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First half was terrible, second half had chances but it had 0-0 written all over it from the first whistle. Man Utd have had Spurs, Porto and Villa in 7 days and not won a game, Ten Hag cant turn it around. But he is being clever in the media - it sounds like cryptic messages to the board by repeating what they said to him in the summer after talking to Tuchel - I.E "we are in it together" - yet the media dont see this and think he is just coming out with daft quotes. Tottenham throwing away a nice lead at Brighton.

Its a much easier Competition to win this season, there was still one or two biggish teams in it when West Ham won it plus Villa could only get to the semi's. Not having Europa League teams drop into it helps - and that is totally the correct rule change (and no CL teams dropping down to EL)

A couple of good additions there. Its the correct result that matters rather than the scores 😎 Wolves are a shambles, conceded 21 goals so far averaging 3 a game. My tip for them to go down is looking likely depending if they make a change of manager this international break.

The Bosman had an unreal impact, the "Diarra" could be the new one. It could result in clubs offering lower wages but players will have to remember if they are requesting moves then they wont get a full pay up on the outstanding contract. As for the smaller clubs Im pretty sure they can still insert some sort of clause with bigger clubs relating to QTY of games played plus request higher initial transfer fees.

The club offered to make a fixture switch to Perth for a 3pm K/off but others declined for some bizarre reason - this would easily have been the more sensible option.

He isnt swapping Lombardy for Cheshire or Greater Manchester. Plus Inter are in very good shape. Man Utd dont actually have a world class player in their squad, Casemiro was at Real but not now.

I thought they would be a disaster but fair play to the Coach. Im not convinced they have been fully tested except Man City on the opening day plus they got lucky at Bournemouth.

Id like to see Igamane and Dessers upfront with Bajrami behind them. We simply didnt have enough through the middle against Hibs and its easier for the opposition defenders to pick up just Dessers with Lawrence behind. St Johnstone shouldnt cause problems so its a waste having a back 4 then 2 deep midfielders.

Im going against the odds and tipping first wins of the season for Leicester and Wolves today. Palace just havent got started this season for some reason and Liverpool are winning ugly and playing well so will still be without a win, as will Southampton after their manager publicly called out the players and said he wont change his style. Ipswich are up against a West Ham side who must win. If Villa dont have a Euro hangover they could tank Man Utd. Crystal Palace 0-2 Liverpool Arsenal 5-0 Southampton Brentford 1-2 Wolves Leicester 1-0 Bournemouth Man City 2-0 Fulham West Ham 2-0 Ipswich Everton 1-2 Newcastle Aston Villa 3-0 Man Utd Chelsea 2-0 Nottingham Forest Brighton 1-1 Tottenham

Compo - young supporter?? However I do agree with the rest of your post and for me the solution is to change the formation to a 3-5-2 especially in domestic games. With 3 centre halfs it removes Tavernier's defensive duties slightly and becoming less reliant. Jefte is clearly good enough at both LB and LW so going up and down would be perfect for him. You dont change the midfield combo of Diomande and Barron plus having a creative attacker in front of them. But you put someone else along side Dessers to give him more help and more space for the no.10 - For me the chances should increase and also fall to other players. This was plainly obvious against Hibs and we relied on a Lawrence worldly and a Penalty save to get 3 points.

Well done The Villa, cracking goal again from Duran Duran but Martinez had a couple of worldy saves. The other thread about Man Utd's next manager - what would they give to get Uni Emery?? I mentioned A-listers who are Klopp, Pep, Anchelotti and possibly Zidane (although needs to prove himself elsewhere) but Emery cant be far off from being promoted into that bracket.

A good thing for me, I like him and at 100% when on it he is the best available player in about 3 positions on the park.

This isnt bad, I have always thought there is a player in there but it just hasnt shown often enough. He isnt a patch on his father but he is still capable of performing for the next 3 months in the SPL. I like him better than Lawrence and Dowell and fast creativity in that No.10 role is what is really lacking at the moment. I dont see Hagi getting much starts though, Phil has shown he doesnt shuffle things much at all and can be very loyal.

