Inside Man Utd: Tour & New Signings | with Sesko Transfer Battle 👀 | LIVE from Chicago ft Ste & Flex

0:00Hi, this is Monica Reinagle of Nutrition Diva. Today's show is sponsored by Nature Raised Farms. Grocery shopping can be a little overwhelming, especially if you're reading labels. And in my opinion, chicken shouldn't be complicated, which is why I appreciate Nature Raised Farms. It's chicken that's just chicken, and their lightly breaded chicken nuggets are free from gluten, dairy, and soy. Look for Nature Raised Farms on your next grocery trip and feel more confident about your choices.

0:36Alright guys, the Premier League season is nearly back upon us which promises three things. Hope, anxiety and plenty of football chat. So let's get in to our 25-26 preview. But before we do that, Rio, you've got something dropping? Yeah man, we've got the first interview with Brian Mbuma, man. The new signing, Man United's 20 goal a season, man. he got 20 goals last season for Brentford. We want to see that transferred into the Man United shirt. So, yeah, great interview. You know what? He's a professional, hard-working looking man. Like, behind the scenes, he's invested in himself, invested in the team behind himself, behind what goes on at Carrington.

1:18He's got his own stuff going on as well, physically, to get himself ready to perform. So, I think he's a great addition. Not Premier League ready. Been six years at Brentford. knows the league inside out. So I think that was a massive thing for having people that are coming in ready-made to play in this league. So I've got a high hopes for him and Kunja. But like all the fans, we're greedy. We want more. And we need more, Steve. We need more, don't we? Do you know what, man? Because it took six, seven weeks to get him over the line. After we kind of heard the bid on the second of June, it's like Kunja's done on the first of June, second of June, Mbamo.

1:52And you're thinking, oh my God, this will be wrapped up by weekend and we can start looking at the next one. Then it took six, seven weeks. so by the time you got him over the line we kind of already got our excitement a bit out of the way because it was kind of dragged on so long I don't think we really took stock of the player that we've signed because we were like cool and we need so much it was like cool we got him in alright now where's the next one so I do want to reflect on the fact that we've just signed and I didn't think it was a position I thought Ahmad could do the role that Mbumo's coming to do but he is a serious player and if you've got those two on one wing that's true a lot of fans have some fans have said oh spending the best part 136 million on them two tens but obviously we still need money for a nine and stuff but like like Steeja says yeah exactly still need everything yeah but like Steeja said he himself as an individual of what he actually brings shouldn't go under the radar of how good he actually is he's a serious player no I think he's and he's versatile he can play the ten he can also go up nine if you want but in that right wing position he's shown that his output is up there.

2:57Only, I think, Salah, Isak and Haaland scored more goals than him last season. So you're bringing in a guy who knows how to put the ball in the back of the net. Also, it frees up Ahmad to actually go and play right wing back in some games because he can do that and be a threat. That gives you another weapon going forward. That seems like it's Ahmad's new position, isn't it? It does. I think it'll be him, Masraoui, Dalot all fine. I think in certain games when you want a bit more defensive player, one of those two can come in. but I think having options is a big thing and you've got to utilise a squad over a season we're in a post starting XI game aren't we you haven't got there is no like what's my best XI well who am I playing what's the circumstances of the game you go Anfield we're not going to stick it on them we're going to try and maybe you go contain a little bit maybe you go one attacking wing back and one more defensive wing back and give a bit of balance to it maybe you put Bruno in one of Mbumo or Cunha's positions and maybe you bring Gugati into midfield a little bit.

3:53But you're right, options is what you need. And depth. Like, if we manage to get this, I know we've already jumped ahead again here, but if we do manage to get a forward in, let's say it's a Mateta or a Watkins or a Sesco, because they're all being linked. Let's say it's one of them, plus Mbumo, plus Cunha, there's your starting three. You've still got Xerxes, you've still got Hoyland, you've still got Mason Mount in behind. That's depth. We ain't signing Mateta, trust me. Can a boy dream you? There's not been any links, is it? That's more about the facts. Coming from me mostly. Yeah, exactly.

4:23And actually that brings us to the fans to be fair because the mood, right? Obviously, look, we finished 15th, so we're all down in the dumps. We can't believe that's happened. In our lifetime of watching Man United, it's impossible to us. But it's happened now. Ruben has told us, obviously, yes, the good times are coming. It's time to leave that behind and we want to go in the right direction. What's your mood like as a fan? We've got two through the door. Ruben's still got to show a lot. You know, there's still got to be a lot of improvement there. but most of all, obviously, we need results.

