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Ranking the 3 BEST players under Ruben Amorim at Man Utd

Who makes the cut?

Yuveer Madanlal

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8/1/2025

Ruben Amorim took charge of his first game as MUFC boss on 28th November in a Premier League match at Ipswich Town. There was much excitement ahead of the Portuguese's arrival at Old Trafford due to what...

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Does Ruben Amorim have enough time to turn things around at United?

There's A LOT to be done

Let me make this clear, by 'does he have enough time' I mean that whether his contract of just 2-and-a-half years is long enough for Amorim to make the necessary changes to see United back at the top of football under the him...

Yuveer Madanlal

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3/1/2025

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Why is Michael Oliver the referee for LFC v Man Utd?!

What a stupid decision!

To be honest, any ref at this point would've been a stupid decision because they're all awful but when it comes to the awful-est of the lot, Michael Oliver is right up there. He along with Anthony Taylor...

Yuveer Madanlal

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2/1/2025

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Predicting the rest of the Premier League for United

I think we'll survive, just about 😅

As we are halfway through the campaign in season 24/25 of the Premier League, I thought I'd take a feather out of Sir Alex Ferguson's cap and try to predict our next 19 fixtures and see how many points we end up with.

Yuveer Madanlal

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2/1/2025

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Does Ruben Amorim rotate too much?

Or not enough?

This lineup against Bournemouth was the first game where I felt a little concerned and somewhat annoyed with team selection from our manager. I know he’s still new (ish) in the job but after having joined 6 weeks ago...

Yuveer Madanlal

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23/12/2024

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Signings not good enough?

They've been some of our better players!

I've been seeing a lot of shit towards our latest signings. There's been a lot of talk about how members of the United board had disagreements about the business done in the summer transfer window.

Yuveer Madanlal

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11/12/2024

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Bruno Fernandes

Overplayed and over reliant

It's no secret that Bruno Fernandes is pretty much the engine of Man Utd. With the ability to constantly run and give his all every minute of every game (literally), the MUFC skipper is a player whom...

Yuveer Madanlal

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9/12/2024

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Leny Yoro is a talent

The future looks bright

I know he only played 30 minutes against Arsenal. I know that he only played his first minutes this season. But one cannot help but be encouraged by what they saw in such a short space of time.

Yuveer Madanlal

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5/12/2024

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What are the priority positions to strengthen for Ruben Amorim?

Quite a few I'd imagine

With there being a lot of talk that new MUFC boss Ruben Amorim is in the market for a left-back and striker, it's clear to see that he wants new players who are better suited to his style and ones who improve the squad.

Yuveer Madanlal

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27/11/2024

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Why do managers use Rashford as striker?

It just doesn't work

Ruben Amorim became the next Man Utd manager to deploy Marcus Rashford as a centre-forward despite him being a left-winger/forward. We know that he himself prefers the left but has the ability to 'do a job'...

Yuveer Madanlal

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26/11/2024

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"You don't need to coach them in this level"

Ruben Amorim's 'concern'

I love this quote by the boss. In fact, I've been loving all of his interviews as a lot of what he says not only makes sense, but is what most of the fans have been saying for a long time.

Yuveer Madanlal

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25/11/2024

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Does Ruben Amorim check the Man Utd manager criteria?

Is Amorim AmorHIM?

There's something special one has to have when they become the manager of United. It's not just about the football or winning trophies but you need something more. As the MUFC boss, you will face countless...

Yuveer Madanlal

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21/11/2024

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What to expect from Ruben Amorim

There is much to be done

The new Portuguese manager of United took charge of his first training yesterday after his work visa was approved ahead of taking charge of his first match at Ipswich this Sunday.

Yuveer Madanlal

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19/11/2024

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Rashford and Casemiro impressed with Ruben Amorim's first training session

The new era has well and truly begun

The two seniors of the Man Utd squad let their feelings towards new manager Ruben Amorim known to all after the Portuguese took over his first training session yesterday. Amorim had to wait for his work visa to be...

