The Truth About Garnacho, Arsenal Collapse & Who Man United Should Sign!

28:19Nicky:Got a lot of misses. You've got a lot missing. But literally, if you look at their their squad and their squad there's a lot more leaders in Man City squad than in Arsenal squad as good as we know Declan Rice is he's yet to show that he can get the game like Bernardo Silva did yesterday and actually say come on I'm going to attack our team like we had people like Roy Keane when he first came through Brian Robson Paul Inns Declan's a brilliant player but he's not quite done I think he will do don't get me wrong yeah Fierras Petit I think he will do don't get me wrong but as Nicky said when you talk about leaders at Arsenal now look behind closed doors they may be but on the football pitch at the minute Declan Rice Zubamendi who you'd expect in that position doesn't look like a leader Gabriel's too emotional you see him he could have missed enough so emotional compared to past seasons where they've been runner up Arsenal nearly nearly done it but not quite do you think this particular one because they were so far ahead not that long ago I think nine points in the lead a little bit worse yeah do you think it's the then there's no coming back from that then, psychologically, for another few seasons.

29:27Nicky:Listen, it'll be devastation for Artes if he doesn't win it and the fans, but they're still in the semi-final of the Champions League. They could either go on and win the Champions League. I'm not saying they will, but they could. They could still win the league. They could still win the league. So, there's a lot of, oh, we told you so, the bottle in it, whatever we all want to say or other people want to say, they are still top of the table in the Champions League semi-final. Every other football club in the world would take that right now. So, let's not get too down on Arsenal as supporters or public or media or whoever it might be.

29:57Nicky:We just say how I feel. I think City will win it because of the experience that they've got, the minds they've got and the players that I've got. I might be wrong and if I am wrong, well done to Arsenal, I'll applaud them but they're in the semi-final of the Champions League. That might go against them in the league or for them. I believe it'll go for them if they get the right result because when you get the ball rolling, you become, when you're winning scores at this time of year, it just keeps... Well, we said it last week, momentum. and then two couple games Arsenal lost it and against Bournemouth yeah but you're going to change after you're winning and winning and winning and you won't remember most of the game you just go just easy I don't really know what happened how did you score that goal scores I don't know I just did what I did as well you can't really complain about being in firing competitions can you you can't say I've got too many games because if you're a top club that's what you've got to do if you're a top club you're going to play 60, 70 games that's the way it is just were you mentioning Gabriel there are a few things when I'm watching the game I say firstly and I've not really seen a lot of people talking about this but you know when they were saying is it a handball is it a penalty it's him here yeah yeah right now you think it was only because he leaned into it did he say it hit his shoulder it looked like it reared to me yeah what's that thing with the shirt sleeve it's all yeah I don't know no but it was the lean yeah it was the lean for me I think if he scores and obviously with the Harland thing which again me being a little bit old school I quite like that I think it's a fucking disgrace what is what is I think listen what is headbutt doing the headbutt well you never headbutt no no listen I'm not saying that I'm not saying you nearly said then no we've all done that no you all make mistakes I'm saying Harlem was brilliant not going down yeah that's what I'm saying however as the rules of the lot so Marta's got done for the little tiny little tickle yeah which is ridiculous that's ridiculous so basically the referee should look at that and VAR should look at it and go it's a headbutt so if if Gabriel is it a headbutt no it's not a headbutt it's a shove it's a shove it's not right it's not right if your momentum if your momentum goes forward into somebody but they're already both touching heads yeah but he's gone like that he's gone like that you can't say he didn't he didn't just touch heads and stand there he's gone like that no I agree so for me the letter of love and it's not even about that it's about the next games that are coming when he's playing if he's man of the match in the next two games or he's scored a header and scores a header header or even next game scores a header or makes an unbelievable tackle and City don't go on and win it and I'm Pep Guardiola I'm going absolutely You don't want to see him banned for the next three games I don't like it but I'm saying the rules are a lot so the rules are like ah that it's like when you take your shirt off and wave it around it's ridiculous but you get a yellow card Harlan did great for him Harlan did brilliant brilliant for him but Harlan started it as well but for me it's like when you're going through do you know if you go for it that's wise me up if you're going in the box and scores he goes in the box and dribbles through or Cherky yesterday and someone tackles him bad tackle he doesn't go down it doesn't mean to say it's not a penalty the referee if he won't go the referees don't like people diving but now they don't give it when he's standing up so they're making the next person so if you're Pep and you lose this lead because Gabriel plays Man at Match next game example I know I'm hypothetical you're telling Haaland why didn't you go down so they're encouraging people to go down and not cheat but act a little bit so if you're going through on penalty and someone texts you clean out and you keep your feet.

