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13 Sep 2026 · 38m · 13 chapters

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Carrick OUTCLASSED! Man United 0-1 Man City Goldbridge Review

In short

Manchester United’s 0-1 home loss to Manchester City (Carrick review) after City played with 10 men for about an hour; heavy criticism of tactics, tempo, substitutions, and the “false nine” setup. The host argues VAR/offside/red-card debates shouldn’t excuse United’s poor performance (only two shots on target, no team play, inability to break a low block).

Key claims

Carrick looks out of his depth; transfer window was “shit” (left-back not addressed); Sesko should have started and been used earlier; Deleu staying on 90 minutes was baffling; Rashford’s left-wing role forces Cunha into a false nine that “doesn’t work.”

Notable examples

Elliot Anderson dominating United’s midfield; United failing to cross into the box after Sesko came on; Haaland scoring around 60th minute after Foden’s red.

Guests

None—this is a solo host episode with audience comments and player-rating votes.

Written by AI. May contain mistakes.

Chapters

1:30

Match Overview: United vs. City

Review of Manchester United's disappointing performance against Manchester City.

“Let's play this back for a moment, right?”
3:21

Critique of Team Performance

Analysis of individual and team performance, highlighting key failures.

“I mean, absolutely everything we said would happen has happened.”
4:40

Tactical Missteps: Carrick's Choices

Discussion on Carrick's tactical decisions and player selections during the game.

“And let's just break this down a little bit more.”
6:40

False Nine Formation: A Flawed Strategy

Critique of using a false nine formation and its impact on the team's performance.

“10 men basically becomes a low block and we can't break it down again.”
8:13

Looking Ahead: Future Expectations

Reflections on the future of the team and expectations moving forward.

“But fucking hell, he doesn't even look like a manager that you can build with.”
14:01

Tactical Critique of Carrick's Choices

Analysis of Carrick's tactical decisions and player selections during the match.

“He's literally changed his whole front line to accommodate Rashford on the left.”
17:50

Player Ratings Review

Discussion of individual player performances and their ratings for the game.

“And this was a weekend where Chelsea dropped points, Villa lost and Liverpool dropped points.”
25:05

Concerns About Season Progression

Reflections on the team's current state and worries about the season ahead.

“At T-Boy, we're always talking about small decisions that can have an outsized impact.”
28:00

Performance Analysis Post-Derby Loss

Analyzing Manchester United's poor performance against Manchester City despite playing against ten men.

“But if we use that as an excuse, how are we using that as an excuse?”
29:17

Fan Reactions and Carrick's Future

Discussing fan comments regarding Carrick's potential job security amidst a disappointing start to the season.

“But Fan Forum is going to be starting soon, but I just want to get through some of your comments here.”
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30:24

Team Strategy and Player Performance

Evaluating United's struggles against defensive teams and the effectiveness of current players and tactics.

“Whenever United face a low block, do you notice they struggle to play through it all the time, Rocky?”
34:11

Managerial Critique and Team Culture

Critiquing Carrick's management style, player decisions, and the overall culture at Manchester United.

“That's what a midfield rebuild is all about.”
37:58

Looking Ahead and Future Expectations

Discussing upcoming matches and what changes might be necessary for future success.

“I mean, Man City looked fitter than us with 10 men.”
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1:28Hello, everybody. Welcome to the United Stand. Manchester United 0, Manchester City 1. Let's play this back for a moment, right? People are talking about the offside. Shame on you. Shame on you. If you want to use a VAR mistake as an excuse tonight, where have you been for the last 20 years under the Glazers? Do not let VAR's incompetence be an excuse to Manchester United's embarrassment today. That was an absolute shit show from Manchester United. And we cannot hide behind a potential offside. I mean, we had next to no shots on target. We had an extra man on the pitch at home for an hour. And they were the better team.

2:12I'm not interested in the offside. Some people think it wasn't a red card by Foden, by the way. I'm not interested in that. The reality is we have got four points from 12. and we've played Hull, Ipswich, Everton and Man City. And that was a home game and we played against 10 men. That is absolutely shit. Two newly promoted teams, Everton and Man City with 10 men. And we took four points from 12. Four points from 12. It's absolutely abysmal. It needs calling out. And look, obviously the book starts at the top. But what annoys me the most is all summer, when those of us who knew this was coming, we got called negative.

