Anderson BID Tonight! Baleba Transfer Concern! Man Utd Transfer News

everybody.Welcome to the United stands.I'm Mark Goldbridge, and this is your latest Manchester United news, and it's our Sunday night live.So get your questions in your debate points.This is what we do on the United stand, but we're going to start off with two big well, maybe three big topical points.Actually, Elliott Anderson Why are Man United not making their bid?

I've spoken to a couple of people who are in the know tonight.I'm going to feed that in.Also, Michael Carrick, why has he not been officially announced?Also, spoken to those same two people and got a bit of an update on that.We'll also talk about other midfield options.We saw Fernandes, he's going to get relegated with West Ham.

Is he the right option?Belayba today, not a very good performance.Is that something United should be pursuing?But let's start off with Elliot Anderson, because Look, I think most of us who watch the game today would probably give him man of the match.I thought he was absolutely superb, all action, you know, up and down the pitch, defensive, passing, creative.the best midfielder on the pitch, without a doubt, and what an asset he would be to Manchester United.

And as I said this afternoon, I think he is a Man United player in the tradition of the years I remember.If you remember people like Roy Keane, Brian Robson, you look at people like Elliot Anderson, they don't come around that often.He's an all -action midfielder.He'd be perfect for United.We just cannot let this slip through our fingers.So I've spoken to a couple of people today.

well -placed journalists, sources, etc.And I basically said, look, what is it United are doing with Elliot Anderson?Why can't we just go and bid for him tonight?

You know, he's clearly our priority.

We've been after him for eight months.We've briefed the world that we want him.We've got bad results saying we want Elliot Anderson.We've done all the spin.So why don't we just go and deliver?And what I was basically told is that, well, there's nothing stopping Man United bidding for Elliot Anderson.

They can literally do it tonight.The reality is we won't be doing it because we do not want to pay what Forrest wants.So what we will be trying to do is get a buy -in from Elliot Anderson that he wants us over anybody else.trying to like every other football club, when they see a player they absolutely want, we don't behave like everybody else.We don't go, there's the money, we want the player.We go, do you want to come to us?

You definitely want to come to us.Yes, I do.OK, they definitely want to come to us.So you better negotiate.And that's what we did with Mbermo.That's what we did with Kunja.

And that's what we'll probably be trying to do with Elliot Anderson.But look, there's almost a story here.And sometimes your age allows you to have the experience.There was a midfielder called Roy Keane who also played for Nottingham Forest.I think the year was 1993.And he was going to leave Nottingham Forest and he'd spoken to Kenny Dalgleish at Blackburn, who were the then day Manchester City.

And Blackburn Rovers basically said, we will give you the money.We want you at Blackburn Rovers.And Roy Keane said, I'm happy with that deal.Kenny Dargleesh went off for the weekend and Sir Alex Ferguson swooped in.By the time Kenny Dargleesh came back from his weekend away, Roy Keane was coming to Manchester United.this player is so important to us, we need to get him.

And the rest is history.He became the best Premier League captain there's ever been, a huge part of why we were successful.And if we delayed that or accepted that, he'd have gone to Blackburn Rovers.And I'm sure Roy Keane is indebted to Sir Alex Ferguson and Man United for jumping in, but we're indebted to him as well, because we saw a deal and we went and did it.And I think tonight I've seen so many people out there on social media who probably weren't aware of Elliot Anderson to the extent they needed to be.I mean, there's been people in our chat over the months saying, oh, I wouldn't pay 100 million pounds for him.

I think a lot of those people are saying, just pay it.And that's where we are tonight.I think any decent ownership would go, that's the player.And, you know, you've got Sir Jim Radcliffe, Jason Wilcox, Omar Barada sat there watching it.Now, if they haven't watched that in real life and gone, that's the player we need, with Casimiro waving good, but I mean, you couldn't lay on a plate more for them.They're sat in the stands watching that performance from Elliot Anderson, knowing that's Casimiro's next game, taking a risk on Michael Carrick.

And there's a player that's going to make that risk less of a risk.There's a player that is British, which helps, who is Premier League proven, which helps, who is under 25, which they like, and for £100m he probably never leaves the club.The value in £100m for him is that it works out at about £10 -15m a year.Absolute open goal.Any decent club is there.He's at Old Trafford as well.

I saw Bruno talking to him.Look at his Instagram posts.You are there tonight talking to his agent saying, does he want to come to Man United?You know what?After today, you know, he's really serious about it.Let's do the deal.

It will never be as easy as it is now.He's just played at Old Trafford.He's just seen what our crowd is.He's just seen what Man United is all about.Tonight is the night.It's not, oh, let us know what you think about Man City.

Tonight is the night.You literally pick up the phone.You go, Matt, where's my phone?Where is it?I can't bloody find it.Here it is.

All right, Mav.It's Coxsey.All right, Mav Rapanos.All right.All right.We're not mates.

Will Cox, Man United's director of football.Yeah.Elliot Anderson.What are you laughing for?Wow, that's the old United.100 million quid.

Good, right.I'll speak to his agent.Agent, you said you liked it today.You said you liked Old Trafford.250 grand a week.Done.

Right, let's get it done.That's how you do it.That's how you do it.Why are we as fans dictated to by parameters?Why do some of our fans go and grab a box of Kleenex because they want to be accountants?Just do the fucking deal.