Yuveer Madanlal

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19/11/2024

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Man Utd season review: August -> November

It’s been some ride

I always like to do these recaps of the season whenever we get a break. It gives us all a good chance to see where we are and check if we actually are on track for where we want to be.

Yuveer Madanlal

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17/11/2024

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"You can't bring or transform what he has done at Sporting into here"

Bruno Fernandes on Ruben Amorim

The skipper was talking about new manager Ruben Amorim and how he's looking forward to working with him as well as talking about how good a job the Portuguese did at Sporting Lisbon.

Yuveer Madanlal

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14/11/2024

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Casemiro and Manuel Ugarte

Ruben Amorim's ideal midfield pivot?

This midfield selection was made easier due to injuries to Kobbie Mainoo, Mason Mount and Christian Eriksen meaning that the only options left for those pivot positions were the South American duo.

Yuveer Madanlal

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13/11/2024

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Which Man Utd players are intense?

Amorim has an emphasis on intensity so…

Not only is his 3-4-3 system something new that has never been seen at the club before, the players will have to get used to playing in a way where a lot of work and running power is required.

Yuveer Madanlal

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12/11/2024

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Marcus Rashford: inconsistency

Former chief scout on the number 10

Mick Brown was a former chief scout at United and he came out with some pretty interesting (and strong) words regarding our current most famous son, Dr Marcus Rashford MBE.

Yuveer Madanlal

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12/11/2024

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I didn't like Garnacho not celebrating

He shoulda done

Yesterday was the first time Garnacho started on the bench in a while. We've seen him begin matches on the left and occasionally on the right but regardless of position, he is always in the starting XI.

Yuveer Madanlal

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11/11/2024

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Amad: an example for us all

Let him cook 👨‍🍳

Amad's time at Man Utd has been hot and cold. In fact, more would say that it has been more cold than hot and it's a surprise he hasn't actually frozen. But that is a testament to his character and is an example for us all.

Yuveer Madanlal

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8/11/2024

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Ruben Amorim's contract

Is it too short?

Two-and-a-half years is all he signed. And with the rate at which United managers get shown the door, that is either on par or too long before Amorim's potential exit, if he gets sacked, which we all hope he doesn't.

Yuveer Madanlal

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7/11/2024

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Amorim ball > Pep ball?

Perhaps 🤷‍♂️

I'm not getting too excited by this. It's of course always great to see City lose regardless of who they play but to get pounded by the club of your new incoming manager is absolute fairy tale stuff.

Yuveer Madanlal

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6/11/2024

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Why is everyone getting on Joshua Zirkzee's back?

He's only just arrived 🤷‍♂️

I get it, there's no patience in the world today. If something isn't an instant success, it is a failure. If a footballer doesn't play like prime Zidane from the start, he's a waste, he should never play football again.

Yuveer Madanlal

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5/11/2024

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Alejandro Garnacho, what's going on?

Overrated or overhated?

I honestly think he's overplayed which is leading to these very inconsistent and frustrating performances. Garnacho has been hot and cold for quite some time causing this division in the fan base of whether...

Yuveer Madanlal

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5/11/2024

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What can Ruben Amorim takeaway from Man Utd 1-1 Chelsea?

Not much tbh

In fact, I think there's nothing for him to takeaway. There was absolutely nothing in that performance against Chelsea that suggested to me that the incoming manager has something to work with.

Yuveer Madanlal

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4/11/2024

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What criteria does the next Man Utd manager need?

The boxes they should tick, at least in my opinion

When one becomes the manager of Man Utd, there are quite a few criteria they need to have. As we are one of the biggest clubs in the world, the manager will need to handle basically the world as a lot of eyes will be on them all the time.

Yuveer Madanlal

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29/10/2024

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Where to from here for Man Utd?