2:53We got called toxic. We got called the problem. On X, there was even a campaign to block Goldbridge. Block Goldbridge because he's negative and he's moaning about the season before it's even started. You know what? Where are those people now? Where's Rio now? You know, where's everybody else who's telling us it's going to be OK now? Some of us knew this was coming. I didn't think it was going to happen this quick, but we knew it was coming. The transfer window is shit. Absolute shit. We needed a left back. He's not. Oh, Luke Shaw's injured for the derby. I mean, absolutely everything we said would happen has happened.

3:32And can I just say as well, because there are still United fans out there on social media that when Spurs drop points, they use it as a vindication that we didn't spend money ourselves. I have just watched Elliot Anderson for the second time in six months come to Old Trafford and dominate our midfield not just play well dominate it absolute boundless energy speed passing tackling driving how Man United are passing off our summer transfer window is successful when you've got a player like that turning up and dominating our midfield again he did it with Forrest at the end of the season he did it again today with 10 men.

4:14It's embarrassing. I can't get over how embarrassing this is. This is a game we needed to win. It's at Old Trafford. It's Manchester City. It's a Manchester derby and they're down to 10 men and we lose 1-0 with two shots on target. I know it's not 7-0 to Liverpool, but in its own way, it deserves its own shit DVD for Man United. It was crap. Absolutely crap. And let's just break this down a little bit more. The tempo was abysmal. I mean, the tempo was almost like Silent Night. We moved around that pitch like some bloody artist walks around an artist gallery, you know, and they're walking around and surveying the picture going like that.

5:02We're so bloody slow. We're so slow. There's no tempo in the team at all. And also, you know what? People will say Rashford had a good game. Cunha was trying and Bermow was trying. Mate, how many goals and assists have they got today? How many shots on targets have they had today? We are a team of heroes. You know what? You know at Christmas when you get your tin of Quality Street and you get your tin of celebrations, if you get your tin of heroes this season, you'll open it up. You won't find dairy milk. You won't find a Crunchy. You won't find a double-decker. You'll find Deleuze. You'll find Bruno.

5:40You'll find Mboumo. You'll find Cunha. Because we're just a team of heroes. There is no team play at all. Fucking Deleuze. Start of the second half. Start of the second half, we get a corner. They're down to 10 men. Edge of the box. I think I fancy a volley. I think I'm going to try a worldie. Try that in your own time. Try it in your bloody garden. This is Old Trafford, mate. We're trying to win games of football. I don't want you trying to volley from the edge of the box. Get the ball down, rotate it and give it to somebody better than you. Embermo trying to go for the top corner. Rashford taking people on too much.

6:18Cunha trying to shoot from 30 yards. We are not a team. We've got people out there who are trying to score worldies. I've seen this before. It was Oli. I've seen it with Oli. Cunha may as well be bloody Martial. Ganacho, Anthony. You know, Anthony wasn't under Oli, but you know what I mean. We've gone backwards again. It's hero ball again. It's moments FC again. There's no team play. There's no system. There's no fluidity. 10 men basically becomes a low block and we can't break it down again. This is the second time this has happened to Carrick. It happened at Newcastle as well. He can't break a low block.

6:58He cannot break a low block. the substitutes were pitiful as well. Everybody knew at half time. How has Deleu got through 90 minutes, by the way? How has Deleu got through 90 minutes for United today? Masraoui's on the bench. Masraoui's sat on the bench and Deleu is a festering turd all game and he stays on for 90 minutes. How does that even happen? He makes two substitutes in 90 minutes and we're playing against 10 men. Literally, you can't score a goal against 10 men and you make two subs. Fresh legs, new ideas. Nah, forget about that. Two bloody substitutes. Well, three. No, it was two, wasn't it?

7:46Was it two or three? I think it was two. Sesco and Xerxi. This is just... Look, we're going to do player ratings. Mark every player out of 10. The player ratings.com. Six average. Carrick. I'm struggling to give Carrick a three out of 10. I think that's just. That's a shit show. It is an absolute shit show. Look, I'm not sitting here saying Carrick out. I mean, that's let's see where that goes over the next few years. But fucking hell, he doesn't even look like a manager that you can build with. He looks absolutely out of it. He's been absolutely outclassed. This is not like losing a game and we'll get better.