4:51We know how difficult to start is. We've got three of the top six in the first. It's a hard start, man. It's a difficult... And not even just them, it's like Fulham away and things like that, Brighton and... We screwed up well last year, didn't we? You know what I'm saying? Exactly. We always just win by the skin of our teeth. The mood fan-wise and the mood for yourself going into the season. For me, personally, I think it's... Yeah, I'm hopeful more than anything. There's nothing to give me belief yet. I need to see it. The belief, obviously, is just you've got two good signings, I think, who know the Premier League.

5:23That's nice, that's good, that's needed. But again, I think we probably need one or two more still for me to go into the season and go, listen, I'm confident we can now finish in the top eight. Because at the moment, I'm still sitting there going, there's a lot of hangover from last season. And if you start actually digging into last season, it starts depressing me. It's awful. Yeah, you don't want to go back there, bro. So the new signings give you a bit of hope. We got numb to it. When there's a Maynard fan, Obviously when you played It didn't happen We know that When as a Man United fan Did you just pull up on the weekend Going Yeah I know we're probably gonna We ain't coming out great from this And then when the loss happens I just felt apathy No the biggest thing The biggest The biggest thing for me Is that I was no longer Involved in group chats On what's that Oh god Exit No no no Oh they're not at you No one was coming at me With anything So Man United We were getting beat In a game And no one was going Oh my god You've just been this That It was like No we're just We're expected of you now It's cool, you're not in the combo no more.

6:20And that was one of the most deflating things. It was like, whoa, we're not even in the combos anymore. Bad, innit? It was bad, though, wasn't it? It was really bad. But I think being out on tour here helps you get a different perspective and tries to guide you to going, oh, I can see them working. I can see some positive things. The team are together. The manager's getting time with the team. I'm looking for positives. Is this the first one you've done as a fan? Yeah. What do you think? I think so, yeah. It just takes me back to when I played, and I'm seeing the importance of a pre-season on tour and what that does for the team.

6:58Yes, you get tired. Yes, it's hard training. Yes, it's grinding. But then relationships are formed here that become lifetime relationships. You see a new side to somebody. Me and him, we started doing coffees. Yeah, because you see them away. Me and him started going shopping together. Like I became friends with Quinton Fortune when we went to America because we were going shopping after training all the time. Do you know what I mean? We were doing - One of the shops they were in. You know what I mean? Yeah. We were in like going and finding basketball shirts. So me, him and Kieran Richardson were finding retro shirts flying around all of New York.

7:35But that was a bond that was created there. I saw Heaven and a couple of the other guys, Dorgu, were going out together. That's going to be a little group who might just like click Kobe as well, sorry, all going out together, looking at the shops, doing what they're doing, coffee. But that might lead to something that actually creates a bond that's going to be reflected in the pitch. You're not getting that in your 9-5 at Carrington because you do your thing, you go home to your group of friends and this is whatever. And there's games galore. Do you know what I mean? So that's another thing where Reuben Amorim will be going, you know what, this is, I can see the connective tissues building now that he's not been able to have from last season.

8:13Not to sidetrack it totally here, but have you seen what Juventus do where they do a two-week camp at the start of pre-season in dorms at the training ground before they go on? I don't like that. But would it be effective? You might not like it, but would it be effective? No, because I just think it's not a realistic environment for me. I don't know. It might work for them, but I just feel as a player, I think it's good to be able to give the players those habits and let them immerse themselves in the culture of where they are. Like being locked down in an isolated army barracks type vibe creates like a get us out of here as soon as possible.

8:50Just get here done, but get us out of here. Whereas if you're here and I've got some coffee shops to go to, to go to a restaurant, nice restaurant, to go shopping, etc. What I'm used to doing in my normal habitat, that's where the bonds are created. Because you're not sitting there in a depressive state of mind. You're sitting there going, oh, you know, training finished. We'll go out for a bit. Go and get some coffee. What about the perception that is for fans of we finished 15th and it's about training, training, training. And optically, us as fans, you know, people on the internet, it's like these are just swanning off going shopping, going to cafes and all that when we finish 15th.

9:26Well, Mbumo came in here. We'd done an interview with him earlier, right? And after the cameras went off, I said, how's training been? My man turned around and went, oh, my God. Wow. Like an athletics club. It's hard, man. It's really hard. So don't ever, ever let the fact that these guys are going out and having downtime make you think that these guys ain't working. They're working, man. You need that as well. You need that mental switch off. And I tell you what, we're at the other part of town. This is a nice part of town. Yeah, it's proper. The beach is only over there, and you've got all high buildings and city stuff there.

