or two clear ones. We should have nicked it there at the end. After three games, Man U have only scored twice in the league, a own goal from a tackle and a deflected shot. The closest they came today was from their center half.

ferk me! So close

Well played Mitro!

We need to keep the ball for more than five seconds.

Wide open game now

Can't say I thought Schweinsteiger was particularly impressive fwiw.

Obertan booked so deffo get him off!

He managed to round defender of the millennium Chris Smalling....

Steamrolled for fifteen minutes, but the lads didn't concede and that's all that matters. Plenty of positives after that. Obertan off for Thauvin or Aarons at HT. Aarons might be a good shout just to show that Thauvin has competition. I'd leave Colback on for the time being just because we are so light on the bench in midfield and defence and Tiote will probably lose it just as much if he's pressed. He's been poor though.

Get Obertan the ferk off that pitch!

Ayoze close!

Terrible giveaway from Colback but Rooney too slow to launch a break.

Perez and Gini looking good. Man U too looking much better with Mata floating about and finding the ball.

Agree with this. Sounds good! Might as well give it a go. We're nowhere near good enough defensively to park a bus. Unlike Tottenham and Villa, a bit of shoot on sight might be worth a go against their new keeper.

A little different to the Man U version, though they should get our sympathy for the "not in London" factor. As possibly with Yaya to City though, I think you can get settle some of these matters by simply offering more money, which Man U themselves have loads of.

I like Mane too. He's really dynamic. He's also smaller and lighter than Thauvin, in case Rob Lee is reading this. That said, I still don't understand why a club with title ambitions and Man U's vast income is buying players (plural) from Southampton. Their rivals have players like Hazard, Alexis, Aguero, Silva, Costa, Fabregas, Yaya, etc. The big teams in the CL are way ahead too. Not least because they have players like Vidal who Man U have been linked with but have never got round to buying.