33:18Nicky:He got bollocks in an FA Cup final against Everton when he was 19 for not going down. Remember? Who was that? Against Everton's goals and he went mad for not going down. Really? I wouldn't have thought that. So he got bollocks for that for not going down. So the referee, and I'm going on a little bit here, if the referee doesn't just say, well done Harlan, you didn't go down, you didn't make a fanny of yourself and it's a very good spot. However, that's a red card, get off. Then you're going to encourage people to go down in the area or go down when someone touches you with the head because the referees aren't doing a job I think he should have been sent off for that regardless of whether Highland goes down or not motion forward so he's on the referee then but yeah 100 % why is VAR not saying it because if you're Martínez now sat at home suspended for three games for what he did he's going how the fuck is that not working it's an absolute joke I agree I also agree listening to commentary after the game I agree with everyone saying it's great to see it's great that they're not going to cheat it's great that you're looking after your own fashion and it's great that they've had a real tough battle and no one's pussying out and crying and diving around, brilliant however, the referee can't referee he's got a referee to the law of the game and he's not do you think the referee because everyone knew the magnitude of that game, do you think that referee has thought to himself, I can't give a ready error it caused murders The referee has used common sense and well done to him.

34:48Nicky:However, the people that are above him in the VAR, in one game they go, stop the game in his ear, go and look at the TV and look what Martinez did there. Now, why is he not saying, stop the game, go and look at that TV and look at this headbutt or potential headbutt? At least do that because that's what it is. And again, I'm not sitting here going, send him off. I hate people getting sent off, but it's a sending off. Do you know when you talk about Mavericks as well and you have an idea of these like a Cherky but do you know what he Alan's a bit of a maverick he is like you know after the game when the camera's there and he's looking he's singing he's like that and you're going oh this is what we want yeah it's a character it's what we need it's entertaining and I quite liked when Cherky scored he went to Arsenal fans just stood there like that and I'm like going oh my god you'll be remember when Eric did that at Leeds so he just left Leeds well not just but he'd left Leeds obviously an ex-Leeds player and he missed the penalty missed the penalty at the Leeds end and I'll tell you something about him as well at the Leeds end and he missed it he was getting loads of stick and then scored a little bit later and went straight there like that and looked at the fans I mean these bottles going on and all that and a little 16 year old Paul scores that was 16 or 17 remember the penalty shootout at Leeds Leeds scored by the way FAU Cup final it was about 30 ,000 I don't think it was the penalty shootout it was in the game was it a penalty in the game straight up like that and we got beat that's going to be worse isn't it when you're giving it one of them and then you lose you're like oh I'll get me caught pick it right chaps that prize guys back for another week with a couple of draws for you you can enter to win either a Lamborghini Huracan or £100 ,000 cash that's for £49 so you can pick either or my advice go for the Lamborghini sell it sell it for more than £100 ,000 there we go if you win the draw you get the choice of which you can pick as I've just said if you had 100 grand now on the table and you're not thinking sensible we're not we're not going mortgages and this and the other kids schools we're talking just absolutely pissing up the wall what you're doing with 100 grand you have to spend it by the end of the day oh I do that oh yeah yeah well easily this day go for a night out in London fucking be gone 100 grand I was thinking of a holiday but you don't mean that I was going to go to America play the best golf courses in America oh that would be good wouldn't it fly first class everywhere first class first class pay for a show for the other cent Augusta Pebble Beach Pebble Beach don't need to have enough money yeah it's probably about 10 grand around there isn't it no it's not it wouldn't be that bad really I think it would be flying a bit of buy all new golf gear new set of clubs yeah Or get an electric trolley.