10:01Some of the shops that are around here as well, it's definitely for the players to just be son of a hand. And probably not getting recognised, Debo. Yeah, just been down in the lobby, see Patrick Bilgu and Corby Mani down there. Like I said, people just kind of walking past them. They kind of need a bit of that. That's the great thing, sir, about coming to America as well. When you come to America, it's a little bit less intrusive because they've got so many other sports that they're interested in that you kind of can get kind of left alone a little bit. Yeah. So it's good. It's a good thing. Transfers.

10:27Transfers, transfers, transfers. The latest, biggest transfer of what we're talking about. Obviously, we all know we need a number nine. We're in the market for a number nine. Benio Mancesco. For Rizzo Romano, he says, there's a battle on going between Newcastle United and Manchester United. United are presenting their project to Cesco. He has to pick. First of all, should we be at the door for Benjamin Cesco? We'll see 22, youngster. Can I just say why we should buy him? Straight off the bat? Okay, we should buy him. I wanted a striker of experience. Yeah. So he wouldn't be my first choice, obviously.

11:08Even now. But the fact that if we... This is a bit of a conspiracy theory. If Man Utd buy him and Newcastle don't get a number nine, does that mean Issaac stays at Newcastle and Liverpool don't get Issaac? So wait a minute. So you're saying we should enter the chat to stop the domino effect of Issaac going to Liverpool to make Liverpool even better? Because Liverpool's transfer window has been nothing short of exceptional so far. These are transfer windows I used to do on Footy Manager. when I've added myself a billion in transfers. It's been an outrageous transfer window and if they get Isak it's lights out for the Premier League.

11:45Do you know what? It's one of them that this might be a little bit of cope going on here but the window has been that good they are going to crumble. You know it works. It's the first time Barney's not spent money at this rate. It's like we were saying about Mbappe going to Real Madrid. Just something's not going to quite click. No but they've got a squad there. They've got a hierarchy there. They look stable. They look solid. the back rooms, the hierarchy from all the way down to the dinner lady. Play the game. Come on, come on, so much got to go wrong. It's gone too well. And if they get Isak, it's over.

12:14It's over. How funny is it? Newcastle are, they got in the Champions League, they're like, right, that's it, we're in the Champions League, we're going to do this, that and the other. And Bumar's gone, not interested. Isak's gone, get me out of this gaff. They missed out on Pedro, they missed out on Gehi, they missed out on Trafford. They're missing out on big targets. They're getting tied. A lot of Man Utd fans would say that. It would be nice to just get one over and then we take another target. But in terms of how it actually affects us, is he the right profile of striker? You talk about names like Oli Watkins.

12:45I know you're big on Mateta. I want Prem. I like that we've gone Cunha and Mbumo. I want another Prem one. I want there to be zero adaptation to the league. I don't want there to be zero excuses. I want someone to just walk in and go, I'm wearing a different kit, but it's the same opposition I've had for the last couple of years. And I know what I'm doing. If you get Watkins, we were talking about this before, If you get Watkins, you've got like guaranteed 15 to 20 goals, really. And then you've got that with Cunha and you've got that with Ambrunov. And Brunov. You've got double figures all the way up front.

13:19Bearing in mind we were 16th in terms of goals scored last season. 42 goals, Rio. These lot are getting you minimum 40 goals between them. Yeah. Do you know what I mean? Yeah, they're not going to match one for one what they've already got. They won't match one for one. if you get all three of them you can't if they do we're top four right if they manage that but they won't if they come and they get if you get 10, 10, 15 nice killed it it doesn't need to be necessarily one guy who scores all the goals and I'm with you for me it'd be nice though wouldn't it it'd be amazing to just get that one guy but you look at the market it might not reflect that but for me Oli Watkins 100 % I think it's a no brainer there's a lot of people talking about 30 you can piss on my chips all your life but I'd still like him look he's done well he's done well but the sample size isn't as big as Watkins he's all right below and in I love that I don't think his style of football is the way that Man Utd want to play that's the problem and I think he's done an amazing job at Palace in the way he's played and scored goals and he's an arm to play against but even forget the goals that if we was to get Watkins forget the goals that these three could potentially get it's actually them three are a hard they've worked if you put them together there ain't the team coming up to pitch going oh easy and that's what I look at I think Joshua Zerksi in the nine with dogs to be on the side of him.