I have never been so sure about a deal.This is just like, it reminds me of Roy Keane.I'm not saying he's going to be as good as Roy Keane, but it's that type of deal.I have not seen Marian Akos, not Mavropanos.He plays for West Ham.Be honest.

Oh, shit.Sorry.It's Coxsey again.Ignore everything I've said.I've just realized I've just been speaking to the West Ham centre back.Oh, that's me.

That's Coxsey.Funny story.Yeah.Don't tell anybody, though.Yeah.Yeah.

Just keep it between us.Yeah, yeah, yeah.You haven't got Marian Akos's number, have you?You haven't.OK, leave it to me.Bye bye.

I think I remember an excerpt from Sir Alex Ferguson's book.He's done many books, but there was one book where Brian Kidd walks into the office and says, what do you think about John Hartson?And Sir Alex Ferguson reflects the question back to Brian Kidd and says, What do you think about John Hartson as a Manchester United?

I can't believe I've just rinsed Wilcox inadvertently by getting it wrong myself.But that's probably what he would do.But the point is, yeah, John Hartson was recommended to Sir Alex Ferguson by his assistant coach, Brian Kidd.

And basically Sir Alex Ferguson said, he's not a Man United player.

So I think over the lastrecent 13 years, there's so I think there's probably younger fans that don't know what a Man United player is.

You know, if you speak to like Paul Ince or Wayne Rooney or whatever, they'll tell you what a Man United player is.And it's not something that has parameters.It's just what a Man United player is.It's the drive.

It's the fight.There's just a certain type of Man United player, like there's a certain type of Real Madrid player and a Liverpool player, etc.

And we have bought a load of shit that have never been Man United players.I look at Elliot Anderson and I think he's a Man United player.

I think he's a Man United player more than a Man City player.And I'm not being offensive to Man City because Man City win things, Kevin De Bruyne, David Silva, Erling Haaland, you know, Man City.

But Anderson, I don't think he's a Man City player.I think he's a Man United player.You know, Man City can't buy what a Man United player is.A Man United player, there's just something about it.And it's not offensive to Man City.They can create what a Man City player is.

There's something about a Man United player.I think Elliot Anderson's got it.I think he's a Man United player.And I think he knows that.I think he knows he's a Man United player.I think we can do that deal.

I think that deal can be done, but we've got to be aggressive.We've got to, we can't piss about.We can't wait in line for Man City.You've got to go and get players like that.You've got to do what Sir Alex Ferguson did to Blackburn all those years ago with Roy Keane.

You've got to go and do that deal.You have, you've got to go and do it.And look, I'm speaking to, you know, people in the know tonight, and they're saying, look, Man United can slap the money down on the table tonight for Forrest, and they will take it, and then you get into the player.But United won't do it.Because that's not how United work.They get the buy -in from the player first.

And what I was told tonight is, with this deal, you need to get the buy -in from the club.

You need to get into the player because Forrest have accepted a bid.That's what Man City do.Man City get the club to say yes and then they go for the player.Man United try and do it the other way around and it will slow the deal down.I think if we let Anderson slip through our fingers, we'll regret it.We will really regret it because he's going to be in Manchester playing at our rivals.

I think he's absolutely perfect.I'm not saying that it's not without risk.

Every transfer is with risk, but he's got something I haven't seen.It reminds me a little bit of Declan Rice.He's got something that you just know the character of the player is not going to fail where he goes.

And yeah, it's It's surely something that United...But look, just talking about Michael Carrick for a moment, hot off the press.Why is Michael Carrick not been announced as the manager of Manchester United?Do you want to know why?Because we're slow.We're slow.

And it's worrying when you think about that and Elliot Anderson and any other signing.The reason Michael Carrick is not officially Man Utd manager is not because it's not going to happen.It's because we are slow.We are slow at everything we do, whether it's transfers, building stadiums, trying to win league titles, we are slow.Michael Carrick will be the manager of Manchester United and any decent club would have done this before the game today because it's our last game at Old Trafford, he's doing a speech on the pitch.How embarrassing is it that we all know that Michael Carrick is going to be the manager of Manchester United and yet we haven't got that deal done yet?

How embarrassing is it, you know?It's massively embarrassing.And the reason it's not been done is because even though Carrick is an absolute open door and he's desperate to be our manager, we still haven't got the deal done.And we've had all week to do it.And it should have been done today so that we can be there on the end of the pitch and everyone knows he's the manager for next season.But they can't get it done because we're slow.

We can't even get the deal done for a manager that's desperate to sign the deal because we're slow.And that's the worrying thing.How many opportunities does this club miss out on because they are slow?But there is a pathway to success and it's being decisive and quick.And you know what?We are going to make a big midfield signing.

We are.I just know the midfielder it should be or the midfielders it should be.And there is an ownership that gets this deal done and they get it done now.

And it will piss me off so much because he is perfect.Absolutely perfect.We need Ciamini, bro.I don't think Ciamini is better than Elliot Sanderson.I really don't.Sorry, there's a few idiots in the chat tonight.

I'm just getting rid of some of them because you're not welcome.And, you know, you're obviously newbies.You haven't got a clue about what we do here.But just get out.

Yeah.So we'll have to wait and see.But yeah, with Michael Carrick, it's just it will get done.It's just slow with Elliott Anderson.It can get done.We're just slow.

So, look, let's hope we can move.But I still I still sit here in front of you.Live saying, I think we can sign Elliot Anderson.

