347: Bruno & Shaw Superb! Man Utd Player Ratings vs Aston Villa

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0:37That's wish cycling. And most of the time, those items don't actually get recycled. Ridwell makes it simple to get it right. Ridwell helps you recycle the things your curbside bin doesn't take, like plastic bags, snack wrappers, pill bottles, and bottle caps. Getting started is easy. Just order a starter kit, fill the bags, send them back for free, and Ridwell takes care of the rest. Start today at ridwell.com. Hello everybody, welcome to the United Stands. I'm on Goldbridge. Is it safe? Is it safe for me to come out for the player rating show? I've seen the reaction to my match reaction and yeah, some people aren't happy with my analysis anymore.

1:25so I don't know whether it's safe to be here to do the player ratings Brudo and Luke Shaw, superb but no, seriously we'll get into all the player ratings we've got some interesting comments after the game Michael Carrick was asked whether Casemiro could stay at Manchester United this summer he's certainly going to be very hard to replace player ratings as voted forward by you every player out of 10 6 being the average we're going to delve into that straight away of course look, I'm joking I don't really mind about the comments in the match reaction. Lots of people saying that I was a little bit negative.

2:01Why don't I want to Carrick? We played really well. Absolutely fine. Interact with yourself. Like each other's comments. That's fine. I'm not retracting anything. It's all there. It's absolutely fine.

2:15I don't, you know, if I was to answer honestly, I don't, I'm just, I'm worried. I mean, look, I think some people watch content with very small minds and only watch a few seconds and then type angrily. I don't think they listen to the whole lot because somebody actually said, you know, why would you not want Carrick under any circumstances? Literally in the match reaction, I remember saying, if it's Deserby or Carrick, I'd take Carrick. If it's Glasner or Carrick, I'd take Carrick. And yet, why don't you want Carrick under any circumstances? So it's very hard to argue with people who don't listen to what I've said because I'm arguing a point they don't think I've got.

2:54but look, if Carrick gets the job, no one's going to support him more than me. I supported Moyes. I supported Fellaini. If they give him the job, I won't be saying Carrick out. I think it's really important that people understand. I was very late on Oli. I was very late on Mourinho. I was very late on Ten Hag and I was very late on Amrim. I never said Amrim out. So if they give Carrick their job, you've probably got one of the most loyal people there, here. I will back him. I'm just scared of it. So look, I want to make that clear Do I want to give Carrick the job? No If they give him the job, will I back him?

3:28Yes I mean, he's one of my favourite players as a player I just don't want him to be the manager And I'm allowed that opinion And we can delve into it a little bit later if you want I'll tell you what's great about this weekend though This is finally the weekend of This is the advantage we thought we were going to get in the summer This is the source of not being in Europe because Chelsea have lost to Newcastle. Liverpool have drawn with Spurs and we beat Villa. All three of them were in Europe. All three of them are direct competitors for the Champions League spots. So finally, we are getting the source of not being in Europe.

4:10And I tell you what, it's been a bloody long wait. I've been waiting for this for a long time. We all thought last August, oh, we're going to cook not being in Europe. And it's not happened, does it? It hasn't happened until this weekend. This is the first weekend where I think the European hangover. I mean, Villa were dead on their feet in the second half. Liverpool were on their arse for 90 minutes and Chelsea were yesterday. So I think it's nice. I mean, that's a brilliant weekend for us. To beat Villa, who were third with us, for Liverpool to drop points and Chelsea lose. I mean, that is an amazing weekend for us.

4:43Absolutely fantastic. Anyway, I want to get into all that a lot, but let's do the player ratings first, because people are very concerned about Luke Shaw being superb in the title. Well, I'm not going to give any spoilers away, but the United Stand is a community. And because it might not be me who's saying Luke Shaw's superb, even though I'm doing the player rating show, somebody who's part of the United Stand might say Luke Shaw was superb. So we'll have to wait and see as we go through it. Right, let's get these player ratings up and running. I've been looking forward to these. I actually, people are moaning about us not doing this in the match reaction.

5:20And I know why we're not doing it in the match reaction. Because I didn't have time to do it to get onto the Liverpool Spurs game. So that's why it's separate. And after the international break on the Leeds game, I'll probably go back to doing it all in one video. But I actually quite like it when it's like that. I'd rather do two separate videos. Anyway, I thought Le Mans today, 6.5. Yeah, I agree with that. I thought, you know, he made the save from Inanna when he needed to. That was on target. That was close. It was a good save. I don't think he had a lot to do, really, Le Mans today. But when he was called upon, he did it.

5:55I'm very happy with him. Deleuze was a five for me today, not a 5.5. I think there's generosity. I call it the Bruno effect. I'm still going to stand by it. I don't think United played well today. I honestly don't think we played well today. I don't think we played any better than we did against Newcastle. I don't think we played any better than we did against West Ham. I thought there was a lot of problems in that team today. And I thought there was four or five people that covered that up. And I think a tired Villa team in the second half benefits us. In the first half, I thought we were very lacklustre.

6:27And I thought Deleuze missed two really good chances and defensively didn't look that great. So I'd say a five for me. I don't think he was close to average. I thought he was below. Jorreau, I think, was 6.5 today. I think he made a tackle that was akin to stopping a goal. Used his body, but Phil Jones used his chin once. I thought Yoro, considering we really miss Lissandro Martinez and Alit, I thought Yoro played really well today. And he's always got a mistake in him because he's a young player. But we've got to nurture that young player like we're going to do with Dorgou, like we want to do with Manu.

