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Didn’t see much of the game but interesting that once again when Louis need a win the shackles come off, Man U have a go and look reasonably threatening – why they don’t play that way more often is a mystery. Often its one or two shots on target per 2 games and the most boring gameplay imaginable.

It’s Aston Villa at home on Saturday. There is absolutely no point in doing anything other than having a go as Villa are one of the worst teams in England; don’t win that by a couple of goals at least then LVG and the players will be even more of a laughing stock.

Ron Nasty said
And there you have the brutality of the Premiership: Van Gaal wins a 12th FA Cup for Manchester United, and within minutes of the cup being hoisted aloft, all the talk is of his impending sacking, with Mourinho predicted as being announced as new manager early next week.

It is a cruel game.  

Looking at it that way it is but bearing in mind Man U have spent £250m there has also been

• a 5th place finish resulting in Man U missing out on Champions League football for next season and therefore millions of £’s.
• a title challenge that never materalised despite the failings of all the main regular title challengers
• failing to get out of the CL group stage
• getting knocked out of the last 16 of the Europa League
• a number of atrocious results and performances
• the lowest number of goals scored by Man U team since the 1989-90 season
• terrible football leaving fans incensed
• frequent rumours of dressing room unrest

Keeping LVG would have a massive mistake in the long run; now he can walk away claiming he won a trophy, it was a three year project he never got to see thru and if he had Man U would have won the league next year. 

At the very least Jose Mourinho will sort of one of the worst Man U squads in a long time, he might even play players in the correct position.

It’s a huge improvement on the squad over the last few years (even Ferguson’s last season) and the football should be a major upgrade on the boredom sustained for two years under LVG and haplessness with Moyes. I don’t believe that Pogba is worth £87m however we live in a time when EPL clubs are paying between £15m and £25m for players who are worth a fifth of that price (at some point the market will crash and some clubs are going to be in deep s**t – it happened in Scotland when they spent money on players who weren’t worth it, admittedly on a far reduced level, and only now are said clubs getting past that).

Will Depay be useful? Will Rashford get a start? Will any of the other blooded youngsters from last season be seen? How the hell is Ashley Young still there?

I still believe that Man U need at least one central defender; i’ll never be convinced that Smalling, Jones or Blind are good enough for Man U so that leaves Bailly as it stands. I’m also not sure about your right backs tho Shaw back will be a major boost on the left.

Will also be interesting to see who gets sold before the window closes. It looks like Schweinsteiger will be sold and I wouldn’t be surprised if Fellaini goes (something most Man U fans will be praying for), especially after his mistake for the Leicester goal at the weekend. Januzaj, Mata, Herrera and even Blind have been rumoured to also be available.

I doubt you’ll win the league but you should get top 3, tho i’d expected nothing less than 2nd would be deemed acceptable.

Man City, Chelsea and, to a lesser degree, Liverpool are stronger; Arsenal are doing what Arsenal do (that they didn’t win the league last season should be deemed a massive failure); Tottenham will be somewhere in the top 6. 

Should be a far better season than the last. Hopefully the football on show will be more exciting.

A decent win against a hard team to beat at home. 

Pogba will be playing as soon as he can, there is no chance that Herrera and Fellaini will be your midfielders of choice for the season unless everyone else gets injured. Last season that could have been a real possibility.