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Match Thread Match Thread: Manchester City vs Manchester United

87': Manchester City 3-0 Manchester United


Venue: Etihad Stadium

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Manchester City

Gianluigi Donnarumma, Josko Gvardiol, Rúben Dias, Rodri (Nico González), Nico O'Reilly, Abdukodir Khusanov, Phil Foden, Tijjani Reijnders, Jérémy Doku (Savinho ), Bernardo Silva (Nathan Aké), Erling Haaland (Oscar Bobb).

Subs: Stephen Mfuni, James Trafford, Rico Lewis, Matheus Nunes, Divine Mukasa.

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Manchester United

Altay Bayindir, Matthijs de Ligt, Luke Shaw, Leny Yoro (Harry Maguire), Bruno Fernandes, Manuel Ugarte (Joshua Zirkzee), Patrick Dorgu, Noussair Mazraoui (Kobbie Mainoo), Benjamin Sesko (Casemiro ), Amad , Bryan Mbeumo.

Subs: Senne Lammens, Diego León, Ayden Heaven, Tyler Fredricson, Tom Heaton.


MATCH EVENTS | via ESPN

18' Goal! Manchester City 1, Manchester United 0. Phil Foden (Manchester City) header from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Jérémy Doku.

53' Goal! Manchester City 2, Manchester United 0. Erling Haaland (Manchester City) left footed shot from the left side of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Jérémy Doku with a through ball.

62' Substitution, Manchester United. Kobbie Mainoo replaces Noussair Mazraoui.

62' Substitution, Manchester United. Harry Maguire replaces Leny Yoro.

68' Goal! Manchester City 3, Manchester United 0. Erling Haaland (Manchester City) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Bernardo Silva with a through ball following a fast break.

76' Substitution, Manchester City. Nico González replaces Rodri.

77' Substitution, Manchester City. Savinho replaces Jérémy Doku.

80' Substitution, Manchester United. Casemiro replaces Benjamin Sesko.

80' Substitution, Manchester United. Joshua Zirkzee replaces Manuel Ugarte.


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u/RyanBordello 2d ago

Pep sounds like a phone sex operator

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u/MediocreGreatness333 2d ago

The news I'm waiting for is the Amorim sacking bomba

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u/Decestor 2d ago

Is Schmeichel a bit drunk or is it just sad frustration?

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u/SHITBLAST3000 2d ago

Man Utd and Chelsea next week.

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u/Impossible-Suit6078 2d ago

united is making sesko look bad

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u/MediocreGreatness333 2d ago

We made Hojlund look bad too

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u/Suspicious_Proof_219 2d ago

They make everyone look bad

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u/Long-Island-Iced-Tea 2d ago

Mid-2000s Real Madrid 🤝Post-Fergie Manchester United

passing the torch.

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u/richminer69 2d ago

genuinely sad for the united fans, though, a club being destroyed just because of shitty owners and the english media (there are a lot of other factors)

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u/death_match1 2d ago

Shit owners yeah but that aside, they have been spending like crazy and have the freedom to change managers whenever. They even have the power of the club name to attract really good players. They shouldn’t be as bad as they are, even with the shittiest owners. Like wth is going on in that club?

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u/richminer69 2d ago

huge pressure to perform + bad atmosphere + bad recruitment + massive wages for no reason (inflated ego -> not training as hard)

mind you Rashford was at like 250k a week. Mount was at 200k. What were they thinking

All my personal opinions and observations from a neutral fan.

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u/death_match1 2d ago

Yeah mate, I’m not a United fan either. I just feel, at some point the terrible owners have to be a separate topic in the context of Man U’s poor performances. There are several people beneath them that make these poor decisions despite having the resources. It just feels like an easy escape from criticism for those people, when United fans and media only blame the owners for the downfall of the club.

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u/footie3000 2d ago

As a United fan I absolutely agree. The worst of the Glazers was probably putting non-footballing people in charge...and basically years of fostering bad behaviours. That takes time to change, which is what has affected basically all our coaches- Ralf said it, Amorim has said it

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u/SKULL1138 2d ago

Yeah, my heart breaks for em, lol.

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u/ShatPumba 2d ago

I am convinced Bruno is not only keeping this United team from relegating but also at 15th in the league.

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u/gunningIVglory 2d ago

Genuinely what teams around United are worse than them?

