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𝘎𝘰𝘰𝘥 𝘵𝘦𝘢𝘮𝘱𝘭𝘢𝘺, 𝘩𝘢𝘳𝘥 𝘸𝘰𝘳𝘬 𝘣𝘶𝘵 𝘯𝘰 𝘧𝘪𝘯𝘪𝘴𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘮𝘢𝘬𝘦𝘴 𝘪𝘵 𝘢 𝘣𝘢𝘥 𝘨𝘢𝘮𝘦 𝘸𝘦𝘦𝘬 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘔𝘢𝘯𝘤𝘩𝘦𝘴𝘵𝘦𝘳 𝘜𝘯𝘪𝘵𝘦𝘥 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘪𝘵𝘴 𝘧𝘢𝘯𝘴! 🥲 ⚽

A goal less draw with just 1 point against an away encounter with Crystal Palace at Selhurst Park! ⚪

Looking at the starting line-up, I was shocked to see Marcus Rashford in the bench who had just been getting some good form by bashing some 2nd or 3rd tier minnows!

Though ETH justified that his players need rest and Garnacho earned his place in the starting 11, still it is proved yet again that the one of the best players in Man Utd team is only proving himself good as a super sub.

De Ligt has been phenomenal yet again - winning headers in corners, aggressive defending, but we only need to be pleased with a 0 - 0 draw had Onana not saved those two back to back shots.

Bruno's finishing skills are questionable this season; in simple words we are proving ourselves to be the worst team inside the penalty box.

We played better football and we deserved a win only if our finishing was better. Expecting Hojlund to start next game week as Zirkzee still needs more time - currently he has been a below average player lacking first touch capabilities and finishing.

Finally! ❤️

1st away win in this PL season 24/25! 🔴

3️⃣ Golden points sealed with 3 solid goals ⚽️⚽️⚽️

Bad decision of penalty was about to cost us again but Onana, yes Onana for the 1st time has saved a penalty in a 90 min game time! 👋

Brilliant free kick from Bruno resulting in a solid header from De Ligt to seal his 1st ever goal for Manchester United! ⚽️

Rashford finally nets to score his 1st goal of the season -after a terrific rough patch since Mar’24. Hope this gives him confidence enough to score goals ahead. ⚽️

In the ending minutes, we witnessed a blind through from Casemiro, nicely read by Dalot who had been exceptional in right today leading to yet another finish from Garnacho ⚽️

At least something good for hopeless Manchester United fans after an easy away win against the Saints! ✅


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Another GW, another shambolic performance!

Case, Rash needs to be removed with immediate effect!

Watching MUN vs LIV on a Sunday night is a serious disgrace 🔴

Few points to be noted from today’s match or similar results before:

1. Why is it everytime that the teams looks absolutely stunning in the first 20-30 mins and absolutely clueless once a goal is conceded?

2. Why to play Rashford when you have Garnacho in his best form in left wing and Amad in the regular lineup in the right in the 1st two games and also who has scored in the last game? He is benched and Garnacho is moved to the right just to give Rashy his perfect position!

3. Casemiro - why the hell he is in the squad even - when you do not have multiple CDMs available, you need to work on your tactics and formation, not to start someone who has lost interest in football?

4. Bruno is a captain who gives his 100% regularly but looking at the lethargy of the players, he too lost his interest and looked clueless today. None of his through passes did work.

5. 1st touch of Zirkzee is awful - multiple chances wasted. But still I would not question Zirkzee or Mazraroui as they are in their initial matches!

6. Positives - as usual Mainoo, De Ligt good, Dalot only in the 1st 30 mins.

I agree its the players who need to contribute, not entirely in the hands of a coach/managing staff, but if your tactics, lineup and subs are not working, as per my football knowledge, this needs to be looked upon/revised.

GW1 - MUN vs WOL: 1️⃣ - 0️⃣

𝑺𝒉𝒂𝒌𝒚 𝒔𝒕𝒂𝒓𝒕, 𝒃𝒖𝒕 𝒂𝒍𝒍 𝒊𝒕 𝒎𝒂𝒕𝒕𝒆𝒓𝒔 𝒊𝒔 3️⃣ 𝒈𝒐𝒍𝒅𝒆𝒏 𝒑𝒐𝒊𝒏𝒕𝒔! ❤️

Need serious improvements. Varane header at 76' saved the day! Thanks to some wonderful saves from Onana on his debut.