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39:13And I mean, and I get all the room done, proper padded, big screens. Bar. Yeah, like a bar for when lads are over. Fucking Paul in the... I think you'd have a bit of change. Paul or Paul? Do you reckon? Paul or Paul? That is a Paul. You don't go pole dancing, do you? Hey, lads, shall we go to a pole dancing bar tonight? Fucking hell. yeah no I think I think you could easily do 100 grand if you went and a real you know like with proper mahogany top and a bit of brass that's not a bit of brass with your bowl you need more 100 grand anyhow I've got to say I love the watches and I love the holiday and I think the golf scene that's three good shouts for 100 grand that isn't it really or we could all just go Amsterdam and do it in an afternoon right talking of 100 ,000 pounds this is good than this who was the first British player to be sold for£100 ,000 Kevin Keegan no no he won the Ballon d 'Or as well

40:23Nicky:yeah oh yes Man United yeah Dennis Law yeah and City obviously scored for City against you Les that's what's said you down isn't it we don't talk about that do you know just I know Eric Kane's name and maybe June Bellingham, but who do we think will be the actual next British player to win a Ballon d 'Or? Champions League will be a big decider. If Bayern Munich win it, Eric Kane, all day long. Great chance, yeah. If Bayern Munich win it. Mbappe, this time? This time? No, he won't win it this time. You don't think? No, he's just been knocked out in the semi-finals, no chance. Oh yeah, that's true, yeah.

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42:32To pick a side. A participating McDonald's while supplies last. I mean, a great result. 1-0 against Chelsea. And I think, looking at that United team and the difficulties they've got with people out at the back, I think I weren't on my own now. We're expecting Chelsea to win now. I thought, well, it was close, wasn't it? I was expecting a draw, maybe. But that's a brilliant win for United. absolutely outstanding look Chelsea are struggling don't get me wrong but with that back four back three whatever he did look we did it years ago I remember we had centre halves out at Rio Vidic and I think we had Michael Carrick and Darren Fletcher at centre halves at one point and sometimes it's not a bad thing it galvanises everyone it brings everyone to the earth come on we've got to do this properly now we don't really want the ball getting that into that position but funnily enough Aidan Evan I thought was really good he was the only centre back available Matt Cobb was

43:33Nicky:brilliant I thought he was very good Bruno was very good I know yeah it's I don't know the exact stats I've not got on here but I think was that the only shot United had on goal the goal I don't know something like that they weren't but Chelsea had a few chances didn't they good goal well they're always going to get chances they're at home Chelsea's a big club big team good players I think the result whether they had one shot or goal I think how they got together with the lack of defenders like Scully said and you said a minute ago is they got together and they said we're going to win this game we're not going to lose this game because they knew that they don't lose more points and they're getting close to their target I just think it is a tough place to go anywhere away from Man United to go away from home anywhere on a Saturday night when they'll crowd her up it's tough I don't think it's a tough place to go anymore is it?

44:23they've not scored a goal for four games Look at this for a stat though United away games it's the first time they've beaten Liverpool Arsenal and Chelsea in the same season since 1986. Incredible. When I read that, I thought, Jesus, we never did it. It's got to surely know Michael Carrick. It's got to be a done deal, that, hasn't it? Third? Yeah. Champions League? Look, I think it's important that you don't get too carried away, too emotional with it, don't you think? Looking at the Leeds game last week, you won't be thinking that then, would you? Because I was looking at Michael and I was worried for him to be honest because they were getting outplayed by Leeds I thought Michael come on please change something do something at that time it didn't do it obviously they lost the game and they're sending off didn't help with that and then they go there and like you say on Saturday night and brilliant win and you think yeah give them the job give them the job but they're a bad team Paddy Chelsea are a bad team they've got some

