415: Bruno and Mainoo Show! Brighton 0-3 Man United Reaction and Ratings!

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1:23should have been in the conference league. They're really happy about that. So it just shows you how, you know, expectations at different levels can mean a lot. But fair play to them. They're happy with that. Manchester United, 71 points. You know, that's a good points total. We've not been over 71 points for two years. I think Ten Hag got 75 two years ago. So, you know, that's good. Another clean sheet. Third in the league. Bruno breaks the record. A nice way to end the season. And also, you know what? I think some people would say, but you don't even want Carrick. But as I said to you, like, I think if Carrick hadn't been given the job, I'd still be a little bit like, oh, you know, I don't know whether this is the right thing.

2:05He's been given the job now. So, you know, we've got to get on with it. The decision has been made. I don't agree with the decision. I think it might hurt us in the future, but I might be wrong. And, you know, there is some security now. Look, it's time to go to work. I think when you're an interim coach, there's a lot of leeway. It's time to go to work now. Every transfer needs to be scrutinised. We're going to play twice a week. You know, 3-0 to Man United with 49 % possession. You know, counter-attack FC again. So are we going to see this all of next season? I don't know. Are we going to play a bit better?

2:40I don't know. But I'm not going to let it bother me over the summer. Next season will take care of itself. Maybe we're going to play really good 70 % attacking football and win the league. Maybe we're going to buy some brilliant players. Maybe we're going to win the Champions League. I don't know. And there's no point in worrying about that. I thought today was a really good end to the season. It wasn't scintillating football. It's the way we've played. Defensively strong, counter-attacked well. Brighton, you know, were pretty poor. But I liked Embermo's goal, which wasn't really Embermo's goal, but it was.

3:12It was brilliant play between Ahmad and Mount. I liked Bruno's goal brilliant finish Dorgue with an assist and a goal obviously scoring the first goal himself I thought Maynou and Bruno were fantastic I thought Maynou was absolutely superb actually I think that's exactly what we're hoping he's going to do in a Man United shirt I would hope that everybody knew how well Maynou played today it was an absolutely fantastic result a fantastic performance from him composed, solid in the tackle. That's something we can build on next season because Maynou, I want us to build the midfield around him and I thought he was brilliant today.

3:52I thought Bruno, you know, I've run out of superbitifs. He's broken the Premier League assist record in a Man United team that's not even that good. He's played in better Man United teams and not broken the record. De Bruyne had definitely played in better teams and didn't break this record. So I think it's incredible what Bruno Fernandes has achieved. But I was glad he got the goal as well because I think the assist thing, you know, he's a goal scorer as well. It was a brilliant, brilliant finish. And Dorgou, you know, I don't know whether many people will talk about Dorgou, but somebody was saying he's got four goals and four assists in his last six games, which is incredible, really.

4:30I just like Dorgou on the wing. I really do like Dorgou on the wing. I think he's a huge, huge player for United in the future. And we've just got to try and figure out where we want him to play. I think we do need a left back. I don't think Luke Shaw, I'm not fooled by Luke Shaw being available for every game. Availability is not the ability I want. I want a fullback that gets forward, creates things. You know, I don't think it was a coincidence that Ahmad plays better with Masraoui than he does with Deleu. but I am sort of conflicted on Dorgou because we live in a world where teams are obsessed with introverted wingers and introverted wingers.

5:20So you have a left footer on a right side and you have a right footer on the left side. I think there's something unique and identifiable and simple about putting a left footed player on the left wing and Dorgou on the left hand side he has that ability to whip that natural cross in. and not many teams are doing it these days. And we used to have Beckham on the right and Giggs on the left and Giggs would whip it in with the left and Beckham would whip it in with the right. And the great thing about football is it's meant to evolve and everybody's obsessed with introvert, not introvert, inverted, introvert, something completely different.

5:52An introverted winger is something completely different. That's a personality trait. An inverted winger is somebody that cuts in on their left foot because their left foot is from the right or right foot because their right foot on the left. a natural left footed winger putting a cross in this could be something that we could rejuvenate football with like nobody really does it anymore and and i love it i love dorku on the wing um i'm not sure he's a left back i think he's a left winger and you know you can go and spend 80 million pounds on a winger or you could just give dorku the role and buy a left winger a left back i mean imagine imagine dorku with a proper left winger um so maybe that's the solution maybe we don't buy a winger.

6:32Maybe we buy a left back. Maybe that's what we do. But look, I don't think Embermo works up front as well. I took a few notes from this game. It wasn't easy to take notes from this game because it was quite a straightforward game for United. But Embermo up front doesn't work. That doesn't work. I know he scored today, but it doesn't work. He offers very little up front. I know he scored the tap in, but I mean, Mbemo up front, I'm just hoping it's a short term. We haven't got anybody else because Sesco's injured. We absolutely need to find a better solution than Mbemo up front because that'll hurt us next season.