7:03So I thought Yoro, obviously there was a couple of bits in the game, but I thought Yoro did well and you think about the goal it wasn't on him so I thought Yoro did well today 6.5 um Maguire was probably a 6.5 as well why has that disappeared oh are we back again I've given a minute oh what's going on here that just uh cut off there so um 6.5 5 6.5 and then 6.5 for Maguire yeah for me yeah steady steady performance from Harry I mean look he picked up a yellow card late on I still think he's very vulnerable to pace I still think the defensive line is way too deep if Carrick was to get the job I don't want to see this next season I think the reason we don't press teams high up the pitch and we counter attack is because of people like Maguire at the back we can't play a high line because of the lack of pace there's multiple times in the game today in Newcastle where they're looking to get in behind but they can't because Maguire is quite deep but that stops us pressing higher up the pitch I think if we want to be a serious team we need to get up the pitch but you can't really do that with Maguire and Shaw in the team but I thought Maguire was good today I think he's I think Maguire is knocking on the door for England I know this talk of Luke Shaw and Maynou which I'll talk about in a minute but I think Maguire might be knocking on the door of England I don't know he might be I don't know whether it's starting for England but I think he's got a legitimate knock on the door to go with the squad which would be interesting interesting week for Maguire Luke Shaw look Ricky wanted to give him man of the match which would put him in the region of an eight out of ten I don't get this today five for me I genuinely do not get what Ricky's talking about what anybody's talking about I thought both fullbacks were lackluster again.

8:57He put one cross in. It was crap. His passing was okay. Defensively, when Leon Bailey came on, he had him on toast. The goal came from his side. There was the Inanna chance from his side. There was another chance from his side. I just don't think he's playing particularly well. You could give him a six. I wouldn't have a problem with that, but I thought he was below average again. I think he's been bad for the last four or five games. And if Thomas Tuchel takes him in the England squad, I would seriously question his role as England manager. I mean, the Crystal Palace left back's better than him.

9:37Lewis Hall is 10 times better than him. Nico Riley's better than him. He shouldn't be going anywhere near that England squad. And I thought it was a five for me today. Casemiro, I'd probably give him a seven just for the header, really. If you want to get cynical on Casemiro. I'm going to talk about what Michael Carrick said about Casemiro in a moment, but which is why I like doing it like this. You do the player ratings at the start and then there's the comments afterwards. We've just had 50 gifted memberships from Mojo as well. He's a legend of the chat. I thought Casemiro's header was sublime.

10:10I've cleared the game and it's difficult to do what he did. If you are, and most of you've played football, if a cross comes in and you head it full on, full on Maguire, like direction, right? What he does is so difficult because the cross comes in and you're glancing it. It's a really technical header to glance it in like that. Brilliant header. If that was a, that's the equivalent of a volley from the edge of the box to do that. So I thought it was an amazing header. If you wanted to get cynical, his midfield performance wasn't and hasn't been that good for the last month. Casemiro's positives are goals and leadership.

10:57Negatives, he's slow and not particularly good in the tackle anymore. But his experience and goals are massively valuable. So seven out of 10 for me. Maynou, six. And I agree with that. Yeah, I thought it was average. I'm not having anybody saying that Maynou was crap. I don't think he was crap, but I also don't think he was good. I think he's been putting too many of these performances in. And I think against Bournemouth on Friday is his last chance to get in the England squad because I can't see, again, if Thomas Tuchel puts Maynou in the England squad, he'll be doing it on a personal like for that type of player because he is no way in the top six midfielders in England at the moment.

11:41I think he's been pretty average for the last month. I really like Maynou, but we need to see more. He wasn't bad today, but he wasn't good. And that's been happening for about a month now. So look, maybe we need to, you know, maybe if he doesn't get called up for England, it could benefit us. Maybe the focus needs to be Manchester United. But I saw people saying he was shit. What's it all about? This, that and the other. I genuinely don't think he was shit. Like, I think in that midfield, McGinn played well. Casemiro got a goal. Rodgers was okay Inanna was okay Maynard was okay I don't think he was bad I just don't think I probably agree with Div Debodinho there He needs competition And he's not going to get that with Agate And I think that's fair I think somebody made a great comment a few weeks ago About Maynard He spent half of the season No matter how well he trained He'd never get picked And now he's spending half of the season No matter how bad he plays He won't get dropped That's not good for a 21-year-old He needs a bit of competition But he wasn't bad today He was just okay And I think he needs to be better And he is better Ahmad I love Ahmad But that was a 5 I'm surprised by the 5.6 And I'm actually Can I just say Pleased by the 5.6 I was expecting like a 3 Or something like that Judging by some of the comments After the match Like he was getting absolute pelters Look, I'm a massive fan of Ahmad But he wasn't He wasn't close to average.

