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I can’t tell you, to be honest with you Grum. Who knows? Certainly not the new manager by the looks of things.
They’re an absolute disgrace, the lot of them. Cavani and (as always) De Gea were the only ones who turned up yesterday. The rest of them aren’t fit to wear the shirt. Gary Neville was bang on with his description of ‘a bunch of whingebags’
I can sort of understand Bruno as I’m pretty sure he’s tired of carrying the idle bastards around him.
The worst of the lot is Maguire. How he’s got the front to pull on the captains armband is beyond me. Absolutely zero leadership and another absolutely pathetic performance. But they all look like a bunch of moaning, sulky, petulant, spineless, spoilt little overpaid diva’s
On a non-United front; what an absolutely superb defensive performance that was by a ten man Southampton there. Could have nicked a win at the end too. Brilliant!
Looking like the title race is pretty much over then 😞
Yeah, Liverpool were pretty flat tonight, despite having a much longer break between games. City always seem to have easier matches, I guess because they’re so good!
Well done Man City 😂
Seriously though, good to see Leicester winning, they’ve had a tough season, I think this season it’s about the battle for the CL places, so many going for that fourth spot this year, it’ll be interesting to see what movement the January window brings, think arsenal and Tottenham smell some blood, so could invest, Newcastle will be buying up the rest!
Yeah good to see Leicester get a hard fought result, with such a makeshift defence. Think playing city at weekend made them realise they needed to defend differently.
Newcastle will be buying up the rest!
I think Newcastle are going to struggle getting the players they have so far been linked with, I doubt anyone with am eye on the world cup are going to risk going to a relegation struggle thoe players are going to look higher in the table, Newcastle are going to be in the market for some solid mid table players before they set their sights on international level players.
Yeah, it'll be a weird time, just think, Man City just sold another forward without really weakening their squad, imagine a decade or so ago thinking that Barcelona would be buying up a Man City bit part player and saying he'll be their main man, the football world's gone mad lately!
I think the best the rest can do is hope Pep does leave when he claims he will at the end of next season. Or Ruben Dias gets injured long term/tempted to play for Real or Bayern. He’s immense.
Still a fair way to go yet, but City do look imperious.
Re: Newcastle signings.. Keegan always said his best 2 signings were Brian Kilcline from Coventry for £250k and Rob Lee from Charlton for £750k. Both far from glamorous at the time but were instrumental in our promotion to the top tier in 1992. Neither were heralded as big signings but they were so influential to a very young squad. We need those sorts of players this January not 4 fringe internationals from Lique 1 who's heads have been turned by massive salary offers or big names who's stars are fading. Trippier could happen next week according to twitter. If so, better than I imagined and seems a committed, vocal player.
Yeah good to see Leicester get a hard fought result, with such a makeshift defence.
Did occur to me, given Leicesters supposed weakness at set pieces, that Brendan Rogers may want to ask his regular defenders exactly why they should be getting their places back in the team when fit.
Another good night for City last night with Chelski drawing
I’m not sure if I can bear to watch another of our pitiful performances this evening. It’s not doing my blood pressure any good. They seem to keep getting progressively worse.
Depending on what form Dave’s in will probably depend on if we draw or lose. I hope the rumoured clear out of the wage-thieves really is on the cards. There’s far too many hugely-overpaid passengers stealing a living at the moment. I’m sure the biggest one of the lot, Maguire, has got his excuses already prepared
It's very interesting to see Tuchel moaning after the game. They were 4 points clear about a month ago but it's everyone else's fault that they've had a big drop in form, injuries, Covid etc. Etc
I did think that it was a bit rich when the man with the largest squad in the league (the country? Europe?) was saying he was unable to field a full bench of subs...
Really?
Did you hear the interview with Sean Dyche yesterday? His quote about covid diminished squads was that everyone should "just stop moaning and get on with it" 🤣
Chelsea could avoid relegation with a team consisting of players that they've sent out on loan. They have a ridiculous squad. Is Batshuayi still on their books!?
Four up front for United - go get em Ralf!