As I told you a few days ago, Man United will make a big midfield signing before the start of the World Cup.I think 2 plus 2 is Elliot Anderson.I think it's obvious.We've been on about it all summer.He can't fail to be impressed by what he saw today as well.He'll have played at the Etihad.

He's played at Old Trafford.It's night and day.Man City are a better club than us.They play better football than us.Respect.But Old Trafford compared to the Etihad is just, it's night and day.

And you can't fail to be impressed by that.

You also see a team that's third in the league is going to be in the Champions League and has a massive hole in the midfield.Your ego kicks in.

I don't know whether you've ever played football manager or career mode on FC26, FIFA, whatever, right?You know, sometimes you pick the game up and you go, I really want to play a career mode or I really want to manage a team.Percentage -wise, how many people go, I'm just going to take the Man City job because they've got all the good players already and I've got loads of money?And how many people take the Man United job because it's a fallen giant that if you can take it back to the top, it's a challenge?

Because every single time, I would go for the Man United job.Not just because I'm a Man United fan, but also because of the ego.You know, Man City, all the players already, all the money, you're expected to win.Man United, on their arse, not won it for ages.You know, if I do that job, I'm a genius.Surely it's the same for players as well.

Elliot Anderson goes to Man City.Ooh, you'll challenge for the Premier League, will you?Ooh, that's because of you.Man United.take them back to the top, you can be a legend in two years.So I just think that the only thing, and look I can't take credit for this because it was somebody I was speaking to about 20 minutes ago, but I agree with it, the only thing stopping this deal, I don't think it's the fans, I don't think it's the status of the club, I don't even think it's the manager, I think it's the board.

I think Man City's board are going todo what they did with Gahee and Semenu and go, there's a brilliant package for you and your agent.There's a brilliant package for your selling club.

And we're going to go, yeah, we can't afford that.I think we'll lose this deal on money.That doesn't make Elliot Anderson a mercenary.

I think if we match Man City, we get Elliot Anderson.Unfortunately, If it doesn't happen, it'll be because the board is what it is.They don't want to break the wage bill.They don't want to spend this much on a player.But, you know, he's worth it.

He's worth it.He's absolutely worth it.Why can't we have both Elliot Anderson and Gibbs White?

Yeah, I don't think we're going to get Gibbs White.And as much as I think he's a good player, I don't think we're going to get Gibbs White.FPL Alex says, Do you think Anderson's performance tonight was a trial for United or is it I'm too good for United, I'm going to City performance?

I saw the interaction between Bruno and Elliot Anderson.

It was so brief.I don't think it could have meant anything.But look, I did say to everybody, don't watch Elliot Anderson today and make your mind up.Because he could have had a bad game.I think it's about who he is.

But look, you can't argue with the fact that I thought he was absolutely brilliant today.It's so annoying because I think Anderson would be an absolute peach for us, but he's going to go to City, ain't he, says Nick.Ineos need to pull their finger out, says Nick.Evening, everyone, says Microphone.I would love Anderson, but that requires a degree of competence, as Coxsey wants Buleba for 75 million.That's a mental thought.

We'll talk about Buleba next.Elliott Anderson in the final third, not that good, says Constantine.I think that's sarcasm.Mark, if you remember, we were slow even before Ineos.It's crazy.Nothing's changed.

Oh, yes, Arshin.I mean, come on.Let's not pin that just to Ineos.

The Glazers have always been slow as well.well.Defo a good player, but does he work with Mainus, says Robert.

Well, I think this is a great point, which is rare from you, Robert.I'm joking.No, Robert, I agree.There was a massive part of me that was worried about Anderson and Mainu collectively.But in fairness, I've watched Anderson play probably about four times in the last month.Watched him against Villa, obviously tonight, today, and I think What I noticed with Anderson, and in fairness he does do it a lot, he plays a lot of passers and he plays a lot of forward passers.

And also he gets forward and creates things.

So your natural inclination is how does that work with Mainou who also wants to get forward?But that's more Mainou's problem than Anderson's problem.

I mean, at the end of the day, Elliot Anderson today was dropping in between his centre -backs to get the ball.He was their deepest midfielder a lot of the time and he still got forward because he's all action.You know, he's an old school midfielder in a sense.He's like Roy Keane.He's back and forward.He's back and forward.

Tremendous engine.That's not...Man United shouldn't not buy Elliot Anderson because it might not work with Maneu.They should drop Maneu, which I don't want to do.But what I'm saying is Maneu needs to be like that.Maneu needs to get back and forward, back and forward, because Elliot Anderson has shown that he can get back and forward.

He shouldn't have to sit and hold the midfield.We should have two midfielders that go back and forward and split the role.But even then it can still work because Casemiro still goes forward.So I do, I actually do think Anderson and Maneu can work together.

I think it's a valid point, but I think they can work together because Anderson does go deep and does go forward.And if Maneu improves his defensive side of the game, I think it would be fine.I really do.

I think he's just so energetic, Elliot Anderson.I think it would work.Do you think Cunha, Mark, did you think Cunha

And I think if you put Elliott Anderson at right back, you won't get the same Elliott Anderson, just like the same as Enver Mo up front.But I do think Kunja's got the minerals.

I do think he's a Man United player.I just don't think he's a winger.Great win today, says Tom.I remember the days when Sir Alex would say we ain't leaving without this boy.That was Ronaldo when we played sporting.You know what, mate?

