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Man Utd 3-2 Burnley: 5 Things Learned

Are We Making Progress?

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4/9/2025

United picked up their first victory last weekend in what turned out to be a bit of a squeaky bum game. Despite another good performance, Ruben's Reds required an injury time penalty to secure the much-needed 3 points.

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Fulham 1-1 Man Utd: 5 Things Learned

One Step Forward. Two Steps Back.

Man Utd managed to kill all of the positivity from the Arsenal game dead with one dreary performance against Fulham in just the second game of the season. It really was back to old habits as a lot of what we saw in this draw was strikingly similar...

Yuveer Madanlal

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25/8/2025

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Man Utd 0-1 Arsenal: 5 Things Learned

Not The Start Wanted But A Performance To Build Upon

While not the result may wanted, United managed to put up a stellar performance on opening day against the Gunners, one which gave us more positives than negatives and a performance to build upon for the future.

Yuveer Madanlal

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18/8/2025

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Man Utd Pre-Season: 5 Things Learned

Wasn't as smooth sailing as we would've hoped for 😬

Good to be doing these again as it signals the start of a new campaign and one that is all important for everyone associated with MUFC. INEOS have pumped £200m into the transfer window on three...

Yuveer Madanlal

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12/8/2025

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Lyon 2-2 Man Utd: 5 things learned

Another wasted opportunity

United let the lead slip late on thanks to Onana and ended up making this tie a lot closer than it should've been in the return fixture at Old Trafford. The United no 1 was the main culprit...

Yuveer Madanlal

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11/4/2025

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Man Utd 0-0 Man City: 5 things learned

Another performance to build upon

It wasn't the most amazing of derbies. It was pretty drab but that isn't always a bad thing especially when looking at United this season. I'd rather have had a few drab 0-0s than some of the matches we've seen.

Yuveer Madanlal

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7/4/2025

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Forest 1-0 Man Utd: 5 things learned

Not the worst from United, but not the best either

Indeed, we actually saw a decent all round game from Amorim's team despite the defeat. There was progress in some aspects of the game that he can take away as positives yet some old habits returned.

Yuveer Madanlal

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2/4/2025

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Leicester 0-3 Man Utd: 5 things learned

Easy as you like 🤷

A really comfortable evening for Ruben's Reds as United came out victorious at the King Power before heading into the international break. What we saw was a continuation of the good performances...

Yuveer Madanlal

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17/3/2025

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Man Utd 4-1 Real Sociedad: 5 things learned

What a win!

United gave us their best performance of the season as they thumped Spanis outfit Real Sociedad 4-1 on the night and 5-2 on aggregate to go through to the quarter finals of the Europa League where they will...

Yuveer Madanlal

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14/3/2025

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Man Utd 1-1 Arsenal: 5 things learned

A good point but a wasted opportunity

Ruben Amorim saw his MUFC side pick up a decent point against second-placed Arsenal at Old Trafford in match 28 of the Premier League. However, with the way the game panned out, victory should've been ours as there were ample chances to get the 3 points.

Yuveer Madanlal

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10/3/2025

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Real Sociedad 1-1 Man Utd: 5 things learned

A wasted opportunity

Ruben Amorim saw his Man United side play some good football for once and while getting a draw away in Spain isn't the worst result, he will be upset that his players couldn't take advantage of an average Sociedad...

Yuveer Madanlal

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7/3/2025

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Man Utd 3-2 Ipswich: 5 things learned

Victory was all that mattered

Indeed, United needed to win more than anything but sometimes, due to circumstances in the game, how you end up winning could mean a lot. As we do, we didn't make it easy for ourselves as we got over the line...

Yuveer Madanlal

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27/2/2025

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Everton 2-2 Man Utd: 5 things learned

A point gained but a performance that was seriously lacking

Man United managed to come away from Goodison Park with what turned out to be an entertaining point as after 70 minutes, the team were 2-0 down but thanks to late (ish) strikes by captain Bruno Fernandes and Manuel Ugarte...

Yuveer Madanlal

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23/2/2025

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Spurs 1-0 Man Utd: 5 things learned

Disappointing but not entirely unforeseen

It was a disappointing match because while we are crap, we should've gotten at least a point from the Spurs Stadium. In a game where we actually created good chances, we couldn't take them.

Yuveer Madanlal

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17/2/2025

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Man Utd 2-1 Leicester: 5 things learned

It wasn't much, but it was (dis)honest work 🤭

Amorim saw his Man United side put in another performance that would've made most League One sides look like prime Barcelona. We were truly awful as yet another relegation threatened team in Leicester...

Yuveer Madanlal

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8/2/2025

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Man Utd 0-2 Palace: 5 things learned

Not much positivity to take away 👎

Ruben Amorim was handed his 5th defeat in seven games at Old Trafford in the Premier League after their 2-0 loss to Palace who we've now not scored against in four meetings. United moved...

