422: Shock TRANSFER Move! Arteta WANTS United's TOP Target!

0:00The future of furniture is here. Why buy ordinary furniture when you can come home to King? Save up to 50 % on selected designs at the King Living Mid-Year Sale. Shop online or visit your nearest King showroom today. Hello everybody, welcome to the United Stands. I'm Mark Goldbridge and this is your latest Manchester United news and transfer news. As Raphael Liao could be heading to United. Would you be happy about that? Matty's publicly stated he wants to leave AC Milan. Man United need a left winger. He'd be very reasonably priced at around£50 million. Is he the type of left winger you want at Man United?

0:37Because the door is open. Also, the door is open now and it's time for Manchester United to move. Because as I said to you a couple of days ago, once the Champions League final is done, that's when there's going to be a period of time where everybody's looking to move quickly before the World Cup. Mikel Arteta, fresh on the heels of a disappointing Champions League loss, was talking about big signings and moving quickly in this summer transfer window. And then David Ornstein dropped a very big update that Arsenal are not looking for one midfielder, they're looking for two. What would that mean for Man Utd targets Chiamini and Matias Fernandes, both of which have been linked to Arsenal?

1:15So look, suddenly I think we are in that situation whereby we mentioned Liverpool last night. They might start looking at players that we want as well. And also Arsenal are going to go again, aren't they? The annoying thing about Arsenal is I saw Declan Rice and some people say he's doing it for the cameras when they lost and he was doing this smiley face like, yeah, we're going to win it again next season. United never really did this. Roy Keane used to moan about this a lot. We'd win the league and then we'd miss out on the Champions League and we wouldn't really go hard in the transfer window.

1:46And he used to say all the time, we need to go, we need to bring in two or three really good players. And we never really did it that often. And I sense Arsenal are going to go hard again. And they could be looking at players that we're looking at. So, look, lots to get into on the show this morning. Christopher says, Rafael Liao, is this a viable option? Mark, hope so. John White, thank you very much for your super chat. Thanks, everyone who's watching. Make sure you smash the like on the video and subscribe. Also, exciting news. My World Cup career mode is back tomorrow for the World Cup. England at four o 'clock tomorrow on my channel.

2:17Then we're doing Portugal, Brazil, France. We've got a few to work through. That's separate. This is reality. This is the United Stand. Let's start off about Liao then. So, look, first and foremost, let's hit the story. He's had a bit of a mixed time at Milan. I'll give you my opinions on the player himself in a moment. But this is what he said last night about his departure this summer. He said, I think I've given Milan everything I could give. It's been a club that helped me grow a lot, that supported me in the tough moments. And I'm happy to have managed to write my name in the club's history.

2:48Everyone has their dreams, their challenges, the things they desire, the goals they want to reach. And I, too, want to try a new challenge in a new league. So publicly stating that he wants to leave. Now, if you don't know anything about Liao, I think he's 26. I think he's 26. Let me just double check. 26, going to be 27 in a week and a half, actually. It's going to be 27 just before the World Cup starts. Obviously, was it Sporting before moving to AC Milan? Actually, I think he was briefly at Lille, wasn't he, actually, before he went to AC Milan? So I'm wrong about that one. We'll have a look at his injury history.

3:29But I think first and foremost, I mean, if you look at his season for, I think he's averaging sort of like 10 goals and four assists a season. I think that's pretty much where Liao is. Now, you look at someone like Isaac at Newcastle before he came into Newcastle playing for Sociedad, I think it was in La Liga. His numbers weren't that great. So things can change. Look, I think Liao would literally walk to Manchester from Milan if Man United showed any interest. I definitely think he would be a player that would go, I want Man United. So a little bit like Edison, a little bit like Baleba, a little bit like Cunha, a little bit like Sesko.

4:12I think Liao would fall into the camp of if we showed any interest, he'd be there like a shot. So I don't think there's any problem with that. I think price wise, reasonable, you know, 50, 60 million pounds max. I don't know what he's got left on his contract. Let me have a quick look. But I suppose the big thing with someone like Liao is, I mean, he's only got two years left on his contract. So definitely 50, maybe slightly less. I wouldn't expect it to be much more. So look, if you like that type of player as a left winger, then there's definitely an option there for Manchester United. I know a lot about this player.

