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raumdeuter:
Man Utd players can match City players only that United have a terrible coach

This is an example of such a claim. There were some more from last year. It was not only Raumdeuter who had this opinion.

eph12:
Who and who said they are better? What we said was that the quality of football on display was far lower than the quality of players we have here. It was you that said Brighton, Everton and co have better players than we currently have

This is not true at all.

sleekdot:
If Lukaku and Matic were not Mourinho first choice who was Mourinhos first choice?

Give Pep the same resources Mourinho had at Man Utd he will spend the 50M on Fred for Jorginho, The 75M for Lukaku on a better striker, The 30M on Matic on a younger better DM.

Mourinho built the team in his image, the next coach should also have the chance to do the same

Griezmann was the first choice striker.

There were solid links to midfielders throughout the summer. I can't remember names, I think there was Verratti.

Lukaku and Pogba were back-up plans, that was why we went for them towards the end of the transfer window. Fellaini was a panic buy by Moyes.

Mata was also a panic buy. Sanchez is the panic buy of Mourinho.

sleekdot:
Mourinho bought the type of players he wanted and they failed
A new coach might need to buy a mobile striker different from Lukaku, buy a new DM not Matic, buy a new CB not Bailly
Mourinho has ruined the mentality of the team and another coach will need a full pre season to change it

When Tottenham changed their coach, they did not have to get a full season or additional players to start playing well and getting results.

If you are among those who supported we had better players than Manchester City, your excuse now would not stand any test. Players better than Manchester City players do not need any strengthening for any coach to hit the ground running.

Lukaku and Matic were surely not Mourinho's first choices. Bailly did not come in as an established CB. Only Pogba I can say was the top target Mourinho wanted and was bought for him. The rest were options down the ladder of scale of preference .

hy are people now saying that nothing can be done without sacking many players and upgrading on them?

Some said it will take time for the new coach to change the Mourinho mentality in the players.

I don't understand. I thought the argument was that we have better than players than Manchester City.

Una dey kill my morale

neezar:
Jose Mourinho's treatment of Paul Pogba was one of the main reasons Woodward has decided to act.

It was clear Pogba would have left in January or caused a huge problem in the dressing room if no club bought him.

We did absolutely well without Pogba against Arsenal and some matches even back to last season. However, it would have been disastrous to see Pogba go to another club to flourish while Mourinho's United still struggle. It would then mean the next manager will have no star player to start with.

Mourinho not playing Pogba against Liverpool meant he wanted Pogba out, and the club cannot afford to lose Pogba now.

No comment

Instead of Pogba to go, Mourinho should go.

chrisley024:
Against a fast team like L'pool, as if a slow Matic wasn't enough you added Fellaini

Fellaini substitution was wrong. We didnt we play Fred? Pogba would still have been better at that pint because there was no one holding possession for us.

Tundexxy:
Maybe his wage caused it....just saying though, you can check it out.

What is his salary?

weedtaker:
If Liverpool beat us like 4-1 shey them go sack somebody

How dem wan take beat us 4-1?

Leyqute:
Some players improve the performance of others around them. A pairing of Evans and Vidic looked solid back then. Even Jones-Ferdie wouldn't be poor. However a Jones-Evans pairing would be just a couple of notches above calamitous.

Actually, Jones and Evans got us some of the best results in the beginning of 2011/2012. They played the ball forward faster too.

6 years on, Jones refused to mature. That is the problem.

chidexxy007:
Phil Jones is the first Manutd player to score an own goal since Phil Jones scored against Benfica in 2011.

this gut ehn!


Phil Jones: 5goals
Own goals:5

Seems this guy is in a competition against himself

How accurate is this stat? Has he really scored 5 own goals? Has he not scored a goal for his team in his career?

Leyqute:
Perreira should get more playing time.

Even if he plays 38 league matches he wont be able to replace Matic in the DM. Matic is slow but solid in ball retention which helps us to start planning comfortably. He is also a ball winner. Pereira looks more like an offensive player and he is not as good as the options we have there.

Lana1:
Can you have more than 18 points in the group stage?

Sorry, I want to say when last did we get 18 points? I doubt if we got 18 points with Ronaldo, Rooney and Tevez.

Lana1:
Juve o, United o, both of them useless. It was always going to be a tale of the least useless one topping the group.

United of old, i mean the last decent United team we had for carry 18 points comot this same group.

When last did we get 18 points?

Leyqute:
Andreas has only played about 200 minutes this season. It's such a pity to allow such talent rot on the bench while Matic is played into fatigue. I'm feeling indignant RN. Mou is an ass.wipe.

Pereira better than Matic?

Well done President Buhari.

With oil price falling from $110 to $78 in 2014, Okonjo-Iweala told Nigerians to brace up for hardship. By January 2015, the Federal Government was borrowing to pay salaries as stated by Okonjo-Iweala. 27 states owed varied arrears of salaries.