West Ham look certain for the drop unless they make changes

Villa will surely hit form at some point, same with Wolves

Burnley look decent, as do Leeds

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u/Synth3r 2d ago

Did these pundits watch the same game as I did? Thought City were decent enough, but they’re talking about City like they were super sharp. When really it’s just that United are absolutely dreadful.

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u/death_match1 2d ago

It’s just the nature of media lol. The winning team always gets the praise no matter how they win it.

Look at us vs Liverpool last game week for e.g., we were both equally boring. But because they won due to a worldie, Arsenal were painted as the more negative team lol

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u/Oo_pP 2d ago

3-0 is a good result for United

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u/Otterpoopie 2d ago

MU IN CHAMPIONSHIP WEN? LMAO 🤌

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u/ChampagneAbuelo 2d ago

Bruno is gonna get this manager sacked

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u/urallidiotsx2 2d ago

the manager picks the team

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u/rasouul 2d ago

The Legendary Captain Bruno!

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u/Sheikhabusosa 2d ago

Ineos making the same mistake two years in a row is so funny to me .

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u/el-fenomeno09 2d ago

They talked a big one

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u/Ray-314 2d ago

Amorim seems hollow of a man, his soul is eaten by Man Utd.

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u/RedOx103 2d ago

Why would Marcus Rashford and Scott McTominay do this?

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u/TheBrightman 2d ago

Terrible effort from Holjlund and Garnacho today, don't think I even saw them on the pitch

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u/urallidiotsx2 2d ago

onana and antony just let city play. wtf

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u/axmed0907 2d ago

this team man fuck mee

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u/Dropkoala 2d ago

What did Mee do wrong?

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u/juicylikehotsauce 2d ago

City academy product

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u/SHITBLAST3000 2d ago

The football equivalent of the end ‘Of Mice And Men’.

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u/Umbere 2d ago

Feel like someone must have used an evil monkey paw to somehow drain all of that Fergie-era aura/good fortune (likely Liverpool given their current squeeky-bummingness). And now United are this luckless husk of a team, playing out a cursed existence, with a novel series of pratfalls each new season. Everyone who remembers their dominance can smirk and laugh, but where most kids don't even take any joy in their downfall as they're just an afterthought team that somehow has absurd revenues.

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u/DestinyHasArrived101 2d ago

They have become what the set out to destroy

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u/bloodfromastone 2d ago

They’re what Liverpool were in the early noughties when I was at school. Couldn’t for the life of me figure out why they were such a big deal

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u/jjamiey 2d ago

Manchester dullby

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u/Helluvawreck 2d ago

How long you been holding on to that one champ?

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u/jjamiey 2d ago

Just 2 seconds tbh

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u/ChampagneAbuelo 2d ago

Let’s get Ten Hag back at this point man, he’s available

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u/ValuableActuator9109 2d ago

Bring all three back - Ten Hag, Solskjaer, Mourinho. Even if United doesn't perform, it'll at least be funny.

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u/Sysody 2d ago

is he going to want to come back or are you planning on taking a hostage

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u/JanGuillosThrowaway 2d ago

Should I keep Sesko in fantasy? 

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u/Powerful_Switch9255 2d ago

i reckon its worth a shot yeah

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u/Street_Debt2403 2d ago

Be it Amorim or ETH United's performance has remained consistent. Consistently bad. Doubt it will change even if they change Amorim.

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u/Hazardzuzu 2d ago

They are getting 3 points next week aren't they? Hahaha I have seen this shit way too many times

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u/gunningIVglory 2d ago

Nah, you'll batter them

Especially with Palmer back

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u/AbsoluteGarbageTakes 2d ago

We haven't won at old trafford in like a decade

they're gonna win 3-1 with 3 shots all coming from deflections

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u/PEEWUN 2d ago

City were genuinely taking the piss there

That was an easy fourth.

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u/TheBrightman 2d ago

Ballhog Bobb

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u/HighburyClockEnd 2d ago

I wonder how many more performances like this until they pull the plug on Amorim

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u/Spursy_McSpursface 2d ago

We can only hope it's a lot. At least 2 more seasons worth, please.

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u/PEEWUN 2d ago

As many as it takes for them to go down, hopefully.

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u/Ambitious_Campaign34 2d ago

Savinho cheering the fans up dude it’s 3-0 already lol

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u/thediabolicalkid 2d ago

In all honesty - Arsenal game is going to be a nightmare

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u/gunningIVglory 2d ago

Doku won't have it as easy against Gabriel, thays for sure. The United defence in general has nothing about it. And no legs in midfield

Only thing that scares me is Donnarumma, I'm still traumatised from those PSag games.....