4:57There was a time where I really didn't understand why he wasn't starting for Portugal. I think certainly in the last Euros, I was like, why is he not starting for Portugal more? I think he had the potential to be an absolute superstar, really. And his career hasn't gone where I would expect it to be at 26-27. AC Milan are not, you know, AC Milan are a big name, but they're not a big club anymore. And he's by far not their best player. He's not been performing. So I think that, and Elchi says, what about Liao and Estebanan for left-back combo by for Man United from Milan? Look, Milan haven't been doing very well.

5:37The truth about Liao, in my opinion, from what I've seen of him, is that Marcus Rashford's better. And nobody wants Rashford back. And I'm not talking about Rashford, the guy that went out in Belfast, or Rashford, the guy that walked around on the pitch, or Rashford, the guy that some people don't like, you know, the noise around him. I'm talking about the player, Marcus Rashford, against the player, Liao. Rashford is better. He's a better player. And we don't want that type of winger. So I would actually say that Rashford works hard more defensively than Liao as well. So if you want the type of winger that is explosive, can produce something out of nothing, but can be erratic and doesn't particularly work hard, then Liao is an option.

6:24And if we're thinking we want somebody like that, you know, for certain types of games, maybe when you're at home to Coventry or, you know, you're nil nil or you're losing one nil and you need somebody to come off the bench, you know, options, keep your options open. Like there's nothing wrong with having a winger that doesn't want to track back if you're just going to use them in the sort of games where you don't need them to track back. But let's get real. 75 % of the Premier League, you've got to work hard. For that 25 % where you don't, Liao could be really useful. Whether you want to spend£50 million on somebody like that is another matter.

7:00There's probably better options. I would say Torre at Hoffenheim is cheaper, younger, and can be moulded into more of a hard worker. Certainly when you're playing for someone like Hoffenheim, you're working harder anyway. If you look at Njai at Everton, he works hard. So there are better options out there than Liao. But I'm not going to jump in and say, don't go for him, he's a bag of shit and he's lazy. That's what a lot of people will say. I think defensively he's not going to work as hard as other options. And to be honest with you, he'd be 27 when he comes into Man United. He's never played in the Premier League before.

7:38He could be a flop. So I think I'd look elsewhere. But if we signed him, I think we'd be doing it eyes open anyway, wouldn't we? And maybe we'd be using him in that way. Injuries wise, he is quite injury prone, actually. If you look at this season, he seems to have a problem with his abductor. He seems to be a muscular man. Because if you look at the last few years, hamstring, muscle, hamstring, abductor, hamstring, muscle, calf, abductor, abductor. So he does seem to get a lot of muscular injuries. I mean, he's had three abductor injuries in the last few years, two this season. Calf injury, three hamstring injuries.

8:24So muscular is certainly something for him, which probably is going to continue the older he gets as well. So, I mean, I wouldn't say he's massively injury prone, but I would say that, like, for me, it's a no, I think, all in all. I think it's a no. And I think that Man United have moved away from this type of signing as well.

8:49Yeah. So for me, I think it's a no, but it doesn't mean it's a no for Man United and it doesn't seem it doesn't have to be a no from from you. What I will do is I just run a poll on it as well. Let me get that going. Would you sign Liao?

9:05Would you sign Liao? There we go. Yes or no? I won't even put a fee on it. You think we spoke to Liao when we went to Italy? I mean, yeah, again. Yeah, good point. Could be. Could be. Could be that. I'd take Liao on the left wing over another striker. The left side looks weak. I think he's decent and would give everything for the club, says Declan. The truth is simple. If we snooze, we lose, says Mike. Need to get players now, not later, because they might not be there later. Thank you very much, Mike. Thank you very much for that. And Torre at Hoffenheim left my club. Hammaby at 18 as Swedish league's record transfer.

9:38Double the fee of Zlatan and Izak. Top mentality. Insane potential. Him over Liao every day of the week. Trust me, says Dante. I really do like Toure at Hoffenheim. I don't know whether United will do it, but he's had a very, very good season. Obviously, I think he's going to the World Cup with Ivory Coast. I think I'd go Toure over Liao. Liao on the wing over another striker, says Declan. And what about Nusa? Such a baller at left wing for us. Yeah, there's another option as well. I mean, I think at Leipzig, you've got to work hard. Nusa, I think he's a better player than Liao as well. So, yeah, I think for me, there are people like Toure at Hoffenheim There is N 'Jai at Everton.