What a chuckle I had checking the scores this morning. Brought back down to earth with a bang. Looking at the other scores there was big wins again, 4-0s 5-0s etc. This format is like picking 9 Premier League teams, 9 from the Championship, 9 from each League 1 and 2.

There are definitely still bad apples in that dressing room and their effort is not there. Ten Hag cant be blamed for some of the useless give away passes they were doing all over the park. On the flip side Ive no idea what identity they have in any game so yes its both. It was always a 5 year job to rid all previous players, they still need rid of Rashford, McGuire, Lindelof, Fernandes etc plus Evans and Erikson are pretty much finished. But Ten Hags singings are very questionable - I dont rate the goalkeeper, Anthony has never shown near worth 80m and Mount has been one of the worst signings in premier league era and the strikers are very raw. I think Ten Hag wants the sack after the owners interviewing in the summer. He was firefighting behind the scenes in the last two seasons with multiple issues.

Jefte for me also but a shout out for Butland. The goal was a brilliant finish but bar that Lawrence did nothing else.

They spoke with him in the summer and were very open about it but there was no agreement. Tuchel likes more control than just being a coach and Ineos were bringing in the Ashworth / Wilcox set up.

If Werner could finish it would have been at least 5-0 in that game. I guess that has to be the end for Ten Hag though, he cant turn things around now especially against Porto away. Tuchel would be the only realistic option at the moment but the board obviously saw something they didnt like. Ashworth and Southgate are very close mates so he will be a possibility and I hope so because he is worse than Ten Hag - he didnt even play Palmer in the Euros. Zidane would be the only A-lister available but he doesnt fancy Manchester nor speak the language.

That was one drag to watch. Sublime goal and you could tell Butland was saving that Pen all day long but the rest was awful. It might be down to a Euro hangover. The build up play is so pedestrian and games like that are crying out for 2 up front.

A difficult watch until that finish - superbly curled in by Lawrence.

I thought it was an excellent match and with City dropping points 2 games in a row is good for the top of the league. A bit annoyed with my 2-1 City prediction as I had 1-1 down for days until yesterday morning. I dont think its a penalty though - Gordon left his foot in then passed the keeper then fell unnaturally and buckled his foot in fresh air. Ederson has every right to go for the ball. Arsenal might feel redeemed with injury time winners after last week but they cant be relying on that. Big win for Everton and Fulham keep on impressing.

Alright, lets see if further improvement this weekend. Was tempted to scrap scorelines and just go with Home win, away win, score or no score draw. There are still 6 teams looking for a first win but I cant see Southampton, Ipswich, Wolves or Leicester getting one this weekend (perhaps backing all 4 at the bookies on an accumulator is worth a fiver!). Everton v Palace who are both looking for a first win meeting at Goodison. The Everton takeover stuff may boost them but I thought Palace would be the surprise package this season as they have a top manager who went on a good winning run last season. Super Sunday - both managers need a win at Old Trafford, it could be a basketball match. Newcastle 1-2 Man City Arsenal 4-0 Leicester Brentford 0-2 West Ham Chelsea 2-1 Brighton Everton 1-1 Crystal Palace Nottingham Forest 2-2 Fulham Wolves 0-3 Liverpool Ipswich 0-2 Aston Villa Man Utd 2-2 Tottenham Bournemouth 1-0 Southampton

Its actually nice we have a Sky tv game at home for once (out with Celtic games). I think Frankie's team is very likely as I dont see Tavernier being dropped and it seems Clement likes Lawrence - I just think he is lacking a bit. Personally the team selection Id like to see: Butland Kasanwirjo Souttar Propper Jefte Barron Diomande McCausland Igamane Bajrami Dessers

Only saw the second half but it was as comfortable as could be and they didnt look like scoring even if they were still playing now. As good a result as it is the sitters were bad misses. McCausland and Bajrami - easily the best options in the wide areas and should be starting from now on. Barron is growing into that midfield role nicely but if we could get that extra bit in the No.10 role it could change everything and we could give teams a hiding - I sometimes look at our play and think that we could still go up a couple of gears.

Next 3 games between this Sunday and the following Sunday - Tottenham at home, Porto away, Aston Villa away. I dont see them winning any of them.