8:28This is like, fucking hell, we're in trouble here. We're in big trouble here. He's been schooled at Old Trafford against 10 men, against Man City in front of the world. Absolutely schooled. I just... I don't know what we do from here. I mean, Bruno was shit. Bruno was absolute shit. You know, call it out. They should not be doing that to us. They should not be doing that. That second half, we should be. You know what? It's. It's shocked me because we had all the tempo of roadkill. I'm like at some point we are going to get this at some point the penny is gonna drop and we're gonna go Old Trafford 75 ,000 fans Stretford end let's go let's fucking go you know the alarm clock is gonna go off at some point and wake them up and it never did they just never got going and you know why it never gets going because ball goes to Kunya tries to take two people on and shoot Ball goes to Rashford, gets his head down, tries to make something happen.

9:39Nobody's actually playing as a team. There's no rhythm in the final third. There's no movement in the final third. You know what? Sometimes in the first half, Martinez will have the ball or Maguire will have the ball into Mainu, into Bruno, into Tillemans. We move up the pitch really well and then we hit the final third and it's out of the window. You know, it's absolutely abysmal. But you know what? I don't like saying this because I took some notes before the game. I said that, well, there's two things. One of them wasn't my notes and I want to get into these. The first one was Sesco. And I think Sesco is just the big open goal because everyone was talking about it.

10:17This is the most important thing I'm going to say, unless something comes up in the player ratings, right? On Stick to United, a couple of weeks ago, Wayne Rooney said, I'm not having Kunja as a striker. This is one of the best ever forwards the Premier League's ever seen. It's one of the best forwards Man United's ever seen. I'm not having Kunja as a striker for Man United. For some reason, Michael Carrick and Steve Holland is. At the detriment of Sesco, we would rather play Kunja than an out-and-out striker. Now, I watched Man City today. Even down to 10 men, Haaland stays there to occupy the centre-backs.

10:54Even with 10 men, Haaland stays on the pitch to occupy those centre-backs. Man United with 11 men. Keep Cunha as a false nine for another 40 minutes before we bring Sesco on. Sesco for me should be starting the game. But this false nine stuff is exactly what I said two days ago. This is Michael Carrick and his coaches trying to run before they can walk. False nine stuff is like advanced driving when you haven't passed your test. Yeah. False nine stuff is like turning up to a porn shoot when you're a virgin and going, let's get it on. How many? You know, it's just it's way beyond you, mate. False nine stuff is peps arena, right?

11:41False nine stuff is technical. You have not mastered playing simple football before you start talking about false nine. This false nine stuff, shit nine. It doesn't work. I see, I'm watching Cunha in the first half. He's taking the ball off Martinez in the centre circle. You're not Harry Kane. You're Matthias Cunha. You are not, we are not that. And I tell you what as well, on a personal note, I fucking hate false nine. It's rubbish. I hate false nine football. I want to see Man United with a striker up front for 90 minutes, occupying the centre-backs there for balls, interfeet, crosses, false nine, get in the fucking bin.

12:26That's why we've got four points from 12, because we're trying to play some false nine shit, which is rubbish. And you know why we're doing it? You know why we're doing it? Because Carrick wants to put Rashford on the wing and he can't drop Cunha. So what he's done is, and he's weak, he's gone, Marcus has got to play on the left, which means that's Cunha's spot. So I'm now going to move Kunja. He is accommodating his favourites to the detriment of himself. And there's a manager that's done this in the past and he got sacked and you were his assistant coach. You are playing favourites, mate, in a system you don't understand.

12:59And somebody said before the game, do you think the return of Rashford is fucking over this team? And I do. I do. I actually do. I don't blame Rashford. People are going to, oh, you never I blame Rashford. I don't blame Rashford because ultimately no one was going to buy him. But last season, we finished third. Hear me out on this, right? Last season, we finished third and Michael Carrick had the most points out of any of the Premier League team between January the 1st and the end of the season. So he did something right, didn't he? Last season, you had Kunja off the left and Bermot or Ahmad off the right and Sesko was coming on or playing up front.

13:41And it worked. It worked. We finished third. It got more points than any other manager from January to May. This season, he's got four points from 12. He's probably got less points than bloody, well, he's definitely got less points than Brentford. He's got Rashford playing on the left all the time. And he's got Can Cunha playing up front. He's literally changed his whole front line to accommodate Rashford on the left. If you're going to put Rashford on the left, put Seska up front and drop Kunja. But do not play Rashford, Kunja and Mbemo. It doesn't work. He has literally ripped up his own pathway to this job to shoehorn Rashford into the left.

