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I find it funny how the media spin things in Mourinho's favour. Doesn't play Martial for ages and then they give Mourinho credit when Martial finally gets a game and plays well. Nah, that's because he's actually a really good footballer who should have been playing all the time. Same with Mkhitaryan earlier in the season

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I find it funny how the media spin things in Mourinho's favour. Doesn't play Martial for ages and then they give Mourinho credit when Martial finally gets a game and plays well. Nah, that's because he's actually a really good footballer who should have been playing all the time. Same with Mkhitaryan earlier in the season

Pardew "played a blinder" with Ben Arfa.

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Man U look like a team that's had 4 managers in the last 5 seasons. There's some decent players, but nothing quite fits together.

 

I can't quite pin down what they need for next season.  Probably more quality across midfield and attack.

 

Bailey is starting to grow into a good defender, but they need a good left back and probably a CB to play with him.  Valencia is good at RB.

 

They need a DM to help Herrera and Pogba.  Then they need 2 or 3 quality attackers.

 

It feels a bit like they're slipping back to the pre-Fergie days when they were spending millions but ending up no better off.

 

It was noticeable tonight that City totally dominated them physically. They need a player like Wanyama or Kante who can compensate for some of their team mates' defensive frailties.

 

It's difficult for a manager in this situation in the sense that they want to improve the side but they also need to give the team a chance to gel. It feels like no-one since Fergie left has known what their best side looks like. There's so much pressure to get back into that top 4 right away.

 

Ferguson's stroke of genius as a manager came when he'd finished second to Leeds after quite a tight battle. In the close season, he bought precisely no-one. He gave the message to his players that they were good enough. Cantona's arrival a few months later gave them a boost, but that show of nerve by Ferguson was very important.

 

So maybe not too many new faces. Just one or two.

Except Dion Dublin.

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