13:12If six is average, 5.6 is close to that. He wasn't average today. He was below average today. He was a five. And I don't know why it's happening, to be honest. I genuinely don't know what's going on with Ahmad at the moment. It's been going on for a few weeks. I understand the lack of output, the lack of goals and assists, but I still think he was playing quite well. but the last few weeks I don't know whether he's overthinking it and I liked Ahmad up until maybe January time when he was getting the ball going past the player winning a free kick putting a cross in that's when he was really good and I think at the moment he's almost overthinking it like he's trying to overplay it not playing the pass early enough he's he's at he's at his best taking a man on putting a cross in or having a shot he's at his best moving the ball quickly he's gone a little bit like Saka I think Saka's a fantastic player and I think Saka's done this slowed his game down and started overthinking it and um I think that I think I think Ahmad just needs to to simplify his game a little bit better but I would say he was below average today at five um Bruno um god I mean after the game I had a number in mind and now I'm starting to think it might be a little bit too high do I do I commit oh sod it it'll upset Ricky I'm gonna go a nine yeah I knew it would be higher I'm gonna go a nine I'm gonna go a nine do you know do you want to know why I'm gonna go with a nine because I'm sort of at peace with what Bruno is now.

15:00He will frustrate and he will produce genius. Look, Casemiro's header is brilliant. So the cross from Bruno is good, but there's a lot of work to do there. But the pass to Kunia, I just can't stop watching it. It's the nonchalance. it's the pace of the pass. Look, Kunja's finish is still good, but it's pretty easy what he needs to do. It's out of his feet and it's all about the finish. And as a top class player, I would expect Kunja, if he'd have missed from there, we would have said, what a chance. So Kunja's goal is good, but Bruno's pass is unbelievable. And you don't see passes like that in football very often anymore.

15:45You don't see that type of a pass. He's unique. This season, I think that is the word for Bruno. He is unique. 16 Premier League assists, way ahead of anybody else. He has his faults. He is not perfect, but his positives are unique. Like in the modern game, there ain't many players like him anymore. He is absolutely player of the year, 100 % James. And some of us said it about six weeks ago and we got the piss taken out of us. He is player of the year. If Man United finished third. Well, it shouldn't matter whether we finish third or fourth or fifth. He's still player of the year. But the reason I've given him nine today, because I'm drifting there, the reason I've given him nine is because I don't think we played that well today.

16:34I don't. I don't. And I'm going to stick with that. I don't think we played that well today. And I think that's fine. I would have took a shitty 1-0 win today and we'd been rubbish. I don't care how we win. But I don't think we played well today. And I said this in the match reaction and some of you didn't listen. I don't think we played well today. And I think that enhances Bruno's performance. I think the positive of us not playing well today is it enhances the brilliance of Bruno. Because if we played well as a team today, then what are we talking about Bruno for? I don't think we did play well today, but I think Bruno won us the game because he's brilliant.

17:11And that's, see, people think it's negative when I say, I don't think we played well today. But Bruno got a 9 out of 10. If I'm so negative, why am I giving Bruno a 9 out of 10? I can't give Bruno a 9 out of 10 and give everyone else 8 and 9 out of 10 because that would mean we won 10-0 and we didn't. I think some people did play badly today. I don't think we did play well, especially in the first half. I just think Bruno won us the game because when Villa equalised, I was actually very worried. I never thought Villa were going to win. I'm not going to say that I never thought Villa were going to win But it did feel like This might end in a draw And it did feel like Villa were very much in the game As soon as they equalised I was like We don't look like we know what we're doing here We don't look like we can get a grip on this game And then come at the hour, come at the man Bruno Fernandes, bang, 2-1 And it's, you know The thing about Bruno this year Is it keeps happening You can't Like, I think in football you can trust the flow of a game.

18:15You know, like if you watch Liverpool Spurs today, it just was a bit drab. And Arsenal-Everton last night, it's a bit drab and you're just waiting for the Everton, the Arsenal goal, right? But with Man United, you sort of sat there and you're going, I can't tell what we're going to do. Like, even when Villa equalised and the momentum of the game is with Villa and we're not playing very well, Bruno will produce something. Even the Casemiro corner, They were on the attack. We broke away. Mbermo had that shot, which Bruno slicked him in for. Corner, Casemiro scores. We didn't have loads and loads of pressure before that goal.

18:54It was just a brilliant cross and a brilliant header. You know what I'm trying to say is, this season, Man United can be playing shit. And then we can be shit for 62 minutes. And then Bruno will go bang. And then Kunja will go bang. And you win in 1-0 and you're like, well, I don't know what we're worried about. and that's I think that's what we are this season a lot of the time let's forget I mean Arsenal Man City were brilliant Liverpool away was brilliant but most of this season we've actually not been very good and then Bruno Bruno Bruno and that's why today I'd give him a nine because it was just that that second goal wins us the game and that pass was was majestic so a nine out of 10 for me.

19:38Konya, seven. Yeah, I agree with that. Seven. Very much.

19:51I like Konya. You know, I do like Konya, but I do, I would just say this. I don't know what the future is with Konya. I don't know what the future is with Konya because I don't know that left wing really suits him and we seem to see him couldn't he's a little bit like you know like um you know like a you know like the godfather a classic film it would be like having well it wouldn't work in godfather but let's let's imagine a remake of godfather and you've got people like i don't know really good actors in it and then you get a cameo for five minutes from brad pitt and you go, that was a really good cameo, but it's a three-hour film.

