Manchester United were right not to pay £116m for Elliot Anderson & £300k+ p/w & they are right not to pay £85m for Mateus Fernandes & £250k p/w.
Not overpaying for players is something the club has to change. If they don't value players at that price they shouldn't & won't be bullied into paying it.
This is the correct decision, whether you want to or can swallow it or not. These are changes the club needed to make & they're correctly making them.
Fernandes isn't worth the wages when considering the club's wage structure. I understand frustration on time wasted, but I can't believe people think he's worth that.
There will be performative outrage, turbo tweeting temper tantrums. I understand frustration of the unknown now & what happens next. That's fair.
The double edged sword with these decisions is being able to pivot to alternative targets & find value in the market - the club have to prove they can do that.
Michael Carrick was a class act as a player and he can become a great coach as well. Nothing is impossible for this guy. Personally, I’m proud to have played with him by my side as well as with him as a manager on our bench. 🙌🏽👊🏽
Michael Carrick has restored Manchester United to the Champions League. He has restored hope and pride. He has just won a huge game against ancient rivals. Carrick now has 10 wins, two draws and only two defeats in 14 games in charge. A team that bordered on a distressed asset … looking a force again. An academy that could have worried about the pathway for prospects being blocked…have hope again.
A fanbase frustrated by a team drifting … energised again. A club together again, Manchester United. As job auditions go, Michael Carrick could hardly have done much more. Deserves the job. United have tried bigger names and not fared as well. Carrick wants the job. He cares about the club. He has good coaches like Steve Holland supporting him. It’s Carrick, you know how hard he’ll work to make it work. #MUNLIV
🚨🚨🎙️| Carlo Ancelotti on Manchester United and Michael Carrick: 🗣️
“When I hear the criticism aimed at Michael Carrick, I think people are being very unfair. What he has done since taking over is remarkable. He picked up Manchester United from a difficult situation after what Rúben Amorim left behind, and now they are sitting in a strong position, fighting near the top of the table.
To be in third place, competing with teams like Liverpool, Chelsea, Newcastle, and Aston Villa that is not something you dismiss. That is progress. That is work. People must give credit where it is due.
I’ve seen this story before. When a team is rebuilding, everyone only focuses on the mistakes, never the steps forward. At Real Madrid, people only remember the difficult final months, not the trophies, the titles, the Champions League nights. That is how football memory works, it is unfair.
People are doing the same thing with Manchester United. They forget how far they’ve come and only focus on what is missing. But I can tell you this: United will return to their glory. It’s only a matter of time. Next season, they will be there again, competing at the very top.
Criticism is easy. Building something is hard. And what Carrick is doing… that deserves respect”
🚨🎙️ Thierry Henry on Michael Carrick and Manchester United:
“People can laugh, but if Manchester United keep Michael Carrick, they are genuine favourites for the Premier League next season.
What he’s building already looks more structured than most teams above them. The scary part? He actually understands the club.
When Manchester United get it right, the rest of the league usually has a problem… and I think that moment is coming again.”
@ManUtd Shocking decision. Next Wilcox needs to go
Ineos and the Glazers have no plan yet again. Rinse and Repeat. So much for building for the future and believing in the project
🚨 Sir Jim Ratcliffe: “Amorim has not had the best of seasons. Ruben needs to demonstrate he is a great coach over three years. That's where I’d be”.
“You can't run a club like United on knee-jerk reactions to the press who goes off/on one every week”, told The Business Podcast.
🚨Alan Shearer:
“It should have been a red card! It is a terrible decision.
“He couldn't be in control of the ball because someone was pulling him back. He should have been sent off, absolutely no doubt.”
“Man Utd have been punished for that in being up against 11 men and the game changed from there on.”
Genuine question: Crystal Palace plays in the “SAME SYSTEM” as us. They perform well in the league and give big teams a hard time, like today. But why isn’t that happening with us?
I really think it’s NOT the system; it’s the MENTALITY, right profiles and hunger of our players that’s lacking.