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It is very reminiscent of the 4-0 from last year for me and won for similar reasons also, imo. Would add we drew with Galatasaray the week before and were bad, just like we played bad the week before this game vs Atletico. History tends to repeat itself for unclear reasons. As you said the...

Feel that it's somewhat the opposite. This setup looked terrible when Atletico started pressing high and putting numbers forward. Equally in the 2nd half today when Madrid started pressing and throwing numbers forward they looked better and got a little consolation at the end. However the...

It's questionable if we really even needed Lewandowski/Raphinha and would say those two have been little to no improvement on what was already there. Would probably be seeing similar results with Auba in this system which doesn't really ask much of the striker other than poaching goals and...

If Ancelotti loses today he can just blame it on having a couple key players injured like we did against Inter, so it's all ok :lol: :lol:

The Super Cup is not one of the main titles but nevertheless winning it against Madrid is an achievement and in all honesty, it is important for us because we have not won a title in over a year. Xavi expressed the same sentiment in his press conference. Furthermore will be huge morale boost to...

Alba was great last season and to be quite honest has long been the best performing amigo, but people have something against him because he cried at half time Vs Liverpool. He is a bitch but that doesn't make him a bad player, tbqh he is still one of the best offensive fullbacks out there...

Alba has won countless trophies and been important part in pretty much all of them but you would put Shaw over him.

Actually really good comparison. Both rely on quality of attackers also. Would say Xavi is the bargain Conte though. Conte in general worked with much weaker squads.

100%. Not afraid to make the tough decisions and likes of Busquets or Pique would have been thrown out straight away after he saw they were not performing/unprofessional. Reputation doesn't matter for him.

Wan Bissaka, Shaw, Fred, Martial, Malacia, McTominay for a time... He took over/currently has a pretty average top6 squad in truth and would take some true delusion to take their squad over ours. Even some of our backups are better than players they start on the field.

Ten Hag has United looking like a top team again after half a season of management. Meanwhile people argue how Xavi needs another 3 seasons and 200m to get us past the CL group stage. The truth is, if the manager is the right man for the job, it will show quickly on the pitch in results but...

Agreed. United have been solid but nothing spectacular that we will be blown away by. It is a 50-50 tie and we have the better squad so should be favourites to progress, given we also have no injuries (at the moment).

City can't complain much either though as have created next to nothing all game apart from one free header.

If Rashford wasn't shielding and running with the ball then the other defenders would have been able to cover Bruno instead of having to mark an offside player. Clearly interfering with play, shocked how it's given.

One of the worst decisions you will see all season, absolutely astounding. He's very very very clearly interfering with play, he shields the ball for bruno and draws defenders to himself who otherwise would have covered Bruno.

Funny you mention Madrid as in the 2 games he played against them last season he was amazing in both.

Has 14 G/A so far this season (6G 8A), averaging a goal contribution around every 100 minutes. No penalties included. On current numbers if keeps the same trajectory will end up with a double-double in LaLiga. Haters just can't accept that now his injury troubles are behind him he is a key player.

He can play of course but he's subbing him on in important games where those changes really matter, and he will start when we have injuries or people are suspended. When we were against Bayern or Inter or Betis now in the cup seeing him come on doesn't fill you with confidence. Ideally you...

Then you have to know how to cut your losses and not continue to give the player minutes if they are playing really poorly. We apparently had an offer from Arsenal for 30 million that we rejected last window when could've moved him on and not lost too much. But Xavi thinks he can get blood out...

@BILD - There are severe doubts over the authenticity of Moukoko's age and documents (unearthed by Der Spiegel) suggest his real age is 22 years old. Chelsea and Newcastle are believed to have distanced themselves from a move due to concerns about his age. Unfortunate but not surprising, it...