I've mentioned Sir Alex Ferguson myself.Tom, I feel exactly the same.

We should not be finishing this day without slapping a bid in for Elliott Anderson.I mean, what are we waiting for?And there is this avenue as well.There is this avenue with Pep and Man City where there's uncertainty.

We know who our manager is.We know we're in the Champions League.We need to take advantage.Did you see Anderson thumbs up the Stretford end?Says Axwood.I didn't.

But look, if he...I don't think he can fail to be...And look, I couldn't give a shit if the manager was Gareth Southgate.If we sign Elliot Anderson, that's the sort of thing that gets me excited.

You know, because whether the manager fails or not, we've got Elliot Anderson.You know, I think that the manager decision, I don't necessarily agree with it, but.That doesn't mean I can't get excited about transfers.

Daniel Thompson says, must do everything to get Anderson.Don't waste time and funds on mediocrity like Bleyber.Go all out and get the best.No excuses.

Anderson and Tonali or Ciuomini, says Daniel.I mean, I've got to say, we will never sign two of Anderson, Tonali and Ciuomini.That just won't happen.That would be, I mean, imagine if we did that.But I don't think that would happen.But I hope you're doing well, Daniel.

Sean says, we're a joke if we can't get Ben.in class and will says longtime follower Thank you for all the time and content thoughts on ego to ego Tiago do you Anderson for a window?Anderson over the moon Tiago every time I watch him he's crap, but he scored a load of goals and deal I think he's a bit raw for a left back.

I think he's good, but I think he's a bit of a reckless left back, if that's the word.

He's just a little bit raw for me. I mean, I do like that Hamza, but I do like that.And if he goes to Man City, I'd be very happy with that.But I just think like, you know, you've got to try and get the best if you want to be the best.And if if he goes to Man City, that's it.That's that's Gehi, Semenyu and Man City and Anderson in the space of four months.That Man City train is not going to stop, is it?

I think you've got to.It's not just about us.It's about stopping others as well, isn't it?You know, I fear this big midfield signing will push on past the World Cup, knowing this ownership with transfers, says Nate.

And Mojo says, even if it's sell to buy, we're probably going to raise around 100 million.So may as well use that for Anderson, a marquee signing.But somehow we will look to sign two in for 100 million.

And Andre Gomez, Mojo, you're a legend, sir.Andre Gomez says, again, the board will let us down.

Truth be told, next season with a proper manager and proper signings could have meant we would challenge for the title.But don't expect eight players and we've got Carrick and Thomas says I think we should get a look at West Ham's Castellanos as a backup striker.

You know, he looked decent today, but Somerville has left wing and Fernandes is backup DM I mean, I wouldn't be I wouldn't be signing three West Ham players To be honest with you.Let me talk to you about Fernandes and Buleba Look, I have to be very careful when I speak about Buleba because I put a tweet out today and someone was like here he goes with the Buleba agenda again.If you're a fan of Buleba, fine.If you're a fan of Luke Shaw, fine, right?But I can tell you, I don't rate either of those two players.And also, I think statistically, I'm on sound ground, right?

Brighton have shit the bed in the race for top six.They've lost two of their last three games.The reason they got back into the race for top six is because they basically won loads of games between February and March.And guess what?Buleba wasn't starting.In their last four games, they've started him and their seasons fell apart.

In their last three games, they've lost to Newcastle, beat Wolves and then lost again today to Leeds, with Buleba starting every game.Now, of course, one player isn't responsible for a team falling apart, but If I was a Brighton fan, I'd be like, why have we changed it?And he was, he was, I watched the Leeds game today and I'm going to be generous and say he was average.I'm watching Man United against Forest where we're massive favourites and their midfielder is man of the match, getting two assists.And I'm watching Leeds against Brighton and a player that we want to pay £70 million for is bang average again.I'm not even going to say he's crap.

He's just average.

There is a world where Man United let Man City take Anderson and we signed Baleba as Casimiro's replacement.And in that world, we are going to struggle because he is not ready for that job.I'm going to be fair tonight.I'm not going to start saying about why he's bad and the statistics and the eye test.I'm just going to tell you he ain't ready for that job.He ain't qualified for that job.

He is not a Casimiro replacement.I don't think he should even be starting for Brighton.He cannot be the Casimiro replacement.You cannot.have Michael Carrick, a risk and an inexperienced coach, and then Casimiro's replacement, inexperienced as well.This guy cannot be the replacement.

He can be the second midfielder.He can be the backup.He cannot be the replacement for Casimiro.I don't mind if we sign Elliot Anderson and Bileba.I'm not bothered about that at all.Maybe Bileba comes in and he oosts Mainu or he oosts Anderson in the long run, but he cannot be Casimiro's replacement.

That's all I'm going to say about it.That's all I'm going to say.It's not even his shit.He doesn't pass the ball very well.He doesn't tackle as much as everybody else.All that stuff may be true.

It's really simple.

He is not ready to be Casimiro's replacement.Elliot Anderson is.He cannot be our big marquee signing.Because it's like giving Carrick the Man United job.It's too much of a risk.And Carrick needs Elliot Anderson.

Carrick needs Tonali, Chiamini.Buleba is too much of a risk.And you can be a Buleba fan, and I respect that.And he can be the second midfielder, and that's fine.But he cannot be the Casimiro replacement.