14:23No, to put Rashford on the left and shoehorn Kunja up front. This false nine stuff is making him look stupid. Mate, you're a Middlesbrough manager who did quite well at Middlesbrough, who got a Man United job, who simplified things. Carrick simplified things. He went counterattacking. He got players playing where they wanted to play. And now he's doing some BTEC Poundland version of Pep's false nine. It's fucking embarrassing. It's embarrassing. We're not creating chances. It's not working. Sesko should have started the game. You took him off after 60 minutes on Thursday night. He should have been starting the game.

15:00But at half time, he should have come on. we didn't bring Sesco on until we were losing. We lost the momentum. When they went down to 10 men, Sesco should have been warming up. The minute Foden got sent off, Sesco should have been warming up. Because I would have gone to Steve Holland and I would have said, get Sesco warmed up. And Steve Holland might have challenged me and I said, shut up, Steve, right? They're down to 10 men. They're not going to attack much. We're going to have most of the ball. Why the fuck would you play a false nine when you're going to have most of the ball and they're going to play deep?

15:37Sesko on, occupying their centre-backs for an hour, crosses into the box. What happens? Didn't do it. Didn't do it at half-time. Didn't do it on 60 minutes. I'm trying, let me just, actually, just let me just double-check this. But just while I'm double-checking as well, did anybody else notice when we brought Sesko on for the first 20 minutes that he was on, we didn't actually put any fucking crosses in the box again? I mean, this is just incredible to me. So Harlan scored in the 60th minute. Sesko came on in the 67th minute. So we waited to concede before getting Sesko on. He should have been on.

16:18Crap tactics. Absolutely crap tactics. Let's do player ratings. I think there are too many heroes in our team, too many individuals in our team. It reminds me of Olly Ball. And I'm going to say it again on Stick to United to Wayne as well. This reminds me of Olly Ball. Who was Olly's assistant coach? Carrick. Reminds me of Olly Ball. It's vibes. This is vibe football. Like I've just watched Man City with 10 men play football. I've just watched Man City with 10 men knock the ball around their back four. I thought Nunes for them at right back was brilliant, by the way. Absolutely brilliant. But Anderson was brilliant.

16:58Um, Gehi was brilliant, but they played football. I've just watched us with 11 men not play football. I mean, it's basically get the ball to Rashford, get the ball to Cunha, get the ball to Mbamo and let's see what they can do. It's that's not high level management. That is vibe football. Moments FC is back again and it will work. You know, maybe we'll beat Fulham next week. Maybe we won't. But this ain't this is not going to be a good season for us, you know. This is not going to be a good season at all. We are, we look worse than last season. And I know Casemiro is only one player, but Balaba better come in and be fucking world-class because we look bad.

17:43Bruno looks bad. We look bad. We look like Oli's team. We do not look like the team we were last year. And this was a weekend where Chelsea dropped points, Villa lost and Liverpool dropped points. Do you know where we are in the league now? 13th. We've got four points. We've got four points. We are eight points behind Man City and Arsenal. See you later. The only saving grace is that Liverpool and Chelsea are only three and four points ahead of us. City and Arsenal gone. We're playing for third place again. But at the moment, I think we're going to struggle for that as well. Right, let's do player ratings.

18:24And then I'm going to get into some of your comments as well. Mark every player out of 10, 6 being the average. Let's go. I mean, this probably won't take that long, if I'm being completely honest. I mean, you're struggling, aren't you? You are struggling. Fucking hell, there's not a lot good, is there? I would say, lamens today. What are your thoughts? I've got to give mine. you'll have voted for yours playerratings.com make sure you're registering there it's free every game you get to vote in once you've registered mark every player out of 10 6 being the average I don't know that I mean Lemans made a good save from Enzo Fernandez they hit the post I mean how Mbumo didn't score at the end by the way I'd say 6.5 for Lemans you see we have lost a shit game and people will be harsh but I think 6.5 I thought the save he made from Enzo was good I don't think you can blame him for the goal so yeah I'd say 6.5 Le Mens I mean Deleu 4 okay yeah I think that might be a bit harsh 2.8 but I'd say 4 6 average 5 poor 5 4 would be very poor very poor Deleu I don't know how he stayed on the pitch I don't know how he's played I mean there's no excuse is there this is what I mean it's baffling from Carrick you didn't it's not like you've used your 5 subs and you've kept him on You used two subs.