We seem to be stuck

I don't know about you but I feel that with United, we appear to be going nowhere fast. We're neither here nor there at the moment. When watching the games, we don't know what we're going to get which is the ultimate problem: inconsistency.

Yuveer Madanlal

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28/10/2024

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What's the deal with Amad

This sort of came out of nowhere

Amad not featuring for Man Utd really has come out of nowhere. He has been one of our best players over the last few months starting from the end of last season to the start of this and even won player of the month in August.

Yuveer Madanlal

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26/10/2024

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Man Utd's history in Turkey

It's a bit iffy

You know how we have bogey teams? Teams you should be beating but somehow manage to cause an upset against you a little too regularly? That's how I feel about Turkey, the country not the animal.

Yuveer Madanlal

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23/10/2024

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Joshua Zirkzee - 11 games in

What seems to be the problem?

When Zirkzee signed for United, everyone was excited because not only was he a 'new toy' but also given his abilities and style of play, he would bring something different to the team.

Yuveer Madanlal

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22/10/2024

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Marcus Rashford

What has changed so far this season?

We are definitely seeing a new doctor in the house. The player from last season has for the nonce, gone out the window and the one we saw in the 22/23 campaign looks to be making an unforeseen but absolutely necessary return.

Yuveer Madanlal

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21/10/2024

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Man Utd's next seven games

Another period of uncertainty

Erik ten Hag is a man under pressure, as he has been since day 1 at Old Trafford. His United side have been very inconsistent and underwhelming in their 10 matches so far this season causing many to (rightly) criticize him and his team.

Yuveer Madanlal

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17/10/2024

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Man Utd's defensive injuries

The back line always has problems

What is it about United's defence that we almost always seem to have problems? I don't think in Erik ten Hag's time at the club we've ever had a fully-fit defence and overall squad.

Yuveer Madanlal

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16/10/2024

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Man Utd's board meeting

"Forensic cases"

Miguel Delaney of The Independent reported that at the meeting between United's board last Tuesday in London, Sir Jim Ratcliffe asked his football hierarchy to provide him with forensic cases...

Yuveer Madanlal

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15/10/2024

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Man Utd's surprises of the season

Who has caught the eye unexpectedly?

United this season have been, well, poor to put it mildly. Sitting in 14th in the league with just two wins in seven games and only 5 scored, there really isn't much to shout about in terms of positivity.

Yuveer Madanlal

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10/10/2024

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What does Erik ten Hag need to improve now that he's staying?

A lot

When looking at the start to the season, Erik ten Hag somehow managed to improve upon Man Utd's joint-worst start to a Premier League campaign last year by racking up a total of 8 points this term compared to last season's 9.

Yuveer Madanlal

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10/10/2024

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Marco van Basten goes in on Erik ten Hag and Manuel Ugarte

The former Ballon d'Or winner can't believe it

Everybody knows that the ex-AC Milan legend came out on Dutch television to take a swipe (just like several others) at fellow Dutchman Erik ten Hag and one of his new signings.

Yuveer Madanlal

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9/10/2024

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Jonny Evans

Outperforming all

On Sunday at Villa Park, Jonny Evans put in one of the best centre-back and defensive performances we've seen at Man Utd in a long time. He was magnificent as he ticked all the boxes when it comes to what you want your CB to do.

Yuveer Madanlal

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8/10/2024

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Who is the best candidate to take over from Erik ten Hag?

He's not sacked (yet), just a hypothetical

Erik ten Hag looks likely to take charge of his final two games for Man Utd as his side travel to Porto in the Europa League and Villa in match 7 of the Premier League. Him surviving beyond those two matches...

Yuveer Madanlal

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1/10/2024

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What does Erik ten Hag need to do to stay as Man Utd manager beyond the next two games?

He is truly under the pump

But as manager Erik ten Hag seems more likely to get the axe come the next international break in a week, so what can he do to remain as coach of MUFC? Is there anything he can do to keep his job? Or is it too late?