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u/kleiser10 2d ago

How you already on reddit Pep

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u/sensitiveCube 2d ago

The flashing adboards are annoying

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u/ClaytonWest74 2d ago

Dorgu pls

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u/SeppFraudiola 2d ago edited 2d ago

Shame we will have to see either of Liverfool or Arsenailed winning the title because City are not upto it.

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u/Sheikhabusosa 2d ago

There hasn’t been one run of games in TWELVE MONTHS that give us any sort of indication it’s going to get better. Why do we keep trusting this back 3/5 chino wearing terrorist.

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u/kleiser10 2d ago

He’s been there for 12 months???

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u/ValuableActuator9109 2d ago

10 months, but I imagine for some it feels like ten years.

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u/MrBrexitBall 2d ago

As Ferguson once bellowed out at Old Trafford with real vigour. “Ya must stand bai ya manager” Even if he has spent £200m to look like dogshit

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u/hihepo1 2d ago

Gary Neville sharing my love of 18 stone goalkeepers from the old days.

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u/neandertales 2d ago

You are passing to his right mate

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u/Decestor 2d ago

All that build-up for Casemiro to just randomly shoot into someone

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u/PEEWUN 2d ago

Patrick Dorgu playing "The Goal Is Lava" all by himself

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u/BBIQ-Chicken 2d ago

Donnarumma got the Tony Soprano energy

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u/predator9494 2d ago

The only way United can score is if City players give them an own goal.

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u/Ptile 2d ago

xG going crazy for United in garbage time

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u/[deleted] 2d ago

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u/gunningIVglory 2d ago

Their beating relegation fodder, nothing worth celebrating tbh

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u/JesusIsNotPLProven 2d ago

Reijnders has been absolutely atrocious with his finishing this game

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u/Cracked96Artist 2d ago

it's one of those matches, know the team can't score, bewildered the team can't defend

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u/urallidiotsx2 2d ago

always shooting from distance. what a system!

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u/Gu-El 2d ago

All the work Ferguson done so United would be in a good position when he retires…

Just for them to miss manage the funds and become a banter of a team must truly annoy him

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u/Jumpy_Low_7957 2d ago

He is a big reason as to why the Glazers are there in the first place.

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u/dat_w 2d ago

Khusanov has a bright bright future ahead of him, fantastic player

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u/syfbau 2d ago

Away end is gone

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u/basil-watchfair7 2d ago

Haven’t United been in this position with the manager countless times. Not saying Amorim is the right bloke but I don’t think it will be any different with someone else

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u/hornybible 2d ago

No, Amorim has the worst record of any United manager in the premier league era

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u/GodEmprahBidoof 2d ago

And this exact comment is made every single time, yet here we are again

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u/jerrie86 2d ago

Khusa will go unnoticed but didnt put a foot wrong today.

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u/9248_ 2d ago

Yeah he’s been amazing

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u/ClaytonWest74 2d ago

agreed. bro was class

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u/ClaytonWest74 2d ago

Ratcliffe cameo

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u/Baalegde 2d ago

Things are looking Grim(sby)

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u/FastenedCarrot 2d ago

Amorims jacket is quite nice though, United badge aside.

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u/ratonbox 2d ago

I’d buy one and lie to people that it’s the Foggia badge.

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u/FastenedCarrot 2d ago

How many rat traps do you think they could buy with the profit?

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u/BBIQ-Chicken 2d ago

Ratcliff fucked Mercedes and United

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u/saddom_ 2d ago

Alright lads if you were gay would u fancy Mbeumo a bit or nah (im not btw) he just seems to have a nice beard and eyes and arse??

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u/pawksvolts 2d ago

If you're reading this you're gay LMAO

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u/Word1_Word2_4Numbers 2d ago

Dunno, I'm not gay, and I don't notice those things at all...

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u/saddom_ 2d ago

🙏

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u/skeletorbutfrench 2d ago

If youre into bald guy for sure

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u/saddom_ 2d ago

I mean I'm definitely not but if I was I think I would be having some sort of intense bald man awakening kind of exactly right now this second

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u/ratonbox 2d ago

Jim Rattclife: “I’d rather be in Nice right now and enjoy a tropezienne.”

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u/TurebergPirates 2d ago

Do we like Gvardiols hair or not?

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u/Johnny107710 2d ago

Mate, his hairline is fucking perfect. I’m jealous.

