


30 Nov 2025 · 32m · 15 chapters

The episode is a Manchester United match reaction to United 2-1 Crystal Palace, with the host arguing “Amorim silenced the critics” despite a dreadful first half. Topic: “light switch FC” (United’s intensity swings), set-piece reliance, and the ongoing midfield problem.
Amorim’s stubborn midfield/selection and lack of January signings are major concerns; Bruno and Casemiro in midfield haven’t worked, and the team’s first-half output was embarrassing (no chances in the box). The win is attributed to a second-half turnaround and Palace fatigue after Thursday in France.
long throw-ins, Xerxes’ goal as the “moment,” Bruno’s two assists from set pieces, and comparisons to Everton and Liverpool.
none—this is a solo host “United Stand” reaction with fan comments.
Written by AI. May contain mistakes.
Analyzing Manchester United's performance against Crystal Palace and the implications of the win.
“Now, whether Amrim silenced the critics or the players decided to turn the lights on at half time, that's up for debate.”
Discussing the concerns over the team's performance and the manager's tactics.
“important thing and we should never not celebrate that.”
Reflecting on the unpredictable nature of Manchester United's season and upcoming challenges.
“As a midfield performance, I would say he was a five.”
Evaluating the manager's effectiveness and the need for new signings in the midfield.
“I don't know what's going to happen at Villa Park.”
Debating the shortcomings in the midfield and the coach's reluctance to change the lineup.
“We are amazingly throwing long throw-ins into the box.”
Engaging with the audience's opinions and discussing player performances.
“I'd play Bruno as a 10 and I would play Mainu and Casemiro or Mainu and Agate.”
Analyzing Manchester United's performance, player fitness, and match impact.
“And I have to say that that's a really good three points.”
Discussing ongoing concerns with the team's management and ownership issues.
“Even when we win the treble, we were thinking, how do we win the treble again?”
Transitioning from match discussion to detailed player ratings.
“Because the owners have allowed that to happen.”
Detailed player ratings and evaluations of their contributions during the match.
“oliver glasner has basically said two mistakes have cost them uh amrim says on set pieces if If you don't work on set pieces, you're losing.”
Discussing individual player performances and ratings from the match.
“At Brentford, he could probably expect to get two or three chances a game.”
Evaluating Amorim's coaching decisions and their effect on the match outcome.
“So I've got to say, first half, I'd give him a two because he picked that team and it was shite.”
Exploring whether the players' decisions or Amorim's strategies influenced the game.
“I mean, I don't mean it's low giving it to Mason Mount.”
Brief discussion on future matches and engaging with the fanbase.
“so that we can slot him in because Yoro's looking like he's turning into Dorgou in the sense that he's losing confidence.”
Brief discussion on future matches and engaging with the fanbase.
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1:16There was a lot of things I did not like about that performance today. Some of the stuff he said before the game, the way we played in the first half, the long throw-ins. We're so reliant on set pieces. But if you play badly and you win, you silence your critics. Now, whether Amrim silenced the critics or the players decided to turn the lights on at half time, that's up for debate. But I'm never going to come on here and not celebrate victories for Manchester United. That's not unusual, I hope, for all of you. I think you can still have concerns about vision, longevity, where this is heading. But the reality is it's such a weird Premier League season this year.
1:55And if we'd lost that game, we'd be right in the bottom half. But by winning it, we're sixth in the league. We've got West Ham at home and Wolves away. We need to win those two games. We could be entering the top four again, which is what we should have been doing by beating Everton. But light switch FC. When's the light going to go on? When's the light going to go off? But the reality is, it's a bit like, I remember this game and I talk about it a lot. I remember coming on here to you good people and we'd beaten Brentford 2-1 at home and we'd been absolutely rubbish and McTominay scored two goals.
2:23and I came on here like this and I went, look, the win is all that matters. As a Man United fan, trust me, winning doesn't necessarily happen as much as it used to and it dictates your mood. You're in a better mood for it. Enjoy the win. Even if you don't like the manager, even if you don't like the owners, even if you don't like the players, you can enjoy the win. And I would implore everybody to do that. You'll be in a better space this afternoon than you would be if we lost, even if you feel like we deserve to lose sometimes. So look, the win is the most important thing and we should never not celebrate that.
