When Jose mourinho said taking that Man Utd squad to 2nd in the league was one of his biggest achievement i thought he was overreaching at first but time keeps proving he is actually a Genius!

The fact that McTominay and Fred were United's starting DM pairing today is very telling of how bad the club is run at the top. It is insane that anyone can watch United over the last decade, as they appointed proven manager after proven manager, and still think they are looking for the 'right man'. Not to mention the Frenkie De Jong saga is an embarrassment, especially if he ends up joining Chelsea.

“Already I’m dreading Brentford.” Prophetic!

The biggest mistake in United history was appointing ole after Jose.. Jose was an authoritative man.. but ole was the exact opposite.. player's and their egos were pampered and they started taking pride in being United without actually doing much on the pitch..

The fact Maguire is still the captain let alone making the first eleven is absolutely baffling.

Karen makes the most valid point in this whole discussion. Brighton lost Bissouma and replaced him with Caicedo who was awesome. Who does the scouting or makes player suggestion? Utd's player knowledge goes as deep as the back page of the Sun or Mirror. They either have no scouting network or think they have to sign galacticose, but they're not that club anymore!

Watching United fail and seeing the reactions of Neville and Keane, is proving to be one of the best comedy shows of modern times.

Roy spot on as usual. The manager can only do so much. Time and time again that group don't work hard enough.

Mourinho knew this 6 years back :) when he said this is the best he can do with the team everyone laughed now hes LHis AO..😄😄😄😄

Playing the same players over and over and expecting a different outcome is the height of stupidity

This should come in sky sports retro now

Watching this after the 0:4 loss at Brentford is... hilarious.

5:05 Funny because United rejected Caicedo a few years ago and he then signed with Brighton. Recommended by Antonio Valencia also from Ecuador and now he ran the midfield today against the worst center midfield partnership this club has ever had.

Roy keane the best thing to ever happen to sky sports 😅😅

The two worst run clubs in the Premier League are Man United and Everton. Clueless boards.

Can’t wait to see what Roy thinks of the first half against Brentford 😂

Roy is a legend….his blunt and love his honesty. The issue is that we didn’t do a proper clear out some players who are still there should have left during Mou ‘s days

Marcelo Bielsa when he landed at Leeds had Championship players, he turned some into internationals and others in PL players. And with respect there were a few that you never ever thought would ever play in the PL. Rashfords decline is unbelievable and from a Manchester United fan’s perspective, it’s unacceptable, it reflects bigger issues within the club, that are at its core. The club is rotten from top to bottom.

Gary: "Every player giving hundred percent" this should be the funniest quote of the decade.

Watching this after I've seen Connor Moore's impression of Neville, "This is Man Utd......" Can't take it seriously 😂

I just love direct people like Roy Keane. With direct people you know where you stand.

It never gets old watching Neville and Keane keep pointing out how bad their team was and still is for the last 5 years. And the reality is, they’re going to keep doing that as long as the Glazers still there and I’m all up for it🤣🤣

She's got a point. We used to sign players out of nowhere that end up being class. Ole being one of them. We just cant do it anymore

Mourinho wasnt lying when he said getting them to second in the league was a massive achievement

Jose looking like a legend each passing day

I respect Gary for refusing to budge on "at this moment in time." He could have shortened it to "as of now," or even "at this moment." But he stays true.

Man, I am really sorry for what's going on with Man United, I am from Germany and I am a FC Bayern Fan since childhood and gosh, I remember the glory days of this club, the 99 CL final, which sadly we lost, the legendary 90's team, with the NevilLe Bros, Beckham, Scholes, Giggs, the great match ups later in the early and late 2000's with Rooney, Ferdinand, the Robben Goal against united in the CL in 2010, from the corner kick at Old Trafford, all under Sir Alex, United was such a Top Team that I am really truly sorry about what is happening, I really wish they can turn it around and get back on top at some point, I really mean it, as a football fan through and trough that I am, that is my wish for this Club.

I'm still wondering how on Earth CR7 scored 18 goals last season surrounded by these bunch of players.

I'm completely astonished by United's failure to realise that vast majority of the problems are stemming from that incredibly mediocre midfield. They have some of the most technically gifted offensive players in the league, and they've bought valuable reinforcements at the back; HOWEVER, they have not strengthened their weakest area. One cannot possibly expect Ten Haag (which is an accomplished gentleman) to turn the tables if he has to go against the likes of Liverpool and City, with McTominay and Fred in the middle of the park. Maybe its high time that the management, board and fanbase realise that the problem has been stemming from the abysmal quality of United's midfield. Maybe they also need to realise that it wasn't Van Gaal's, Mourinho's, Moyes', Solskjaer's or Ragnick's fault.