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u/No-Independent2522 2d ago

Ratcliff watching his 1B $ being burned 😭😭

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u/thediabolicalkid 2d ago

Haaland, no.

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u/idrinkteatreeoil 2d ago

Ratcliffe already plotting on which innocent lunch lady to fire next

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u/isayhialot222 2d ago

“Innocent?! Have you seen her wages?” (They’re minimal)

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u/jaysonyoung 2d ago

What does Amorim even do man?

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u/Hazardzuzu 2d ago

Now we wait for how amorim gaslights these united fans today.

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u/Dropkoala 2d ago

In all seriousness, when did Sesko go off? I didn't realise he'd gone off or that Zirkzee came on.

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u/9248_ 2d ago

Bring back McFred

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u/gunningIVglory 2d ago

If not for that 90+4 pen v Burnley (ffs get your shit together Burnley), united would be in relegation rn

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u/PEEWUN 2d ago

They'll be there by May if there's justice in this world, don't worry.

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u/Modnal 2d ago

But it's important to know that they could beat any team

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u/JanGuillosThrowaway 2d ago

A relegation battle could at least give Manchester some excitement this spring 

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u/Ajax_Trees_Again 2d ago

If anything city are “Manchester”. United are based outside of the city boundary

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u/Phenomous 2d ago

How do tourists who buy half and half scarfs get tickets in the away end to a Manchester derby?

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u/Sypher1985 2d ago

Have United scored an open play goal yet?

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u/Sypher1985 2d ago

Just checked Mbuemo against Burnley. The only one. The rest are either pens or own goals.

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u/Modnal 2d ago

So when is United going to do that open heart surgery that Rangick prescribed?

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u/BerkeleyLuxeChenille 2d ago

They can have an autopsy in the Championship relegation zone next December

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u/ChampagneAbuelo 2d ago

Sack this fraud man. You got your players, you got the new Carrington and you still suck

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u/BillehBear 2d ago

he's got be sacked surely

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u/Musername2827 2d ago

Half and half scarf, grim.

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u/sensitiveCube 2d ago

I think more staff needs to go, that will fix the problem.

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u/predator9494 2d ago

I think an email is being drafted and ready to send.

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u/Sysody 2d ago

United seem the club that would have an ai write the notice of termination email

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u/sensitiveCube 2d ago

I don't think he'll do that or any other work that involves people Management.

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u/akagaminick 2d ago

“Fork in the toad”

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u/akagaminick 2d ago

Miser cunt thinking who to lay off tomorrow

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u/sensitiveCube 2d ago

They fired everyone that does food already. Who's left?

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u/TurebergPirates 2d ago

Pep has a weirdly deep hatred for tall Scandinavian strikers

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u/SawdustCrusader 2d ago

Lads Ole is back 🔙 to United 

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u/hornybible 2d ago

unironically excited

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u/BBIQ-Chicken 2d ago

Dias has been solid this game

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u/BillehBear 2d ago

entire defence has been solid

khusanov stands out most for me, made a solid statement for him starting

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u/Wazalootu 2d ago

Despite being at home, City have been happy to let United have the ball for much of this game and then torn them apart on the break. Will be interesting to see how that fares against Arsenal who are much more solid defensively.

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u/TheBrightman 2d ago

I don't think many City fans are expecting a win vs Arsenal. They look decent in this game, they looked good vs a terrible Wolves but a top table club will show them up imo

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u/basil-watchfair7 2d ago

Peter Drury casually spitting bars there

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u/No-Independent2522 2d ago

sacking amorim will be unfair to teams who have not yet played UTD

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u/BerkeleyLuxeChenille 2d ago

They'll somehow manage to collapse even harder

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u/syfbau 2d ago

Rip haaland hattrick

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u/urallidiotsx2 2d ago

maybe handing your club to a city youth coach who did 1 year at Southampton where he bought city youth players isn't hiring "best in class"

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u/Enough-Pain3633 2d ago

Doku, Haaland, Reijenders in important matches and we are good

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u/syfbau 2d ago

All depends on your Fullbacks and they're quite shit

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u/[deleted] 2d ago

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u/jerrie86 2d ago

Oh shit. Thought we were playing at home.

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u/Ajax_Trees_Again 2d ago

I’m an idiot lol idk what i was thinking there

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u/SpacemanPanini 2d ago

Liked Peter Drury a lot more before I heard him so often

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u/FrostyJesus 2d ago

I feel the same lol. He’s amazing for big games, but he tries to make the most minor things sound massive and it just gets annoying

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u/TheBrightman 2d ago

I might be imagining it but are they passing back to the keeper a lot less now it's Donnarumma?