2:55And Deleu played well today. Like, you know what? I think the test of a true human being is their ability not to run a gender, to actually be fair. And I think Deleu is shit, but he played well today. And there's nothing wrong with saying that. That's just being honest. I thought he did play well today. Do I think he should be playing for Man United? No. Do I like his throw-ins? No. It makes me want to cry. But he did play well today in the context of the game. So, you know what? Give him a shout out. Look, winning, I could just end the stream and say winning is all about what it's all about, but obviously it's a bit bigger than that.
3:34I think that, look, we have a very stubborn manager. And I think what I said at the start of the season and what many of you said in the watch along is that this season is going to be a roller coaster. Many of you see that as a positive. Some of you see it as not positive. he's obsessed with that midfield and he's not going to change it and a lot of people will say well look we won the game he got it right he did he did unless you want a little bit of context Crystal Palace were shit second half they were very good first half we spoke about this in the preview they're a good defensive side and they were terrible in the second half and I think a lot of that was because they played Thursday night in France second thing Bruno Fernandes will be my contender for man of the match because he got two assists.
4:22But both of those assists he can get as a number 10 because they're free kicks he would take as a number 10. As a midfield performance, I would say he was a five. He's got to be a man of the match contender because he got two assists. But both of those assists happen whether he's a number 10, a number eight or a right back. So I still think the midfield is a massive problem and he's still massively obsessed with it. But I think what happened, and you've got to give credit to this, whether we want to listen to it or not, the first half is abysmal. When you think about the fact that we lost to Everton, he didn't make hardly any changes.
4:57We don't turn up. We're 1-0 down. Crystal Palace had two or three other good chances. We didn't create a chance on goal in the first half in the penalty box. We created nothing. And you think, again, you've lost at home to 10 men on Monday night. and for the first 45 minutes against a team that played on Thursday night, you've not turned up again. But then the definition of light switch FC is that we can go to Anfield and win. We can beat Chelsea. We can play well against Arsenal. And the light switch goes on. Something happens in that dressing room where the light switch goes on. Against Spurs and Forest, the light switch is on in the first half and they switch it off at half time.
5:38And this is the most frustrating thing about Man United is that we are a light switch and you never know when the light's going to be on or off. And in the second half, it's on. Like something switches in those players' heads and they go, Crystal Palace might be really tired. If we run a bit, we'll get the ball back. They'll make more mistakes. And then suddenly for 20 minutes, we're running. We've got the intensity. We're making them make mistakes. They're giving up free kicks. They're not switched on from free kicks. We're 2-1 up and then we're cruising. So I don't know what's going to happen against West Ham.
6:09I don't know what's going to happen against Wolves. I don't know what's going to happen against Newcastle on Boxing Day. I don't know what's going to happen at Villa Park. We should be beating Everton on paper and Palace should be a draw. We've lost to Everton, but we've beaten Palace. So in some ways, I would have expected four points from these two games. We've taken three. So that's not the end of the world. So we're now looking at where we were in the international break going, this is a real opportunity to get ourselves in the European spots. And that's the positive for me because I never want Man United to lose.
6:39I'll be very honest about Amorim and I'll say I'm Amorim doubt. And I'll explain why in a minute. And that's my opinion and I can have it and I'll always be honest. But I do not want Man United losing games. I do not want another year like this where we're not in Europe. I look at our fantastic away support. I look at our fantastic home support this season and I think, you know what? It's a fantastic club and we deserve better. and I don't want another season of not being in Europe. So if the football is going to be shit, but we're going to grind out results and stay in the European race, I'll sign up for that.
7:12Where's my gold pen? I will sign up for that. There we go. But I don't want us to go through where we've been the last 10 years and we are there. We are moments FC. That Xerxes goal is a moment. You know, that Mount goal is a moment. You know, but it worked for Ten Hag at times and it worked for Oli. I want to see us playing good football. As I said, for the third time today, I think Amrim's vision is about as clear as a pint of Guinness. I don't know what it is. We're not playing well. We are amazingly throwing long throw-ins into the box. We are hoofing the ball long. It's not great football.