10:16There is Noosa at Leipzig. These three are all more exciting, better options and work hard than Liao. And they're all younger as well. So for me, I think there's better options than Liao. If we sign him, I think it's exciting. But for me, there are better options out there at the moment. Right. We will move on. Let's talk about this story coming out around Arsenal. Now, obviously, Arsenal lost the title, not the Champions League title last night. But really interesting stuff coming out because I think that what we've got to look for from Manchester United over the next few days is a little bit more.

10:56We've done nothing. You know, the reality is we've done nothing and we have to be very careful about all advanced talks. and this player wants to come to Man United and this deal's really close and we're concrete here and there's concrete there. Well, look, concrete jungles are where dreams are made of, but that's New York, not Manchester. So what is this concrete going to turn into? Because I think we need to actually start moving a little bit because everybody else is going to move. As I said last night, you've got a new manager at Chelsea, needs new signings. You've got a new manager at Man City, needs new signings.

11:30You've got a new manager at Liverpool, needs new signings. And then you've got Mikel Arteta talking after the game last night, saying we start to make some very important decisions if we want to reach the next level. And we're going to have to show that ambition. We're more than capable of doing it, but it's going to demand us to be very, very ambitious, very fast and very smart. So Arteta hot on the heels of losing that game last night. He wants to move really quickly in the market. it. And then David Ornstein, talking after the game, said Arsenal are in a very strong financial position and could even exceed last year's transfer budget with no issues at all.

12:06The club are targeting a second striker, a left-sided forward, a number six, a number eight and a right back. So look, when you look at those players that Arsenal have been linked to, Mateus Fernandes, Chouamini, Morgan Rodgers, Kruppi. Players that all, I mean, maybe not Kruppi for Man United, but certainly Rodgers, Fernandes, Chouamini, Tonali as well is another name. These are all players that have been linked to Arsenal and they're a big pull and they've got big money. And then you've got Man City, Chelsea, Liverpool also in the same market. So I don't think United can afford to be slow from this point on.

12:48I think we have to start moving on our targets quick because if we're slow, we'll miss out. And specifically, I don't want to end up with Beléber because Fernandes goes to Arsenal and Scott stays at Bournemouth or goes to Liverpool, which he might do with Iriola now. You know, Scott could head up to Liverpool now very easily to go and reunite with Iriola. Arsenal could easily get Fernandes. They could get Chiamini. They could get Tonali. Man City could get Anderson. And suddenly, our midfield is Edison and hello, Belaba. So we do need to move a little bit quick on some of these players that we want to make sure we get.

13:27Now, I'm not as concerned about someone like Chiamini or Tonali because Arsenal won't sign both. And I don't think you'll see Chelsea or Liverpool go for them. So I still think that Chiamini or Tonali should be OK in this market. But I certainly think people like Alex Scott and Fernandes at West Ham, they are vulnerable players to some of our rivals moving for them if we're a bit slow. We need to get this Edison deal done. What United are doing at the moment is classic United. Edison could have been done last week and we could be moving on to the next one. Are we being slow on Edison because we've got no intention of moving on anybody else quickly?

14:03Are we taking our time on Edison because this is the big signing before the World Cup and there won't be anything else? Because personally, Edison is not a hard deal to do. He wants to come to United. Personal terms are agreed. the fee is low, that deal should be done and we should be moving on to the next one, which is Fernandes at West Ham or maybe Scott at Bournemouth, but probably Fernandes at West Ham, who's been relegated. We need to start moving a little bit quicker because other teams are going to move into this market. And whilst it's a very different market to last year, we saw what happened with strikers.

14:36You start moving down your list very, very quickly. And we did well with Cescou and maybe we would do well with another midfielder but we do need to move quicker because clearly Arsenal are looking for players in our positions that we're looking for. The same with Liverpool, the same with Chelsea and certainly the same with Man City so it's going to be a competitive market and it might be a wash with talent at the moment but you want to get Carrick what he wants and it sounds like he wants Fernandes at West Ham and he wants Edison so let's move on those deals. Now, of course, I did say this on Friday, West Ham, they're going to love the idea that Arsenal want Fernandes and maybe PSG want Fernandes and Man United want Fernandes and it becomes a little bit of a competition.

15:23We will probably lose that race, by the way. We've got to be realistic to that. A lot of our fans really want Fernandes and I understand that, but we might lose that race. He's already in London. Arsenal have bought Declan Rice from West Ham before, Arsenal are opposed to paying good money and good wages. That could be problematic if somebody else wants that deal to happen. So we do need to be very careful because there is going to be a hell of a lot of competition. What do you think about Edison? Well, I think we've all become accustomed to the fact that we're going to sign Edison. So hopefully we're going to move a little bit quicker because for me, what United have done for years, and this is pre-INEOUS if we're being real.