I actually believe that Ronaldo wants leave because he's seen that Man utd have gone into this season with almost the same starting XI they did last season. He knew they were gonna be in the Europa league since April but we didn't hear any reports till July. Certainly means he's seen the ambitions of the hierarchy

Roy: "Everyone's talking about pre-season...I think that was a lot of PR nonsense coming out of Manchester United." COMING IN HOT!

As a Leeds fan….this is brilliant 😂

A whole season with McTomminay and Fred and the club think starting another season with them is fine. Shows how clueless they are.

Whose here for Roy Keane? I love listening to this man talk he's so honest 🤣

If I was the manager I'd want Roy Keane as my assistant, those boys need discipline!

They really are struggling so much as a team right now. And I don't know why, but my instinct is telling me that this season is going to be worse than their last one. If you look at the other teams right now- Liverpool and City are the top dogs. Chelsea are a very strong side. Spurs and Arsenal have greatly improved and have solid teams. West Ham are a good team and can show up on a decent day. Newcastle have improved massively since Howe came in. That's 7 teams ahead of United. I honestly don't think they're gonna make top 6.

Gary is absolutely Spot on. I think Ten Hag fancied himself to get more out of the players. He even mentioned the achievement of a second place finish as proof that the team was good. Hence he hasn't really asked for alternatives to DeJong. Today was a reality check for him.

I don't get why there is a big debate whenever Man United lose. They haven't been an elite club for nearly 10 years. This is normal

Keano was saying this last season over and over: "good luck winning trophies with McTominay and Fred in midfield". Couldn't agree more. These guys are not even mediocre...

Here we go again, another season of former man u players absolutely drilling the current team. Love it

Gotta love Keane just talks it how it is , football has changed since the days he played most teams lack a player like him 100%

Gary: "Stick it in Micah" 😂 4:10

Roy Keane's transformation into a leprechaun is almost complete.

Gary is standing up there talking about how its the owners fault and all that, but on paper Uniteds team should win. Brighton played a great game, and we dont hear the same thing about them - money has nothing to do with this. If it does, where is brightons excuse? United spent more on Ronaldo, Bruno and Sancho than Brighton has in a very long time. Makes no sense at all, this only proves how much of an agenda there is when a panel member or two are former players of said team, you dont buy respect and loyalty, you EARN it. No more excuses.

As a neutral fan, looking at United's squad for the last couple of years they clearly need a new midfield. If you control midfield, the chances are good that you will either win the game or at least not lose. Fred and McTominay have done the best they can but it's not enough and United need a huge upgrade if they want to get back to where they were. That's just the beginning! They also need to sort out the back four (or three, if Ten Hag switches tactics). Martinez is a good start but he needs a genuine top class defender next to him. Maguire's not the answer.

United are a top 8 team now. That's just the reality. Ten Hag needs several windows to change this. Its a project. Whether it be Culture, Personnel, Recruitment, Ownership, Tactics...it needs change. When you consider Brighton lost arguably their two best players for 87 million recently, and still went to Old Trafford and won for the first time ever, that speaks volumes about what United are today.

Loving every second.

HAHAHHAHAHA, these Man Utd pundits and fans laughed at Liverpool for years, I LOVE THIS! Absolute shambles of a club.

man city got rid of sterling even after winning the title last season, yet united continue to hold onto mctominay and rashford, nough said i think

I love that Neville keeps pinning the blame on Glazers without focusing on the players but Keane is absolutely demolishing those players.

She got a really great point! We bought Nemanja Vidic from Spartak Moskva with only 7 million pound, Patrice Evra 4 million from Monaco, Gabriel Heinze 4 million from PSG, Cris Ronaldo 12 million from Sporting Lisbon, Carrick 16 mil from Tottenham, Park Ji Sung 4 mil from PSV, etc. They're not renowned players when we bought them. Now we have been hunting very famous players who everyone else knew about them, and costed us more than 1 billion pound. So, our scouting network have been existing so many years for what??

Mourinho was the best coach for utd and he give them trophy with most of current players plus current players much better than Mourinho have to deal with. He was highlighted the same issue earlier and these pundits and fans saids Mourinho was toxic. Now no one mentioned Mourinho was correct. They said Mourinho style of play was not utd dna nad too boring but Mourinho play to the strengths of the squad which is he have to think about defending all the time.

The fact that Maguire still plays for this club and still starts the game, while having Varane on the bench is a mistery to me. Biggest conspiracy in the history of football, because I really can't believe that those coaches want to play him. It's either the Glazers or someone high up the leather that wants Maguire to play. (maybe PR bc he plays for the England squad) got so much more to say about this man, but i don't want people to get bored while reading my comment.

This video aged well, what an amazing job ETH had done!

You can't fix what happened last season, we need to get rid of everyone who was part of that and start again and it isn't going to take 1 or 2 transfer windows its going to be a long 5 years coming, IF the manager gets the players he wants and needs which at this moment in time is not happening once again, its so sad to see what has happened to this huge beautiful club.