7:48However, if we win, you can't really criticise it because we all hopefully have a smile on our face that we win. And we just hope that at some point, the wins turn into better performances as well. So that's sort of where I am with it. But look, I will also be honest Why am I Amrim doubt? I think that after the Everton results My personal standards are that We're Manchester United And there has to be accountability And if you don't make changes to a team That plays like that against Everton You're basically saying you're in control And I think Amrim passes control To the senior leadership team They don't get dropped I think they're in control Yoro hooked at half time.
8:33You can see he's devastated. Dorgu publicly humiliates him today in an interview. And Maynou is a starter, apparently, for the second week in a row, but never uses him, even though the midfield's not very good. So I have my issues with Amrim doing that. I want to build a team. I'm not interested in the leadership team. They've let us down before, so I don't like that. I don't like the way we're playing football either. I thought the first half was embarrassing, the way we were playing football. So there are two things I hold against Amrim at the moment that are making me unsure. Why I'm Amrim out is because he's winning.
9:08He will be here till the end of the season. I'm not going to put myself through the trauma of saying Amrim out when we're sixth in the league and we're winning games. I also like the guy. 99 % of what he says I like. I liked what he did at sporting. I like some of the things he's done. And I don't think he's been bought a midfielder yet, which is my big issue. I hate the midfield. I'd play Bruno as a 10 and I would play Mainu and Casemiro or Mainu and Agate. And then I'd get rid of Casemiro and buy another midfielder. And I have to hold on to the thought that he is surely going to do that and that that's on the ownership.
9:44So if we sacked Amrim tomorrow, it would be a very good point to say we never bought him in midfielder. And I think that has to happen. So I understand and respect why people are Amrim out. I think there's a lot of reasons to be fed up with him at the moment. And I am really fed up with him. But he's winning games, you know, and that silences you. And it silences me. You know, a manager, as stubborn as he is, and he should have changed the formation on Monday night, and he should have made changes today, but he's won the game. And we were rubbish in the first half. And we were rubbish against Everton, but he's won the game and he deserves credit for that.
10:21He does. And look, you know what? But I can guarantee there'll be people saying, if the Crystal Palace wall had done its job, we wouldn't have won the game. And if the Crystal Palace defence had done its job, Xerxes' shot wouldn't have gone in. And where were the chances other than that? I mean, we basically scored with our two best chances. I don't know the stats, but we did. But, you know, shoulda, woulda, coulda. If Gakpo hadn't hit the post twice, we wouldn't have beat Liverpool. I think today reminded me of Liverpool a little bit. I think we played better at Liverpool, but nobody can say we didn't deserve to win the game.
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11:52keep him. If he doesn't, let's get rid of him. But let's give him a midfielder in January. I mean, you know, we can talk about whatever we want, but we're not playing particularly well. And the midfield is a problem. For the last two games, it's been a massive problem. Only in the second half today did it look okay because Palace were dead on their feet. It's a problem. Give him a fucking midfielder and let's have a go because he ain't going anywhere until May. I mean, look, I think if he'd lost today and lost on Thursday, maybe they might be looking at it. But it's going to be like that. It's going to be a roller coaster and they're going to keep him till the summer.
12:26So give him something in January because I'm not convinced he's the guy at the moment. I'm not convinced he's the guy to build a team with. But to find that out, you've got to give him a midfielder. He's got to stop doing what he's doing in the midfield. And also, I think also another great point, and I'm sort of stealing it from one of you. when it comes to Maynou and Agate, right? If I'm Sir Jim Radcliffe, we've basically got two midfielders because if he's not going to use Agate and Maynou to start this game or bring them on at half time based on how Bruno and Casemiro played in the first half and how they played against Everton, if he's still not going to change it, he definitely doesn't rate them.
13:06And nobody can tell me I'm wrong on that. Like Everton midfield was shit. He still didn't change it. First half today, midfield was shit. he still didn't change it. That's how low he thinks of Maino and Agate. So in essence, we have to assume in Amrim's mind, he thinks they're shit because he won't change Casemiro and Bruno no matter how bad they are. So you've got to buy him a midfield because you can't just have two midfielders. You've got to buy him a midfield. Whatever we think about Maino and Agate, and some of us think they're worth a chance and some of us don't, it's clear in Amrim's mind He thinks they're shit.