16:07What Man United have done for years is you get the exciting bit. Well, look at last summer. You get the exciting bit at the start of June where David Ornstein tells us that, you know, Cunha to Man United, la la la. But then he doesn't sign for six weeks. And this is the frustrating thing is because if we only need to buy one player, okay, it's annoying, but it's six weeks. But we need to be really quick and efficient this summer. So So if we are signing Edison, then we need to move quicker. That's what we need to do. That deal should be done. In essence, it should be done already. So I'm hoping Edison gets announced really quickly because I think the next week and a half before the World Cup, Arsenal are going to be busy.

17:00Liverpool are going to be busy. Chelsea gonna be busy, sorry. That's my dog.

17:32God knows. I thought it could be in my dog barking, but it wasn't. Yeah, so I think hopefully with Edison it'll happen quickly. We were always going to get linked to Liao after yesterday. We need a signing before the World Cup. Also need a left back more than a left wing. Schar is a liability, says Andren. Yeah, I mean, that's one thing I didn't add. 61 % of you wouldn't go for Liao. Just gone down to 60%. So 40 % of you would. We're not in for Liao, by the way. I should have said that right near the start Man United aren't in for Liao you can take that to the bank and cash that check we're not in for Liao we won't move for him either he's not on United's list we're not looking at him anyway so I probably should have said that at the start really yeah we're not going to go for him I mean that is just a classic five strands of a transfer total bullshit totally true player and agent looking for a move club selling looking for a move or player looking for a new contract.

18:33This is player and agent looking to generate interest. You don't need to go public and say AC Milan has been a great place for me, but now it's time for a new challenge. You don't need to do that if clubs want you. I'm for sale and I haven't got a lot of interest because you know Mateus Fernandez at West Ham doesn't need to come out and say you know now that West Ham have been relegated I need a new challenge neither does Alex Scott or anybody else so the fact that he's coming out doing that I think says a lot I'm back hope you're having a good day says Forza hope you are as well Glynios are on the on the beach snoozing says Laura and the only thing concrete is the boots of our board says one and only do you think Well,

19:33I think that, look, I don't think we need a left winger. I mean, if you think about next season, I know we've got more games, but how many more players do you need? Like, if you look at Arsenal this season, it's Trozard and Martinelli on the left, it's Madiwaki and Saka on the right, and then it's Ezi and Odegaard as the 10s. alright Havertz has helped out Moreno helped out a little bit but ultimately it's two players in every position and Arsenal got to the final of most competitions we need two players in every position well Dorgue and Cunha on the left Bruno and Mount at 10 and Bermot and Amadou on the right Cesc go well we probably do need another striker so why are our wingers not playing well under Carrick because we don't play with width We don't use the width.

20:26You're right. We do look to be quite centric.

20:33So is that going to change next season? But I don't think we need a winger because I think we need a left back. MSI, I'll call you that. Do you think any of our youngsters be good new signings? Lacey, Gabriel, Chido. I don't think we should ever count a young player as a new signing. I've always said this, they're a bonus because as a young player, you've got to be given the ability to learn without pressure. So you can't include them as, oh, that's an option. You know, when Ryan Giggs broke through at Man United, he played most games. But I don't think anybody counted him as a, you know, a player that you can rely on in his first few games because you've got to give them the freedom to be in and out of the team and nurtured.

21:20So I hope Lacey, Gabriel, Chido come through, but I wouldn't be counting them as part of the numbers. It's the same as a midfielder. You can't say our midfield four next season is Maynou, Edison, Fernandes and Thwaites. That would be ridiculous. We need to have four proven midfielders. Watch the channel year round, but it really comes into its own in the summer, says McElvis. Excited for the window. Let's hope United don't mess it up. Well, I think we are. You know, actually, the season's over now, isn't it? Like the Champions League is done. the domestic 25-26 season is finished. So we are officially into time to go to work for transfers now.

21:57Barcelona have already started. We need to move. The World Cup starts a week on Thursday. So there's effectively 10 days before the World Cup starts. Remember, the World Cup doesn't stop you signing players. I mean, literally, if you're not at the World Cup, it makes no bloody difference. So if you want to sign Alex Scott from Bournemouth or Fernandes from West Ham, we can all be watching the World Cup, but then we can all be on the United stand going, oh, is it going to happen today? You know, terms agreed. You know, here we go and all that. Those things can happen. But remember, those players may well be at a premium for that reason.