7:13He needs to go on the wing and stop being used up front. So I think with Mbemo, I just want to say good that he scored, but he's just not in the game, is he? As a striker, I think it's more of a stopgap thing. And then Baliba. And look, I don't want to say I told you so, but he's rubbish. It's like there is this cult in the Man United fan base that seem to think, oh, I'm a Baliba, I'm a Baliba, and I saw his face, and I'm a Baliba. Mate, like, instead of looking at his face, look at his feet. Look at his performances. They've been shit all season. They've been shit all season. And he didn't even start today.

7:54You know, he doesn't even start. James Milner starts and then he comes on for 25 minutes. He's knackered after 10 minutes because he's running around trying to do everything. He was rubbish and he's up against Fletcher, who is a kid and he can't even impart anything. I mean, look, let's get real. He might be a good player in the future, but he is not what Man United need this summer and not for 70, 60, 50 million pounds. I'm telling you now, I wouldn't give him 40. Brighton's biggest mistake was not taking 60 plus add-ons for his last summer because we dodged a bullet there. He is not what United need.

8:33And if Wilcox wants to, you know, if he wants to make that mistake, go ahead. But people call you a hater or you've got an agenda or it's so forced. No, I actually watch football like everybody else. I watch football. I don't think these people who think the Labour's good enough for United have actually watched Brighton this year. That last 20 minutes has pretty much been his season. That's pretty much what he's been doing, which is why he gets dropped a lot. He is not a solution for Man United. So look, we're hearing that Edison could be in the next 48 hours. Like Edison to Man United is very close to here we go.

9:15Our first summer signing. So get ready for that. Fernandes has just been relegated with West Ham we don't need Belaber because if you get Fernandes and you get Edison the last midfielder has to be the tier one, he has to be the A-star if Fernandes is the second midfielder and Belaber is the third midfielder the first midfielder can't be Belaber anyway so I think we can safely put that in the drawer and say we're not doing it and move on there's no way that deal will happen now he's not good enough he's overpriced and we're getting Edison, we can get Fernandes and then hopefully we go and get Tonali or Anderson and I'd be reasonably happy with that.

9:55So yeah, straightforward realistically. Other than that, clean sheet, good. 71 points is good. I mean, I was looking at this in the game. So Van Gaal got 70 points in the 15 season. Mourinho got 81 points and 69 points in the 17 season and 18 season respectively. Oli got 74 in the 21 season and Ten Hag got 75 in the 23 season. Carrick's only had half a season and he's got to 71. So let's see what he can do next year. I think the big thing is we just can't predict it. I've got no idea. Some people say give Carrick a full season he would have won the league. Some people say give him two games a week and he'll get his relegated.

10:43I don't know what's going to happen. We're just going to have to look forward to it. and see what we do in the summer. It's going to be very exciting. We're back in the Champions League, which if you'd offered me that at the start of the season, this was the first season I ever, this is the first season, I've got my Premier League predictions, I've just realised I've got to do my Premier League predictions. I've got my Premier League predictions video going out tomorrow morning at eight o 'clock on Mats Football. But I didn't put Man United in the top five. This is the first season I've not put Man United in the top five.

11:15And, you know, I'll always be optimistic. I predicted we were going to win the Champions League two years ago. So I didn't put us in the top five this year. So we finished third. I would have bit your hand off of this. So I'm very happy with us being in the Champions League. I think next season is the complete unknown. Who knows what's going to happen? I think the summer is going to define that a lot. But look, you know, it's mission accomplished. You can't argue with it. It's mission accomplished. Let's see what next season is going to bring. There's a lot of things that need to change. Luke Shaw is not a long-term solution at left back.

11:53Right back is still a problem. Maguire and Martinez, you know, I can't see them being able to play every week. So are we going to get De Ligt back? Is Heaven going to actually get minutes? Didn't bring Heaven on today. Brought Yaro on today, but didn't bring Heaven on today. I mean, it's a little thing, but it could be a big thing. He's not, he's barely used him, has he? Manu was brilliant Mount you just can't rely on Mount Bruno brilliant Ahmad was a lot better today Embermo got his goal Dorgue did really well but there's a lot of question marks about the team still you know is Sesko going to play every week who's going to play off the left what are we going to do with Kunia are we going to sign Rodgers is it going to be Ahmad or Embermo on the right is it going to be Deleuwe at right back are we going to get a new left back in what's that midfield going to look like what's our centre back pairing going to look like So there's a lot of work to do, and I think it's time to go to work with United now.