20:32And I feel with Kunja, that's what happens. He's in the game for like small time and I feel he should be in the game a little bit more. But I don't think it's his fault. I just think where he plays in the team, he's a little bit out of things. But then he'll do something like that. And, you know, he's a fantastic player. He scored a lot of big, I mean, look, Arsenal. We don't win the game without him He's a big player for us I just think he's in the wrong position Like G Kirk says But that's something for next season For now, just get the wins Embermo, a 5 for me as well I don't think he had a good game I don't Maybe 5.5 Maybe he wasn't as bad as Ahmad To be fair But Yeah, I don't think Embermo had a very good game um giant says i wish we were talking live we literally are live mate this is live this is a live player rating show we've had a super chat from nick i'll read those in a moment um i i think ember was a five i i i think um i feel sorry for embermo actually because i said this at half time when we bought him we put him into a position he doesn't play in the 10 behind the striker in a 4-3 in a 3-4-3.

21:54And he was doing okay in that position. Now Carrick's come in and you'd think he'd go to right wing and now he's playing up front. And I don't think that's really his position. So I think he's another player who's playing out of position. Now, for this season, it probably won't matter, a bit like Cunha, but for next season, where's Embermo going to play? And look, it's probably for next season now, but I would like to see round pegs in round holes square pegs in round holes hasn't worked well for man united over the last 15 years i would like to see embermo given a run of games as the as the right winger because that's where he was brilliant for brentford and i think you know embermo is not messy he is not ronaldo he's a good footballer but we bought him as a right winger and i think we should give him a run as a right winger um so i don't want to be too hard on embermo because i think it's a little bit like the graveyard shift as a striker.

22:53Like we're playing him out of position. And, and I would just say this brilliant result today. Fair play to Carrick. We've won every game at home at Old Trafford. I've heard Rooney saying he should get the job again. Fair play to Carrick, but bit of feedback. You keep getting it wrong with Sesco. Like Sesco should have started today. Like there's no, nobody can tell me that that was wrong. Like he should play Sesco from the start. The way we played in the first half, we put about six crosses into the box. Six. There was nothing about that first half that made Mbamo starting over Sesko make sense.

23:28We didn't press high up the pitch. We were putting crosses in. Sesko should have started up front today. That was a mistake. I don't know whether that was because he didn't want to drop Hamad or Mbamo again, but Sesko should have started today. And, you know, put Mbamo on the wing or put him on the bench. Agathe forgot he came on. Six. uh sesco can have a seven for the goal very happy with that um carrick i'll give him a seven today i mean i've given a seven i mean like i say i i give i'm sorry i didn't even give bruno man of the match um look maybe i've been a little bit generous compared to you lot but i'd give him a seven today because what i said in the preview is we have to come out of this game with a win.

24:11Manchester United have to win this game and we did win the game. And I think where I would have, where I would take issue was that I don't agree with Masraoui being dropped. I think both fullbacks have been crap for weeks and they were crap today. I don't know why Masraoui is not in the team. I don't. Maybe it's Ramadan. Maybe it's an injury. Maybe it's personal preference. I don't know. Sesco should have started. So that's two things. And third of all, Michael Carrick, in my opinion is a you know a legend of the club some people don't think he is I think he is I think he was a massively underrated part of that team in the the won the Champions League and the the Premier League three times I think he was a fundamental conductor of that team basically Rodri before Rod the Rodri type player was you know championed I don't understand why Carrick doesn't understand at Old Trafford in the first 20 minutes you need to get at teams.

25:10I don't really understand today why we didn't start. I don't understand why in the first 20 minutes we let Villa have the ball and didn't pressure them. We haven't played for a week and a half. We've hardly played any football this season. We should have more energy than a, you know, than anything. A Duracell bunny. And we seem to tactically choose to sit back and counter-attack at home and I think you know it probably won't stop him getting the job but if you really want to get more people on board Michael try and play with a little bit more energy like if we were playing like we did against Arsenal and Man City I'd be sat here going it's a difficult decision to make in the summer but at the moment I'm looking at it and I'm going results are fantastic but performance is sitting back and counter-attacking at Old Trafford and I don't understand why we're doing that so look I probably would agree with the 6.5 but we won and we had to win that game and sometimes in football the the result trumps the performance and we weren't terrible today but the result was so important with Chelsea losing and Liverpool drawing and playing Villa I'd have took any result today and given Carrick a seven so I'm happy with that if he's not man of the match I'll be oh my god I think that is history in the making make make Make sure you smash a like.

26:34I genuinely think that's history in the making because I don't think we've had over 95 % many times. That's huge. That's absolutely huge. So make sure you smash a like on the video for Bruno. That's absolutely magnificent. Brilliant. Look, I gave him a nine. He's got 95%. I thought he was brilliant today. Apparently, Luke Shaw was second with 5%. But we are looking at bot attacks from someone with the first name Ricky in the Manchester area. Because that just seems a little bit like skewed voting, in my opinion. But Bruno deserves that. Absolutely fantastic. Just before I get into your super chats, because there is some comments coming in.

27:29just a few bits I wanted to pick up from what Michael Carrick had to say.

27:45Just laughing at something there.

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28:29Now, I want to run a poll here. The way this community works, right, and I want to make it very, very clear.