45:17Nicky:good individual players what is that club at the minute what are they trying to achieve that football club I don't get it I don't get it young players I don't get the signings 24 year contracts I don't know what's going on don't get the signings to make Rossini is obviously a very good coach but is he ready to manage a big club like that I feel he has a sense about when he does interviews it's a little bit like clutching at straws and all that with some of the things he's saying and do you know looking at that team it's a weird one isn't it Chelsea because I used to like watching them back in the day but now I look at them it feels like do you say it they're all individuals aren't they it's easy for us to sit here and have a go recruitment strategies and I don't know that football club at all so you'd have to speak to somebody who's close to but it looks from an outsider a far away outsider in me it's like their recruitment team can't be right you can't go and sign that many individual players there's no team players they're not signing any team players I think it depends what they want we don't know when you look at them you think they're signing young players putting them on eight year contracts do they want to sign them they can't compete do they want to win a league do they want to win trophies you're not going to do that unless you've got a sprinkling of experience they haven't got anything and they don't seem to go in and get the top players they get the young up and coming ones at like 30, 40, 50 million quid and they put them on long contracts so if they do get to the next level then they go and get sold for 80, 90, 100 however if they've got to get to that next level they shouldn't be ready for Chelsea because Chelsea are a big football team that should be challenging so the level that they're at 30, 40, 50 million quid it's not the next level for them to go and compete and challenge for trophies so they're they're gambling that a guy Nacho can see the picture there or whoever they're going to buy for 30, 40, 50 million quid will get to the next level then they're going to be worth a lot more money to the club but by that time if you're a manager you've probably got what, 18 months to try and do something?

47:11There's no way he's getting 18 months. No, that's what I'm saying. I was thinking imagine being a Chelsea fan and the success you've had over the years with Mourinho, Giancelotti these big name managers But you look at the signings you used to go and buy. Tuchols and you're thinking

47:24Nicky:Go look at the signings they bought. They must be thinking what are we trying to do now? Is our team trying to win stuff? We go and get a manager from Strasbourg who eventually might be a top class but he's not a Chelsea manager now. No, but that's the consortium then, isn't it? What are they trying to achieve? I don't know. It's like a business decision. I don't know what it is. I think they're buying younger players that are obviously good players but at a level that they can reach a next level to be worth£18,£90,£100 million and sell them on or keep them and win stuff. But you've got to wait to...

47:55Nicky:That's not Chelsea, is it? He's still been crap since he's gone to Chelsea, right? But even if he went in and started to do it, it's going to take him three years to get to the level that's going to be that level, like the elite level of the Premier League footballers. So, what mind you going to get three years to wait to get them there to then go and challenge? It just doesn't make sense. Unless you give Resinia a guaranteed five year, which no one gets, you stay in here five years, it doesn't matter if you're battling for survival in the Premier League, in three years time we're going to challenge because the young players that are buying are going to get to that level and give them time to get there.

48:25Nicky:no one can get there so I don't know the plan Is it hard for someone like Rossini because he's obviously gone into a job you're not going to say no to it are you but he's do you think knowing you've got the job because and I don't it sounds bad saying not on merit but because of the business model they've got there and because of the ties they've got with that club do you think like coming in as a manager going well I've not got the job because I've been winning titles and I've not bought these players He's got the job because he's done a very, very good job at their other club. So he's obviously very good at coaching.