19:50I can't believe he's only used two subs in a game like that where we were horrendously shite. So, yeah, I just don't. You've got to blame Carrick as much as Deleu. It's madness. I thought Maguire was OK. They didn't really have a lot to do. I'd probably say six, 4.3. OK. Yeah, I don't think Martinez or Maguire had a lot to do, really. I mean it wasn't like Man City had loads of chances Dorgue look I don't like Dorgue at left back I don't think he's a left back I don't see him as a left back I like Dorgue but at a left back I know this is going to happen this is when people were calling him dog shit he is never going to be a left back for Man United the fans don't rate him as a left back I don't rate him as a left back he's a winger we're using him at left back because we didn't buy a fucking left back and you know what happens, you end up with a four.

20:44It wasn't good from Dorgou. It wasn't. Our fullbacks are terrible. Tillemans, I thought Tillemans was okay. I'd give him a six. Maynou would be my man of the match. I'd give him a seven. One positive from this game. In the context of our team, Maynou was our best player. He kept going. He played 90 minutes. His passing was good. His intensity was good. What I would say about Maynou is, and you can't argue with it, how many times did he get run past? He ain't quick enough. Why is Carrick playing Tillemans and Maynou as a midfield two? They're not quick enough. I don't know why he's doing it. Again, it's just massively naive.

21:24You bring Santos in from Chelsea, who sat on the bench at Chelsea, so he wants to go, and then you bring him into Man United and you sit him on the bench. Like, Anderson and Enzo are machines. I would give Maynou a seven, but I would give Anderson a nine. Like, I'm not saying Maynou was better than Anderson in any way, shape or form. He wasn't. I just think Maynou was probably our best player. But he needs somebody next to him. And our midfield is so slow. So slow. Embermo's got to score that chance. It's got to be a five for me. He's got to score. I thought he was offside. I don't know how he hasn't scored that at the end.

22:05Bruno, again, five below average. I'll talk about the red card and the offside in a minute, but below average. Yeah, below average. Again, second week in a row, below average. Rashford. Look, Endeavour, fine, but there's no end product. He's very unlucky with the free kick. OK, if that goes in, maybe we, well, I'm not going to say we win the game, but if that goes in, but it didn't go in and Maynus didn't go in. So I'd probably give Rashford a six. But, you know, I do feel that it's not his fault. I think he'd be in Barcelona if he could be. Man United fucked up on Rashford. They played hardball.

22:45Nobody wanted him. And now he's back in the starting lineup. It just feels weird. Somebody said it today. It's like he's on loan. Rashford used to be a Man United player. Then he left. And now he's a Man United player again. And when you look at the identity of the team, it's just weird. It's just weird. I don't know what we are this season. I don't know what we are. But I thought Rashford was probably an average six. Kunia doesn't work. 4.5. It just doesn't work. It's not even his fault. False nine doesn't work. Rooney's right. I'm not having it. Sesco, I'd probably give him man of the match, to be honest.

23:19No, I'd give him a six. Not his fault. Not his fault. Should be starting games. Shouldn't be coming on when we're 1-0 down. Shite. Xerxe, again, I'd give him a six. Not his fault. Yeah, shouldn't be being through. I mean, I don't even... What will we even play in? Documentary's going to be good, Mark. Yeah. Yeah. Carrick, I genuinely think a two. I actually do agree. You know what? I do. I find it hard. I'm not Carrick out, by the way. I'm not Sack Carrick or anything like that. Remember, I never wanted Carrick to get the job. So the easiest thing for me would be to go, I told you so. I told you we needed a left back.

23:57I told you the transfer window was shit. I could be the master of I told you so tonight, but I'm not. I'm not. I don't enjoy it. I want to be wrong. I didn't want Carrick to get the job, but when he got the job, I said I'll back him. He's in big trouble. He's in big trouble. He looks like a guy that's been overpromoted. He looks a guy that's out of his depth and...

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26:09It's hard to see a way back long term. Like, I don't expect him to be sacked this season. I don't expect that. But I do expect us not to be in Europe if this continues. And we can't afford not to be in Europe. So if he doesn't start getting some results quickly, the club might have to make a decision. Because I'm telling you now, Sir Jim. And I'm telling you now, Joel. Everything we're saying as a fan base, we're getting proven right about. We said we were going to struggle this season and we are. We said the transfer window was shit and it was. And I'm telling you now, another lesson, Europe is in jeopardy.