28:41I want to just put this out. Would you keep Casemiro at United, right? Now, look, before you say yes or no, I have to give you context. To keep Casemiro, you've got to give him 300 grand a week. because that's what he's going to be offered and maybe more in Saudi and the MLS. He's out of contract. So would you give Casemiro 300 grand a week to stay at Man United next season? The money is important in that choice, right? And also, as I said, if you read my match reaction comments, I'm getting loads of shit. I don't care. I'm not going to delete them. It's absolutely fine. But I also will always be fair and give you a full explanation on what my opinion is.

29:24And I I expect it in return and we always do get it in return. So I'm not interested in this out of context clips or nonsense about, you know, Goldbridge hates Carrick. He just doesn't want him under any circumstances. I haven't said that. If he gets the job, I'll back him. And I'd take him over Deserby and Glasner. I just want better than Carrick and Glasner and Deserby. And Carrick worries me because I'm not convinced about his coaching staff. And I also think we're very reliant on Bruno still. And I just think, how's that going to work next season, playing two games a week, counterattacking with Bruno?

29:57I don't know whether it'll work. I feel like we might be at Newcastle next year. But, you know, he's winning games. I understand that. And I understand why people want him. It's absolutely fine. But this is what I had to say about Casemiro staying at the club. So Carrick said, possible for Casemiro to stay. I think in some ways it's difficult to say. I think it's when something's decided and in some ways the fact that it was decided makes things a little bit easier and everyone understands the situation. I think that the impact he's had has been terrific, certainly since I've been here and working with him and his influence within the team and the big moments and goals.

30:33It was a nice moment at the end there with the supporters and having that connection and the respect. It was a nice moment. I think you'll enjoy that one. So Michael Carrick's very good at not answering the question. They should get him on question time because he didn't answer the question. Is there a possibility that Casemiro will stay? It's difficult to say, but it's basically already decided. So he's not staying, is he? Look, I think you already know this. I know it. The reason Casemiro is not staying at Manchester United had nothing to do with Ruben Amrim, has nothing to do with Michael Carrick, and has nothing to do with Jason Wilcox or Favell.

31:13This is a Berrada, Sir Jim Radcliffe, Joel Glazer decision this is financial it's got nothing to do with whether we can replace Casemiro's aerial ability whether he's too slow to do it the midfield job next season this is not a footballing decision this is a wages decision so all of his lot are going to answer this from a footballing point of view but the club answered it from a wages point of view they didn't want to give him 300 grand a week to stay at manchester united at 30 however old he is so that was why he's not going to be at man united anymore would i keep casimiro at man united for another year not for 300 grand a week if he wanted to do it for 100 grand a week or 150 grand a week i probably would have done it but he won't so it's no um i actually think i don't care about wages i'd give bruno a 400 grand a week to stay but i wouldn't give casimiro 300 grand a week stay at man united i think it's time to move on in the midfield.

32:10Our midfield has been problematic for a couple of years now and it's going to be hard to replace Casemiro, but we have to. And that's why you need to go and get Tenali or someone like that because Casemiro, I mean, we can't replace his headers. We can't. I genuinely don't know how you replace the headers of Casemiro. I just don't. I feel like every time we get a corner, Maguire or Casemiro will get on the end of it And Villa defended the corners really well today We had about five corners before that That were good And they defended them really well They're tall Inanna, Tyrone Mings, Konza And we still scored from a corner I think we're really good from corners Obviously De Ligt coming back will help But it is You know what Somebody said to me on the watch-along for Liverpool Spurs Would you get Inanna in from Villa because he's big and he could replace Casemiro.

33:11And here's a take for you. I don't think we should go looking for a midfielder to replace Casemiro's aerial ability. When you think about it, our Casemiro aerial ability comes from set pieces, not because he's a holding midfielder. His aerial ability has got nothing to do with being a holding midfielder. Like when he's defending corners When he's scoring from corners When he's scoring from set pieces That could be a winger, it could be a fullback It could be a centre-back, it could be a striker It could be a number 10 So we don't need the holding midfielder To be good in the air We need a really good holding midfielder What we need to do Is hopefully try and find somebody In different positions that can cover that off Well Sesko You know so Sesco could do it Maguire is still probably going to be at the club De Ligt could be back I do think we need to cover off some aerial ability next season I'd be very surprised we probably do need to buy somebody who's good in the air because we're going to lose one player who's good in the air but we don't need to buy a holding midfielder we don't need to buy we do need to buy a holding midfielder but we don't need to buy a holding midfielder who is good in the air because I genuinely you'd end up buying Anana from Villa and I don't think he's that good I watched an honour today And I was like, no, you're not as good as Wharton You're not as good as Stiller You're not as good as Tenali You're not as good as Anderson I don't even know if you're as good as Gio Gomez I don't think an honour at Villa is a Man United player So no, I don't think we can replace Casemiro's ability in the air Carrick, just on Bruno, by the way This could be quite good news around Bruno So Carrick said Bruno Fernandes is not a player we want to lose.