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13:31The difference between panic and peace is preparedness with Jace. the jace case is a doctor prescribed emergency supply of essential medications and prescription antibiotics delivered right to your door so you're already ready when you need it get your jace case today at jace.com um let's do player ratings but first do that i've just got a few super chats sugar town scott welcome to members club have have much price now for martinez now that west ham have gone down what sorry general mbappe says what's the price for fernandez now he's gone down. Depends if there's any competition. If nobody else wants him, we might be able to get him for 50.

14:06If there's competition for him, it might go up to 60. I don't think he's got a relegation clause. So the price just depends on the competition. Fletcher proved today we don't need Balaba. It says one and only. How do you see the team next season? Dorgue versus Kunia or Dorgue replaces Shaw? Left back or wing? Seems confusing. I'm not convinced Dorgue at left back works. Dorgu's best games have been as a winger. When he was playing at left back, he was getting a load of shit. As soon as he went to the wing, everyone loves him. So there's the hint for me. 24 Inspire Media, thanks for your super chat.

14:41Wan says, we've mispositioned Dorgu. He is an aggressive, natural footed winger. We don't need a winger, but a left back after the midfield gets settled. No World Cup next year. Shaw's going to disappear, says Jet. Good signings and no reason United can't compete for the title, says Sugartown Scott. I think that's too... I don't think that's helpful personally. I like the optimism, but yeah, I think that's why we fail. I think talking about a good summer transfer window in the title is incredible considering we've not been near a title for 13 years, but you know, there to dream. Noah says that the Belaber Belaber wasn't that bad and the criticism is so forced Noah I would love to not react to your rage bait but I'm going to ask you one question why would anybody force it against Belaber this was a player I wanted to sign last summer so personally why would I want to force it I said sign him last summer so why would we force it why would anybody for what reason would people decide they don't want to sign Balaba from Brighton other than his shit?

15:44What agenda are we forcing? Why? What's he ever done to a Man United fan? Nothing. There's no reason to force it. It's just an analysis of a player, mate. I don't know what anyone would be trying to force. Anyway, we move on to more intelligent conversation. Player ratings today. I'll give Le Mans a 6 7 what did he do? trying to think did he did he actually do any I don't I asked the question I don't I don't remember him doing anything good because I don't think he had anything to do I was going to pay him a compliment that it was the easiest game he's ever had I mean I'm happy to give him a 7 I think he's had a good season but it's not a season mark it's a game mark so I would give him a 6 Sunderland in Europe is incredible Sunderland in the Europa League is incredible it's yeah it's absolutely amazing I mean you talk about manager of the year that's a newly promoted team in the Europa League it's absolutely madness I thought Mas Raui today was probably a 6.5 for me generous scores always good I thought he played well yeah Mr.

16:57Consistent I'm very happy with him Maguire was probably the same for me a 6.5 i'm probably being a bit low on these today but uh yeah maguire did well uh martinez as well was probably a 6.5 6.8 that's absolutely fine uh luke shaw was probably a 6.5 for me as well today um that feels a bit forced i don't think luke shaw was any worse than any of our other defenders to be fair um may knew i would give him a 7.5 today thought he played really well as i said uh really composed in the midfield uh really good performance uh physical good passing good energy um yeah getting better and better the more games he plays having had half the season off uh mason mount was all right i'll give him a seven if anybody comes in here and says mason mount we don't we only need to buy two midfielders because mal can be a midfielder you get barred um uh ahmad was a seven as well today i thought he played quite well scored a good goal drifted in and out of the game but that's what a winger does but um yeah i think he did really really well uh mojo's just gifted 50 memberships by the way that's why people are doing a w in the chat thank you so much everybody for that um yeah so yeah i mean i thought amad was better today than he has been um obviously i don't think 6.7 is very fair but it's it's ultimately down to you lot uh bruno i give him an eight eight point five happy with that man of the match easily.

18:25I thought his goal was brilliant. Obviously, he got the assist and he broke the record, but I thought his goal was fantastic as well. At first, I thought the keeper could have done better, but he just couldn't get down. Couldn't get down quick enough. He blasted it. So fantastic goal by Bruno and 8.5 is fair. Dorgu, I'd probably give him the same as Maynou, 7.5, 7.8 from you. Yeah, I thought he played really well. Goal and assist. Spoke about it. I just like having... But I definitely don't think he's a left back. I really do not want him to be used as a left back. And I'll explain this now. Left back was when people were calling him dog shit.