22:36On the one hand, people go, well, we can take our time. We can still do the deal. But on the other hand, if other people want players in that position, they may well find that more attractive than waiting till the end of July and after the World Cup so if they and also these are good players Scott is a good player Fernandes is a good player so there'll be other clubs looking at them as well so okay they might not be at the World Cup doesn't make it any easier in fact it might be easier to go for a player in the World Cup that no one else is actually looking at at the moment than to go for a player who's not at the World Cup where three or four of the clubs want them.

23:15So it's not... I keep reading people saying, oh, it's going to be easy to get the Fernandes deal done because he's not at the World Cup and we can take our time on it. Well, not if Arsenal and PSG move for him. That deal could be over before it starts. So one thing I do like about United is we tend to get the buy-in of the player first. Let's get the buy-in of the player now. You know, does Fernandes want to come to Man United and play with Bruno or does he want to go to Arsenal? Like, let's find that out. Because once we've got that, then, you know, we'll be in a very good position. What's wrong, Mark?

23:50You look restless. I'm absolutely fine. Thank you. Thank you very much, McElvis. Rafa played striker mostly this season, says Mez. Look, I think there are people in the chat doing two plus two equals four in the sense that, you know, Liao can play on the wing and he can play up front. I don't want these type of players. I do not want these types of players. I don't like what's happened with Embermo and I don't like what's happened with Kunia. When we bought Mbemo, I didn't think, well, he can play up front. And when we bought Kunia, I didn't think, well, he can play on the wing. I thought Mbemo was going to play on the right wing and Kunia was going to play in one of the tens.

24:26I don't like buying players that can, oh, he can play up front. You know, if we're buying Liao, play him on the left wing. That's where I would put him. But I don't see us going for him anyway. do you think any of our could have done that one as well thank you very much we should get Wharton he's classed says last man standing yeah I've not heard anything about Adam Wharton and Manchester United I mean chuck your questions in about players I think the way United are operating at the moment and obviously I gave you this update yesterday I think we're definitely going to be patient about the marquee signing whether that's Chimini Tonali I'll talk about Anderson next Edison should be done by now I mean, that deal should be done, but we know United take ages to do deals.

25:12Fernandes feels like another Cunha and Bermot where they want to get the buy-in of the player and then they can negotiate with West Ham. For some reason, that's not happening. And let's not forget, if you are Fernandes, he'll have an agent. I don't know who his agent is, but it could be George Mendes because he's a Portuguese player. And ultimately, whether you want to come to Man United or not, it could still be, I want to come to Man United, but I want 150 grand a week. because that's what Arsenal are going to give me. So it's not always as simple as I want to come to Man United. There are agent fees, there are wages.

25:45So those sort of things can take a bit of time as well. It is George Mendes who is his agent, according to Don as well. Tyler Fletcher's going to the World Cup, says Thomas. Well, that'd be great for him, I suppose. with Anderson

26:05England have got a game let me just find this out for you because you'll be able to find it out very quickly when do the England squad meet up? could be Monday

26:27I know it won't be the same for the Champions League players.

26:34England will travel to Thomas Tuchel Quartet blah blah blah. So England have got a friendly against New Zealand on the 6th of June which is Saturday I think. Yeah it is Saturday. So I would say that England will be flying off to the States maybe tomorrow maybe Tuesday so

27:03Anderson I mean look Anderson might not make his mind up before the World Cup that's what I was going to say there is this there is this feeling that Elliot Anderson will make his mind up before the World Cup but I spoke to somebody I think it was on Friday and they said well do you do that because logically you don't and what they were saying is that But Man City and Man United are still going to be interested during and after the World Cup. If Man City are going to get charged, maybe you wait and find out.

27:41Also, you don't know what happens in the World Cup. Like maybe Real Madrid come along or something like that. So also Nottingham Forest are going to want to wait until after the World Cup because they could get more money out of it. So there is this assumption that Elliot Anderson will make his mind up before the World Cup. and he definitely could, but I think it's in our interest that he doesn't. Because if we're going to be patient to, Anthony says England fly out on the 13th, are they going to play Costa Rica and New Zealand in the States then if they're not flying out till after those games, mate?