26:46And if you stick with this, we might not get Europe again. And then you're financially fucked. So take it as it is. Top five is not guaranteed at the moment. And you can forget a good season third, fourth, fifth is all we're going to get this year. And that would, you know, and the season's only just started. So you've written the season off. Well done. Well done. But yeah, I mean, look, Carrick today, the tempo was shit. The start to the season is shit. It's a Manchester derby against 10 men and we're shit. The subs were shit. The false nine system is shit. Deleuze staying on the pitch for that long is shit.

27:24Not starting Sesko, not bringing him on till we conceded is shit. the whole performance reflected a press conference from Carrick. Flat, uninspiring and ultimately embarrassing. It was rubbish. Hopefully you can turn it around. But, you know, and it's way too early to be saying Carrick out. But the sad thing is, it was just so bad. There's no positives from today. And look, on the two big decisions. Personally, I think Enzo Fernandes is active. so I don't think it should be a goal to Manchester City. But if we use that as an excuse,

28:08how are we using that as an excuse? I mean, Sky keeps showing it, but how are we even talking about it? We played against 10 men for an hour. It was a debatable red card, apparently. Are we going to really sit here and say we were hard done by? We've just spent half an hour dismantling a shit performance. We can't just talk about, oh, VAR fucked us over. We fucked, we screwed ourselves over. So look, I thought it was a red card for Foden. I think Bruno should have got a yellow. Some people thought it shouldn't have been a red. Obviously, we've hit the post twice. They've hit the post once. They had a great chance from across as well.

28:45Look, what I'm trying to say is, even if it had been a draw, I would have still been sat here saying most of the same things. I think, you know, maybe that Haaland goal shouldn't have been given. We'd have still drawn the game and that would have still been a shit performance. So whether you want to use VAR as an excuse as well, we played shit. Everything we did was shit. And a draw against 10 men would have been shit. So a point or a loss, obviously a point's better, but we were still shit. We were. But Fan Forum is going to be starting soon, but I just want to get through some of your comments here.

29:24Steve Winwood says, you might not be Carrick out, but it feels inevitable, just like Amrim last season and many before him. I think with the Carrick out stuff, Steve, some people will start. Of course they will. But there's a lot of mitigating circumstances and it's very early in the season. Is it the beginning of the end for Carrick? Possibly. Is it too early? Yes. Do I think they want to sack him? No. I think the club could sink itself this time. I think they could say, we're sticking with Carrick no matter what and absolutely fuck themselves. I think they're vulnerable. We've seen the protests today.

29:56We've seen the banner today. We've seen the performance today. We've seen the summer transfer window. I think this club is primed for a takeover, but somebody needs to step forward with the money. I think if I had the money to buy Man United, I'd be public tomorrow. There's protests. There's unhappiness in the fan base. There's poor performance on the pitch. Step forward. I want to buy Man United. I want to get the Glazers out. And people would get behind that. But I don't think there's anybody out there to do it. Whenever United face a low block, do you notice they struggle to play through it all the time, Rocky?

30:30Seven days a week. While everyone is blaming Carrick, I'm focused on Glynios. Casemiro wasn't replaced, says Kings. Debatable red card. If it would have happened the other way, you would have lost your mind, says She Loves Cowgirl. No, I thought it was a red. I think Bruno could have been sent off as well. I think it was a yellow. It's a red card for me. It's a red card. Not empty in Old Trafford even once after everything that's happened under this ownership shows how unserious we are, says Chile. You can bring back any manager you want to United, even Sir Alex won't get us top four. We're losing to 10 men and we can bring from the bench is Sesco, says Bearwell Justice.

31:05Well, is that not the third time in 12 months in the Premier League that we've lost to 10 men when we weren't losing at the start of the game? Everton was 0-0. We lost 1-0. Newcastle was 0-0. we lost 1-0 and Man City was 0-0 and we lost 1-0 three times in the Premier League in the last 12 months we've been drawing they've had a man sent off and we've lost Everton, Newcastle and City I mean that tells you the story we're shit we're shit against the low block if you defend against United you've got a great chance of winning if you go high line against United we'll hurt you on the break he looks defeated already won't improve says KD stop complaining we're getting Lewis Hall next summer says the snail Karak at United is exactly like Neville at Valencia, says Rajaf.

31:47Honestly, left back and winger cost us today, says David. Half last season we were winning without Sesko. He was out and Mbemo was up front. It seems more like they give more for interim managers, same as Oli, says John. Because if it was Karak that picked the team, it's Wilcox telling him who he has to play. Sick of saying this now. It's Wilcox pulling the strings, says Badis. Kobi is like Pogba again. Unless we get him a good partner, his ability will go to waste, says Buggs. I'm not turning on Karak. We needed a centre-backer, right backer, left winger and a striker. That's not his fault. It's on the owners.