14:35I think he pops off into the half space and defenders go, do I stay or do I go? Like, what do I do? I need to look after the ball. Because Zerksi, as indifferent sometimes or as a lot of the fan base are like 50-50 probably, some like him, some don't, etc. I think his biggest problem hasn't necessarily been him. His biggest problem has been the lack of runners. He needs people moving off him to be able to play his game. That's what he plays. What's Kuno and Mbuma? Yeah, they move them. The runners, and then you might have Dogu and Ahmad either side of that. Him popping off into that channel there.

15:06We need it. I'm all here. I'm with you. I'm all here for Ollie Watkins' number one target. Does he know he's big as well? Who? Zerksi. No. Because he don't play like it, does he? Because he's an absolute beast. He could be more aggressive. I saw, by the way, talking about players who surprised you how big they are. I saw Heaven the other day. Yeah, he's massive. Yeah, he's massive. He's talking to me, bro. I didn't realise. When I watched him, I walked up to the... Bro. I looked at his feet. I thought, you've got heels. No, he got big in it. He went, yeah, yeah, yeah. Have you seen Kukonki up close?

15:34No. Proper. He's a bit. I think even Dorgo's put on a bit as well. There's been a lot made about it. Yeah, Dorgo's tonk. I didn't realise as well. He's a bit of depth. Yeah, he's thick with it. Yeah. There's been a lot made about the physicality and the players getting more lean and all that. And like you said, the training's been vigorous. So Benjamin and Cescou then, okay. So I think we all agree that. Nah, not having it. If you get him, I think we need a line. We need a line. I don't think he's got a line. But the thing is, Man United have been here before trying to get Benjamin Sesko. He's stayed, he then moved to Leipzig.

16:05Then Arsenal were trying to get him. Then he signs a new deal at Leipzig. I think the difference is, I'm with you, Steve, in terms of think about what happened with Rasmus Hoyland. Young kid, you're putting him under pressure. He's not ready yet. The ceiling's high, but there's too much pressure. But the difference with Sesko and Rasmus is that Sesko's been talked about. He's been in these conversations. Arsenal are going, Jokka is Sesko, which one? I'm not really sure. He's coveted. He's scoring goals. It's not like he scored just nine goals for Atalanta like Rasmus did and he's gone up. I do believe he's better than Rasmus, but I'm still very, very scarred from getting these young kids and banging all the pressure on him.

16:38The only difference is Rasmus came in and had up front inexperience around him in terms of Garnaccio one side, Ahmad the other, for instance, most of the time. And Anthony. And Anthony, still inexperience in this league, etc. If Cesco comes in, he's got two red players that have played Premier League. and scored goals in the Premier League, backed up by Bruno. So I think it's a different environment and dynamic that he comes into. But the uncertainty worries me a little bit. Can he adapt to this league? Midfield. We're talking transfers. There's a lot of Man United fans that are talking about what the priorities actually are.

17:20Balaba. That's the dream sign, mate. Balaba. He's got a drum with Balaba written on it and he's banging it. He's cold. He is cold. Watch these clips, man. Yeah, he's cold. Do you know what the problem we've got in midfield is? You've got a handful of players and none of them are the same profile, which is not necessarily negative, but I don't think any of them are natural for any of the systems. Agreed. Agreed. You got his class, and if you played him in a midfield three as the six and you had two more alongside him, it's top. I think there's too much responsibility on a six to progress it when you're one of two.

17:59And I think he struggles when he's got to get on a turn a little bit. I think he wins it back mint. But when he's got to get on a turn and dictate, I don't think he's got that in him. It's a big improvement he needs to make. And I'm so scared. And where does Cobby play? Is he in a six or an eight? And Ruben's told us that he said he prefers to play him further forward. He said he has struggled in the more defensive positions. In the game against West Ham, he did play there with Bugatti and it was all right. But week in, week out in the Premier League, guys, come on, man. I love Bruno. But I can see the narrative forming that, oh, we should have took 100 million from Saudi.

18:30Now, look, he's there giving the ball away in midfield and you've got Casemiro next to him falling over. Probably can't play next to him. You know, you've got Deca pulling up to the Emirates. Deca Rice is doing a madness. You've got Zubamendi's pulling string. You're going to Anfield, getting bopped off the puck. Like, not even that, mate, Palace and that. Do you know what I mean? Like, I worry that Bruno is going to become a scapegoat because I don't see how he, in certain games he could, but most of the games, I don't see how he partners up with our current roster I think Bruno is that good that he'll find a way not to be the scapegoat because he's I think he's that good technically that good his game IQ is that good that he won't allow himself to be the scapegoat because a bit like last year isn't it he finished 15 but he still found a way and people started the season trying to point a finger at him and then he pulls out a season like he did individually but I think it's Bruno Bruno and the other midfielder in there are only going to struggle if the team isn't functioning.