Stronger names with weaker performance in midfield could have easily cost us 3 home points against the Wolves.

Positives - Onana, AwB, Varane
Negatives - Mount, Casemiro, Anthony

Garnacho again proved yet again that he is only good as super sub and not as a starting 11 player.

Lets expect quick recovery for Hojlund and his return as there is serious lack in attack and it will cost us against stronger PL sides.






Samik Bhaumik

What a derby! Witnessed it live!

Every individual player played up to their maximum potential to deliver a comeback like this! Yes, comebacks are possible - this new Manchester United is showing it!

Manchester City as usual dominated the possession, but today we dominated the game! 1st half was entirely ours, two crucial chances could have been scored, and we could have lead by 2 - 0.

But unfortunate misses cost us a lot when City started dominating in the early minutes of the 2nd half and Grealish scored from a nice cross from de Bruyne.

Wise thinking from Bruno - Rashford to score the equalizer from a possible offside situation well judged by both, as a result Bruno scored the equalizer in the derby ⚽️. Momentum shifted towards our end and it was Rashford again who gave us the lead from an assist from Garnacho❤️⚽️

As I mentioned in my last post, how could a match end without Rashford being in the scoresheet!

Casemiro and Fred were equally as important as the goal scorers in today's match. Let the beautiful form continue. 9 wins in a row now.

Off to the semis after thrashing Charlton in another Home fixture in the EFL cup! Brazilian brilliance Antony on the scoresheet after a fine curl in the back off the net from a pass from Fred. ⚽️

Unfortunately that long range shot from Fred did not go in, otherwise we would have witnessed another Brazilian brilliance!❌️

How can a game at Old Trafford end without Rashford in the scoresheet? Rashford scored a brace in the ending minutes giving us an easy win against Charlton. ⚽️⚽️

🔴 FT score at Old Trafford: 3️⃣ - 0️⃣ 🔴

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Stayed awake whole night to watch this FA fixture against Everton live, hence posting late!

FA cup round 3 started for Manchester United with Antony scoring his debut FA cup goal from a Marcus Rashford assist, which was unfortunately equalized by Coady resulting from a miserable David De Gea blunder!

2nd half started with again with Manchester United leading the scoresheet from yet another assist in the box, with a smooth own goal finish from same Coady 😀

Tension and frustration was about to start when we witnessed Everton's 2nd goal, but it was correctly ruled out due to offside, thanks to VAR!

The match should not or rather could not have ended without Marcus Rashford being in the scoresheet. In the ending moments, we received a penalty due to a bad tackle on Garnacho!

Varane in wing showed his masterclass, Rashford performance phenomenal as always in his current form. Improvements expected still from Antony! Martial's finishing need to be improved!

Hope the winning run continues like this - to face Charlton next in another home fixture in the EFL cup!

What a way to kick start this New Year 👏 🥳🎊
Stunning finish from Casemiro from a set piece, classic run of play from Shaw with a beautiful finish and Rashy as usual in the scoresheet from a beautiful assist from Bruno aided by Shaw's diagonal ball! ⚽️⚽️⚽️

And yes DDG's stunning saves along with OGS' old back four combination shielded by Casemiro brought us another home cleansheet! 🔴

6 wins in a row, 4 PL wins in a row! Lets hope these good days continue, but tough PL fixtures awaiting in the form of Man City (H) and Arsenal (A). 🔴

Could not have asked a better way to end 2022, and kick off 2023!

Match started off with a boring 1st half with our front III failing to net a single goal; in comes Marcus Rashford off the bench and turns to be our saviour for this gameweek yet again! ⚽️🔴⚪️❤️

Casemiro's solid performance and DDG's crucial saves helped us seal another 3 points in away fixture against Wolves.🧤 🔴⚪️❤️

Rest in peace LEGEND ⭐️⭐️⭐️

Casemiro's defensive brilliance, Luke Shaw's performance at center back, and strikes from Rashford, Martial and Fred seals 3️⃣ crucial points for the reds!🔴⚽️⚽️⚽️❤️

A sensational assist from AwB with a smooth finish from Eriksen and one of the best solo goals from Rashford seals the round of 16 deal against Burnley. Off to the quarters in the EFL cup tie! 🔴
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