Roy just tells it how it is…no media speak at all

Finally Gary has open his eyes thank u Gary 🙏

I absolutely love watching utd over the past 5 years, I actually couldn't wait for the new season to start so I could watch them more an more, an I tell u what, I got what I expected. How on earth is any manager supposed to do well with a squad like that, their starting 11 even is abysmal, never mind the bench. It's absolutely fantastic 👏🏻

Funny how they have to ask Karen a question to get her involved and then blatantly ignore her opinion 😂😂

I still struggle to understand why exactly United are still pursuing De Jong. The whole reason Pogba left is because he wasn’t devoted to the club. So knowing this, why would you keep begging De Jong to come when he has made it very very very clear that he wants absolutely nothing to do with United?

how can you not love Roy Keane he is just so real

As a liverpool fan I love the Manchester lament. Long may it continue.

Cheered me up.

"On paper, who's the better squad, Brighton or Man Utd?" - Brighton.

"I'm not angry...I'm disappointed..." That says is all from Gary Neville...

I'm a Liverpool fan and have always said UTD when Fergie leaves will struggle. You had a mixture of seasons under Van gaal and Mourinho...but I'm loving it 😂

WoW, 5 months later. what a change. 4th, just beat City and in all competitions. lost to leader's Arsenal by a 90 min goal. Totally different side now :)

Ten Hag was amazing at Ajax. It's the players who are the problem. I wouldn't even know where to begin a rebuild.

Mourinho on his paddy power TV advert "It's not easy being special. Let me tell you why. To be special you need to be consistent. I've been special in Milan. In Madrid. In London. But sometimes the greatest achievements are not trophies " Stares at the 2018 PL table on his office with united getting 2nd place with 81 points 😂😂😂Every season his point becomes more valid

Fred, Mctominay, Maguire, Shaw, Martial, AWB, Lindelof, Bailey, Dalot. These are the faces any manager has to rely on if they go into that dugout. Just think. None of these would even be sitting on the bench for Liverpool or City. Stop blaming managers and players. They are trying. Blame those who are bringing them. Blame those who knew they needed a defensive mid and a striker, yet went out and bought a left back for back up to Shaw, a free Erikson and may be a proper signing Martinez. That's one legit signing and that too not for the position you needed. Now they are going for Rabiot lmao. This is a proper circus. Run by people who knows business, not sports.

The real hero here is Nuno for having spurs lose 3-0 to Ole. Nuno gets sacked and Conte comes in at spurs. Nuno is an absolute legend 🙌

I remember after José Mourinho first arrived at Real Madrid after winning the Treble with Inter, after a couple of trainings he said "Madrid's squad is not structured according to the Magnitude of the Entity. I think today's Man U have a similar problem, heck even Ragnick said it last year. In football I think the big results are decided as an aggregation of small outcomes. Like for example imagine instead of Rashford you had a winger with more goal or instead of Maguire you had a defender with better football IQ. Overall I think today's United is a results of lots of years of small bad decisions combined with a club that is much bigger a than the quality of its squad.

Crazy where we are at now just 6 months later

“Darling, I’ve got Man Utd on the phone for you.” “Tell them I’m not in.”

Among the classic big 6, i totally agree that Man United is now by far the easiest big 6 team to win against even at Old Trafford. Moyes showed what he can do evidenced by West Ham's performance the last few seasons, but United never bothered to give him the chance.

United biggest loss was getting rid of Jose Mourinho, the last coach United had that actually had some Fergies charisma inside of him. I bet there's only a hand full of people in the squad and in the board that actually know what being from Manchester United stand from. Still remember one of his last press views he said his second place he had with United the previous season would have been the best the club will ever see for about a decade. Can't be more close to the truth.

The system the connection the chemistry the mentality and the the will and emotion to play are some of the key factors that united lads have lacked ever since the departure of sir Alex and the board cannot afford to overlook them any more if they want to build a functional man united. If a team symbolizes these factors and reconstructs it's foundation within it's punctuality, it could save hours of tactics and in return even bring silverware and glory.

The thing is man united have also thrown over a billion at this problem now so its not just the owners as much as Gary neville wants to sling blame. Its the head of recruitment also. Its the players fault aswell. It's a collective problem. The last fault lies with the managers it seems now

I love how Keane always speaks about the mentality of these players and them not doing the basics. That’s exactly what Fergie instilled in his players and that’s why Keane & co were so damn successful!

Call me thick but I thought there was sense in Ragnick continuing in his consultancy role alongside Ten Haag and reporting about the 8-10 signings they needed in. It’s obvious Ten Hag is trying to form his own opinion of the players himself but unfortunately time is not on his side and the club have been to slow to react to outgoings and a huge number of incomings again . Just when I thought the club would turn a new page with Fletcher and also Ragnick staying on , United are back to square one by handing the manager the poisoned chalace again .