28:13They're playing on the 6th and the 10th. So look, I think that obviously patience, as I said yesterday, is always going to be an issue with Man United fans. But when you think about it, it probably we're going to have to wait on Chiamini because Real Madrid presidential elections won't happen for another week and then he's already with France in the States so you know there's a lot of things that need to happen before they sell Chiamini and they probably won't sell him until they've got a player in as well which is something I haven't mentioned before but Real Madrid if they're intelligent probably say we're not selling Chiamini until we know what we're getting in because from their point of view, if they sell Chiamini to Man United for 60 million or 70 million, then when they knock on the door of Man City or Chelsea or wherever else they're going, they're going to go, well, we want a bit extra because we know you're desperate.

29:00So I think Real Madrid will want to get their players in first before they sell Chiamini. So I can't see that happening until July. Everton, sorry, Newcastle and Tonali would have to, well, they'd have to bring the price down. So I can't see that happening anytime soon. So we know that our marquee signing is probably going to take until July anyway. I don't mind Anderson waiting until July. Because in that time, maybe Man City do get charged and maybe he goes, this is not the right move for me. So I think that it's a positive for United if we do, if Anderson does take his time. Some people think he's going to announce it before the World Cup, but I don't think he does because if he's on a flight this week, Where's the holding up of the shirt and everything like that?

29:49So I think Anderson might wait till after the World Cup, but I think that benefits us. You know, there's still a big chance he'll sign for Man City, but the longer he waits, the more things might come out about Man City. So we'll have to wait and see. Riot says, super match it. Super chat missed. I'll go back and find that one for you. What? I've already done that one, Riot. I haven't missed a super chat at all. I just moved past what I felt was quite an irrelevant and pointless conversation breaker. And I did your inside forwards with Carrick as well. So I did all those. Thank you. Dante did that about Touré.

30:22Thank you very much. On left backs, nothing, nothing at the moment. I think that Lewis Hall leaving Newcastle, as I've always said, is highly unlikely. Another player not at the World Cup. And when you think about it, Tonali, not at the World Cup. Fernandes, not at the World Cup. Alex Scott, not at the World Cup. Truffaut, not at the World Cup. Lewis Hall, not at the World Cup. I mean, these are all players I'd be talking to. I noticed how I left Belaber out because I wouldn't be talking to him. But, you know, there's two left backs and three midfielders not at the World Cup. So for me, there's no reason for United to go quiet or slow down.

31:08I think there's some really good options there. And I don't think Lewis Hall is gettable, by the way. I think he's got to do a transfer request. Otherwise, I agree with Newcastle fans. I just don't think he'll be going anywhere. Truffaut at Bournemouth, only been there a year. He's French, by the way, so he doesn't get in the squad. I don't think he'll be going anywhere. But look, if you want to get a good left back, you've got to do something adventurous, haven't you? So I think that's a big thing for us.

31:42I love Man United and Liverpool, says Zoe. yeah I don't think you're going to be very popular here if take Liao for 40 million young fast skillful playing alongside a team like ours and not a bank average AC Milan squad says Aaron I mean I don't think 27's young Aaron to be honest with you and I look for me United won't go anywhere near Liao and you know what I think it is with Liao as well I think a lot of people play computer games where he's very good but in reality is reality is not the same as the computer game Dino69 says I've seen an article by the Gazetta from Italy that Maguire has been offered to Inter Milan this summer is it true?

32:20Please he signed a new contract to Man United he's not going anywhere Dino so that won't be happening M1 says why aren't Bayern and PSG looking at the same players we should be scouting the same areas as them we're too fixated on Premier League experience as M1 well apparently PSG are looking at Fernandes of West Ham So, you know, look, I think at the end of the day, this is breaking news, by the way, Tyler Fletcher is going to his first ever World Cup following the injury of Billy Gilmore. So, I mean, I think that's fantastic for him. I mean, what I will say is congratulations to Tyler Fletcher to go into the World Cup for Scotland.

33:06I just don't know who this player is. I mean, every time I've seen him play for Man United, I just don't get it. But he's really well, him and his brother are really well rated. I just, you know, I just haven't, and I hope, hopefully we will see it at some point. I just, it's just not a player that excites me. You know, I've seen a few cameos. I thought he did all right against Brighton. But, you know, it's an incredible achievement for a player that I've got to put my hands up and said, I know next to nothing about, even though I've seen him play for a few minutes. I just don't know what he's about yet.