Yuveer Madanlal

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3/2/2025

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FCSB 0-2 Man Utd: 5 things learned

Ruben's Reds routine win

Amorim's United are unbeaten in Europe this season after what was a routine win for his side in a match that could've been a potential banana skin as his side overcame FCSB in the final league match of the Europa League.

Yuveer Madanlal

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31/1/2025

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Fulham 0-1 Man Utd: 5 things learned

We are a hard watch

Ruben Amorim picked up his second win in seven league games and second clean sheet in 12 PL matches. Both were necessary however, how his team got there remains a mystery because that performance was shocking.

Yuveer Madanlal

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27/1/2025

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Man Utd 2-1 Rangers: 5 things learned

A needed win

United left it late again as has been a habit in recent weeks when looking at some of the latest games with captain Fernandes coming up with the winner in injury time to put his team one step into the round of 16.

Yuveer Madanlal

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24/1/2025

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Man Utd 1-3 Brighton: 5 things learned

We're not learning. As per us

There is no energy from the start which helps nobody especially the crowd who pay good money to go to games and have to watch that shite. There has to be a reason for the people to want to come to games...

Yuveer Madanlal

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21/1/2025

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Man Utd 3-1 Southampton: 5 things learned

More like AMAD 3-1 Southampton, right 😁?

What turned out to be a memorable night wasn't always so as in typical United fashion, they did give us a scare. Luckily, that nightmare didn't last all game and the last 10 minutes gave us the result we all wanted...

Yuveer Madanlal

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17/1/2025

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Arsenal 1-1 Man Utd (3-5p): 5 things learned

A justified victory

A night to remember for United as against the odds, we still managed to pull off the unthinkable. Ruben Amorim actually had a smile on his face during that game which isn't something that we see often.

Yuveer Madanlal

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13/1/2025

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Liverpool 2-2 Man Utd: 5 things learned

Consistency is needed

Consistency is the word. It's something mentioned by both the manager and captain post-match as despite what was one heck of a performance by United neither Amorim nor Bruno were entirely happy.

Yuveer Madanlal

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6/1/2025

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Man Utd 0-2 Newcastle: 5 things learned

We're so screwed 😐

We were completely run through as they couldn't cope with Joelinton, Tonali and Bruno Guimaraes who were all over Casemiro and Eriksen. They ran the show and ultimately controlled the game.

Yuveer Madanlal

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31/12/2024

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Wolves 2-0 Man Utd: 5 things learned

Delete club

Honestly, what do we even say anymore? We seem to get worse every game when it looks very difficult to do so. But what do we know? These players are an embarrassment to the shirt and a lot of them need to go.

Yuveer Madanlal

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27/12/2024

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Spurs 4-3 Man Utd: 5 things learned

Disappointing progression

Yes it was a game of disappointments when taking into account how many goals were conceded, how they were conceded and that we lost and are out of the Carabao Cup, but I feel as though that was a necessary sacrifice for the bigger picture: the football.

Yuveer Madanlal

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21/12/2024

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Man City 1-2 Man Utd: 5 things learned (PL)

Manchester is red, as it's ALWAYS been

But that's just a reminder for all those who thought otherwise.Ruben Amorim only went and beat Pep and City again and won his first derby in his first attempt. "Can we play you every week? Can we play you every week."

Yuveer Madanlal

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16/12/2024

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Viktoria Plzen 1-2 Man Utd: 5 things learned

Much-needed win but that performance...

Ruben Amorim became only the third manager in United's history to win his first two European games although he hardly faced the best of the best. The other two managers to achieve this? Sir Matt Busby and Sir Alex Ferguson.

Yuveer Madanlal

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13/12/2024

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Man Utd 2-3 Forest: 5 things learned

Not good at all

Ruben Amorim suffers back-to-back defeats as MUFC manager just 5 games into his reign. This defeat hurts more than most considering that it was just his 5th game and the performance was seriously below par.

Yuveer Madanlal

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9/12/2024

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Arsenal 2-0 Man Utd: 5 things learned

There's a lot of work ahead

There were a lot of things for him to takeaway from this match both in a good and bad sense but I believe that a game like this will help him a lot more than had we gone there and won.

Yuveer Madanlal

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5/12/2024

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Man Utd 4-0 Everton: 5 things learned

Another great win, but not perfect

MUFC recorded their biggest home league win since the 5-1 hiding of Leeds back in August 2021 as they beat Everton 4-0 on Sunday. Erik ten Hag had also not won a league game by 4 or more goals. Ruben Amorim did it in his second game.

Yuveer Madanlal

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2/12/2024

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Man Utd 3-2 Bodo/Glimt: 5 things learned

A step in the right direction

Despite it being only his second game in charge, Man Utd made some good strides in the right direction under Ruben AmorHIM (😉) in their entertaining 3-2 win over the Norwegians.

Yuveer Madanlal

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29/11/2024

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Ipswich 1-1 Man Utd: 5 things learned

Not the start Amorim would've wanted

It was very United-esque. The draw at Ipswich was reminiscent of times gone by as there was more Erik ten Hag in this performance than Ruben Amorim. I suppose that is to be expected given the time...