Yuveer Madanlal

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30/9/2024

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The Man Utd culture problem

It's becoming more evident

After their embarrassing 'performance' against Spurs, it became clearer that MUFC have a culture issue that predates Erik ten Hag. He is the man in charge now, but in the years since Sir Alex Ferguson retired...

Yuveer Madanlal

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30/9/2024

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What is going wrong with Bruno Fernandes?

Has the magnifico lost his magic?

The magnifico just isn't magnifico-ing at the moment. I find that he's almost unrecognizable.‍ The MUFC skipper has come under immense (and warranted) criticism for his recent performances.

Yuveer Madanlal

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26/9/2024

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Top 4 or Europa League?

Which is better for Man Utd?

Both tbh. Both would give us exactly what we want, a route back into the Champions League, where we belong. I'm getting so used to these Thursday nights that I actually feel like the Europa League isn't that bad.

Yuveer Madanlal

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25/9/2024

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Alejandro Garnacho

Is he a bench player, or starter?

Admittedly, I have been disappointed and a little upset that the star boy hasn't been starting many games this season. He (and us all) has to be contented with being an impact player coming on for the final 20 minutes...

Yuveer Madanlal

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19/9/2024

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What does Erik ten Hag do with Antony?

The Brazilian hasn't featured at all this season

I know that the Brazilian has been poor for United for a while and has been subject to much ridicule, jokes and memes over the past few months online but on a serious, what does Erik ten Hag do with his £86m winger?

Yuveer Madanlal

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13/9/2024

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Are Man Utd the most hated club in England?

Seems that way

When looking at the mainstream media's news regarding our great football club, 9 times out of 10, it is very negative. That 10th time, it is only slightly negative. I hardly ever see anything positive regarding United...

Yuveer Madanlal

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11/9/2024

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Man Utd big chances missed

Something is right. But something is wrong.

A friend sent me something interesting on Instagram and it had to do with big chances missed. Sitting at the top of the list in the Premier League for this stat with 9 is Liverpool and Manchester United.

Yuveer Madanlal

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10/9/2024

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What is Erik ten Hag's best team?

Does he even know?

We all have our ideas of what our preferences are when it comes to who we'd like to see start week in, week out for United but what you and I think is probably completely different to what our manager does.

Yuveer Madanlal

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9/9/2024

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Man Utd's September

Where do the wins come from?

Do we get the wins? I feel like that is a more apt question. At this moment in time, it is unfortunate that we have to think that way about our club: where do the wins come from?

Yuveer Madanlal

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7/9/2024

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Man Utd Transfer Window Rating

Was it good or bad?

In the main, it was a good window. Much like Sporting Director Dan Ashworth said, we got many of our main targets even if there are some positions that we couldn't fill up. For that to happen, this window...

Yuveer Madanlal

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5/9/2024

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Crunch time for Erik ten Hag

Is it already season defining?

There hasn't been much improvement over the pre-season which isn't anything new as most teams don't really play to their full potential on tour but by the time the new campaign starts, you would like to see some improvements.

Yuveer Madanlal

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28/8/2024

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Man Utd transfer window rating

If id ended now, what would you rate it?

When looking at the business done by MUFC so far, I would say that the window has been good, not great, could be better. It's not as terrible as windows gone by but neither has it been as amazing as perhaps...

Yuveer Madanlal

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22/8/2024

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Diogo Dalot v Noussair Mazraoui

Who will be Man Utd's right-back?

With the arrival of Noussair Mazraoui, it meant not only did United have another versatile defender/player, an experienced campaigner, a former player of Erik ten Hag's and one that is actually Dutch...

Yuveer Madanlal

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21/8/2024

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Man Utd's Defence

What is the best combination?

A lot of people have asked me this since the arrivals of Matthijs De Ligt and Noussair Mazraoui as we now have a decent amount of top quality options to choose from in defence.