13:40So we've got to buy him a midfield. But look, today, it's why I love doing this. It's why I love this community. It's why I love Man United. It's why I love football, because it throws up all sorts of emotions and it throws up all sorts of debates. And I'm sure the eight o 'clock show will be very interesting because I have to applaud Amrim. I have to applaud Deleu. And I have to say that that's a really good three points. But I also have to acknowledge, a lot of the things that are frustrating me and concerning me are still there as well. So, you know, that's sort of where I'm at with it. We'll do the player ratings in a minute, but I want to get into some of your points as well.
14:20Let's have a quick look. So, is that the first time Mount's played 90 minutes for United? Good to bump into on Thursday night. Hope you're doing well, Paul. Be interesting to see if Mount can play on Thursday. Hopefully he can do because, you know, I've always felt that he struggles to play 90 minutes and he has played 90 minutes today. So hopefully he will. Crazy how Martin has after nine months got more playing time than Mainu and Dorgu. Why say Mainu is a starter, but still just give him four minutes? He doesn't think he's a starter, does he? Let's be honest. Araki says moments FC returns, horrible game, two goals, three points secured, continues the roller coaster.
14:54Thank you very much, pal. Would like to apologise to Xerxi for my comments as Scott. Look, I haven't gone in on that because I get it. I really do. I've seen the criticism of Xerxes on Monday night I saw it at half time and you don't need to apologise because we're in a time where you know we want to be a good side we want to win and we see a player playing up front and they're not doing very well and you're like oh my god get him off his shit this that and the other but look let's take one for the team I said it on Monday night after the Everton game you can be critical of Xerxes performance but he hasn't been used for three months he is not match fit he is not match sharp And I think that his poor performance against Everton and his poor performance in the first half is fundamentally down to two things.
15:42One, he hasn't got match sharpness. And if you've missed three months of football and then you start a game and people expect you to be sharp, that's really unfair. Secondly, especially in this game, we're pinging long balls up to a playmaker number 10. We're pinging long balls up to a playmaker number 10 against three centre-backs. So we're not even playing to his strengths and he's not match sharp. So I was so pleased he scored that goal because I think if we keep using Xerxe, I'm not saying he's going to be good enough, but the more we use him, the better he'll get. So, you know, I think people aren't willing to have the conversation about match sharpness, but it's going to be a problem for any player.
16:22We've seen it with Maz Raui. Maz Raui is a good player. His last two games have been really poor because he's not match sharp, because we're not giving them enough minutes, because he's not rotating enough and he hasn't got enough games to do it. That was a smashing grab, says Ian. And United fans will be reactionary. It was like Everton away last season. Awful performance saved by two set pieces. I sort of get it, mate. But I also, I want to say that we shouldn't not be celebrating a result like that. We should win it. Am I sat here really excited? No. Am I happy? Yes. Will toxic positivity come in and say, oh, you know, this, that and the other.
16:57But I saw what they were saying at halftime. You know, these people shift up, you know, in the space of 20 minutes. We can be happy with the win and concerned about the future. And I think there's lots to be concerned about about United. But we're also sixth in the league. So, you know, I don't mind if Amram's stubborn. I don't mind if he keeps pitting Casemiro and Bruno in the midfield. I'll moan about it. But if he keeps winning, he'll keep proving us wrong. I've watched a lot of football. I've watched a lot of Man United. I've seen this movie before. Light switch can win any game. It can lose any game, but ultimately always ends the same way.
17:34Mark, this is just a band-aid till Thursday. Poor management, poor quality football, favouritism, no accountability. And this is Ineos and Sir Jim's vision, says United 77. Delighted. Now we have to kick on with the next one, says Eddie. I'm very happy we won, but still sack him. I'm sorry, says Andre. Can't get carried away with this win, says Adrian. Still need to buy midfielders in January. Moments FC back again. Take three points and move on. massive mountains to climb, says Adrian. Couldn't put it any better. Look, I think maybe some of you have forgotten. Maybe some of you aren't old enough, but it's always been like this at Man United.