35:00He's hugely important to us. You'd expect that. Bruno said the position we are in now, I think is going to give us the football we want next season, Champions League football. Is that a hint that he's staying? Look, from what I've been told about Bruno And I keep telling you this Nobody will commit and say He is going to stay at Manchester United Nobody will commit it, right? Nobody will say that Bruno Fernandes is going to stay at Manchester United Nobody Romano, Ben Jacobs, David Ornstein, the club Nobody will say it Bruno won't say it He didn't like the way club treated him last summer And at Man United there is a big difference between He liked Ruben Amrim and he didn't like the board Last summer He felt the board Were trying to push him out And Amron was trying To make him stay And he trusted the manager And he wasn't happy With the club I sense he likes Carrick I don't know what His relationship With the board is That's going to be Very important But I do believe If he waits Till after the World Cup To see What happens It's probably A good thing for us Because if we don't deliver what he thinks, he'll go.

36:14I think if he doesn't see by the end of the World Cup that we brought good players in, he'll go, it's probably the same as me and you. Bruno will probably look at it like me and you. If by the end of July, we've not got the manager that we're confident with and we haven't got good signings in, I would say we're going to be Newcastle next year. we're going to go into the knockout stage of the Champions League and not win it and we won't be in the top five and if Bruno sees that I think he'll go ah it's not worth it if we get the good manager in and the good players in you might look at it and go I think we can have a go in the Champions League and we should be in the top five as well because we've got the squad for it and I think he'll stay I'm praying we do the second because that makes next season really exciting

37:06and I understand why Bruno might wait. The only thing that might make him sign straight away is if you go, there's 400 grand a week. And I don't think we'll do that. I would do it. 400 grand a week for Bruno is just another 5 million. Do the maths. He's on 300 grand a week. 400 grand a week is another 100 grand a week. 52 weeks in a year, 5 million. 5 million pounds to keep Bruno at Man United a year. He's probably just made us 100 million by getting us in the Champions League. 95 million profit. So I would go to Bruno. There's 400 grand a week. I don't think we can lose him. Losing Casemiro is one thing.

37:45Losing Bruno? We can't lose Bruno. You've got to drop the money on the table. Look, we're not a bank. It's not our money. Do you want Bruno Fernandes in Man United's side next season? Yes, I do. It's going to cost 400 grand. Pay it. I don't want to pay it. He's gone. So I think that we have to pay that money. Look, for me, the Bruno journey started a year before we even bought him. Majorcan boat sinking, if you know. I have been hard on Bruno at times, but I love the player. I didn't like him in the midfield. I would have sold him. As a number 10, I'd keep him. Somebody actually just reminded me, I was reading the match reaction comments and somebody in the chat got about 120 likes by saying this is the guy that wanted to sell Bruno can't even spell his fucking name and 150 people liked it I am not the guy that wanted to sell Bruno without context like I don't want to keep doing this but you never know if people are new I and many people of this community when he was talking to Saudi a year ago or June last year said, if he's playing in the midfield, sell him for 90 million.

39:01If he's playing as a number 10, never sell him. That was what was said. That was the context. Nobody said, if he's playing as a number 10, tell him to fuck off. Well, maybe some people did.

39:17But we've got to do everything we can to keep him. I don't know what Man... Where would Man United be, forget Carrick, forget Amrim, where would Man United be this season if Bruno Fernandes had gone to Saudi last year? Seriously, tell me in the chat where Man United would be this season if Bruno had gone to Saudi. Amrim wanted him to stay, but he goes, no, I'm going. Where would Man United be?

39:48Certainly not top five.

39:52I think we'd be somewhere between 7th and 15th. Put a pin on it. I don't know. But somewhere between 7th and 15th. We wouldn't get relegated. But I'm not going to be dramatic and say we'd be 15th. And I'm not going to be optimistic and say we'd be 6th. But without Bruno Fernandes, we wouldn't have beat Villa today. We wouldn't have beat Villa today. We wouldn't have beat Fulham with that Bruno down the wing. I mean, God I don't know where we'd be I don't know where we'd be without Bruno this season I'm not saying we're a one-man team But he is the captain He is the best paid player And he is our best player We can't let him go We can't let him go Do I think he's staying?

40:40I think we're going to get Champions League football Oh, just on that, by the way On Champions League football Let me just say that it's not over yet but the reason some of us think we will get it is because we have six points on sixth place Chelsea and we have five points on fifth place Liverpool so I think the reason people like myself are saying it's done Bournemouth against on Friday away could be difficult I think we will win but it could be difficult Leeds at home will win Chelsea away could be difficult. Brentford at home, I think we'll win. Liverpool at home, I think we'll win. Sunderland away could be difficult.

41:26Forest at home, I think we'll win. Brighton away could be difficult. So I just think that with the amount of games left, we'll do it. Chelsea got a tough run in. Liverpool have got a tough run in. Villa have got a tough run in. we probably won't win every game between now and the end of the season but i think we're in a position where one game a week europe if we're ever not in europe again we need to bank this the the big problem with europe is not september october november december not even really february it's march this this week this game week has really hits hard after a long season i think Every dating app swipe is another loss.