49:00Nicky:He's very, from what I can, I know about him and hear about him, he's tactically very good on the grass. He's a good coach, but that's a total different football club to Chelsea football club. So that is a massive leap. And if we're honest, he's not been helped out with the squad that he's got. Now, I don't think he's helped himself out with some of the stuff he's come out with in interviews and stuff, but it's one of them ones you said, like Paddy, when he took the job because you can't turn it a big club it's like when Graham Potter went along he cannot turn that club down however he's got sacked he's got paid off and he's kept his career going somewhere else I think that's what will happen we'll see him he'll get sacked he'll get a payoff and he'll go and get a job somewhere else very easily because he's got credentials and he's done well to a certain level I think the recruitment side of it though you talk about players I think the managers it's probably the same type of stuff because a lot of young players I think they've done the same with the manager because they've seen obviously he's done very well in Strasbourg as well as Nicky says it's a completely different world struggle towards Chelsea because seeing sort of a lot of the Chelsea fans talking about when they signed Gibra Senior the job I didn't see it that many going brilliant no what a manager no well he's not proving in Premier League it's a gamble big gamble I mean when Potter did it he proved himself in Premier League obviously it's not to the level that Chelsea would want like winning stuff but he's a very good coach and he proved yourself as a Premier League manager whoever's doing the type of job he's doing now whether it was Tuchel or Ancelotti or Marine League great he's still be under pressure now Chelsea haven't scored a goal in four league games well talking of goals and what have you at Chelsea one of your ex-players guy Nacho what now he's left United under a cloud he's gone to Chelsea great song though isn't it it's a great song isn't it the only saving grace for him is he probably might not fully understand the song when they're singing it oh he will oh he will do you reckon oh he does 100 % oh he does oh yeah we'll definitely know that when he's being sung and he's getting the interesting thing about Garnaccio now I don't know you probably know a little bit more about him than even Scoles if we've been in and around United at that time it's interesting seeing United players like Luke Shaw he did that post where he's like Gnaccio's practically on the floor and he's over him he's pushing him down when I see that because if you've got a mate who's gone to another club he's still your mate isn't he I'm going but it's how you leave Paddy it's how you do it that's what I'm saying it's how you do it what was the vibe with him at United when he signed he signed at 16 and I was carrying my manager at the time when he signed in a deal and he also brought in Alvaro what's his second name the left back the left back is that Real Madrid now both come in both Spanish boys the families were really lovely you're thinking right Alve got into the football club and really got himself into the language the way of life and the culture and just really good Garnetjoe was always a bit standoffish a little bit like I should be playing I should be doing this he was loving himself yeah exactly had a high opinion of himself and I think that is that just you know being Argentinian Maradona all that culture there's nothing wrong with that sometimes we brought Uruguay as well Varela who plays with Uruguay now lovely lad great player but I just thought you had an edge about him and what happened then when he went into Man United's first team and I will say what I think because I was there looking at it he got above his station way too quick he got like he got a superstar status well too quick and that's not me an old player going oh they get paid this I hope young players get paid millions I'm not one of them ones that go oh they get too much money but he got superstar status so quickly and obviously scored the bicycle kick which was a phenomenal goal and then it went like that someone within that football club within that team should have been swatting him down they might have been and he might have just ignored him but the best thing for me that Man United did was sell him because forget his ability I don't think he's that great anyway however his attitude for me was a disgrace when he was at Man United and more importantly when he left and that is why that happens when people post things like that because if you're changing rooms and you leave and you completely disrespect your teammates and the football club that's it from the outside looking in like I said I don't know him Nicky knew him the impression I got was the only person Garnatio cared about was Garnatio then you look at these other people they talk about Ben and Adel Silva and stuff in the city so Amerind got something right then at United That was a great show.

53:51I don't know this for fact,

53:53Nicky:but I think it's common knowledge that he told him in the last game of the season that you go and find yourself a new football club. If you manage, he's saying that to you in the final game. I think it was the European Cup. Am I right in saying that? Yeah, the Europa League. Europa League final. But again, we talk about leaders all the time. Probably wasn't any at United. If he had come into our team, it would have been a different story. Yeah. He might still be there. He might be flying now, but he would have been under control. taken out every single day in training yeah with a control yeah it had been put in his place very quickly with the likes of the players that we got brought what do you mean taken out as a new challenge yeah everything swatted down taken out it had been I sound like a dick saying this but he would have been treated really badly if he behaved but he'd have learnt from it he'd have learnt from it and gotten better yeah and it he just he can't he can't be I can't remember how old he was he might have been 21 when he left the football club I don't know what he was you can't be that up your own backside thinking you're as big or bigger than Man United he said himself on an interview the other week I watched it I thought I should have been playing every game I thought I got left out I thought I should have been playing I'm like number one you wasn't that good number two you're a young player be humble be more humble like that I think that was his big problem it's all like sitting on the sides when he scores a goal I just don't think he was ever controlled by anyone and like I say if he'd go back to our day it would have been like it was Cristiano Cristiano at times needed telling his mum and dad lovely people really got into the community I don't know you were saying about his mum and dad being lovely but it seems like his brother has a big influence on him as well and his brother comes across as just a little bit like not the best for him a one-cut from Argentina it is quite easy it is quite easy to hide away with yourself and that's on the people that are in the changing rooms so stop him doing that so the score is quite right I think there's a bit of a failure within the squad at the time, not swatting them down.