18:09Even when we win the treble, we were thinking, how do we win the treble again? When you finish second, it's how do you win the league? It's something Sir Alex Ferguson, you had to grow up in that era to get it. There never really is a point where you sit back and go, everything's okay. You've always got to look at areas to improve. And God, there's loads that needs to improve at United. But we should still take the three points and enjoy it. But there's still... I mean, look, if someone wants to sit there and say it's three points, everything's fine. And I've seen some people doing that. That's great.
18:36It's great that you think like that. But it's not fine, is it? There's a lot to be concerned about about Man United. But today, we got the job done. That's the biggest... Nick says, that's the biggest example of light switch on and off for us. Anyone near... anywhere near the second half performance against Everton and we win. We had no idea in that game. Couldn't string passes together. No plan, no style. Didn't use the wings. Didn't play through the middle. All we did was boot the ball long and hope. Public football says last day. Look, if you want an honest statement from me, and it might not please people, if Crystal Palace hadn't played on Thursday, I don't think we'd win that game.
19:11I genuinely don't. But they did. And I said it in the preview. It's a massive advantage. And we took took advantage of us last year. Crystal Palace's success has cost them today. Our success in the Europa League lost us points. Amrim wouldn't have lost as many games if he didn't have to play on a Thursday night. It's just the way it is. It's not an excuse for Palace. That's just the way it is. We took advantage of it. In a way, it's a positive. We must have lost 5-0 because Standard FC told me you can't win a match starting worst players world ever seen in Casemiro, at the low and short and benching the blessed players in the world in Agate and Dorgou, says EG.
19:53Bit sanctimonious, but, you know, take the win, mate, and enjoy it. Watch the same bunch lose against West Ham, says Tillak. Wins good, but the mistakes are happening too often, says CM. What did Amrum say about Dorgou and Meynou? I missed it. He basically said about Dorgou that he panics and he plays well for Denmark, but not for Man United. And he said about Meynou, that he's a starter, but I chose not to start him. And I'm summarising there. Why not respect Amram's decision to start Bruno at eight, says Kay? Because I'm not a sheep, mate. And I don't think any football fan is. Why did you not respect every decision Ten Hag made when everyone was Ten Hag out?
20:33You know, if we're all just going to bow down to managers' decisions, then we may as well all go home because that's not what football is about, mate, is it? That's the first game that I missed in more than 10 years, but we won. Any opinion regarding how the team played today, says James. First half, shit. Second half, better. Won the game. Frame this line, which you said, happy with the win, concerned about the future, says Sanch. Yeah, but you know, it's like, we've been doing this for a very long time. We've had horrible shows. Like when Rashford went out in Belfast and I told everyone you were all liars.
21:12I think that's the lowest it ever got because you weren't lying. I thought you were. We've fallen out. We've had great moments. We have times where some people agree, some people don't disagree. That's what it's all about. Happy with the win, concerned about the future. It's pretty much been what I've been like about United after every win for about 10 years. I'd like to be happy with the win and excited about the future. And some of you might be. And I hope you are right. But at the moment, that's probably where I am. Arteta was going through this for three years and see where he is now. And it doesn't matter what manager we have.
21:47There is no hope with this group of players. Well, you've just described what Arteta wasn't going through for three years because he wasn't. He wasn't going through this because he had a better ownership. He had better support and he had better players. We can't compare ourselves to Arsenal. We have to be Manchester United. How is it we still need a minimum of five signings to fix this team? It's diabolical. The owners need to pull their finger out, says Chris. I've said that this week. I don't intend to turn a match reaction. I'm going to do the player ratings now into a conversation about the owners.
22:14But I said it all week. Amirim has his deficiencies and maybe he's not the guy, but the owners aren't the right people either. Like, why are we picking Bruno and Casemiro in the midfield? Why? Because the owners have allowed that to happen. Why don't we have a backup striker to Sesko? Because the owners didn't replace Rasmus. They let him go. Some of the decisions are poor. It's not just the manager. It's not just the players. There's a big factor as well involved in the players too. Right, let's do the player ratings. Should be fun. Don't even remember doing the player ratings for the Everton game.