19:30In a world where AI is changing every role in every industry, knowing who actually has deep expertise matters more than ever. Upwork connects you with the highly skilled freelance professionals with proven track records, so you can hire with confidence. Upwork gives your business fast access to highly skilled specialists with deep expertise, so you can fill critical skill gaps, launch projects faster, and scale support up or down without committing to full-time headcount. With Business Plus, you can access the top 1 % of talent on Upwork. AI-powered shortlisting delivers a curated shortlist of top freelancers matched to your goals in under six hours.

20:07No endless searching required. Thousands of growing businesses already trust Upwork to hire highly skilled freelance professionals for everything from one-off projects to ongoing support. It's free to sign up, and posting a job is easy. Visit Upwork.com right now and post your job for free. That is Upwork.com to connect with top talent ready to help your business grow. That's U-P-W-O-R-K dot com. Upwork.com. Hi, this is Monica Reinagle of Nutrition Diva. Today's show is sponsored by Nature Raised Farms. Grocery shopping can be a little overwhelming, especially if you're reading labels. And in my opinion, chicken shouldn't be complicated, which is why I appreciate Nature Raised Farms.

20:48It's chicken that's just chicken, and their lightly breaded chicken nuggets are free from gluten, dairy, and soy. Look for Nature Raised Farms on your next grocery trip and feel more confident about your choices.

21:07If the team functions the way that Ruben Amarin wants it to function, they won't be the big spaces, and they won't be playing transition football. It'll happen sometimes, but Amarim's ideal way of playing isn't for having a transition in football, which we've been having a lot of, which exposes the inadequacies of the midfield players that we've got in the profile that we have there. So if they can change that, then it changes things. Did you get what I was trying to ask with Sponsor Gaffer, didn't I? No. Don't know what you're talking about. Why did you ask that question? Say again what you asked the manager.

21:40So I said, I understand a 6-8-10 midfield. Bear in mind, I brought him over to just say hello and this geezer started talking tactics. Bear in mind, I brought him over to say hello, and he started talking tactics. Yeah, because it's not about the selfies. You want to get to football, bro? We're 15. Got a proper answer, though. Yeah, because he likes tactics. So much respect for him. Because he gave me a proper answer, didn't he? So what did you ask him? And then Rio's like, I do want. So he said... No, do you know what? The people don't even know. He's looking at more being a six and an eight.

22:06What I was really trying to get to the crux of is, and I didn't get to ask that bit, which is when you play a three, instead of, let's be honest, it's a two in it behind midfield when it's a back four when you play three center halves which responsibilities does one of those center halves take off what the six is that's what i was trying to get to me as in the central center back yeah like because obviously you you're playing a three there to protect that two there's something that that that third center half is doing which another midfielder would be doing especially on the transition i think i think that's why you do it you can play a two and a three or three and a two and it's basically you're getting the same sort a thing, aren't you?

22:42If you're just playing two centre-halves and a midfield three, you're getting the same thing. It's basically the same. So I wanted to kind of get to the bottom of what is the one attribute that you can take away from that midfield and give to the centre-half and a responsibility that you can take away from them. Because when I look at this, I'm thinking, should he be doing this? And sometimes we do see one of the centre-halves pop up, don't we, into that second line. Well, the problem, the answer... Yeah, I was going to say, what did he say back? No, no, the answer, he didn't get to that bit, but I'll give you what the answer I think is the goal the other day that West Ham scored is the answer because the way that they scored the goal was the ball we pressed high two midfielders which is a crime went on the same line I see this often with this team my point is the job of one of the three defenders then is one of you has to go in be the six no not be the six go in and mark that player who's behind our midfield now because if we've all gone on a full press and they've got a 10 or someone sneaking into the 10 position behind our two midfield pressing like that then you've got three defenders at the back three centre halves one of them's going to be able to go in and lose to go in there but you've got to have the bravery to go in there and actually the IQ when to go in there and communication and we didn't go in there then they score but that makes sense actually yeah and when you've got Heaven and you've got Euro they're quick enough and able enough to go in there and actually when you think back to those early games was Ipswich's first game Ipswich's first one yeah You saw Johnny Evans pressing.

24:09Yeah, yeah. And Casemiro. And you think, okay, so yeah. But yeah, at centre half, you saw them pushing right up because Amari Hutchinson was trying to match, wasn't he? And I was thinking, that's not good. It was getting worked. But that's my point. So when you've got two mobiles, that's why I've been banging on about this, the physicality side of this team. If you've got two, Heaven and... Heaven and Joro are able to go and play in their 1v1 because they're quick enough and they're mobile enough. Luke Shaw, all day long. Martinez. Right, Martinez. He's aggressive. He's aggressive. He likes to do it.