There is nothing to suggest that he is ready to replace Casemiro at Manchester United.And the reason for that is because I don't think he should be starting for Brighton.So why would he be the starter for Man United next to Menu in the Premier League and the Champions League next year?I think it's a big, big, big, big ask.And look, he's playing against us next week.The scary thing is he could have the game of his fucking life and United write the cheque and everyone's saying I'm a Belieber.

I think it's a risk.I think it's a really, really big risk.We do need three midfielders.And if we want to sign Anderson and Blake,I'm OK with that.My concern is that he's going to be our main midfielder, and I think that would be a problem.

Arshon says, Mark, and I want to talk about Fernandes as well, just very quickly before I talk about Arshon Superchat.In relation to Fernandes, again, I've watched him quite a lot the last few weeks because of the West Ham relegation battle, and it's been interesting.

Look, I'll be honest, in the game today, For a large proportion of it, Tonali and Bruno Guimares, and even Ramsey, were better than him.In his defense, he's playing in a midfield with Suszek, and they were getting overrun.He has ability, and I thought he played well against Arsenal last week.He is an interesting profile of player, but again, for me, he has to be the second midfielder.He can't be the number one.I've not heard anybody say that, but I think Fernandes from West Ham is a good signing as two or three, but he can't be number one again.

So look, I'm comfortable with signing Baleba or Fernandes as the second or third midfielder.Just don't make them be the number one.I think that's not the right thing to do.The number one midfielder has to be Elliot Anderson.If it's not him, it has to be Tenali.If it's not him, it has to be Tuomini.

There's nobody else unless you're going to go for Bruno Guimaraes.But Fernandez Baleba is the second midfielder.I'm comfortable as long as the first midfielder is one of the people I've mentioned there, you know.Erfan says, we as a club who goes fishing without a fishing rod and expect the fish to jump out of the water straight onto the grill and then our plates, says Erfan.Constantine says, are you worried about players going to the World Cup and us having a crap start to the season again?I mean, I think it's the same for everybody, isn't it?

Yeah, I mean, look, the World Cup's going to have a big impact.It's going to be so glamorous.It's going to be so tiring.It's not a World Cup round the corner where you're playing, you know, games that are quite close together.This is like, this is a World Cup that's like being played in Europe.You know, you might be playing in England one day and then in Norway the next.

America, Mexico, Canada, it's huge.players are going to be tired.I think there's a lot of players this season that are excited by the World Cup and inspired by the World Cup.I think next season, psychologically, there might be some drop -off.That's Karrick and his coach's job to make sure that doesn't happen.But you know what?

It's the first time we've been in the Champions League, new format, and everybody's going to be in the same boat.Can you please ask these Bolivar fans what he does that we don't see?What does he have that makes him better than Anderson, Tonali or others, says Arsene?They won't answer that question, though.because it's just player FC.It's the same with Luke Shaw.

They won't answer the question as to why he's a good left back.We just have to, you know, respect their opinions, but they won't answer it because there isn't any reason why Buleva is better than Anderson.It's just a punt.It's just a guess.He's not had a great season.Brighton are probably a better team without him in the starting lineup, and maybe they're putting him in the starting lineup to try and boost his value, but it probably costs them European football.

Don't forget Prattman's return next season, says Wig.

I did see something about Inanna yesterday, and it was like Man United have made it clear to Inanna that he's not welcome back and he needs to find another club.The thing about that is, you know, let's get Coxsey on the phone to Inanna.Andre, it's Coxsey.Yeah.It's that chat you've been fearing.What do you mean you're just having a shit?

Well, I'm a bit busy, but give me a call back.He's having a shit.I'm trying to be the big guy and he's having a shit.I'm the one with the power.He's ringing me back.Yeah, Andre, it's Coxie, right?

Listen, let's get real here.You've got no future at Man United.It's over.You're finished.You need to find yourself a club.It's not my job as director of football to find you another club.

You're finished.You're going to say anything?You'll see me in July at Carrington.Do you listen to what I just said?OK, yeah, I think you still have got a parking space.

See you later.What am I supposed to do?And that's the problem we've got with Anana.We can play Billy Big Bollocks and say you've got no future at the club and you better find yourself another club.

But what Anana can say is, I'm on £125 ,000 a week for the next two years of my contracts that you gave me.

It is not my job to find another club.

I can just come back to Carrington, do a bit of gym work, train on my own and you still pay me 125 grand a week.And when it hits August 31st and you haven't found me a club, it's you who's going to get the embarrassment as director of football that I'm sat there at Carrington doing running drills on my own earning 125 grand a week and that's the problem.You're sort of playing on the hope that Inanna goes, I don't want to train on my own, but it's not happening.going to be an Ana's job to find a club.We're going to have to subsidise that because no club is going to give us 125 grand a week for him.They're going to give us maybe 50.

We're going to have to give them 75.So we will have to do some work on that.

Reality is B's, Scott, Fernandes and Buleba.Not good enough, Daniel.I like Scott at Bournemouth.I like Fernandes at West Ham and Buleva is obviously a target, but they can't be the three.There's not a Casemiro replacement there.Control the Airwaves says, when you're paying a huge price for a player like Anderson, you're not just buying a player for that price.

