United Thread - 2022/23

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Watching the CITY 1-O UNITED (2011/2012) game on CITY+ and a few things stand out (only about 30 mins through it)
1. united look a shadow today of what they were (and they weren't even that good then)
2. City "fought" a lot more than we do today (chasing lost causes and misplaced passes, getting stuck into physical battles, etc)
3. Kompany was a monster & Yaya was a monster.
 
BobbyJohnstone said:
Phil Jones signed in 2011 iirc, Sir Bully of Govan said he could go in to be their best ever player. Jones and Martial have been hampered by injuries and the obvious lack of talent. Hope they stay for another 10 years.
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Yep.

The new Stan Laurel joined the rags in the same summer as Sergio came to Etihad.

Hence the song.
 
feedmpenzaandhewillscore said:
It says something when they are negotiating with De Gea to reduce his wages on his contract extension. They stupidly had their pants taken down over paying to tie him down the club after the fax machine broke when he wanted to get off to Madrid. They don’t get value for money at Old Trafford which is why the Glazers want outside investment to off set their crazy spending.
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There was definitely something dodgy about the Bébé transfer.

Did he ever make the rags' bench, let alone the team?
 
Vienna_70 said:
There was definitely something dodgy about the Bébé transfer.

Did he ever make the rags' bench, let alone the team?
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Surprisingly yes

On 6 September, he was announced as part of the 25-man squad for Manchester United to play in the Champions League.[24] On 22 September, Bebé made his debut for Manchester United as he replaced Park Ji-Sung in the 74th minute of a 5–2 away victory over Scunthorpe United in the League Cup third round.[25] On 2 October, he made his Premier League debut, replacing Anderson in the 80th minute in their 0–0 draw against Sunderland.[26] His first start came against Wolverhampton Wanderers in the fourth round of the League Cup on 26 October, scoring his first goal in the process, United's first in a 3–2 home win.[27] His first Champions League goal came on his debut in the competition, scoring the final goal of a 3–0 away victory over Bursaspor on 2 November.[28] On 19 February 2011, Bebé played the full 90 minutes in a 1–0 home win against non-league Crawley Town in the fifth round of the FA Cup.[29]

Although you're right about there being something dodgy about the transfer, Portuguese police were investigating it at one stage.
 
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