55:51Nicky:I'm sure they tried. But if you say that at United, then he goes to a Chelsea that's even more disjointed than United. I was just going to say that, yeah. Well, what's he got at Chelsea? That lad, he's going to go off the rails again. Yeah. If he's not already. Because he's not playing now, is he? I don't see how... Where can he go there? Well, the only... When you look at them Chelsea players, maybe like a Cucurella could step up a little bit as a senior player. and he's always in and out injury at the back Rhys James but Paddy if you're out balanced Rhys James looks very quiet if you're out balanced that you've got more of that style of player young, flash think they're Ronaldo right now you've got more of that player and less of the good pros it's harder to control that way every change in my opinion pretty much all of them was real hard core proper professional footballers men who would not let you step out of line I wouldn't worry about him that much because he just plays for himself anyway Chelsea have given £40 million for him if he goes on the market at the end of the season what do you think they'd get for him Chelsea if they sold him depends who to he's not going to be £40 million is he again they've got to take a bath on him do you think they'd be lucky if they got£30 million how old is he though he's only 21 still isn't he it doesn't matter how old you if you're not doing it I know yeah but someone still might take a chance of him hoping that one day he grows up £40 million do you think he's that good score is it no well I think he's alright I think he is a threat do you know what he is do you know what he was good in the United the United team were really struggling but he was their biggest threat for a long time do you know what he is I don't know if that's why because it weren't a great team he's very mentally strong yeah and he'll get the ball and he'll just short you yeah he'll have belief well to behave like he's behaved he thinks he's the next Ronaldo yeah right so when he got that ball at Man United he went at them and Man United fans love people attacking people he went at them and out of 10 and he might lose five and then get past two and then get a good cross in the last three.

57:51Nicky:Example, we had a lad there called Anthony Alanga. I thought Alanga was a better player than him, a much better player than Garnaccio with talent. But what Anthony would do as a younger, he's different now, he's got a bit older, but when he's younger and he'll say that to yourself, if he went at Scholesy at right back, example, and lost the first three, he wouldn't do it again. He'd go, I'm not losing another one because I don't want to give the ball away, I don't want the fans getting him back. That's when he's younger, he's a different player now at Newcastle whereas Garn actually had that mentality of a South American just I'm just going to keep going I'm going to keep going I'm going to keep going and that is his biggest strength he's got massive massive belief in himself and that's why every now and again he'll do something unbelievable like the overhead kick like a couple of goals he scored at Man United where he just went at three or four because if you try it ten, eleven times it's going to come off once or twice he's my biggest hating football not him but that type who can be brilliant all the time are just interested in themselves and he couldn't say that at a better time than this weekend when you watch Bernardo Silva yeah exactly he's only interested in himself he doesn't care about his teammates he doesn't care about his team if he comes off scores a goal and gets beat 8-1 he's happy you hope though he's a young kid who's made a few mistakes and he'll learn and in two years time he'll go massive fuck up that's what we're saying at Chelsea I don't think the characters are there and I don't think the manager's got the stature in the game to control him either when you think about players like him you know who've got the potential I know he's still young and he could I'll work out for him but can you think of any players that remind you a guy natural you go do you know where they should go go natural what Atletico Madrid that'll be the only place that'll sort him out because of the gaffer though yeah they wouldn't take him they'll just see his character and go not for me no but I I think he's that type of signing for them because they're not buying players well they did buy players for 100 million but I think they're like a 30-40 million club young players and they'll think Simeone can control anyone and if he can't control him yeah nobody can if someone comes in in the summer and says we'll give you 40 million quid for him so you're breaking even are you selling him or are you going to go bring in a new manager and see if you can get that potential out of it 100 % sell because it's not a fit it's not a fit do you think Chelsea fans want him out Chelsea now seems like it yeah 100 % want him out but the balance is all wrong with that football club it looks all wrong when again I'm an outsider I don't know it but it's all young players that have not got to the level where they need to be so they've got to somehow go unless he's doing really well in training he's a great lad and everything's worth you've got to balance it off it's just like you're buying young players that are just seems like they're controlling that football club and not performing and getting paid a lot of money that's coming from the top it's the way they're going about they want to go about it that way they need a bit of young Esteveau it looks like it could be absolutely Kai Sido who you'd probably say is the best player but he's don't know any Esteveau did he pick up an injury the other day yeah but you talk about Kai Sido we think he's like an old man he's not I know he's 22, 23 if that Talking Chelsea United a player here who's fair to say has had a little bit of struggle this season Cole Palmer he's linked to United what do you think about that when you're watching him he struggled of like big time I know he's had injuries and they played in the summer someone said he played the last three summers or something Maverick-ish I'd sign him tomorrow the only problem I'd say with signing him is where does he play he doesn't play instead of Bruno Fernandes now if Bruno Fernandes goes in the summer then yeah all day long do you think he is going in the summer by the way I think he'll be one of them that every single summer as at United he'll get linked with something the Saudi thing or something I think it'll come up again this summer if you could sign one Premier League player for United today who you're picking for next season