24:42If he doesn't win that first ball, then there's problems, yeah. But he's probably going to be, like Vinic was, he's probably going to give the licence to be the mallet there, isn't he? And gamble on maybe not getting it, but getting it. And also, the Argentinians are good at that. Romero does that brilliantly. Or picking them in the moment to go in the game. But they do then, obviously sometimes there's going to be that chance when they miss it and then you're on the back foot. But again, it's having the understanding

25:06slow people down. And I think we've got two young ones on our side of one of the centre-backs is going to be De Litt or Maguire. It's about knowing and I found as a centre-back as a kid that was my hardest part of my game as a kid. Knowing when. Knowing when to go in there and being brave enough to go in there and making that decision. Because if you get it wrong they're getting a shot. It's not natural is it? It's not somewhere where centre-halves traditionally want to be. But it is now in this game. Exactly. Especially in this system. With how fast the transitions are and the way they come. Just to summarise because I think this is a social clip.

25:36Right? So I think you're looking at probably your central centre half being the communicator that maybe says, go and we'll cover plus one. You go in there, try and stop that. And that's why the midfield is pressing as aggressively as it is. Yeah, I like it. Which is why you look at the profile to bring it back to needing the midfielder as well, though, of someone like Belaber, someone of that profile. It's so important. I don't know. I don't know. I think it is. I think it's more. all the players know how Mason Matt they know how to press high that's part of the game now yeah it's the ones behind enabling them to go and not look back because the moment you look back as a midfielder or a forward the moment's gone they're out if they're going confidently and they're knowing the boys behind because they're orchestrating it and tell them you go you go you go because I'm in here behind you they're not going to get out gives you a chance but Labour his biggest thing for me is being able to transfer the ball from the back line in our back area through to the eights and the tens.

26:38Either driving with it or turning and getting it and playing. That's what we don't have. That's what we're losing. You've nailed that. Because when I think about what I've... And this is probably why I was trying to ask him what I was asking him is, when I look at our midfield, I do see it pressing high. And then I wonder why we're getting absolutely wallops on the transition. And you're right, that third... We've kind of got to the right answer with the wrong question, if you know what I mean. Yeah, yeah, definitely. But like, you're right, it's that third centre half almost has to be the six.

27:06Yeah. Which I know is not what you're saying, but for everyone else's understanding, yeah, you'd be the six in there and that's where that extra player comes from and that's where, and again, it just takes it back to that understanding of like a 4-3-3. You go in there, you do that, you stop that middle run. Just stop the transition. Oh, now I'm excited. Do you know what I'm excited now? Now we're fixed now. No, I understand it. Don't do that, don't do that. All summer it's been wigging me out. Like, I'm seeing things and I'm not understanding. Just text me What's going on? He's like no I don't know I tried to get it From the horse's mouth And I did get a good answer To be fair No no he was good But this is what he's like This is why I like him This is why he's a likeable guy You've got Steve Who you don't know from Adam Yeah Stuck it right on him Who he looks at as a fan So what you said About the proper coaches man You wait for A licence Asking him big questions He's basically I'm in the panic You know I run teams I know He basically said to him He's like I don't get Two pivots in your team That's not what I said That's basically what he said That's not what he said Polite.

28:02It was. It says politely. It was. These are going to ram me for that. It was politely. It was politely. Politely than that. Don't get me wrong. But he's like, I took it like that. No, but that's, I do like that. And I do like that he was open enough to ask. I was going to ask in a press conference, like we're in a press conference this week and rather than all the divvies asking stupid questions that he just can't answer. Yeah. I was literally, I said it on a video last week. If I get into the press conference, I'm going to ask him this. Please do. I literally saw him and I was like, So it's the moment 100%.

28:32A couple of years ago, I was in San Diego. I had my hand up for ages. I don't know if he was in this one. There was three people asked him if he was enjoying San Diego. The first time he got asked, he went, oh, we've not actually been out. We've been busy. And he went, oh, okay. Five questions later, someone went, how are you enjoying San Diego? And he was like, we've not actually been out. So blah, blah. And then they asked someone on Zoom and they went, how are you enjoying San Diego? And I'm standing at the back with my hand up like that. Trying to ask big boy tactics. And then we get back to the hotel and he walks past us and he goes, oh, you had a question in the press conference.