33:39I mean, there must be something there. There must be something there because he has been involved in the first team a lot and it's a fantastic achievement to be going to the World Cup, obviously because of somebody else's injury. But hopefully with Fletcher at some point, we will start to see what he's all about because at the moment, I think it's, you know, I agree. I think Thwaites looks better. Obviously, Lacey, Gabriel's been mentioned a lot. The Fletcher brothers just, maybe it's a little bit of nepotism as well. maybe people just think oh it's Darren Fletcher's kids and I think that's unfair I think from what I hear they are really highly rated and I think we brought them in from Man City as good players as well so hopefully over the next 12 months we'll start to see what these players are all about because they've definitely been around the first team a lot but we haven't really seen anything yet so it's a great achievement like I say and hopefully we'll see we'll see a little bit more about them Xiao Neves to Man United well we missed that train we missed that train didn't we and I think it was you know a harsh lesson that you know you should always try and go for what you want do you think Arsenal were robbed last night I think this is the United stand

35:11but I will answer the question do I think Arsenal were robbed last night in what sense you know I think that they had 25 % possession for 120 minutes and had one shot on target I don't understand how you get robbed in that situation maybe they wanted a penalty I think that it was definitely a penalty by Saka on the handball so I think that was more of a penalty than the Maduweke one sorry I have seen the Maduweke penalty be given before but I think the Saka one was more of that I also think that when you lose a Champions League final which we did in 11 and 09 you do go looking for excuses but I don't think Arsenal did enough to win that I think that was a backs to the wall grind out a penalty shootout and take your chances and you missed it I don't think Arsenal can walk out of that game and justify in any way shape or form that they deserve to win it it wasn't a performance of trying to win it was almost like they were obviously they were 1-0 up but it was a little bit like a game where you go away from home and you're 1-0 up it was definitely Harren Ball and reminded me a little bit of the Gold Devils, to be honest.

36:28But no, no, I mean, I don't think they were robbed. What's your thoughts on Ajayi? I rate him very much, says Riot. And Andy Atherton says, My concern is Ineos will not spend£80 million plus on a 25-, 26-year-old player due to sell-on values. That rules out Chumini and Tonali. City are favourites to sign Anderson. Liverpool-Warton, that leaves us with two tiers, says Andy.

36:54I mean, I would hope that you're wrong there, Andy. I do actually understand what you're saying, and you do actually express a concern that that's what Ineos would do. I think that spending£80 million on a 25, 26-year-old, there is no depreciation because if you spend£80 million on, let's say, Chumini or Tonali, they're 26. You'll get five years out of them. they are right at the top of their game. Those five years are going to help you qualify for the Champions League, hopefully every single year out of that, which brings in half a billion pounds. As I always say, you cannot have a policy of we don't want to pay£80 million for any 26-year-old ever because there might be an opportunity to get a 26-year-old Modric or a 26-year-old Zidane.

37:51What I'm saying is age is a number. One man's 40 is another man's 60. One man's 20 is another man's 30. And also ability as well. So I don't like the parameters of we're not going to spend£80 million for players over 26 because there's no sell-on value. Well, there shouldn't be a sell-on value. When we're buying players, we shouldn't be looking to sell them anyway. And I also think salon value is flawed. Because when do we ever sell for profit? Agate was bought under the age of 26. There's no salon value. Because he's not done very well. You know, Rasmus, we bought for£60 million. There's no salon value because ultimately we've sold him for cheaper than we bought him.

38:36When was the last time Man United sold a player for more than they bought them? So it's a false economy to say we're not going to buy a 26-year-old for£80 million because there's no salon value. There's never been a salon value for a 20-year-old, a 21-year-old, a 22-year-old, a 23-year-old, a 24-year-old. We don't have salon values with our players. And I don't want a salon value anyway because if you did buy Rasmus and he scored like 50 goals a season and then Real Madrid come in, he's leaving. So yeah, he might make a profit, but he's leaving. I don't like salon values because that's a weak mentality.

39:09That means if our players do well, they'll want to go somewhere else. I want our players to stay. That takes a pair of balls. So I would spend£60,£70,£80 million on Chouamini or Tonali because I'd go, I trust my scouts, I trust my judgement, and these are players that are going to sit in our midfield for the next five years and make us a good team. And look, you stick Chouamini or Tonali in most European sides and they will make them a better team. You put Tonali in a PSG team, he'll hold his own. You put Chumini in an Arsenal team, he'll hold his own. So these are players that we should be buying on ability, not on salon or age.