It's also about denying your rival a star.Yes, Control the Airwaves, it is.And also, when you buy a player like Elliot Anderson, you're also buying an England starter.You're buying an international footballer who plays for England, who is only 23.who if you buy him, you can pretty much guarantee he will be at your club for at least seven years or he'll be at your club for four or five years and Real Madrid will give you the money back.So there is no, there is, the only risk is he flops and everybody can take that risk.

You know, Declan Rice to West Ham could have flopped.

It's unlikely, but he could have done.There is no risk in taking Elliot Anderson at 23 for a hundred million pounds because he's one of the best midfielders in the league.

He's an England international, and he does the role that we need.I fear this big midfield signing will push on past the World Cup, says Nate.I think I did that one.Erfan with a Super Chat says, with the World Cup and United not able to do more than one deal at a time, how do you see this management team pull off all the deals we need in time?We can't even announce Carrick, who's been in the job.I think the Carrick thing is a little bit worrying, Erfan.

It will happen, but the fact that we've been worriedon this deal all weekend and still not announced it before a game we wanted to announce it shows you that there is incompetence in our negotiations.It will get done, but we're just very slow at doing things.And look, I agree with you.I do not think we'll sign five players by the middle of July.I think there'll be certain deals that we have to push into the new season, which means I said it to you a few days ago.

I think it's really, really important, although we can't control it, that the fixture list is kind to us.I would like to see Coventry and Ipswich in the first four games because I feel like we probably won't be ready for the start of the season.We never are.Every season we're never ready.We didn't have our goalkeeper.You know, can you tell me a season where we've been remotely ready for the start of the season?

Ten Hag as a new manager, Casimiro and Anthony came in after Game2. Season 2, Ronaldo came in after Game3. This season, our goalkeeper came in after Game4. So, you know, we're never ready for the start of the season, and we won't be ready for this one.So hopefully the fixture list will be kind, because I think it's really important that Carrick gets off to a good start.

Kiel Thomas says, just got here.Can you start again, please?That's not gonna happen.Andy Drew says, hopefully Brighton keeps the Blaber price high so Coxey stays away from him.He shouldn't be the first midfielder or the 100th midfielder.

I think the problem with Brighton is that I don't think Baleba is the Man United signing before the World Cup.I think it's Elliot Anderson.Remember I was told, well we were told, last week that Man United want a big signing done before the World Cup to give some momentum to Carrick.on June the 1st, but the deal doesn't get done till the middle of July because you have six weeks negotiating with Brighton instead of Brentford.So I don't think that that's, I don't think belabour's the big deal, because I don't think it gets done quickly.I think it gets done, but I don't think it gets done quickly, because Brighton will negotiate.

And they're quite right to negotiate because Brentford did it.Well, we were only going to give you 55 and we ended up giving them 65.So I don't think that deal gets done quickly.My concern with Buleba is there is nobody else in the shop.Nobody else wants him.And also Brighton.

This is what I was trying to say.I think Brighton are a better team without him.And I think Hurtzler knows it.I think Brighton are better without Buleba.And their results have shown that.So I think Brighton probably get to a point where they go, let's pitch it at 70, but secretly we'll take 60 and make them think they've got a good deal.

And we don't get a good deal.So that's my fear with Brighton.I think they're going to go, we want 70, but really they'll take 60 because they know it's a good deal.

I just hope I'm worried that we might walk into that trap, but if he's the second midfielder, it doesn't really matter How are people not seeing Anderson is basically a young Carrick house Carrick not seating it seeing it We need Anderson's as Mrs. Stone.I don't think he's a young Carrick.

I don't think that I haven't seen a player like Michael Carrick for a long time.I think Elliot Anderson is more of a

He's more of a Gerrard.He's more of a box -to -box midfielder.I mean, he's not Gerrard.He's not Roy Keane.I'm not saying that.But he's not Declan Rice either.

He's an all -action midfielder.They're quite rare.I wish there was 10 of them.They're brilliant.I love that type of midfielder.Back and forth, back and forward, good with the ball, good in the tackle, energy, leader, passion.

Michael Carrick was never that.Michael Carrick was a conductor.Anderson's all action.He's a special player.Paul Scholes said it last week.And, you know, these ex -players get a load of shit.

You know, if you're talking every week, you're going to make bad calls.But he was absolutely spot on what he said.And he's quick and he's physical.Yeah, I think he's a very interesting...I'd say he's closer to Gerrard than he is Carrick, but he's not Gerrard.I'm not saying he's the next Gerrard.

I hope he can be in a United shirt.If he signs for Man City, I hope he's the next bloody Mark Noble.I mean, Mark Noble was okay, but he was never a top four player, was he?A proper owner would go all -in for Anderson, but Ineos will go for players Wilcox wants, like Rodgers and Baleibas as Desiree.Kena says blaber has had a poor season.He's not a first signing a hundred percent It needs to be Anderson or tonali City will go for Anderson, but with the atmosphere today may sway him I think I think you've got I think if you want to get a player like that You already know that man City are gonna throw the money at him.

So you've got to throw the passion You've got to throw the project.You've got a you've got a you've got to push to the front You can't be at the background saying if you don't go to City come here because you'll go to City and If I had a club telling me the whole season that Anderson's top priority, I expect them to deliver on that with pen to paper instead of headline grabs.