29:03And I said, yes, I did. And it was about the patterns as we were playing out and how we planned on using Onana and what he was going to change with blah, blah, blah. 20 minutes he answered me. Is it? Unbelievable. Just from bumping into him. It doesn't surprise me. Every time I've met him, he's impressed me massively. Massively. Yeah, it's good. Right, Rashford is gone. That leaves four of the players who... I'm going to say five still because I want Hoyland gone. Okay, well, you can add a fifth in, but the actual public fourth, there's four of the ones that have said they don't want to be here in public.

29:37The manager said that he's happy to receive them back if they don't get moves. And then all of a sudden, he's got it, right? All of a sudden, online, clueless, thought we're supposed to be changing. Why is he saying that? This, that and the other. Surely, Rio, that is, he said that the players got their prices if they don't meet this price. He's trying to put a bit of pressure onto the selling clubs to just be like, we're not just going to roll over. And also, a bit of pressure to the guys who need to get out World Cup year. Yeah, yeah. He's definitely got to say that. Because he's got to put pressure on the clubs that want to buy so they don't take liberties.

30:12And also the agents, these players. Like thinking, we'll wait till the last moment and come with a low ball bid. I mean, you know, I would have to accept it. Yeah. And if I was, you know, I'd do that as well. Because you've got to make a stand for other people down the line. You can't just accept being bullied. So sometimes you take a hit maybe in that sense, but he's got to say that. And listen, like he said, he's not stupid. World Cup year, there's people that are going to want to be... Anthony, you think he's not going to want to be playing for Brazil? 100%. And Garnaccio. Garnaccio is going to want to be playing for Argentina.

30:41So you've got to get out and play. So they'll be on to... And the players will be on to their agents. Get me... I want to get out. Get me this move. The manager don't want me here. I don't want to be here now. I need to go. So I think for them, they've got to make it happen. and we'll see what happens. But it's not going to be easy. I think actions speak louder than words. Always. And I think you can be sitting there saying, oh yeah, I want them in the squad. They didn't come on at all. That tells you everything. He's like, get them to fuck. And I think that's the crux of what he's saying. But Rio's right.

31:12United have to change the perception of us. We buy high and sell low. You've got to flip that. You can't. We need to just get the PR that Daniel Levy's got about absolute nightmare to deal with. They tell you a price and that's the price. And then you come back at the end of the window and you pay that price. That's about undoing that, isn't it? I know a lot of Ineos can get a lot of stick and stuff like that, which is... I hear it because everyone's frustrated. But at the same time, they're dealing with trying to unravel and work with the sins of the past that have been done way before they got here.

31:40Dealing with players who are on big contracts that everybody knows is very difficult to move on. Players who have underperformed, players who don't fit the system. And then negotiations around those where there's a certain complexion of Man United in the transfer window. Yeah, they're hampered by the past. Barada has to undo, et cetera, et cetera. Yeah, and that's going to take time. And that's one of the things I think Barada, Jason Wilcox, and the manager will be really frustrated with. The goings-on that's happened before they've got here are really hampering things in the recruitment area because of the high prices they've paid, the high wages they've paid, over the odds for most of these guys.

32:14That's definitely for the output they've been giving back. So it's difficult to move someone if he's on 250 grand a week and the current value in the market is£100 ,000 a week, that player's got two years left with his deal. Do you think he's going to go anywhere? I wouldn't. That's what I'm saying. I said the same thing about Sancho. The fans keep getting angry. Can't blame him. How's Sancho going to say, all right, I'll take a£50,£60 ,000 pay cut to play at Chelsea? Us as fans, this is the thing I've learned about being in this space more over the last six years. He'll be getting more than that.

32:43Pay cut, by the way. He's pay cut. We're getting halved, I reckon. Half, right? So why are I thinking he's aged? In my opinion, now I'll take the fan bit out of it and look at the football and the business side they're just going to go you've got a year left at United it's United's responsibility to make sure your 250 grand is made up whether that's we go back we put you on loan and subsidise between two clubs you're getting it or you get sold and you get paid off what you should have got either way you're getting it so you're not taking we're not taking half at Chelsea but obviously the final thing is no no he's loan if you go on loan you're getting your you're still getting your if he's on 250 a week you're still getting 250.

33:19Getting it, yeah. But it's just how the clubs divvied out between them. Exactly. But the point is, if Man United want to sell him and say, Chanto's going to go to Juventus, it's all about, he's thinking, I've got two years left, for instance, I'm on 250. They want to pay me 150 a week now or 125 a week now, so that's half my wages. Man United need to make that up then. Exactly. And they need to pay me that 5 million or 10 million. Exactly. And then that's where the sticking point is going to be because you're not going to get older. We want to get you off the wage. We don't pay you no more. Exactly.

