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Bruno F has been carrying Man United for 4/5 seasons now really, he is also hardly ever injured which is a massive plus on its own. They’d have been far worse off without him.

Yes, including the (when fit) spine of our team - Botman, Bruno and Isak

I get it, and I agree to an extent Howe wouldn’t though

Sorry but he’s right like, Howe would never start HBA in this side.. for the same reasons ASM didn’t make the cut. You can have the talent in the world but there can be no passengers in our system and I loved Ben Arfa as much as anyone. Football has evolved since he was here.

The defending somehow gets worse everytime I see that one, all he did was run in a straight line and ended up through on goal

And he’s a more effective LB in our system than CB, so not much of a comparison to Lascelles and Krafth is needed

Sold to Brighton for £35m next summer

Didn’t he just sign his first contract with you lot about a month ago or something? I think generational talent is a probably a bit over the top, however he is highly rated. Was he linked much with other clubs before signing the contract?

No chance he leaves now, and on loan? At least make it make sense

Not sure if mentioned here, but Jackson has signed a contract extension with Chelsea that will run until 2033. Yes, 2033.

How’s he not hit that first time

They have thrown the towel in so many times under him

Mainoo gave that up so weakly

Madrid played a blinder there

Sorry but you’re completely wrong

From the match thread, I think he’s a player that is okay when the side is on the front foot and can play to his strengths (ball in behind, play for his pace basically). But when the game becomes more complicated than that he struggles, his work rate is decent but there’s not enough industrious quality there to usually make the most of it. Hes a decent squad player and has moments of quality in front of goal, an okay option for certain opponents..

Exactly this I think, seen a few ‘heads been turned’ posts.. on the surface he doesn’t seem that type of character at all. A very ambitious lad who won’t be the sort to put in half hearted performances at any time, he probably needs a real rest but our wide options won’t allow it. The energy we got used to just isn’t there right now.

We always fuck these over somehow, wtf

Murphy doesn’t handle being on the back foot of a game well, he isn’t the player you want to bring in when chasing or trying to see out a game. Hes looking extremely out of his depth here.

That Everton loss is incredible, hilarious stuff. That squad is absolutely terrible in PL terms, I think Dyche is just about getting the most out of them with his style. They sit deep and attempt to avoid transitions as much as possible and yet those players still looked fucked at 70/80 mins

Jesus

And the counter point is if West Ham or Brighton had Bruno or Isak they would have sold them last summer, let alone this summer. Retaining players like these two for another year cannot be overlooked.

And yet just a calendar year ago the majority of those players had just played a big part in a 4th place finish and a cup final

He’s such a good player and importantly a different type of midfielder than the others we have, he’s had a blip in his fitness record now and let’s hope it just stays as that because he’s a diamond of a player for us. I honestly think Howe would start a fit Willock over anyone else as one of the front two in our current system.

I wasnt sure what to expect after such a long lay off from playing a competitive match, he showed his quality and character tonight.