Royal, I absolutely agree with this.You know, I think it'simportant to say as fans, we are entitled to make demands.And you know what?I'm sort of still lost on the fact that from September the 1st to today, we've been constantly told that Elliot Anderson is our priority by credible journalists like Fabrizio Romano and David Ornstein, which means the club have been happy to brief us for the last nine months that Elliot Anderson is our priority.Well, hello, he's just turned up at Old Trafford, put in a man of the match performance and shown why he should be in the Man United team.

So go and get the fucking deal done.Don't walk away from it because it's too expensive.When you've told us for nine months this is your priority and he's just turned up at Old Trafford and shown why you're right.Go and get the fucking deal done.Don't piss about.You know, there's no...

I agree with you, Ryle.Get the fucking deal done.There is no excuse not to do that deal.He's our priority.He's our priority.He's our priority.

He's playing fucking well.Go and get the deal done.Simple as that.Go and get the deal done.You know?Hamza says, can you predict how we will do next season?

If I could do that, I would be a genius and I am not.

I think next season we have to obviously assess the window and what we do over the summer.But I think that next season we've got to get Champions League football.

I think the Champions League this year is an adventure.And if we can get through into the knockout stage, let's see what we can do.It's very exciting.I'm very excited about the Champions League.I've got to say I'm buzzing about it and it's incredible to be in it.

It's felt like it's been out of reach for a long time and we've got to get through the league stage and into the knockouts and enjoy it.But the Premier League, we've got to be in the top four.Got to be in the top four.Yeah.Zubamendi is more Carrick than Anderson.says Sid.

Yeah, yeah, I mean, Karik was a conductor, Busquets, you know, Karik was a European midfielder.absolutely brilliant midfielder, but Elliot Anderson's more, yeah, he's more box to box, he's more Roy Keane, he's more Stephen Gerrard, you know, he's more that type of a midfielder, yeah.Firehawk keeps talking about Bruno Guimaraes, don't know why, because we've priced, we've put ourselves out of the Bruno Guimaraes deal because he's over 26.

Please do subscribe to the channel.Bottom right -hand corner.Oneandonly says, Baleba glazing is the same as a 10 -year contract for slot and Mrs Stone has gifted a membership.Thank you very much.MMA Lover says, considering the state of Villa, would you take Anana from Villa to play as a six in addition to Anderson so you don't force Anderson to play as a six?

But that would mean dropping Mane, which I don't really want to do.I don't mind Anana, Baleba, Scott, Fernandez.I don't mind any of those players as long as they're midfield too.Midfield 1 has got to be, get me off the seat, you know?Has to be, absolutely has to be.

Talking about slots, this is a good Saturday night, Sunday night comment here.So, if Chelsea have given the job to Xabi Alonso, which they have, and if Liverpool sack slot and give the job to someone like Nagelsmann, what does that say to Man United's recruitment of Karrick?Because we've almost been manipulated into believing there wasn't really anything else in the shop.I've even heard Luis Enrique being linked to Liverpool.I'm happy to just crack on with the transfer window now.But I'm telling you now, if Liverpool get rid of Slot and they end up with Nagelsmann or Enrique, I will be slightly pissed off because...

don't think it works then saying we're not interviewing anybody else because Carrick's the best candidate.So look, hopefully Liverpool are going to give Slot a lifetime contract and we can all sleep well over the summer but that would piss me off a little bit because we've had since January to sort our manager out, Chelsea have had two weeks and they've got Xabi Alonso and Liverpool were planning to keep Slot so I just, just I just hope that doesn't happen.I mean, if they got Enrique, I think I'd cry.I don't I don't think it will.I don't think it will happen.But so I just saw someone in the chat say and I'm like, I've heard some stuff about slot and obviously about Mo Salah statements.

Quite interesting.I think they want to keep slot and hopefully they will do because I think that helps us next season.But I tell you what, be very interesting next season.Be very interesting next season.If Chelsea have got Alonso.Obviously Arteta will be at Arsenal and they'll be favourites, but Chelsea got Alonso, Pep goes and they get Maresca, Slott goes and they get, I don't know, Iriola or Nagelsmann.

It'd be very interesting, wouldn't it?Because we'd have a new manager, Liverpool would have a new manager, Chelsea would have a new manager, Man City would have a new manager.It'd be very interesting.It'd be very, very, very interesting.

It'd be exciting.It'd be exciting.I'll be honest with you, mate.

I change my opinion all the time.But I'm locked in on Tonali, Anderson, Guimares and Ciumini.It's got to be one of them four.I think I change my opinion all the time because I'm probably a little bit like Robert Malone.with Elliot Anderson.I think probably around the March international break, I had a bit of a concern about Manu and Anderson playing together.

But watching Forrest over the last few weeks and today and the Villa games, I don't think Anderson's a natural replacement for Casimiro, but I think he's good enough to do it.And the most important thing would be he would have to be allowed to push forward.But, you know, I've sort of been watching Casimiro the last few weeks.He definitely doesn't just sit.you know, Casemiro gets forward.I mean, he had that chance today where he had a shot wide.

It wasn't from a corner.So I think I think it could work.But look, the minute Anderson signs for Man City, Tenali becomes the priority again.So, you know, I just think it's important that we get Anderson, Tenali or Chiomini.And to be honest with you, Chiomini is a very good signing.He literally replaced Casemiro at Real Madrid, but he hasn't played in the Premier League before.

