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

There is a reason why he's not in the Brazil squad, he's a bang average player. Runs around a lot but technically very poor. If hes a summer signing then we are in big trouble next season

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I find it a bit cringy that pundits rarely or never mention that Henry had 24 goals to go along with his 20 assists. Bruno might get the assist record but it will be a bit hollow in my opinion since he will still be miles behind the G+A record.

Its worth celebrating sure, but don't ignore the context to this extent.

I'd be more on board with Keanes comments if it was a game that ment anything.
It was a nothing game, and it is clear the players only started looking to push the assists once CL football was secured.
Keane was also wrong, several times, about what Bruno said - which was a key point of the argument.

I do think Henrys stats are more impressive, as it combines goals. Even if Bruno gets to 21, the overall number of goals and assists is far more impressive.

You can go whatever way you want to look at it but if you want to compare Henry + Bruno there is only 1 winner and it isn't Bruno.

You should say that to people who dismiss Brunos record because it isn't in a league winning season. But I didn't do that.

I don't even consider it "going far" to note that Henrys record is more impressive because he was also scoring a lot of goals at the same time. Of course it is. Which is why I find it cringe that pundits gloss over it.

Its like lauding somebody for beating Mo Farah/Sifan Hassan's Olympic 5k time by one second, but never mentioning that they had also raced and won the 10k in the same competition. That context matters a lot, it isn't some insignificant thing.

Or another way to look at it

Bruno has 8 goals and 20 assists in a team that has scored 66 goals. with 1 game to go.
KDB got 13 goals and 20 assists in a team that scored 102 goals.

Bruno has been a scorer or assisted in 42% of Man Utd's league goals this season.
KDB was just 32% in a team that created and scored a lot more.

What Bruno has done in a far less dominant team is hugely impressive.

not to get into an argument about him again… but I do hope the general narrative around him and our form next season is sensible.

Like I don't think over a normal season he reproduces that win percentage. To be honest if we finsihed next season with the same points as this season, and didn't embarrass ourselves in the cups I think that would be a good season.

I think at the start of this season I said our points target should be ~65 points, and I think next season it should be 70-75 - and then we can look at the game changer(s) needed to bring us to 80+ points and a realistic challenge.

Next season, imo, won't be as good results wise as this last half season was - but in no way would that mean Carrick as failed. And this is tied to people saying Carrick was possibly making it harder for whomever the next guy was, cause anything less than this form would be seen as a step down from what Carrick was producing.

I'm not here to run down Bruno's stats, but I would respond that big fish in small ponds always have a greater individual contributions than players surrounded by other great players. In De Bruyne's 20 assist season I count 6 City players that had double figures for assists.

Bruno's total would be higher if he had better strikers ahead of him. But it would be less if both Silvas and Mahrez were beside him and getting the ball.

Bournemouth to beat Liverpool to 5th, City to lose the title, and Spurs go down. Could be a great end to the season.

Na with Arsenal winning the league it's taken the fun out of laughing at Spurs knowing that lot get to enjoy being champions and laughing at Spurs going down.

West Ham going down means Fernandes leaves and fingers crossed agent Bruno can work some magic and convince him to join.

Watching the games we had a lucky escape with Delap and Gallagher not much better.

I don’t know why your so worried, West Ham are going down and good riddance!