I'm seeing United linked with the likes of Thomas Partey, Sean Longstaff, Nicholas Pepe.. Thinking... Are these really going to help bridge the gap on those above???

Now signing a genuine world class star like griezmann might??? Not sure if city need him but would be a much better solution to United immediate problems!!!

not played in 2019...? Just what Manchester United and the Premier League needs... another prema donna!!!

More and more of this i expect we'll get top players who spit their dummy out.. sit on their millions and refuse to play for their clubs until they get what they want... Rabiot is an okay midfielder... nothing special... not worth the hype really... But he'll get his way and a big move will come.. I just hope wherever he goes he'll fail badly end up on the bench and sit in the reserves for another 10 years before moving to Le Havre because he deserves to rot!!!

Attitude stinks and he's not proved anything in the game... football has no place for people like him!!!

@Andy-M I don't think anyone expects Pogba to carry the whole team but i think in a way you've answered your own question... He gets stick because he cost £89m and if i asked a survey of United fans who they would rather keep... POGBA V HERRERA... I reckon it would be pretty split down the middle and the latter cost £65m less!!!

Take the likes of Neymar, Coutinho & Dembele... all cost more than Pogba.. all come under scrutiny simply because they cost so much and haven't always delivered for their current teams.

The reason why Pogba gets the brunt of the frustration is because win or lose he has an 'i don't care' attitude that not all fans like.. not all fans like his social media antics.. not all fans like the way he ruffles feathers... not all fans like the way he reacts to them, to those above him and the way he goes about his day to day business....

Compare him to Phil Jones for example... He's a much better footballer, has a hundred times more quality and is on a different level with the ability he has over Jones... But nobody moans about Phil Jones away from the pitch... and even though he does lack quality sometimes.. he still puts his head in where it hurts... he gets kicked in the face, makes big tackles, throws himself in front of the ball when it matters (and even sometimes when it doesn't)... unfortunately stats don't always tell the whole story when it comes to defensive duties... But i do think most United fans would appreciate 11 Phil Jones over 11 Paul Pogba's because they work hard, put 110% in and away from the game conduct themselves impeccably!!!! Which is why they don't get talked about even though perhaps they are as just to blame for not having the quality???

As for United not having 10 great players???

All i see is league winners, champions league winners, international standard footballers, cup winners, top top top footballers that have won the biggest, best and toughest prizes in the game!!! Don't tell me these are now all bad!!! No more excuses for United or for Pogba, they are all to blame, Pogba simply because he cost the most and is the clubs prized asset and the one seemingly most turbulent (aside Alexis perhaps) is more to blame than anyone else!!!

I'll back up the scousers here.... this season is not about commiserations to the top two... this is about well done to both sets of teams who have achieved humongous success in the league and the best team has won!!!!!! No slip ups, no failures, both teams have recorded stunning statistics and incredible form...Liverpool's run of form since FEB has been magnificent... City's form since JAN just happens to be marginally better!!! In the end the win at the Etihad at the start of the year is what decided the title... you have to allow for the odd point loss and for both teams they have been absolutely minimal!!!!

City might have a domestic treble on the cards but they have still won NOTHING in Europe and I'm sure given the chance Guardiola would swap the title for a final crack in the Champions League.... I'm sure Klopp would swap the CL final for a premier league winners trophy... Ironic how both could come away winning everything between them and both still dissapointed that they didn't get what they really wanted at the season start???

That's testament to how great these two sides and Managers are... It also raises eyebrows perhaps on just how far everyone else is behind them.. and if I were a United fan that would be my biggest concern right now!!!!

you can perhaps use statistics to cover up what really is going on.... Or perhaps the statistics state that performance wise there is certainly proof that he's not United's worse player.. But nobody is saying he's played particularly badly... just that for 'what he is' and for 'how he's perceived' he's maybe not lived up to his potential that for example he shown playing for France in the World Cup? And that is what has frustrated many...? Maybe we expect too much? This after all is his best 'statistical' season ever?? But when I watch him I either see a player trying sometimes too hard to impress, or not hard enough??? There seems no natural elegance to his game at the minute and when you hear of all the off field rumblings at United whether he upsets others or not... I question would United be a better 'team' without him? I would say YES!!!

i just don't see where he gets in??? City & Liverpool don't need him... If Chelsea rid Hazard then perhaps he wouldn't be a bad solution? He won't go to Arsenal, i think Spurs should go a different direction.. He suits United for selling t-shirts but is he just another Sanchez/Pogba waiting to happen??? Who else would touch him??? Everton????????

Perhaps Italian football is the answer? Maybe PSG or Bayern (if they want him)... Otherwise... 30 years old... VERY injury prone... VERY expensive... For me he's a huge gamble unless you are taking him on a short term basis for a quick fix in the hope he fills a void should one of the biggest clubs lose one of their star assets???????

Think Hazard is likely to win a lot of media buzz over the coming weeks which means for me he's a keeper for now... Should that happen you'll see a small rise until one way or another his future is resolved imo... Should he sign for Real Madrid we could see him hit £5+ before dropping a quid or so on any potential completed deal... so getting out on transfer is perhaps advisable unless you decide to hold your nerve??? I think the way he plays and the 'more' goals he gets he could do well in Spain.. I've only just recently bought in again so won't be cashing out for the foreseeable but if i was at a nice profit and/or close to my sell off period I would certainly consider selling as he closes on agreeing terms at Real Madrid? Hopefully that won't be for a couple of weeks or so yet though!

I remember coaching in the same league as Fylde and one above Salford only 4/5 years ago.. In fact we had one of the Salford lads on loan at our cub who played yesterday so well done to him and everyone associated with both clubs.

Lets face it both are tiny teams with little history but both have shown huge ambition in recent years and it goes to show if you put the money, time and effort in you will succeed.

As a traditionalist i'm not sure if i'm a fan of this new breed of success? Losing teams like Stockport & Hereford in recent years and seeing the likes of Salford now leagues above Notts County & Chesterfield i think is quite sad for football.. But is more a judgement on how well Salford have done and how badly managed those other clubs wth far more history have been.

As for yesterdays attendance, not sure what it was but lets not forget there are a lot of non league fans in this country and the trainspotters would have been there anoraks and all to show their support for two unknowns!!!

if i told you my next door neighbour is Norwich City's physio would you believe me.... Potentially the best pump i've never done!!!! I'll be inviting the ferret round for tea next!!!!!!

@johnboywalker yes but my point being.... pick from the top ten or twelve teams in Europe and they'll be the ones that are most likely to go furthest in the competition so their best players will have a better opportunity to play more games... all very well getting on Burnley players for those that did last season but when you're knocked out in the Qualifying Rounds it all becomes pretty irrelevant!!!

TBF though Wolves could do well if they qualify? As too could Montpellier (if they don't lose too many players) and Hoffenheim should they make the cut? I wouldn't personally invest though on the basis that they might get a lucky draw ahead as i feel you could perhaps dip in much closer to the time with little movement??