However Buhari came, even with oil at $30 he bailed out salary arrears, paid pensions that have long he forgotten, etc etc etc

TEAM NEWS:
Manchester United are short of defensive options, as Eric Bailly, Chris Smalling, Antonio Valencia, Matteo Darmian and Marcus Rashford will all face late fitness tests after missing the Saints game with minor injuries.

Ashley Young serves a one-game suspension, Phil Jones is reportedly nursing an injury,and both Luke Shaw and Romelu Lukaku were forced off with knocks on Saturday.

Victor Lindelof and Alexis Sanchez are definitely ruled out through injury.

MATCH FACTS:
� This will be the first meeting in which neither Sir Alex or Arsene Wenger will be involved in since 23 August 1986.

� Manchester United are unbeaten in 11 home league matches against Arsenal since September 2006 (W8, D3).

� The Gunners did win at Old Trafford in the quarter-finals of the FA Cup in March 2015.

� United have conceded six goals in the opening 15 minutes of matches this season, a joint-league high with Fulham.

⭐ Players to watch:
Romelu Lukaku - Finally back amongst the goals.
Pierre Aubameyang - has now scored with his last 10 shots on target in the League.

� Probability of home win:33%
� Probability of draw: 34%
� Probability of away win: 33%

GloryIsaac:
I wonder how Arsenal fans will feel when we beat them tomorrow

When we beat them, dem go con say their new coach no know work

PietroRick:
success may not be instant but visible improvements and a clear direction will be.. With the right appointment.
At the moment we are not only dreadful on the pitch of play and not getting results, it doesn't even look like there is a clear plan in place to get us out of this mess.
Mourinho says he needs more players, but how many players can we realistically get in January that will make beating teams in the bottom 5 a routine again?

Why will the board even trust his judgment in the transfer market anymore after all they have seen so far?

Hope it is not the 'visible improvement' that saw Liverpool changing managers but never winning the title. Always nearly, nearly from Rafa to Rogers to now

I will like to see Jones stay fit for a long time so we can assess him. Also may be Bailly or Rojo. We have seen the best of Smalling and Lindelof, we should be able to compare at the end of the season to know our best two centre defenders.

Last season, Eric and Jones started the season well, kept clean sheets and we were even at the top of the log in the very beginning weeks. If my memory serves me right. May be none of them being fit/in form at the beginning was bad for our team. The time of Luiz Van Gaal, there was a time we went through series of difficult fixtures with Jones and Rojo with ease, and another point Jones and Smalling.

I particularly think we should keep faith with Eric Bailly because when he gains form he plays with so much confidence and inspire confidence from behind. He currently struggle with form and poor positioning problem, but I think he should continue playing to regain his form.

PietroRick:
that these kind of players are no longer available and ready to be cherry picked is exactly why mourinho is widely regarded as finished or outdated to put it nicely.

Plus nobody can convince me there is not a single soul available that can take over these group of players and bring Instant visible improvements without even needing to delve into the transfer market.
Spending extra 200 to 400m should be taking us straight to the highest level, not just make us look like a team again.

Ok, I am watching. Let’s see how things unfold and if a new coach can bring instant success with these boys.

Afolabi6046:
You just like typing out of your mind, don't worry by the time they popo you in the week you would know what's special about the new Arsenal

And if we beat them?

RuuDie:
All in a bid to defend Mourinho or na Man United, pesin dey here dey claim sey Arsenal neva improve... hmmmm, o ma shey o

Wetin make them improve wey dem never score more than they used to score.

Abi dem never beat top teams before? Na Arsenal top teams fear pass before. Na only United sabi beat them.

Four40:
Good day Niaralanders, I recently discovered this painful growth at the back of my neck. Please what could it be and is there any treatment for it?.
Pic attached below

Use Neo Medrol. It is like N1,200. Apply just a little quality morning and night after bath. Even if you don't see improvement in one week, don't worry. The drying up is taking place inside.

After a while it will dry out, shrink and your skin will return to its normal. You can even continue using it as your after shave.

NOTE: I don't advise you cut it with razor. Just apply the Neo Medrol

kokaneprodigy:
28 points after 14 games compared with 30 after 14 games. Our performance against Liverpool and Spurs compared with last season. I could go on how are those not improvements.

Mr logical u are yet to tell me how many seasons the players I listed for u have spent at ur sorry club. Since you claim Auba has spent more than a season at Arsenal.

Compare Arsene Wenger 31 points after 14 matches two seasons ago. And he was second in the league.

Where this new coach is, Wenger has been there and over, many times.

Those United players you listed have no bearing with this argument.

kokaneprodigy:
What season are Pogba, Matic, Sanchez, Lukaku, Baily having? dude ur excuses are nauseating!
For ur info, Auba is yet to have a complete season at Arsenal

If you are logical, you would know he was comparing Arsene Wenger with the current manager which I responded to. Nothing the current Manager has done, even with more settled players, than Wenger did not do.

Arsenal are currently 4th after 14 matches.

Last season they were 4th after 14 matches.

Two seasons ago they were 2nd after 14 matches.

Three seasons ago 4th after 14 matches.

So where is the improvement with the new manager? I see none.