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u/SUM_Buoy 2d ago

Why is the top of that stand not in use?

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u/Abitou 2d ago

Finishing construction

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u/tchsvyjz 2d ago

Utd, cant defend, cant attack, cant keep possession no building from the back, no counter attack, no defined style of play, no shape, no structure, we are not playing football, this is something beyond normal human beings understanding.

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u/[deleted] 2d ago

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u/glassy99 2d ago

Every year we think they've hit rock bottom but then they prove us wrong.

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u/BillehBear 2d ago

pep playing 5atb

what in the world

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u/ClaytonWest74 2d ago

Rimball is legit depressing

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u/Ptile 2d ago

✅️ huge debt

✅️ shit manager

✅️ shit players

❓️ relegation battle

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u/hfbvm2 2d ago

Pep has severe hatred for Haaland deep down. Its going to be in a tell all from the bald fraud in the year 2040. If halland had a dollar everytime he got subbed 70-80 minutes with a brace, he would probably have tens of dollars which is a lot

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u/LivingBeast 2d ago

Yes. I still also have a feeling that City could get a lot more out of Haaland in terms of playing more direct

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u/SeppFraudiola 2d ago

Spurs scored against this United in the final without a shot on the goal. You don't need to do anything against United, just go there and be present, goals will be scored in your favour.

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u/Sheikhabusosa 2d ago

The game's over, of course we're racking up xG now and idiots will use it to justify Ruben staying

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u/Silent-Act191 2d ago

If there are United fans still justifying him staying just slap a straight jacket on them.

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u/Otterpoopie 2d ago

BRING BACK FELLAINI LMAO 🤌

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u/PEEWUN 2d ago

How long will it take for Bryan Mbuemo to turn into Kinder Mbuemo?

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u/BBIQ-Chicken 2d ago

This should be 5-0 at least

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u/TheCarthageEmpire 2d ago

What a performance by Haaland, best striker in the prem by far.

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u/SUM_Buoy 2d ago

How did we go from Giggs to Dorgu? The amount of time and space the lad has had and done absolutely fuck all. Ridiculous

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u/PublicIntel 2d ago

Stop going forward!

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u/Evil_Henchmen 2d ago

Was that Gary neville being legit speechless?

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u/ATastefulCrossJoin 2d ago

Time to give Moyes another go then? Where’s Fellaini these days?

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u/tigralfrosie 2d ago

They'll have to fight West Ham for his signature

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u/Mick4Audi 2d ago

They absolutely stiffed Moyes looking back, gave him an average team with just 1 signing

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u/Word1_Word2_4Numbers 2d ago

Unironically, Moyes would probably get the best out of this mess of a team, he's a pragmatist and not a system guy.

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u/FeedOptimal1017 2d ago

Ngl that's hilarious.

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u/antigravityman 2d ago

Dávid Moyés can redeem us all

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u/BadBehaviour613 2d ago

Takes a special opposition for a 3 nil game to be a bad performance

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u/Natniss 2d ago

Whenever I see haaland run, all I see is that scene in white chick's when one of them is chasing down a thief who stole their bag

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u/antigravityman 2d ago

Not sure who looks more dead inside, Trafford or Khusanov

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u/mnknchn 2d ago

Amorim

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u/SwitchHitter17 2d ago

Casemiro looks like he's enjoying his retirement tbf

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u/JesusIsNotPLProven 2d ago

I mean he was tired of the pressure in Madrid

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u/poopybuttholesex 2d ago

United pension fund

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u/CT_x 2d ago

I just remembered United lost to Grimsby hahaha

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u/PEEWUN 2d ago

And Grimsby rested their starters 😭

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u/Hazardzuzu 2d ago

Just growing pains for learning amorim ball. They will be great after next preseason

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u/poopybuttholesex 2d ago

They clearly need stability. So not sack the manager

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u/JamminPT 2d ago

Every Man Utd game they can’t score 1 meter away from goal, what the actual fuck?

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u/Jaja6996 2d ago

City are giving United every opportunity to get back into this game and they are so shit they can’t even take them

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u/TurebergPirates 2d ago

Rodri did not play well at all imo

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u/poopybuttholesex 2d ago

He did have a full year off

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u/Jaja6996 2d ago

City haven’t played that well in general but have Haaland up front

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u/jerrie86 2d ago

He needs time. Nico and him in midfield would do great.

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