33:51The only drama I see with that from any angle is one, where's your professional pride? Because you wouldn't have done that, I don't think. You'd have wanted to go and play. I'd need to get out. And I think also, if you had anything about you as a player, I think you go, yes, I can sit here for another 12 months on 250 grand a week. The contract that comes after that is not 250 grand a week because the perception of me as a player, that's not... I've been in the reserves for a year. I've been dicked about for two years prior than that I might not even get 50 even if he was playing this year you're not going to get the next move so you've got to think if you took a half a wage now guaranteed for four years rather than like because David De Gea didn't get a club for a year that's mental and he wasn't a problem he wasn't a problem he was just on a high wage and you think if you backed yourself it's a short career right you can't waste two three years messing about because you've got a fat contract get out there go play and maybe make that next contract you could push it to 6-7 years of a good contract rather than sit here for 12 months on one and then never get a good one again change the perception of you because the perception of him at the moment he's a third it does show that maybe the priority isn't to get myself back into gear it's a World Cup year people could say it's impossible I'm targeting that listen Jadon seems miles off the England squad I understand that because of where he's been for the last couple of years but like you said that drive as a player I still believe it Do you know what I mean?

35:17But you know what you've got to look at as well? We can sit here and say this, right? But we aren't Jadon Sancho or Garnacho or Anthony. Every man's different. What drives you? Is it financial or is it personal pride and excellence and playing? So until those guys answer or they're going to show us in the next year or so, we won't know. Let me hit you with one before we go because we've not done a video about this since because it kind of went from nonsense rumours to oh my god it's going to happen to then completely dismissed Bruno Fernandes that 100 million right forget about whether the club should have done it because that's probably a 45 minute video on its own you get offered 200 million and go to Saudi you're Bruno Fernandes I'm gone I thought so at 30 that's my point if I'm 25 you're not I'm not don't forget in my era China was about I wouldn't have gone China's not Saudi though no no I know it's different but in money terms back then it was it's not in terms of location etc but it wouldn't have even turned my head going China but I'm sitting here now looking I've got my career's finished and you look at things a bit differently 800 bags a week and you're going you're turning away 50 million pound a year for instance right tax free I'm off ski bruv I'm swimming I'm getting my life jacket and I'm swimming there you know what I mean I'm going through different seas how much do you rate Bruno for going not yet I rate him but are you mad have you seen him here I haven't seen him yet, but I'm going to sit and chat to him.

36:44I'm seeing him actually, spend a bit of time with him. It's the first question. How are you here? But no, but listen, I respect it so much and the fans will love him more. He's looking at legacy. So that's the question I said before. In our worst period. So I just said to you before, are you looking at excellence? Are you looking at performance? Are you looking at being part of a club and history? Or are you looking at finances? we know now this guy at this moment in time he's about it he is about legacy I think if you can get him on camera to say why are you still here I reckon he'll say I love this club he doesn't man he would and what an answer that is by the way what an answer there's unfinished business here he will say that there's more to be written I love that I've got a lot of respect for that finish off with predictions better than last year yeah top off no I'm just going to say better than last year I'm going 7-8 for 8 we are but if we've got to come Or revisit this if we get one or two more signings and I might change my answer.

37:42I think one game a week. I don't think people have ever understood Manchester. I think there's a few things going in our favour and I'm trying to keep a lid on this here. Yeah, because you don't... I'm anticipating a striker coming. Yeah. I'd love another one, but I think probably a striker will do us. One game a week. A pre-season with a new gaffer. Everyone's come in looking absolutely svelte. I think we surprise people what surprise are we getting top 6 what surprise I don't know I need to see how it starts what topic come on man do you know what when this starts rolling are you going to say no I'm not going to say I don't know I just think it's going to be better ok I think it's going to be better my prediction top 8 as it stands but we need more we need more guys thank you for watching let us know in the comments what your biggest takeaways are how you guys are feeling in the chat.

38:38If you agree with the guys or not about what's going on at the club and let us know what your priorities as well. What do we need more of? Take care, people. See you in the next episode.

39:30Hi, this is Monica Reinagle of Nutrition Diva. Today's show is sponsored by Nature Raised Farms. Grocery shopping can be a little overwhelming, especially if you're reading labels. And in my opinion, chicken shouldn't be complicated. Which is why I appreciate Nature Raised Farms. It's chicken that's just chicken. And their lightly breaded chicken nuggets are free from gluten, dairy, and soy. Look for Nature Raised Farms on your next grocery trip and feel more confident about your choices.