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23:30oliver glasner has basically said two mistakes have cost them uh amrim says on set pieces if If you don't work on set pieces, you're losing. Bruno doesn't have an injury. And he said that Xerxes scoring, it's important because he's not had many minutes. OK, not really much now. OK, I'll give Le Mén's six. Yeah, six, 6.5. Doesn't really matter. I mean, can't really do much about the penalty. Made a couple of saves. I mean, most of Palace's chances were blocked. They had a good chance where he didn't really connect it well, but Lemens made a good save. Yeah, I thought Lemens was steady today. I mean, look, you know, in some ways, that's a positive that he didn't have loads to do and he can't be expected to save penalties.
24:22So, yeah, I thought he was steady. Yaro's got to be a five today, hasn't he? I mean, let's be fair. He has. I sort of highlighted this in the week. We've got Amirim throwing Dorgou under the bus before the game. We've got Mainu basically finished at Man United and we've got Yoro declining. And, you know, he was bad today. He was bad today. The bigger question to me is why do we keep buying these Orozco's and these Coney's and these Obie's when we can't develop young players? We can't. You know, Mainu's nowhere near the team. Dorgu's now been balled out by the manager and Yoro's just put in another bad performance.
25:01the environment's terrible to develop young players um i feel bad for yoro but he didn't play well and it definitely was a penalty uh delit i thought was a five and a half today um you know and this is what i mean you know i love delit i think he's been really really good for us um but it was a poor performance on on monday and it was a little bit scrappy today um that's what you get here it's not about agendas it's about honesty and delit's been consistently our best player this season, but I think he was, I do think he was below par again today, you know? Luke Shaw was probably a six for me.
25:41I thought in the first half he played well, second half he always fades. He's got, you know, he got a yellow card, but, you know, overall, I thought it was a, you know, a decent performance from Luke Shaw. And, you know, as much as I wish, I wish he'd just leave and get out the club. I've lost interest in Luke Shaw. I'm never not going to say that it was a fair performance. And you could give him a 6.5. You could give him a 6.5. He made two good blocks in the first half. Ahmad struggled 5.5. Sometimes I think with Ahmad at right wing back, it's his best position. And then sometimes I'm like, oh God, he's got a lot to learn.
26:21It's a hard... Some people are saying Shaw should have been man of the match. It's a hard, it's a hard, it was a hard game for Ahmad today. It was a hard game for Ahmad today. But I don't think it was terrible, but I think it was a tough game that he struggled to get into. Casemiro, first half was so bad. Second half, a slightly better one. Five and a half for me. Yeah, 5.6. I agree with that. Bruno, as a midfield performance, I would give him a 5.5. I thought he was crap in the first half, better in the second half. but I think because he gets two assists and look, this is the way the world works.
26:56You can be the world's worst performer and score a hat-trick and you've got to be man of the match, but he got two assists. So it's got to be a seven. I've got to give him a seven for the two assists. The funny thing is he gets both assists as a 10 and that's where I would play him. I don't know why we play him in the midfield, but you know, he did get two assists. Deleuze, 6.5 for me. Some of you just are never going to move past it, are you? You're never going to be fair. I think he was a 6.5 today. I actually thought he had a better game than Shaw. His energy was good. He made some good tackles.
27:33He actually crossed the ball quite well. Yes, there was the obligatory, give the ball away, make a bad tackle. But I thought he was better than he has been in a long time. I would give him a 6.5. Mbamo, probably a 5.5. Yeah, it was a last couple of games, he's sort of been dragged down to that thing that always happens with new signings. Having said that, you say he's been dragged down. Is he getting decent ball? Is he getting decent opportunities? At Brentford, he could probably expect to get two or three chances a game. At United, he probably isn't, you know? Mason Mount, 6.5. I don't think he was in the game much, but he took the goal well and he played 90 minutes.
28:17So that's got to be a positive for Mason Mount. And the funny thing is, he actually grew into the game more in the second half. Zixi, I mean, I think it's a great goal. I'm going to give him a seven. I can't give Man of the Match on a 90-minute performance here. I don't think anybody had a 90-minute performance. I really, really don't. So my Man of the Match is going to be based upon And, you know, whether it's Deleuhe or Shaw for an overall OK game or it's Mount, Bruno or Xerxi for contributing to the things that won us the game. So I think Xerxi's goal was the best goal. I'm going to give it to Xerxi.