39:49Wyatt, thank you very much for that one. Appreciate that. And Rajaf says, check out my last super chat. I'll go and have a look. Julio says, good morning. All my dream window would be Anderson Fernandes or Edison, Hackney, Mateta and Dio from West Ham. If not, would love to see Amas given a chance. What are your thoughts? I like Harry Amas. I don't think he's anywhere near. I think if you go for Lyon or you go for Amas, then you're going to end up in a situation where Luke Shaw plays most of the season. And I just think that's a big, big, big mistake. So Amas is not going to be ready to play straight away.

40:28So it's going to be another developmental player. Rajaf says, in my opinion, Ineos have bottled it again. Again, Iriola was the right option and the fact that Liverpool signed him is the worst thing that can happen. This has to force them to spend£250 million, sign Anderson or Tonali, says Rajaf. Well, very, very in keeping with what I said last night. We turned Iriola down for Carrick. Liverpool have sacked Slott for Iriola. That means that Wilcox and Barada, the whole world knows they snubbed Iriola for Carrick and Liverpool have taken Iriola. to our biggest rival of taking a manager that we snubbed for Carrick.

41:08That's the story. The press are going to go for it. You're going to go for it. Everyone's going to go for it. Carrick can't help that. Carrick got the job on merit. Iriola can't help that. He probably would have took the Man United job. He didn't get it. So we'll take the Liverpool job. Who's responsible for that? Wilcox. The whole world knows Wilcox ran this process with Barada. So Wilcox is responsible for this. he has to be sat there this summer going if Iriola does well at Liverpool and Carrick fails at Man United I've got to go it was my choice so he's got to be there getting up at six o 'clock every morning and going to bed at midnight doing work he can't survive on vibes he's got to go to work and I agree with Rajaf he's got to go out and get players and that's why I'm saying this morning the Champions League is over everyone else is going to be going to work in this market We can't afford to snooze because we will lose.

42:03So I expect to see, like Rajaf says, a big backing of this manager because they're not backing the manager, though. They're backing themselves. And directly, that's great for us. This is not about backing Carrick. This is about saving themselves. Wilcox and Barada need to make big signings to save themselves. It's not about saving Carrick. By consequence, it will help Carrick, but they're actually saving themselves. They've made a big call here. You know, Dutch manager Van Gaal, Portuguese manager Mourinho, interim ex-player, interim gets the job Solskjaer. Dutch manager Ten Hag sacked. Portuguese manager Amrim sacked.

42:46Interim ex-player comes in, interim manager gets the job. They've literally copied what the Glazers did. And they didn't need to do it. So they have to make that work. And hopefully that's what we're going to see. but they're going to have to move because there is going to be competition. And also, it's no excuse to say, well, we chose Karikovar-Ireola and he's gone to Liverpool and done really well playing really good football while we're playing counter-attacking football with players that aren't that good. But we did try to get Fernandes, but Arsenal overpaid. We did try to get Fernandes, but Man City overpaid.

43:23We did try to get Tenali, but somebody else overpaid. So, you know, that's not going to wash. No, no, no, no, no. You went for Carrick over other options. Did you back him? Well, we didn't want to overpay. Did you back him? Time to put your hand in your pocket and back this manager. Emily Derry says, with Fernandes, we need to get player in quickly. We can't play games this summer to try and save pocket change. We have too much to do. That could cost us more in the longer run. I think we're going to have to be quick with Fernandes. Emily, you know what? With Fernandes at West Ham, I see a scenario where we're out of that very quickly.

43:58I see a scenario where if certain things happen, we're out of that deal, even though a lot of people think it's going to happen. I can see him in an Arsenal kit. And Arsenal won't piss him out. So Man United need to be very careful there, because I think there's a lot of people in our fan base that really want Fernandes. I can see a scenario where Scott stays at Bournemouth, Fernandes goes to Arsenal, and we sign Belaber. and that is going to cause a lot of fucking frustration. So United need to move quickly if they want. And look, keeping your fan base happy is very important. Very, very important.

44:35Let me have a quick look. Thank you for that from Rajaf as well. Okay, look, great show this morning. We have got an eight o 'clock show tonight. What's going to happen at the end of this stream is it's going to push you to my England career mode thing that's happening tomorrow. If you're not interested in it, just come off it. If you are interested in it, make sure you subscribe to that channel because it's back tomorrow. Thank you very much, everybody, for watching. Stay safe, take care, and I'll speak to you on the next one. Obviously, if anything breaks, we'll go live. I'm just about to do a video on That's Football about the Liverpool situation.

45:07So it's getting busy now. Hopefully it gets busy around Man United. Have a great day, everyone. Speak to you all in a bit. I'm back at 8 o 'clock live.