32:15Season was done when the window shut, says Sean. Don't be too negative, though, Sean. You're being very negative. Braden says Carrick was scared to sub someone off that early into a game, knowing whoever it was coming off would be pissed, says Braden. This is a great point. Oli did this, right? Great point, right? Why didn't we make loads of subs? He won't take Rashford off early. He won't take Cunha off early. He'll never take Bruno off. He will never take Manu off. he will not take Mbemo off so he doesn't make subs Carrick used to do it Oli used to do it as well if we can get 80 million for Bruno in January I'd do it says Canna Dave Carrick needed more subs we didn't show the hunger to go with it Anderson taking man of the match says it all says Hamlet what subs would you have made I mean off the top of my head Lacey was an attacking sub we could have made Santos was a sub we could have made Bruno went into the midfield for Tillemans to go off Can I just say this?

33:12When Bruno Fernandes played in the midfield under Amorim People wanted Amorim arrested and placed in the Tower of London Carrick has done it twice in the season already He's subbed somebody off and put Bruno in the midfield Oh, but you won't hear about that one You won't hear about that because his name's not Ruben Amorim put Bruno in the midfield He was a criminal Carrick is putting Bruno in the midfield to not take him off. Santos, we paid£48 million for, but don't worry about that. Bruno's going in the midfield. It's ridiculous. 21st birthday weekend ruined, says Jay. I'm going to have a glass of wine in a minute, Jay.

33:54Happy birthday. City got match winners in the window. We didn't, says Danny. It's same as season 23-24. It could be a relegation fight, says Mr. Agro. It's the same old there's no creativity. It crosses into no man's land. Bruno can't be the only creative one and we can't play in the middle for shit, says Lucas. Look, I thought City's midfield was immense today. That's what a midfield rebuild is all about. Crossing was awful as well, says Sid. Getting Seska earlier wouldn't have mattered. Three years ago, Rashford was shooting from everywhere. Now it's Kunja, I'm done. Carrick is... Look, I genuinely think Kunja is so indisciplined this season.

34:28He's like Granacho, Anthony and Rashford a few years ago. He is so indisciplined. He is shooting from everywhere. He's taking people on. I'm a massive fan of Kunia, but he is just trying too hard. And Rashford's trying too hard. And Mbumo's trying too hard. And we're not scoring. Carrick is clueless and should be sacked, says Dale. Michael Owen just said the referee had a perfect game. English media spin is unbelievable to protect the game. The game is finished, says Stephen. I see a lot of people blaming Bruno. What else is that man going to do while the owners give us plan C players? Very true, Josh.

35:02If you were trying to get rid of Rashford and Xerxes, why are we using them? And where's Santos? We bought him for a reason. We used him all pre-seasons, says Eric. Almost as if hiring Holland and Evans was a mistake, says Oli. Look, I think Wednesday night against Brighton is going to be very interesting. Carrick needs a win. and Brighton, if they turn up with a decent team, will players off the fucking park. The only positive is they might play a high line. Not long till we hear players behind the manager. Just going back to the Holland thing. I don't rate Holland. I don't rate Steve Holland.

35:31Jonathan Woodgate. Don't rate Jonathan Woodgate. Johnny Evans, nice guy, but never got any experience. I don't think that's... We're not best in class. We're not best in class in the coaching setup. Club is an absolute joke. we shouldn't be forced to start Rashford or Dorgoo because our owners won't spend, says Gibbs. 13 years of resets, rebuilds and new eras, 13 years of false promises, disappointment and the same counter-attacking style of play since Sir Alex left, says Nug. This will never work. We can't even win with one more at the pitch. We are Manchester United for God's sake, says Espen.

36:02Embarrassing. Embarrassing tonight. Please do subscribe to the channel, by the way. We're so close to 2.3 million. I think we're about 20 away. Harp, welcome. Thank you very much for your super chat. Welcome to the new members in the chat as well. Blue is one of them. He says, this is all on Carrick. Should have started Ben, meaning Sesco. I can see you've got your badge there. Oh, your Trident. If you're a member, you get a Trident, which changes each month, depending on how many months you've been a member. You can do it. Clicking the join button and get loads of exclusive extra content with me and Wayne.