Yuveer Madanlal

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25/11/2024

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Man Utd 5-2 Leicester: 5 things learned

Good start for Ruud

As it looks like Ruud van Nistelrooy will be manager for a little longer than expected, it would be a good idea to see where there were some differences to his first performance compared to his predecessor Erik ten Hag.

Yuveer Madanlal

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31/10/2024

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Fenerbahce 1-1 Man Utd: 5 things learned

A night that left us with more questions than answers

One of which is what is Erik ten Hag trying to do with his style? But a third straight draw in the Europa League still leaves United in 21st position after three games. The new format leaves room for progression...

Yuveer Madanlal

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25/10/2024

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Man Utd 2-1 Brentford: 5 Things Learned

Victory at last!

Erik ten Hag got his important win over a man who could still potentially replace him in Thomas Frank and his Bees. United's 2-1 triumph was their first in five after three draws and a loss which left the MUFC...

Yuveer Madanlal

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21/10/2024

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Villa 0-0 Man Utd: 5 things learned

Not the worst MUFC performance tbh

In an isolated game, this actually wasn't the most terrible performance and result from United. To get a draw at Villa is considered a great point at the best of times given how well they're playing so to do...

Yuveer Madanlal

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7/10/2024

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Man Utd 0-3 Spurs: 5 things learned

It was more like 100

There was nothing positive about the performance against Spurs. The only good thing to come out of that game was losing just 3-0. It ought to have been 5 or 6. That defeat meant Erik ten Hag is a dead man walking...

Yuveer Madanlal

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2/10/2024

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Man Utd 1-1 FC Twente: 5 things learned

It wasn't good brev

Jokes aside, MUFC were pretty flat and gave us a bit of PTSD as after three really positive performances, they reverted to default settings and bring back all those frustrations and concerns of the past.

Yuveer Madanlal

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26/9/2024

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Crystal Palace 0-0 Man Utd: 5 things learned

A wasted opportunity

MUFC felt sorry for Palce and decided not to score resulting in a frustrating evening for all. Erik ten Hag's side did everything but put the ball in the back of the net.Another game where unnecessary points were dropped.

Yuveer Madanlal

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23/9/2024

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Man Utd 7-0 Barnsley: 5 things learned

"The perfect night"

Indeed it was perfect as everything we did was spot on. After a great win at Southampton, Barnsley was a chance for us to slip up. Thankfully, we didn't and we built from Saturday's 3-0 win and improved on it even further.

Yuveer Madanlal

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18/9/2024

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Southampton 0-3 Man Utd: 5 things lerned

A much-needed win

It wasn't as smooth sailing as the score line suggests but we desperately needed a drama-free game (if you want to call it that). Yes it had it's drama moments but nothing controversial nor was there any shit...

Yuveer Madanlal

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16/9/2024

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Man Utd 0-3 Liverpool: 5 things learned

We ain't learning yo

If anything, I feel as if we've gone backwards. Before, the play style may not have been great but in the main, we at least saw that we were a counter-attacking team. Now though, it's hard to see a clear style or a team at all.

Yuveer Madanlal

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2/9/2024

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Brighton 2-1 Man Utd: 5 Things Learned

Back to default settings

Man Utd were well and truly back in their defeat against Brighton. Last week's win over Fulham was just a blip, it seemed, in our continuous form of shiteness. That victory gave us all a lot of optimism heading...

Yuveer Madanlal

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25/8/2024

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Man Utd 1-0 Fulham: 5 things learned

Big 3 points

Erik ten Hag's side began his third season at the club with a slightly nervy 1-0 win over Fulham. He will be happy with the result and general performance, but there were areas where he would be a little annoyed.

Yuveer Madanlal

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17/8/2024

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Man City 1 (7) - 1 (6): 5 things learned

More positives than negatives

Man Utd let Man City win the Community Shield as the Red Devils gave up victory not just in the 90 minutes but penalties as well. Despite the defeat though, there were more positives to take from this loss than...

Yuveer Madanlal

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11/8/2024

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Man City 1–2 Man Utd: 5 things learned

The final match of the campaign

This game really taught us a lot when looking at how it panned out. Much like I’ve said in recent weeks, this one had hella positives as well. To end off a truly terrible season with a victory over City, a trophy and European football...

Yuveer Madanlal

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28/5/2024

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Brighton 0–2 Man Utd: 5 things learned

A lot of things to build upon for the FA Cup final

In the last game of the league campaign, MUFC got the job done at was what has become a bit of a bogey ground for the team in recent years. 0–2 at Brighton is a great way to finish the season and gather momentum moving into that FA Cup final.

Yuveer Madanlal

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21/5/2024

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Man Utd 3–2 Newcastle: 5 things learned

Much went well with this one

Yes, it’s very rare to be saying that Man Utd actually won a game and played well doing so. However, that is exactly what we got in the club’s final game at Old Trafford for the season. Quite the entertaining sendoff at the Theatre of Dreams.

Yuveer Madanlal

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17/5/2024

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