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@ku05130593 @BanditNanna Denis Irwin literally was an inverted full back!! He was a right footer playing left back!

@BanditNanna Anyone who genuinely believes fergie is better than pep needs their head examined. I've been watching the premier League for decades and i can't remember a single person say they want to play like fergies teams. Concepts such as inverted full backs would have been alien to them

Carragher accidentally shitting all over Paisley to try and prove Guardiola is better than Fergie is absolutely hilarious.

@BanditNanna @ku05130593 Pep also struggled v Solskjaer. Pep was also beaten in a final by Ten Hag

@ku05130593 “Pep” struggled against Michael Carrick, mate.

My theory on Keane is that being sacked as he was and then ‘replaced’ by Carrick was hard to take; not only that, but Carrick now has the managerial role at United Keane was once tipped for and probably coveted. That rift with Fergie escalated post-retirement with Fergie’s second book and caused so much damage. Seemed so needless but it might explain why Keane’s position on this United seems to rough as opposed to how he was when Ole was in charge.

Is Jamie Carragher honestly trying to say it was easier to win trophies in the 60s/70s/80s compared to now???? LFC won 2 titles, 2 European Cups and 3 FA Cups since 1990. Literally 7 major trophies in nearly 40 years.

@RegReagan2 @Malachians Avram Grant got to more European Cup finals than Bill Shankly. I know who the better manager is though.

@Malachians In 5 years, Bob Paisley won as many European Cups as Man Utd have since they started trying 70 years ago. Ferguson was a great manager and he did well to win 2 European Cups Brian Clough did that in 364 days

Alex Ferguson won more European Cups at Utd than every other City manager combined in their entire history.

This bloke is the Bryan Robson of this generation. Can’t let him leave without a title medal 🇾🇪

@TalkinCity Only Liverpool have ever benefited from this rule

not even arsed because it means nowt, but was there not some rule added where it gives like a couple of inches as leeway?

🏟️ View from the San Siro rafters 📸 nick.zonzo

Hope so, due one of these at a World Cup

Outright. Without equal. On a level of his own. Bruno Miguel Borges Fernandes.

@jdgsport Thats brilliant that

Lots coming out of that Sam Burgess presser - but one point he was keen to make was that at times their entire spine 1-6-7-9 today were all Warrington-born lads (Thewlis, Irwin, Hayes, Walker).

Hope so, due one of these at a World Cup

@90laurenquigley Pep 6 titles 3 FA Cups 1 European Cup Busby 5 titles 2 FA Cups 1 European Cup Busby is a closer comparison and Busby lost an entire team and had to start all over again

@RonnLennon Another record for United. I read the other day United are only English club to play European football in every decade since it started in the 1950s And I’m pretty sure we are only club to win a major trophy in every decade since 1950s but could be wrong on that

@GKW1908 No Arsenal or Spurs in 54

50 Aston, Cockburn 54 Byrne, Chilton, Taylor 58 Charlton 62 Charlton 66 Charlton, Connelly, Stiles 70 Charlton, Stepney, Stiles 82 Coppell, Robson, Wilkins 86 Bailey, Robson 90 Robson, Webb 98 Beckham, G Neville, Scholes, Sheringham 02 Beckham, Brown, Butt, Scholes,

Had a few United fans asking about Atalanta’s Ederson. Few thoughts here A well rounded, hard working and technically sound CM - can play as an 8, or more deep lying - has also shown he can play in a two or a three. His recent well taken goal against Milan at San Siro an example of how he can finish well but not a player you’d typically expect lots of goals/assists from (16 goals & 6 assists in 180 appearances for Atalanta) Not someone who’s continually putting the ball at risk but retains it well, has a pass completion of 89% in Serie A 25/26 - he can be progressive though, not just a sideways and backwards player A key attribute is his running power - he covers a lot of ground - for example, average of 11.7km per game in the CL this season, which puts him in the top-20 players. Part of one of the best team performances I’ve seen in a major final when Atalanta beat Leverkusen to win the EL in 2024. Plenty of experience (300+ club career apps) a good age at 26 (27 in July) and consistently available, rarely injured. I believe he’s a player United have a fairly long standing interest in, but with contract up in 2027 now perhaps a good time to strike financially as deal to be done

@davidwalsh1956 I said that about Bruno and got it wrong. Hope wrong again

I know little about the Italian league. But if Mctominay and Hojlund look like Ballon d'or nominees. Then, the quality has to be questioned. If Ederson is a soup mix to thicken the squad. Then all is well. But if he is one of the main ingredients, We are falling short.

@38Praxis @__scottsaunders When it mattered most Pep lost to Chelsea in a CL final Fergie beat Chelsea in a final. And Bayern, and Barca, and Real Madrid all in European finals all as 2nd favourite. Pep will never do that

we get it, you live in the past & it’s hard for you to cope with the fact that Pep is miles ahead of SAF Pep succeeded in Spain, Germany & then turned the Premier League into a farmers league and when it mattered most in the champions league final he beat SAF twice 👍 SAF was given the opportunity to make up for his first loss but he still couldnt get it done

You know how people take away from SAF and say "he *only* won 2 Champions Leagues" (despite the ban on English clubs, Serie A in the 90s, etc). Pep has had 10 years at City. Signed whoever he wanted. Unlimited state funding. Won 1. Pep's great. But there's a clear greatest.

A nice moment of respect between Martin O'Neill and Neil Lennon at the end of the game👏 #BBCFootball