28:53You know, I mean, look, people can say you're wrong, but I don't I didn't see a performance where somebody was like clearly man of the match on performance. I think the most consistent two players on the pitch were Deleuhe and Shaw. and I think Xerxi, Mount and Bruno gave us the moment. So the best moment was Xerxi's goal. That's the one that changes the game. So I'm going to give it to Xerxi. Masraoui was okay when he came on. Great to see Martinez back. Dorgou and Meynou weren't really on long enough. So Amorim for Man of the Match. What are we thinking? Sorry, Amorim, performance. Look, this guy pushed me to the edge before the game, not making changes on what he said.
29:37The first half performance watching Deleau do Rory DeLapp impressions nearly made me say it. So I think Amorim has pushed me about as close as he could do to saying the words I don't want to say. But then he wins the game and he silences the critics and I'm one of the critics and I'll never not stand here and say he's shut me up. Well done. So I've got to say, first half, I'd give him a two because he picked that team and it was shite. And second half, I'd probably give him a seven. And we won the game. So I'm going to give him a 6.5. I'm going to give him a 6.5. To turn that first half performance into a result has to be applauded.
30:25The question is, and one of you said it at the start, I could claim this and make myself look really good. The question is, did Amirim turn it round or did the players bail him out? And what I mean by that is, is Amirim anything to do with anything now? Is it just whether the players turn up or not? Against Everton, I'm sure he told them how to win the game and they didn't turn up. Against Palace, I'm sure he told them how to win the game and they didn't turn up. And in the second half, they did. Are we actually just reliant on whether the players turn up now? I mean, did Amirim actually do anything?
31:01or is it just the players bailing him out because they decide to turn up? And that's the thing. I don't know. I don't have the answer to that. But ultimately, I'll give him the benefit of the doubt. Man of the match, Mason Mount. I mean, that's low. I mean, I don't mean it's low giving it to Mason Mount. Bloody hell. I don't mean like, God, we've hit a new line. I mean, that's a low man of the match scoreline. 25 % Mason Mount. So second place, Xerxi, 18 percent. Third place, Bruno, 12 percent. And then it's broken down into loads of other players. Deleu, Shaw, Deleu. Yeah, Deleu. Mad. So there you go.
31:42Mason Mount's man of the match. I mean, it was sort of that sort of game. It wasn't a good performance from Man United, but it was a great result. As I said, happy with the win, concerned about the future. Well, the half time talk, we came out better in the second half, says Ray. They win in spite of Amrim. What does he even do, says Parker. Look, what I'm saying about Amrim is he'll have given the preparation and the team talk for Everton and they didn't turn up. He'll have given the preparation and the team talk for Palace and they didn't turn up. At half-time against Everton, he'll have told them how to get back in the game and they didn't do it.
32:14At half-time today, he'll have told them how to get back in the game and they did do it. So is it Amrim's team talks or is it the players just deciding to go, yeah, let's do it? And I think that's the problem we have. You never know whether they're going to turn the light on or off. I think for West Ham, we could do with Maguire being fit so that we can slot him in because Yoro's looking like he's turning into Dorgou in the sense that he's losing confidence.
32:45And I mean, he's not going to change the midfield or the front three, but I mean, I've got West Ham, Liverpool on here and hopefully that'll be a win. 100 % thank you very much everybody. Fan Forum let's see what they've got to say. If Ricky's on Luke Shaw's going to get a 10 and man of the match. So I will be watching that whilst watching Liverpool and then I'm live on that football at four o 'clock for Chelsea Arsenal. Back at eight o 'clock to well it's a busy day today. Eight o 'clock tonight we'll be back. We'll have a more in-depth conversation about what's next. But today it's three points.
33:19Thank you everybody for tuning in. Make sure you smash a like on the video and please do subscribe and I'll speak to you in a bit. Take care. let's get over to the fan forum uh let me just uh whoa whoa whoa whoa whoa before we say that what should we what should we spam it with um i think we should spam it with the low man of the match just for a bit of a laugh because you know what he did have a good performance and it's a joke so let's get over there with the low man of the match he'll fry their minds see you in a bit
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