I expect 4th place, but hope for better and think 3d and 2nd place is quite possible if we have a really good season with this squad due to our fantastic manager. I don’t think we will be really contending for the title though, as I don’t really think we have a good enough team for that if I am honest.
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We are in the Europa League.
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Anything less than the semis of the EL would be disappointing tbh.
Impossible to say in the PL with injuries, new players, weird refereeing decisions etc.
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My expectation is that Endo beds in, giving the defence more protection from a solidified midfield, thereby providing our outrageous attack with the foundation it needs to tear new arses all over Europe.
If the above happens, everything else will take care of itself.
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Very good point. Brain freeze. Sorry ! Then I think semi finals at the very least, imo we stand a good chance at actually winning it as well.
In with a chance of the league as well as the final in Dublin next May
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Brighton showing it doesn’t matter who you sell if you are a well run club from top to bottom.United showing it doesn’t matter who you buy, if you are a badly ran club from top to bottom.
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SmallbridgeSmallbridge replied:
Fantastic result.
Man United season in absolute tatters already, and we’re only a few games in.
The pound shop Solskjær will be sacked by Christmas
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My expectation is for Ten Hag to formally be renamed The Pound Shop Solskjær
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https://twitter.com/Simon_Hughes__/status/1711082315625955404
Simon Hughes sums up my thoughts perfectly - though I expected our arses to be handed to us by either Tottenham or Brighton, considering how our whole team would go missing for whole half-times in the first few matches (in a tribute to our match away to Tottenham in 2017/18).
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I’m disappointed we don’t have more points even though to be fair I would have been delighted if you had told me we were a win off top having been cheated out of a game (not about the cheating but in general).
I thought our start was a generally a tough one for a side that was rebuilding.
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No doubt it’s been a tough start, not played any of the newly promoted sides or Everton yet.
If we can keep a relatively fresh bill of health, get to Jan no more than 5-6 points off top…galvanise the squad with a signing (Andre) and then see where that takes us.
Top 4, EL + EFL/FA cup would be huge progress.
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Champions, beeotches!
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Doubt it. City seem to somehow have extraordinarily good luck with refereeing, whether it’s favourable decisions for them, or awful decisions going against their rivals.
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At least we have progressed, and the midfield seem to understand each other, and although quality is showing, we don’t have that on tap just yet. This team just isn’t quite integrated and that takes time. Its better than I expected given the footfall of players this summer actually renders this season transitional. I think we’ll see an up and down season, we might look like challenging at times, but also see top 4 come under threat.
The best trajectory from here is some stabilised quality form, perhaps also a cup win and with that confidence for a Title run next season. Just don’t think we can be as consistent as is required to win it this season.
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We need to see out games, and achieve clean sheets. If not, we’ll have a chance for a top four place because our attacking game is so good, but not for much else I’m afraid. We really need to become harder to beat at the back. It’s the next step for this squad.
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Tô be fair this was the first we didn’t see out, unless you want to make a case for the 9 men situation.
It’s more about the first goal.
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8 games in, 1 point behind City, and we have played Newcastle, Brighton, Chelsea and Spurs away. Thats a decent start I would have been happy with.
Still feel we should be top, we should have put Brighton away at the weekend.
But overall, not to upset, still plenty for this team to grow during the season. I think we are challenging for the title, we are certainly capable of picking up a couple of cups.
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Overall positive and promising, but no hiding from the fact that results were somewhat better than performances. Even if I take the bad luck from the Spurs game into account.
Balance still has room for improvement, but a good portion of the principles are revived, which was my main hope for pre-season. Build a better physical base and revive our principles.
We’ll probably all agree that the normal target for this season is top 4 (CL could be 5) and a trophy. That doesn’t mean the team won’t attack absolutely every game.
Because if we want to get back to winning major things, that means getting used again to high level of consistency, going far in multiple competitions, especially Europe.
We’ll see if we can do a little more, especially in the league. Securing CL football by being 4th/5th and barely is not the same as maybe even competing for a period this season and finishing higher.
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Won’t be able to compete for the title if we don’t fix out defensive problems.
Conceding first and conceding before we are two goals up has to stop asap.
No better time to do that than against teams like Everton, Forest, Luton and Brentford.
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Exactly. For the love of god, I can not figure out what the fascination from Klopp is with Matip. We need Konaté’s power and speed since he is the only one with pace since van Dijk’s injury and we still need a proper 6 because, with Mac Allister in that position, we are wide open with pacy midfielders playing against us. I don’t even want to talk about Elliott’s lack of defensive ability playing in midfield anymore. 
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Maybe it’s due to the fact they’ve had injuries and red cards and so on at the back.
Again I don’t see much wrong with this team, it’s been utterly screwed over to a higher level. Going a goal down is only an issue if you don’t get a reaction.
They have reacted in every game.