And We don't watch Chiomini as much as we watch Tonali and Anderson.There is a large part of Chiomini that is reputational.We don't know what he's going to be like in the Premier League.We don't know if he's better than Elliot Anderson or Tonali.I'd put him in the category, but I don't know that, you know, ask me in a week and I might be saying, I want Chiomini.I just think we've got to get one of those.

Robert McCormack says, I'm tad worried that teams might run through us, that's all.At the moment, I agree with you, Robert, and I think at the moment it's more of a Mainu problem.

I like Mainu, but he is still only 20 or 21.He massively needs to improve the defensive side of his game and physically.he won't be the complete article yet.You know, the difference between Elliott Anderson and Manu is that Manu's still got two years of physical growth.I think if Manu can sort his engine out and his physicality and his tracking of runners will be okay.But I think when you look at United, a lot of teams run through us and a lot of it is to do with Casemiro's lack of legs and Maneu's lack of defensive composure.

Don't think that would be Elliot Anderson's problem or Tonali's problem.I think that would be something that Maneu needs to resolve, which he can do.I wouldn't be surprised if next season or the season after Mainu came back and it was physically different.Remember that summer Rashford had where he finished the season and he came back and it was like he was completely different.And I think that will happen with Mainu.I don't think Mainu is finished growing yet.

And I think if he can get a little bit more physical, then he will become a better defensive presence because he's got the football ability.

Rory says, I'm sorry, but Anderson reminds me of McTominay.

Mate, if you think Elliot Anderson reminds you of McTominay, I would just quit watching football, Rory.You know, that's like comparing Harvey Barnes to your mum.In fact, it's like comparing Harvey Barnes to your mum.You're miles off, mate.You're absolutely miles off.I would take Tumini and Stiller before Anderson.

This is Danny.Thank you very much.Appreciate that.Mark, do you still call De Bruyne Fanta Pants?No.I tell you what, just on De Bruyne, You know what?

I want to read this out from Beth.She tweeted this today and I thought, actually, this is worthy of a show.She said, Kevin De Bruyne got 20 assists with Prime City and Aguero.Henry got it with Prime Arsenal.

How has Bruno done it with all these mischances and with Amrin playing him centre midfielder for half the season?She had to get Amrin in.You ruined it, Beth.

I didn't read the Bruno bit.You were doing so well.Kevin De Bruyne got 20 assists with Prime City and Aguero.Henry got it with Prime Arsenal.She had to ruin it with the Amram agenda.

What she should have said is, how has Bruno done it with all these mischances and playing a team that plays counterattacking football and isn't anywhere near good enough to win the league?Look, the point is valid, right?De Bruyne got 20 assists in an elite Man City side.Henry got 20 assists in an elite Arsenal side.Bruno Fernandes has 20 assists in a not elite Manchester United side.So when you ask who is the more impressive assister in the Premier League records, it will be Bruno Fernandes.

It will be Bruno Fernandes.And he should have more.I can think of five assists he should have.if people could finish.Gleb says the Red Army have done an amazing work this season.I think the Stretford end has looked brilliant for weeks.

I can't remember the first game where I noticed all the flags, but I think it's looked brilliant.Yeah, there's definitely been a step forward.And, you know, I think I think a lot of Premier League grounds are stale.And, you know, on that football, we've been fortunate enough to have, you know, live Bundesliga rights every Friday night.You know, you've got St. Pauli being relegated, you know, Heidenheim.Wolfsburg, all these clubs in relegation battles and their fans and their atmospheres are incredible.

I think it's a stain on the English game that the Premier League has become so stale in the ground.And, you know, clubs that are trying to bring atmosphere in should be commended.And we're definitely doing it in the Stratford End, it's incredible.And hopefully we'll see more of it.And, you know, can't imagine the Etihad having anything like that.I just can't imagine them having anything like that.

The Kop at Liverpool, I can imagine it.

You know, and there are other grounds, but, you know, it has to be impressive to keep prospective signings.Rory says, we struggled last year for goals and the board acted and got a new front three, which is provided.If the board do the same with the midfield, we will be OK. I agree.Rory, I agree.

Irfan says, what are your non -negotiable transfer positions this summer that have to be filled?And if they aren't, you would say the window is a failure.I think we all do it collectively, don't we?We always give the transfer window a mark out of 10.I thought Kunja and Mbuemo, Lemons and Sesko were good signings last summer, but I gave the window a five because we didn't get any midfielders in and four players wasn't enough.I think this summer you need to sign at least six, and of those six, three have to be midfielders, one of them has to be a fullback, and one of them has to be a wide forward.

If we do that, I'd probably give it a seven or an eight.If we don't do one of those things, I'm probably going to go down to a five again.Yeah.Great show tonight, by the way.Really enjoyed it.And thank you, everybody who's tuned in, because we've had over 11 ,000 watching, which I think is fantastic.

is a record for a Sunday night show since Christmas.So obviously a lot of interest in the transfer window.I sort of felt that today.

I sort of felt that today.I watched the game with you on the watch along.

I enjoyed the second half, but it had an exhibition feel to it.Forrest and United, we just both opened up.There's no jeopardy there.But As much as it was enjoyable, I didn't feel any jeopardy either, which for me means the season is over.I want to get my teeth into the transfer window now.I'm excited about next season.

It's great watching a game of football with 30 chances and it's end to end, but there was no jeopardy there.It really had exhibition vibes.We need to get on with transfers now.We need to start planning for next season.That's where the excitement is for me.

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