With a combined age of 150 😂
Falling apart at chelski apart from the results, Lukaku has given an interview saying he doesn't want to be there and wants to return to Italy.
Well that wasn’t half as bad as expected.
Mrs Binners comment on it all: why is Roberto Martinez dressed as a mafia hitman? 😂
Nothing better than a Chelsea implosion and Tuchel does seem to have a short fuse. Kepa will be in goals while Mendys at AFCON - could be fun.
BBC reporting fresh covid cases at Liverpool - what are the chances of their players about to depart for AFCON being affected?!
Salah has fallen out with the Egypt national team setup before over something silly, I get the feeling he isn't that committed to them. Mane on the other hand I am not sure would play along with any excuses to get him out of AFCON.
BBC reporting fresh covid cases at Liverpool – what are the chances of their players about to depart for AFCON being affected?!
Is Juergie doing a Fergie? 😂
Might do Mane some good to miss a few games, regardless of reason. He’s looked a bit off it in the last few games.
Looks like Man City are unstoppable, just too good and getting all the calls for them as well, the battle for fourth will be interesting, doubt arsenal will be praising the ref today!
Yip… difficult to see where Citeh will drop points. The whole squad is just so strong. If key players drop out they just don’t appear to miss them. It’s incredible that they’re doing this without a striker
It’s obviously just what order Liverpool and Chelski finish, and after that I think it could be a real 4 horse race for that fourth spot if West Ham keep their squad fit.
They looked really good again yesterday. They’re a real quality outfit under Moyes. There’s a good few of those players (Rice, Antonio, Lanzini and Benrahma) who would get into any squad. It’s such a strong, well organised midfield. Exactly what we’re lacking
I think Arsenal look most likely at the moment though. They were unlucky yesterday and even Pep admitted they were the better side
Rumours that Lukaku has been dropped from the matchday squad. Could Roman be backing his manager ahead of the players for once?
He’s not in the squad. Nice move there. Tell the club who just paid 100 million for you that you don’t actually want to be there. He’s out-Pogba’d Pogba
Not sure Chelsea will be top three. At the moment the club is veering from one calamity to another.
They looked really good again yesterday
I thought we were lucky against Palace. We've three first choice defenders out injured and it's starting to show.
Could Roman be backing his manager ahead of the players for once?
I doubt it, more likely he's got Werner and Havertz back from illness so thinks he can afford to. Though he hasn't got the finishing ability of Lukaku the team play better when Havertz is there.
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I thought we were lucky against Palace. We’ve three first choice defenders out injured and it’s starting to show
Granted the score line flattered you at half time, but Moyes clearly had a game plan - let them have possession then hit them on the break - that worked brilliantly. You took your chances. Palace fluffed theres
Mo Salah, Salaaaaaah!
Ridiculous goal from Kovacic there also!
2-2 now, this game is nuts. Some great goals so far.
Game of the Season contender, keep it going lads.
..and relax.
Think Alison would maybe have done better with the second Chelsea goal but the first one was totally unsaveable.
Looking at the Mane challenge again, should have been red IMO, probably set the tone for the rest of the half though.
Dunno, could have been red fairly easily I suppose but was careless rather than malicious IMO. You have to do something with your arms when you jump.
games like this are when i do regret not having Sky. Just BT and prime for me.
I have my bro's SkyGo login but there are ways and means...
I think that’s any title challenge to Citeh done and dusted. If anyone was going to do it then they needed 3 points today
Looking at the Mane challenge again, should have been red IMO
Mane is one of those players, like the Paul Scholes of old, who inexplicably get cut a lot more slack than most when it comes to cards
Yeah, seeing that elbow, he's not jumping with the elbows out, he's leading with it at head height, to be fair, after 6 seconds it would be a brave referee to produce a red in a game like this.
Brace yourselves!
He’s back!
He's had a real vote of confidence from his manager anyway. 😆
since the other three centre-backs are all out for injury or Covid reasons, for me he was the logical choice for tonight’s game
He’s done pretty well so far!