Celebrating a save like this in the 1st minute! Daft twat!

Some finish by Zirkzee! Great goal! He wasn’t great again today but not bad either & was miles better than Monday. Looked better after his goal. He certainly seems like a ‘confidence player’ so hopefully he can carry that confidence into Thursday.

Wasn’t pretty but obviously buzzing with the win! 1st half was pretty concerning. Players looked flat & terrible body language from some. 2nd half, they looked a lot brighter & more energy. Bruno was excellent today. Thought Mazraoui made a difference by supporting the attack more.

There was an argument recently about J.Fletcher on the bench being a token gesture to keep the academy record going. Counter argument today of sorts is surely Malacia is taking an academy players place on the bench here? He’s obviously knuckling down, but he has no future here so what’s the point?

Despite the fact he was an excellent player, remember how physically slight & slender Darren Fletcher actually was? Admittedly he’s probably slightly heavier now, but look at this picture as a comparison for those wanting JJ Gabriel to play in the first team now!!

20 years!!!! To hammer that home in true Vidiprinter fashion [ TWENTY ]

I think what that also shows is how good Sesko & Cunha actually are & how a lot of the players from last season, however much they try, aren’t up to the job

That was disgustingly bad! How can you continue to play 3 at the back against 10 men?!?! I know you believe in your system but not to the point you continue to have 3 CBs mark 1 centre forward when they have given up a body elsewhere on the pitch. I knew we’d bottle it but not this badly!!

Looking forward to tonight & hopefully I can finally go to a home game this season without getting piss-wet through! A bit nervous though, purely because most results went United’s way this weekend & we NEVER take advantage whenever that happens.

Absolutely buzzing for this fella. What a guy! Deserves everything he’s getting at moment. Loved him at United. Probably was the right time for him to move on but at the same time, possibly would have flourished in Amorim’s formation, who knows. Just happy for the lad that he’s excelling.

I’m not Scottish but, fuck me! Big Scotty!!!

Lack of European action this season took me to Old Trafford last night for the Women’s Champions League. Some good football on show but spoiled by a high school arriving on 40 minutes & only being fully seated around me by the 57th minute (including the 15 minutes over half time!)

Two fullbacks at wingback, few chances created, but flashes of brilliance from Amad, Mbeumo, and another late comeback. This week's pod. @danielharris.bsky.social 📺 buff.ly/Gue268F 🔊 buff.ly/uNBPtP1

There’s a bit of a weird argument from some about United’s 1st team squad/youth record & how it feels hollow after this past weekend, calling J.Fletcher’s inclusion a bit of a token gesture. Like it’s the 1st time that’s happened! I’ll never forget how close the record came to ending on this day..

When it dawns on you!! 😖

Isn’t it nice having a goalkeeper? Dorgu was excellent today. Mbeumo is just a class apart. What a player! De Ligt is a monster. Hope Sesko’s injury isn’t too bad. Shame he couldn’t get his shot away just before he got injured to wrap the game up as I thought he did alright when he came on.

What an end to the game! Didn’t deserve to go behind, but I guess we need to find a way to get 2 goals ahead because at the moment it looks like we’ll always concede 1. Happy with the fight in this team and ok with the draw in the end given the circumstances.

I’ve been thinking about our LWB spot & what we might need there. I think to progress Amorim’s system we need a winger there rather than a defender. I’ve heard people say for us to buy Semenyo for that role but as daft as this sounds, he’s too good to play there. {more..}

One thing I’ll say about United today. Last season, or even earlier this season, from 2-1 down we’d have lost that game 3-1. So staying in the game and equalising is a sign of progress.

Mathues Chuna and Bryan Mbeumo are the best players ever. Pass it on…

Can’t stand Brighton & more specifically their fans. Heard Andy Mitten on Talk of the Devils pod saying he doesn’t like them either because of a weird fan interaction he had & that’s exactly the same as what happened with me. {more…}

For those who fear AI is taking over, don’t worry too much. Checked out The Repair Shop on BBC1 as they’re restoring a Utd shirt from the 1958 FA Cup Final. Missed the start so not sure if they mentioned who wore 5 in that Final, but I’m pretty sure it wasn’t the AI answer Google gave me:

Maaaan! Going from Nuno to Postecoglou to Dyche is, stylistically, the wildest full 360 I’ve ever seen!

Those YouTube clips of Lammens at Antwerp did him no justice at all! He looked really scruffy with his hands on them & a bit of a reactive, De Gea type keeper. Very early days but his handling looks anything but scruffy & he looks very calm, in control & proactive. More of the same, please!

Unbelievable! Absolutely buzzing! Lammens looks like he oozes calm & settles the defence. Makes a huge difference! Cunha was immense! Harry Maguire! From the days when he became a meme, for what he’s done today & the past 12 months he has well & truly become a cult hero! UNITED! UNITED! UNITED!