Roy Keane is such a breath of fresh air. Calls it like it is.

Watching MENU defence reminds me of our good old Mustafi days. I remember as an Arsenal fan when we had Mustafi at the back it was a nightmare. Defensively we were all over the place, there was 0 to no synchronisation at the back , anytime the ball entered our D-box it was either in Lords hand or our Goli. I can sympathise with you lots.

The gift that keeps on giving!! Keep it going lads.

Ragnick said we needed 10 new players and he was right. 50mil net spend after our worse season ever, it's disgraceful. We've known for years the glazers aren't fit. The FDJ saga has been going on for over 3 months now. Shambles

With you Gaz ! From Texas ! Believe in Keano's POV. They need TEAM and DESIRE !

Love how every single pundit is so reluctant to acknowledge that Brighton are a good side and with a 20 goal a season striker, are a top 6 Club. 9th in the League last year whilst scoring the 4th least amount of goals.

My first game back at Old Trafford in 6 years (travelled over from Australia), very dissapointing performance, especially in the first half. The full backs Dalot and Shaw had a stinker, along with most of the midfield. The whole team just looked so slow coming out from the back or setting up plays around the goal - too predictable like last year. Will be another challenging season by the looks of it..

I was really cross at Ronaldo last few weeks but when I saw the team sheet I was like, totally justified. If he has sensed that very little has changed in terms of mentality amongst players, then he is just taking the best possible option in everyones interest. I just hope there was some big problem behind the scenes that forced them to start with this and it is not an actual thought out decision to play with this starting 11. Also doesn't matter how good Dalot is, he's got no speed. A wing back in todays time cannot be SLOW. Just so many red flags today. I'm really worried as a fan

Glorious

"do you see any cause for optimism here Roy?" Roy: "no not really" Keano saying it like it is 😆

Never in a million years thought I’d see Man U playing football like this. They were one of the best teams in the world. As a Newcastle fan I always dreading playing them as we’d get battered. I’ve no doubt you’s will get back to where yous were, but no manger will ever replace sir alex

I mean is it really surprising, Man United started with the same midfield they have for 3 seasons now, still they have Maguire as captain, no striker on the pitch, still playing Luke Shaw, Rashford, Hero-ball Penandes, same goalkeeper... How can you improve when you don't make signings to fix crucial areas of the pitch?

When Micah and Gary make him laugh, Roy looks down so the camera can't see him smile.

Man United chasing a 33 year old player playing in Italy. And their bid gets rejected. You couldn't make this stuff up.

And the United response: put in a bid for Arnautovic. 🤦‍♂️ the picture is becoming all too frighteningly clear this Summer. Arnold telling those fans in the pub that there's money there for Ten Hag this Summer but warning future Summers will be an issue & even that was a lie because they've not even remotely backed Ten Hag sufficiently this Summer & now the targets are trying to sign the likes of Ziyech & Arnautovic because they can be got around 10M in a new managers first Summer. The owners are running this club into the ground, it's a very bleak looking future.

As a Brighton fan I watched that thinking who out of this United team gets in our side? Unreal to even be asking that question - They need so many players. Top teams have 2 class players in every position, they don't even have one. Mental. The recruitment has been horrific for years.

I'm a LFC supporter and personally I don't want to give any advice to MUFC but the problem surfaced when they bought McGuire and made him Captain straight away. That's just a sucker punch to the players that had been there at the club prior. You just don't buy a player to be the captain of a club from word go.

Hagg was a success at Ajax, but that is on a par with a managers success at somewhere like Celtic or Rangers. There’s very little competition there. So he’s really an unknown quantity in the premiership. He will need time, but the premiership is an unforgiving league so results will determine everything.

Every Manchester United fan should remember that this club said it wouldn't spend in January to back the incoming manager in the summer.

Love how everyone blamed Ronaldo for this teams bad play but now when they manage to have an entire pre season without him practicing another sort of play without having him “disrupt” the flow of the team on the pitch they still manage to play absolute garbage without him the first 60 then when he comes in the flow of the game actually becomes much better and it looks like the Brighton team actually had to play more defensive because now it was a goal threat on the pitch who could actually score or set up a chance as he did for Rashford but as usual mr better then Ronaldo because he presses misses it at usual Only 4 good things coming out from this game was 1. Eriksen actually plays very good and is a positive reinforcement to the midfield 2.Martinez even tho he ain’t the fastest actually knows how to intercept the long balls when they go central and knows how to tackle the opposition who has the ball compared to mr snail fridge 3.Ronaldo even tho he missed entire pre season except for 45min looks to be playing ok for not having 100% fitness, that is good in terms of our lack in attack 4.Donny is back and looks good in attack