42:13Jim bros, fake CEOs, straight up losers. So now the only app I open is Moto Casino. Because at least there, I'm surrounded by winners. Real winners. Thousands of them. While everyone else is in the single swamp, I'm at home relaxing. While stacking bonuses, hitting wins, and playing all my favorite Vegas style games. Moto Casino. The only app worth your time. Moto Casino. The social casino. We're prohibited. No purchase necessary. Visit moto.us for more details. Download the Moto Casino app today. Must be 21 plus. Moto Casino. America's social casino. Andy Murdoch says six points is nothing Look, if we lose to Chelsea It's three points But You want the points on the board We've got six points on sixth place And we've got five points on fifth place That's two teams That would need to be winning all their games If we were losing games I think if you watch Liverpool Andy I don't mind people being Look, I'm being positive I don't mind people being negative But if you've watched Liverpool this season they're crap when we beat Liverpool at Anfield I was like oh my god what a result what a result because I thought it was Liverpool from last year but the more I've watched Liverpool this year they are they're not good and also Chelsea ain't very good either as long as Gannaccio starts against us at Stamford Bridge I think we'll win anyway let me get into some of your comments where would sorry Sorry, there was one more thing I wanted to bring in from Carrick.

43:40He spoke about Lenny Yarrow and he says, I was impressed by Lenny Yarrow today. He's young for a centre-back to play in this league for a club like this. It takes a lot of composure and a great understanding of the game. He's already gaining a lot of experience and he's going to get even better. He's doing very well. You can see he's gaining confidence. I'm pleased with him. He plays and trains well. He really wants to learn and work hard with the coaches. Look, I think Aidan Heaven's a good player. I don't think he's going to get many minutes. but Yoro, Martinez and De Ligt's problem is Yoro's benefit.

44:14So I was happy with Yoro today as well. Mark, imagine if Amorim was not stubborn, how many assists he would have now. It's really sad what he did to Bruno by playing him in the wrong position, says Sayer. Yeah, but look, I mean, look, there's no point talking about Amorim, but the interesting thing is Bruno Fernandes in the midfield still had, I think he had 10 assists in the midfield, didn't he? he had loads of assists in midfield. So you're right, yeah. Where would we be if we still had Anana, says United Nick? If we still had Anana in goal? God. I don't know. Bruno was the antidote though, wouldn't he?

44:52Hopefully he'd balance it out. JDC says the effects of Ramadan should be considered. Well, look, the effects of Ramadan might be why Masraoui's not starting, but if we're talking about Ahmad, don't start him. I mean, I've heard a few people say maybe Ahmad is tired because of Ramadan. Maybe he is. But isn't that on Carrick and the coaches to say he's tired, let's put Sesko up front and play Mberma on the wing. So I don't, it could be an excuse, but why is Ahmad starting then? You know? Hope you're well, Mark. United win, Ipswich win, my second team to honour my granddad, says Daniel. Cambridge win and a good result for Lewis Hamilton.

45:29A great weekend. Bruno world class. Thank you for all the great shows. It's been a great weekend for Man United results-wise. It's been a great weekend for Man United result for themselves.

45:43I really want to see us kicking on in the March international break on some transfers and manager stuff as well. Who do you think plays in Europa League next year? Says Chris. As long as it's not us, Chris, I don't give a shit.

45:59Look, I like Villa. I think they've been very very unlucky to lose Tillemans, Kamara and McGinn for three months. I know McGinn was back today but that was his first game and you can see the influence he has. I think Villa have been really unlucky. I would hate United to be in a situation where we didn't have Bruno, Casemiro and Mane for three months. I think we'd be in big big trouble. So I feel bad for Villa in that sense. I hope they get Champions League football even if it's through the Europa League. But it's going to be very difficult for them to do Thursday night and Premier League so they might have to win the Europa League to do it.

46:32I personally think it will be us, Liverpool and Chelsea with Man City and Arsenal. Are you not bored of always being an absolute legend, says Daniel? I think you're going to get some hate for that. Nick says, not from me, I respect the fans that want Carrick, says Nick. It's completely opinion, but I'm old and haggard enough to know that we stick Carrick, the board will be complacent. We bring a demanding manager in and he'll have to back him. Yeah, look, I'm completely relaxed about it, Nick. I mean, you shouldn't be concerned about anybody having a problem with what you've said there because everybody you know I don't respect everybody's opinion because I think sometimes people say Luke Shaw was brilliant today and I think what you've been watching but I can disagree with an opinion and still respect it Michael Carrick has won what seven out of nine something like that eight out of ten um it's a good record it's a good record he's won every single game at Old Trafford since January so you can't not I'd be worried if people were saying don't give him the job for me well Manchester United I thought the tactics were poor in the first half thought they were poor against Newcastle I thought they were poor against Everton you know I think they haven't been great I think the intensity is quite shocking when you consider how much time we've got off I'd be worried because I don't really know why we take a risk on that in the summer because we can't play like this next season.

48:00So we've sort of taken a jump into the unknown, but another manager's a jump into the unknown. There's pros and cons. What I find difficult is why you get criticized for saying, I'm not sure about Carrick or I don't want Carrick. It feels like if you're not singing Ollie's at the wheel, you're negative. And I'm like, well, I've already sung ollies at the wheel and it was a massive mistake. So I'm just like, but you know, I think the big thing as well is it's got nothing to do with Carrick. Carrick doesn't give himself the job. And I think this is, this is the big thing that people miss in this debate.

48:36It is a debate and people get very passionate about it. Those of us that aren't sure on Carrick aren't negative. And I would hate Michael Carrick to think that the fans who aren't sure about him don't like him. He's a legend of the club, in my opinion. It's not about Carrick. It's not about De Zerbe. It's not about Enrique. It's about Wilcox. It's about Sir Jim Radcliffe. It's about them. They decide. And I think, as Manchester United Football Club, it's about time we went for the very best and gave them the best. Because one thing's for sure, Arsenal are going to win the league and they're not going to not go and buy Alvarez and another£100 million player.