19:07Left back was where he was making mistakes. As soon as he went to left wing, he changed. His whole performance has changed at left wing. And I think he might have played a game at right wing. So let's not confuse this. People saying, do we put him at left back? He hasn't had many good games at left back. On the wing, he's been immaculate. So for me, he's our winger. We buy a left back. I don't think we can class these good performances as put him at left back because he's not been doing it at left back. And also, as Younis said, did he even play as a left back he was a more of a left wing back in an amram system wasn't he so yeah i think he's a i think he's not a left back for united i think we need to buy a left back uh and burma would give him a 6.5 he scored a goal i don't think he played that well i don't think he's a very good striker i just think he's a waste of space up front to be honest um a waste not enough that sounds bad i don't think he's shit i just think he's out of position and and he's you know he's not in the game and I think that long term I don't want him to be the backup striker I want him to be on the wing fighting with Ahmad because that's what we bought him for and I think as a striker he's wasted if I'm being completely honest Yoro didn't even notice 6 Malassia you can have a 6 because you're leaving Fletcher came on and absolutely told us why we don't need to sign Belaber so you can have a 6.5 Lacey didn't really get on the ball much but I'll give him a 6 Zerksi final few minutes, six.

20:41And Carrick today, look, seven for me. I thought Brighton were quite poor. We just played our game. Counterattack, defended well, Bruno-centric, Dorgue was great, Mani was great. You can't really argue with it. Well done. Alex says, Mount, man of the match. Only if you've got a picture of Mason Mount on your wall and, you know, I thought he did well, but I don't know what game you were watching if you think that. That's man of the match. Bruno Fernandes, 83 % of the vote for Bruno Fernandes. So, yes, look, we've got Ricky on the fan forum. And look, I'm going to watch the fan forum and grab myself a quick iced tea and I'm going to watch the fan forum because I want to know whether Ricky is going to admit that Bruno Fernandes is a Man United great.

21:33because he did a combined 11 when we played Leeds a few weeks ago and he left Bruno out for Aronson. And this guy, this Bruno Fernandes next to me, smash a like on the video, by the way, for Bruno. This guy, Bruno Fernandes, he's just broken the Premier League all-time assist record. Now, it's time, Ricky, to acknowledge that you might not like him, But it is time to acknowledge that this player is a great at this football club. And I want evidence of this from Ricky. Would you still put Aronson in a combined 11 for Man United and Leeds? Because that, to me, is ridiculous. Absolutely ridiculous.

22:20So let's get over to the fan forum and they can explain that one. Sack him if he doesn't, says Dini. No, I've never sat Ricky. is entitled to his opinion. I just think it's time that we got the Bruno acceptance speech from Ricky because I just thought, well, you know, if he's going to double down on it and say he doesn't like Bruno, I want to know why. I want to understand why. What is it, you know? Liam says, Belaber was terrible. If there was a Brighton player I'd take, it would be Kadoglu. I really hope the appointment of Carrick works out, says Liam. you said don't use today to judge Belieber now you are says Joel mate I can't operate with people who don't listen I had somebody today say you wanted to get rid of Bruno so sit down no no the video evidence is there I said if we're playing Bruno in the midfield sell him to Saudi for 90 million and take the money if he's playing as a number 10 keep him I may have said don't judge Belieber on today but if he plays shit, maybe that's a red flag.

23:28You know, if he played well today, I would have said, but he's been shit all season. If he plays shit, well, there we go. I'm not judging Belaber on today but what I will tell you, Joel, is how he played today is how he's played all season. There's no hidden good results. That wasn't a bad 25 minutes. That was Belaber's season in 25 minutes. Own it. He's rubbish. Crazy that we only finished seven points behind City, says Adam. Balaba struggled with Lacey. Please don't get him, says Melvin. The fact that Malassia tackled Balaba, stay away, says Mason. West Ham relegated Somerville and Fernandes, says Yaraf.

24:05Balaba can't be a backup backup if he's cheap, says GB. Thank you very much for that. There was a comment there. I just wanted to go back. Oh, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah. Let me just confirm this. So Manchester City in their final game of the season at the Etihad and in Pep Guardiola's last ever game in charge of City, he's lost 2-1 to Villa. He'd been on the piss since Wednesday night. So all these people who are saying that Pep Guardiola's legacy and Pep Guardiola's career at Man City is better than Manchester United's Sir Alex Ferguson. I'm laughing. I'm laughing at your stupidity.

24:44Sir Alex Ferguson won a Premier League title in his final season. Pep Guardiola's losing to Villa and Arsenal and he lost to Liverpool last year. Pep Guardiola's had enough. He's not walking out to a guard of honour. He's walking out to Oli Watkins scoring two goals against him and beat him in his final game at the Etihad. Own it. Pep's done a great job at Man City, but he ain't no Sir Alex. He ain't no Sir Alex. 84 % of you wouldn't sign Belaber. 16 % of you would. 16 % of you, you need to get some help. I don't know what you're seeing, but you're seeing something and no one else is seeing it.

25:24Thanks everyone for watching. Make sure you get yourself over to the fan forum. Let's see what Ricky and everybody has got to... Oh, sorry, I'm on the wrong stream here. Let's get yourself... That was on the wrong stream. Sorry, that poll was from the watch along. Let's get over and have a word with Ricky about this. Speak to you in a bit. Oh, God. What have I done?