Yuveer Madanlal

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14/8/2024

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Man Utd pre-season 24/25 Review

It was a bit of a waste of time

Actually, it WAS a waste of time. I don't think we learned anything from pre-season that which we didn't already know. Without several first-team players, we look shite. Hell, some would argue that even with...

Yuveer Madanlal

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12/8/2024

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The Man Utd squad

Is it good enough?

When looking at United's current crop of players, it doesn't actually make for good reading. In fact, compare it to the end of last season, it is actually worse. Who'd have thought? With all the excitement about...

Yuveer Madanlal

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7/8/2024

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Three alternatives to Manuel Ugarte

Who best suits Erik ten Hag's midfield?

The Real Sociedad player is very good technically, very good on the ball, very calm in possession, has good awareness of his surroundings, and isn't too bad at winning the ball back both on the ground and aerially.

Yuveer Madanlal

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6/8/2024

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Leny Yoro injured

Is it a bad thing though?

Well, yes, yes it is, but as I'm trying to look at it in a positive light, perhaps there could be some light at the end of the tunnel. Of course I don't want to see him (or any player for that matter) injured but it's not like we...

Yuveer Madanlal

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30/7/2024

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"We want to keep him" says Erik ten Hag

I don't get it 😐

Erik ten Hag came out with some pretty interesting comments over the weekend none more so than what he had to say about the Scottish R9 Scott McTominay. Post the victory over Rangers on Saturday afternoon, the MUFC boss...

Yuveer Madanlal

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21/7/2024

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Mason Mount

Man Utd's conundrum

Ngl, the fact that this guy was injured for most of last season was kind of a blessing in disguise, with all due respect. If he was available for more of the 23/24 campaign, I think that would have put us and the manager in quite the spot of bother.

Yuveer Madanlal

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21/7/2024

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Manuel Ugarte

As traditional a CDM as you’re like to see

The Uruguayan is the next player on Man Utd’s radar as they continue their search to bolster their midfield. Ugarte is a name that has been associated with the club before as United were in for him last year while he was still at Sporting Lisbon.

Yuveer Madanlal

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26/6/2024

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Joshua Zirkzee

Future striking sensation

The young Dutch striker has been making waves across the football world and has eventually caught the eye of Man Utd. In fact, in the last half hour, James Ducker of The Telegraph reports that United are willing to trigger his release clause of £33.8m.

Yuveer Madanlal

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20/6/2024

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Matthijs De Ligt

The forgotten man

I mean no disrespect when I say this but Matthijs De Ligt has got to be the youngest has been player I’ve ever known. What I’m saying is that while he is still relatively young (24) he has been around for a long time (which is a testament to his quality)...

Yuveer Madanlal

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19/6/2024

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Jarrad Branthwaite

Agreeing personal terms with Man Utd!

A 21-year-old centre-back by the name of Jarrad Branthwaite who plays for the correct side of Merseyside in Everton 😉, has had his name up in lights recently due to his performances over the past campaign.

Yuveer Madanlal

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15/6/2024

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Joao Neves

Benfica’s (and football's) next big player

In terms of the most discussed next up and coming young midfielder, there’s no other player who is more widely talked about than Joao Neves. The young Portuguese starlet is making waves across the football world at the tender age of just 19.

Yuveer Madanlal

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13/6/2024

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Leny Yoro

The next breakthrough defender?

Leny Yoro, Leny Yoro, Leny Yoro. Try saying that fast! Real tongue twister. Anywho, but who is Leny Yoro, a player highly regarded as the next big thing when looking at how many big clubs are in for him given the reputation he’s built over the past season.

Yuveer Madanlal

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11/6/2024

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Man Utd Season Review: March -> May

The End. Make sense of that.

The 23/24 season won’t go down too well in the memory of most United fans as it was quite the torment of a campaign. Or was it? That’s the conundrum of such a turbulent 9 months in that while there were several...

Yuveer Madanlal

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3/6/2024

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