Come on, Reds! Let’s do this lot today! We are long, long, long, long, long overdue a win there!!!

Can’t stand the man! I don’t know what pisses me off more; losing the Europa League final to Spurs in such pathetic fashion or the fact it was to him and it gave him the satisfaction of backing up his “always win a trophy in my second season” bollocks!

Oddly I didn’t receive the stadium survey email last night. I know the article says you won’t get it if you’ve opted out of marketing emails but they mail me all kinds of shite all the time so that can’t be the case. The link to the survey is available via the article at 12 so I’ll do it that way.

Of the many things I hate about social media football culture, that ‘007’ thing is the one I hate the most! It’s so stupid! Literally means nothing! Other than being widely recognised because it’s James Bond’s code name, which has nothing to do with football, what’s the relevance of the 7? {more}

Rory Dalot

I don’t really rate Mason Mount but I think him playing accidentally helps Amorim. He’s more a midfielder than attacker by nature so almost makes the system a 352, which helps the biggest problem in this system which contrary to popular belief isn’t the 3 at the back but the 2 in central midfield.

Lammens simply catching a high ball & taking the pressure off the team. Priceless! I was a little worried by his YouTube highlights but seeing him in the flesh, he **looks** like a player. Also didn’t play aimless balls forward, almost like passes up to Sesko. Early days but looked good today.

So far this season, I’ve really enjoyed the matches at Old Trafford. They’ve played well in all 3 games & everyone in the ground has been right behind the team. The away games have been the bad ones. Here’s hoping for another good day today!

I don’t think I’m exaggerating when I say this, but I genuinely believe that Bayindir is the worst goalkeeper in the Premier League. Maybe there’s worse 2nd/3rd choice keepers than him, but with him currently considered our 1st choice then I don’t see a worse number 1 in the league.

IMO the reason the 343 works for others & not for Utd is the expectation to dominate games. I’m no coach but that system strikes me as being designed to defend the box in numbers & break with fast counter attacks, which is why it seems to work for teams with less attacking expectation on them.

And another thing! I’m sick of being on minus goal difference!!

That was absolutely pathetic. No sign of a fight back. Played like they were seeing the game out at 2-1 down.

Am I the only one that thought the law was if the defender makes a genuine attempt to win the ball and denies a goal scoring opportunity then it’s a yellow card but for a deliberate foul such as a pull on the arm like we saw there, it’s a red card?

I’m obviously a sad bastard as I dreamt out the Brentford match last night 🙈 We went 1-0 up & then Dalot got sent off for a studs up challenge. Went to 1-1 soon after & this was all in the 1st 10 minutes. The 10 men of United went on a rampage & went in 4-1 at half time. Finished 5-1 😂

Big week for the Reds. 2 very winnable games going into the international break but recent history tells us we don’t win 2 games in a row, let alone 3. Getting that particular monkey off his back will be a big help for Ruben.

On the pod this week chatting David Brentford’s manager, the beautiful fluidity of United women’s and a revist of Chelsea

Covering what, exactly?!? How can they accompany this post with that picture & with a straight face say both of those defenders are covering the goalkeeper & preventing Mbeumo from tapping the ball into an empty net if the goalkeeper hadn’t wiped him out?!?!?

Quite damning for the previous regime at United that the absolute clogger that is Tyrone Mings starts every week for Villa ahead of 8 year mainstay Victor Lindelof and perennial transfer target of the time Pau Torres. Shows how good they both are if they’re not as good as that cretin!!!

Just watched the Sky Sports App 3 min highlights of the match & even that was enough to tell me they were devastated Utd won. Every clip was a sarky, snidey comment from the commentators. Red card: “there were 2 defenders covering.” Bruno’s goal: their tone was begging for it to be offside. {more}

I was convinced Sesko was getting his goal today. Was getting himself in all the right positions but Amad was a bit slow in his decision making on a couple of occasions so ultimately the wrong final pass was made. It’ll come if he keeps getting in those positions.

De Ligt was absolutely immense! As a former centre back myself (at a much, much lower standard) that’s the type of performance that makes me really miss playing; battling it out in the rain in a tight game.

Buzzing with yesterday! Great attacking performance in the 1st half. Could have been 2 up before the red card. Absolutely swarmed them! Would have liked us to have put our foot on the ball more when it was 10v10, but doesn’t love a battling performance like we showed in the 2nd half!

Fancy us to win today! 💪

Ruben’s presser, paraphrasing; “we have been defending naively & need to defend more aggressively in the box.” What minute is Luke Shaw giving away a penalty by throwing himself late into an “aggressive” challenge tomorrow, then?