36:32Steve Wynyard says, Sesco is Carrick's menu under Amrim. Not good enough. Never was. We took him because it was obvious we were not going to do what Chelsea did with Alonso and they finished mid-table. Carrick and his decision to start Rashford over Cunyar at left wing as costas, as aims. I genuinely do think how many points we would have if we'd started the season with Cunyar on the left, Cesc at front and then Burma on the right. Rashford's done OK, but he's got no goals and no assists. We changed the team. We changed the front three that got us to third place. We're now in 13th place. We've dropped 10 places.

37:08Something's not right. Same old Rashford, not a top 10 winger, says Marlowe. Waiting for the Amazon documentary. Oh my God, Praj. The only way is up. False nines drop into the 10 position for inverted wingers. It's a 4-3-3 tactic. It doesn't make sense with a dedicated 10. Oh yeah, AGM, spot on. Michael Oliver, always terrible in our manager matches. Mate, he sent off fucking Foden. It can't be that bad. Let's, oh, come on. Will look great on Amazon, says Having a Laugh. Really showed today how weak we are without Luke Shaw, says Hannibal Lecter. All right, Ricky. If you want to play false nine, then Xerxes is a better option, says Andres.

37:45Why do we have cowardly managers so spineless whenever things aren't going well? Scared shitless to make changes, says Jon Jon. Tempo was gone with Amrim, good or bad. One thing he did was make us intense, says Wackers. I mean, that's a great point. If you think about last season when we beat Man City, the tempo was brilliant. There's no tempo in a Carrick side. There's no fitness in a Carrick side. I mean, Man City looked fitter than us with 10 men. Is player power back or is Carrick just weak, says Archie. False nine, more like false 11. Players, says Stephen. Carrick inherited Amarim intensity last season.

38:17What's with all the players slowing the game down, says Alfa Ali. Red card like Beckham, Carrick was too cool versus Argentina, says Tristan. I'll keep saying it until I'm blue in the face. Nothing will change if we continue to build around Bruno, says Kiel. Owners clueless and running the club into the ground, says Mark Smith manager out of his depth and hasn't been backed Ford he says useless and gutless performance these players have this in their locker Dorgio and Deleu are not good enough Jones says one game a week last year proved nothing he's useless Amrim, Ten Hag, Mourinho weren't the issue the club culture is Pete says Brighton knocks us out midweek the way we play Yegner says over 200 million spent on the attack yet our better attacker is the guy we were trying to get rid of and we need a proper captain Carrick not properly backed in the market Carrick not good enough to manage United both things are true says Seabake and can someone explain why we're hitting floated crossers when we play a false nine and when we actually bring on a six foot target striker we switch to low crossers it happens every time you know can't even be asked anymore man it's just going to be another two years of hiring an interim and do the shit all over again says the recon guy cycle both full backs were shit says J4 struggled in them areas flat footed on 50-50s lose the ball and walk no members in the opposition box says Fishcake I'm going carry out says Mr Agro always 15 shots to three on net as bad as the defence says Ars Delo playing 90 minutes is a sacking on its own says Andre why spend 50 million on Santos proper waste never plays says Dion we sack Tamarind for games like this says Mitch Delo was the worst player on the pitch shocking Masraoui should have come on says Key players and manager just happy to be there says Isaac and Bruno Fernandes bottling a big game again says Carlos well Robert McCormack said that he's got three goals and three assists in 14 Manchester derbies Tony says Disgrace, Carrick didn't deserve a good transfer window.

40:03Standing there looking clueless. Wolves played Cunha in his best position, not Carrick, says Tony. City fans is laughing his head off. Not a surprising result, says Shook. You can get what you pay for. Budget manager, budget tactics. Okay, let's get over to the fan forum. Lovely stuff. We've hit 2.3 million as well. Thank you so much for watching, everybody. Stay safe. Take care. I'm going to have a glass of wine. Oh, man of the match. Sorry, man of the match.

40:34For what it matters, 68 % of the vote went to Maynou, 12 % went to Le Mans and 9 % went to Rashford. So that's your top three. Nagalsman in, if I speak. If I speak. Iriola, Nagalsman, Alonso. How many managers were there available this summer? But the reality is they went for Carrick because there was no money and he's the only guy that would say that's fine. You go for a proper manager. There was no budget. They probably wouldn't have took the job. Thanks everyone for watching. Get yourself over to the fan forum. I'll speak to you later.

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