Manchester United Thread 25/26 - Teamtalk/Transfers/Gossip Mod Note in OP 12.02.26

He's an excellent defender and a great signing. Still only at the club a couple of months but already showing a lot of leadership imo.

Blood pouring down this head and eager to get back on the pitch, take note Mason Mount.

A good win and an excellent second half. If we want to be where we feel we should be, beating Brentford at home is the minimum. A good run of fixtures coming up, really need to kick on.

Good one! 😁

You can completely absolve him too. Cool.

According to the ex player on commentary the fix for the injury was stich and glue, which would need to be done in the dressing room.

The vasaline approach could work, but not certain. But sure zero chance the medical guys communicated with the coaches at all during the various times they tried to treat him. Utterly outlandish to suggest any communication or mutual decision making. All on the medical 100%.

Hyperbolic rubbish. Pathetic attempt to move the goal posts to a position I never said.

I simply said there's a chance the manager team were involved in the decision on how to treat mdl rather than the medical team deciding 100%.

Cause it's totally likely the medical team would bring him down to the dressing room without talking to the coaches to discuss the impact.

Why would an ex player have a better idea of how a head wound might be treated than you or me? Yeah, I'm stumped by that question.

I was replying to someone saying it was a massive eff up by the medical team, only them. I didn't just blame ETH. I simply said we dint know that the coaches weren't involved. And if the short term fix had last 60 seconds longer it would have been fine.

But sure, you and the rest just decide it's 100% on medical and there is no chance ETH was consulted or involved in the decision to keep him on, short term fix etc. None.

Well done all, another great discussion where only extremes exist. Ffs.

Uh huh. Yeah, sure.

I use the opinion of the ex player saying the full fix would need to be done in the dressing room to inform my view, and conclude a decision to do that would need to be discussed with the manager.

But sure, 100% on the medical team.

You bang on about it being a disgrace that ETH didn't get a physio degree as if that was my comment and you've the nerve to say I'm misrepresenting?

And then if we are saying the medical team likely know better than us, then where the eff does the view that it was a massive screw up by them fit?

Im genuinely surprised that the idea the manager would be consulted on treatment when the different options have different impacts on the game is an overly negative view of the manager.

Imo the options were likely hope the short term fix holds and deal with it better at ht, and it nearly did, or sub him off (I doubt we'd have chosen to go down to 10 men while he goes back to the dressing room.) why the fook is that view seeing as being agenda driven?? Even if it was 100% ETHs decision I dont think it was the wrong decision!

Look lads they were obviously waiting until HT to sort it properly, De Ligt and RVN were furious because they claim it was dried blood.

Liverpool Airport is a doddle. Short and easy bus (or even taxi) from there to Manchester.

I'm going over to the PAOK game in a few weeks. Flying into Manchester and back from Liverpool as the times suited better.

If times are tight or if there's a few of you going, splitting a taxi is as handy an option as any. £50 would get you from Liverpool Airport to the middle of Manchester.

Liverpool at home that weekend too. Can get ferry as foot passenger and train from Holyhead.

Ouch. I'm flying back into Belfast from Liverpool at 2pm. My friend's son has never been before so we're doing the Old Trafford tour on the Friday then heading for Liverpool for the flight back.

The issue with the goal is not the physio or the manager, it was the inability of the players to adjust and take responsibility to rearrange. And Dalot sh!tting the togs.

Other than that I think it was a really good performance, should have scored more but we have to believe that will come. RH is a very good finisher, if we can get him in tune with those around him. He needs to stay fit and get a good run of games now and get up to speed. I really like alot of what he has already and he is only going to get better.

A win is a win, and thank feck.

I didn't see the whole match, just the extended highlights (the 20 minute version), but it looked obvious from even them that the pressing was, arguably for the first time, organised. When United pressed, the options for Brentford were cut off, they gave up some amount of cheap possession.

I though as well, possession wise in the second half, United looked to be playing it quicker, movement was good, and lads were showing for the ball. Brentford weren't getting in the little touches and interceptions that teams have gotten so cheaply off United for the last while.

Smarter passing, more passing options, good closing down. About time we saw it. A fair turnaround from half time in fairness, the early goal helped settle the nerves, but a clear winner even with the slimmest margins. The type of game they normally draw or lose, they held out comfortably enough.

Small steps. Hopefully they can start to make a few big ones.

A good day for ETH. He's clearly not right for the club and still needs to be replaced based on everything we've seen, a win probably saves him from the chopping block (for how long I don't know), but it's been a long time since we've seen a much stronger second half than a first and some level of organization in the closing down and possession, and lads playing in positions that suit them. More of the same please.

Rashford, justifiably, has his critics, but he was very good the other day. I think he looked comfortable on the right, and the lad can whip a ball, lets use his obvious pace to burn past lads and whip it in. There's no point in playing Antony there, he's a busted flush, Garnacho is better cutting in and shooting from distance, just tell Rashford take on the man use him as the cut it back/whip it in option, change the delivery up a bit.

A good day. Lets hope it's not a false dawn.