1:01:44can't believe I'm saying this Highland I think I'll go Declan Rice and I'll have slacked him off a little bit fucking hell that is a reversal no I think they need someone like Declan Rice

1:01:56Nicky:I just think Highland he's always a goal threat he scores your goals he can do nothing for 89 minutes to pop up and score a goal and looking at Man United's centre forwards you've got Cunha and Buemi I think Sensko will be alright I think yeah alright but that's not Man United gets goals alright I think he'll do okay I think he's a good support act but he's the only out and out forward you'd call a forward I just think they need a proper midfield player I agree I could have two and have midfielders as well but I would go for high on score goals which midfield player would you have Rice 100 % you know what I always think about when I got asked eight years ago and we were talking about who were you dreaming would you go and get Decker and Rice and we had Scott McTominay and I said you had Rice and Scott McTominay together and Bruno at the head of them, that is just like the ultimate midfield.

1:02:46Nicky:It would be the ultimate. You've got Rice just sitting in there dictating play. Scott box to box, Bruno floating about, creating, scoring. And Man United, that's the kind of target audience Man United should be looking at. They're still massive in the commercial market. They've still got massive revenue coming in. They can afford to pay big wages. Do you know what? That's what they should be looking at and they don't think out of the box. I heard Rio was doing something on his podcast on Instagram, it popped up. And he was saying, talk about managers, give Michael a job, you know, like he does, he gets a bit emotional, Rio, doesn't he?

1:03:23And he was saying, someone please suggest to me who United could go for that's realistic. As a manager? Yeah, a manager or a player. Everyone's realistic for Man United.

1:03:35Nicky:Everyone should be realistic. It isn't realistic to go to a Man United, be a Man United. Does that show you how much they've dropped off if Real's saying something like that? Yeah, possibly. But I don't believe it, though. Anyone's possible. If you look back at the heyday of Man United, and even just towards the end of Saraitis, when he was coming to his end, the best player in the Premier League that wasn't at Man United, or Liverpool, let's say, or an Arsenal, who's your main rival you were not going to sell to, you'd always go and get the best player in the league, so you'd get a Berbatov, a Teddy Sheringham, you go and get the best put a Rio Ferdinand a Van Persie from Arsenal yeah I forgot about that we'd never do that now I don't know why we don't do it Man United can pay the highest wages in the whole of that football club they've got commercial revenue coming in inside out they're now going to be in the Champions League which means the commercial revenue is going to go up again the Man United the name the worldwide audience go and get the biggest names and you know what they can say no and move on to the next one just as a curveball as mad as it sounds Let's say Pep leaves City.

1:04:42They sign Ancelotti to take over at United. And he goes, I want Ireland. Money's no object. Do you think Ireland would actually sign after Pep's gone? There's no prizing him away from City, is there? So realistically then, you've said Rice and you've said Ireland and they're kind of like your dream ones. Realistically, who do you think they can get in those positions? midfield and centre forward well there's them three they talk about there's Elliot Anderson it's obviously that's reality they can do that Adam Wharton Wharton yeah he's another one there's another one Tonali I think Tonali's possible as well and what about you and don't get me wrong this is positions where United need strengthening they need centre half as well but are you not sort of answering Rio's question there by saying that because you picked three players there who you wouldn't say no you asked me that question yeah I'd still say everyone

1:05:38Nicky:I'd go and get I'd get Van der Ven at centre back Spurs? Is that what he's called the left footed centre back quick one from Spurs? I reckon he's got a Barcelona I'd go and get him I'd go and get him right now number one left footed centre back do you know when I say reality though there are some that like going from City to United not going from Liverpool to United I mean like in the world everywhere else you know what I mean but there's some stupid ones I'd go and buy any player away from City City in Liverpool Liverpool that's it well right there you have it we've had it all today and get any manager apart from sitting Liverpool football road rage and biscuits what more do you want none of this on the overlap let me tell you right that's it for today's The Good The Bad and The Football join us as always on all the usual channels YouTube Spotify and Apple or wherever you get your podcasts

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