polishgenius Posted October 26, 2016 Share Posted October 26, 2016 11 minutes ago, Consigliere said: Is he even being given a fair chance to fight his place though? Granted, he picked up an injury but he was declared fit and returned to full training before the Liverpool game yet he has not had a look in. He should have at least played against Fenerbahce. If he doesn't get game time against Burnley then I'd say he will be off in January. Not on the pitch, but as far as we know he's training with the team. Whatever it is that's happened, whether these rumours are true or not, there has to have been something gone on behind closed doors. Like I say, Jose's a bellend and I wouldn't write off it being all on him, but the noises coming out at the moment don't make Mkhi look great in this either. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Consigliere Posted October 26, 2016 Share Posted October 26, 2016 9 minutes ago, polishgenius said: Not on the pitch, but as far as we know he's training with the team. Whatever it is that's happened, whether these rumours are true or not, there has to have been something gone on behind closed doors. Possibly or perhaps it is a case of Mourinho being too harsh. Given the way he treated Shaw after that one mistake against Watford, it's not such a far-fetched thought. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
polishgenius Posted October 26, 2016 Share Posted October 26, 2016 I strongly suspect the truth is somewhere in the middle. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mme Erzulie Posted October 26, 2016 Share Posted October 26, 2016 Is it me, or has Navas' crossing improved considerably? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dolorous Gabe Posted October 26, 2016 Share Posted October 26, 2016 19 minutes ago, Mmerek Hamšzulíe said: Is it me, or has Navas' crossing improved considerably? He has the odd game where he puts in decent crosses. A lot of City players played with too much fear under Pellegrini for some reason, Navas and Sterling in particular. Pep seems to have instilled more confidence in some players so whether Navas' crossing has improved or not is debatable. Might just be a bit of the Pep effect. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mme Erzulie Posted October 26, 2016 Share Posted October 26, 2016 He's definitely taking Shaw for a ride. Makes him look positively syrupy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iskaral Pust Posted October 26, 2016 Share Posted October 26, 2016 United play their (pretty much) first XI against City's back-ups. Jose needs a win to not lose massive face. It would have been better for him to play all the overlooked players instead. Less blame if they lose and possibly see one or two play themselves into contention. But if he's unwilling to even consider those overlooked players.... Klopp was willing to trust his back-ups last night and we haven't even been playing in Europe. Chelsea and West Ham both play pretty much their first team (Costa rested for a while), which is a bit surprising. And WH winning so far. And Southampton's rotated team is struggling to score against Sunderland's first XI -- they should hang their heads in shame. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mme Erzulie Posted October 26, 2016 Share Posted October 26, 2016 Looks like two back-up sides. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mme Erzulie Posted October 26, 2016 Share Posted October 26, 2016 How in the fuck is that not a foul by Shaw? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ljkeane Posted October 26, 2016 Share Posted October 26, 2016 Mourinho's the one who most clearly needs a win but six games without a win isn't a great look for Guardiola either. It may be a largely reserve side for City but it's still a derby game. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
polishgenius Posted October 26, 2016 Share Posted October 26, 2016 6 minutes ago, Iskaral Pust said: Klopp was willing to trust his back-ups last night and we haven't even been playing in Europe. There's far less pressure on Klopp than Mourinho. He played a lot of the back-ups in Europe, he just doesn't want to lose to City again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dolorous Gabe Posted October 26, 2016 Share Posted October 26, 2016 In case it wasn't already known, Mike Dean is a fucking terrible ref! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Consigliere Posted October 26, 2016 Share Posted October 26, 2016 Zlatan continues to fluff great chances. These are really starting to add up and could prove costly yet again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Philokles Posted October 26, 2016 Share Posted October 26, 2016 Unbelievable first touch then finish from Boufal in the Southampton game. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ljkeane Posted October 26, 2016 Share Posted October 26, 2016 Looks like Schneiderlin's going to get a chance anyway. You'd think he's the most Mourinho's style of the players who haven't featured much so far. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mme Erzulie Posted October 26, 2016 Share Posted October 26, 2016 Ah, this is more like the Mourinho teams I know and hate. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Consigliere Posted October 26, 2016 Share Posted October 26, 2016 Favorable draw for Liverpool (at home to Leeds). Newcastle will be happy as well drawing Hull. United/West Ham should be a good contest as well as Arsenal/Southampton. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Calibandar Posted October 26, 2016 Share Posted October 26, 2016 Well, at least it's a win, but that was another snorefest from both teams. United will be looking to pick up a lot of points from the following games while other contenders play each other. Pogba at least had good work rate today. Valencia still perfect at right back. Bailly's injury is a concern, a bigger burden on Smalling's frail shoulders and Blind will get caught out as a central defender as well. Rooney also not included in the squad btw. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iskaral Pust Posted October 26, 2016 Share Posted October 26, 2016 1 hour ago, Consigliere said: Favorable draw for Liverpool (at home to Leeds). Good news for the kids and back-ups to get another start. We have better depth than anytime I can remember, but we need playing time for them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StefCurry Posted October 27, 2016 Share Posted October 27, 2016 Again Mkhitaryan was out of the game.. Pity for the Armenian footballer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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