49:21They're going to keep adding to that team that's getting no young... That Arsenal team's not a one-hit wonder. That Arsenal team's quite young. And they're going to keep adding and adding and adding. Arsenal could be at the top of Premier League for five to ten years. Man City aren't going anywhere unless they get done in court. Liverpool might bounce back. And people are saying, let's take a punt on another ex-player with Steve Holland and a little bit of money in the summer. And I'm sort of like, yeah, but I think that's really dangerous because in a year's time, we could be Newcastle. Why don't we go and get a really top class manager and give him some good money?

49:57That's not Michael Carrick's fault. I think a lot of people are sort of looking at the board and going, you need to do better this summer. look if they give Carrick the job and they give him 300 million pound worth of players that's a different topic as well there is this is a double-edged sword but it's not against Carrick it's not Carrick Carrick's doing a good job it's about the board um and there is a debate to be had there but as I said at the start of the video and I think most people are like this if they give Carrick the job I will back Carrick if they give Southgate the job I'm Southgate out from day one But I didn't really want Moyes But I gave him a chance And I've always been late on saying manager out So if they give him the job I will back him And I think everybody else will I'd just be concerned I'd be worried I'd be like And I'll blame the board I'll blame the board if it goes wrong Not Carrick Carrick's going to go into that job And give it everything if he gets it Because he's a legend of the club And he loves the club If they get it wrong It's not Carrick's fault It's the board because they're going into it knowing everything we know.

51:09Bruno is the only current player that traditionally you would say was a United player, the constant availability, high base level and ability to turn a game, says Sam. Scala, welcome to the Members Club, you're a legend. Call me crazy, but I'd give Agathe one more chance, says Sid.

51:27On Agathe, Sid, the fact that Carrick brings him on for five minutes, the fact that Amrim didn't pick him, the fact that Ten Hag didn't want to use him, I don't think three managers can be wrong. Three very different managers as well. And remember, Amrim had Agate at Sporting and still wouldn't pick him. Rio had seven dribbles with 100 % success rate today. Our best dribbler was Manu with two and 50 % success rate. Our wingers are lacking, says Marlow. Well, yeah, yeah. I think Amad stopped dribbling, definitely. I think Carrick has completely changed the mood and playing style, understand where you're coming from, but this was tried before with the best managers as Deceptive Blade.

52:05Yeah, I don't really think we need... Look, mate, as I said there, if they give Carrick the job, I'll back him. If you think this playing style is good, I disagree. I don't think counterattacking football at Old Trafford is particularly innovative. But maybe he will change that in the summer. I certainly think if he gets the job, he should sack all his coaches and get proper ones in. I love Carrick, but I don't think he should be considered. in April May several managers should get interviewed hopefully Enrique is one of them says United Nick and the most important thing is to settle the manager issue so they can start a summer transfer plan for the manager before the players they want are gone says Mongoose and people will say it's really harsh to say that about his coaches but you need to realize when Michael Carrick got the job it was literally Jonathan Woodgate will you do a job oh Steve Holland do you fancy doing this um Johnny Evans do you find it's not like it's not an elite coaching staff it was can you come and help me out what are the chances that's going to be a long-term plan for man united as well are you worried about squad depth for europe yes ross but that hopefully gets solved in the summer remember we've got dorku to come back as well a great point from mayo he says how would we manage dorku and kunyu and kunya and diamonde well this is why we should buy a left back um jonathan said uh it today showed me anything it showed me we desperately need a left back kunya can work on the left but needs a left back to cross the ball into box as jonathan exactly um Would you keep Casemiro at United?

53:3057 % of you say yes. 43 % of you say no. For me, it's a no. I wouldn't give him 300 grand a week to stay at Man United. I think it's too much money. And I don't really care about wages, but that's a hell of a lot of money for Casemiro. And ultimately, we are going to need to replace his heading ability. But taking his heading ability away, I think there's better midfielders out there for Man United this summer. um but look it's a challenge it's a challenge big time um absolutely fantastic show tonight um people moan that the player rating show didn't happen as part of the match reaction but i actually think i actually really like this show i really like it this time a couple of hours after the show bit of player ratings bit of reaction bit of good you know interaction poll debate um calmer conversation rather than straight after the game i enjoy it i don't think we're going to keep it by the way i do think we'll go back to match reaction and player ratings combined but you know i do like it thank you everybody for watching um and we haven't got that long to wait till the next game now because we're playing on friday night so yeah good stuff um take care everybody stay safe and I'm back with you.

54:51Oh, it's got me. Oh God, I'm under the microscope tomorrow. It could be Goldbridge out. Gold Devils tomorrow. Borla League into the fire. Live on Sky. Yeah, but I'm with you on the 10 o 'clock show tomorrow. So thank you everybody for watching. Don't forget, we've got Terry on the eight o 'clock show tomorrow night. He's massively pro Carrick. So we cover everything here. I thought Shaw played crap today. Rookie thinks he should get Ballon d 'Or. I thought Bruno was a 9 out of 10 today Ricky thinks he was average So we cover everything here You get every opinion And that's the way it should be Take care, stay safe I'll speak to you in a bit

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