Conan

But the one difference I certainly do feel with this United team, not necessarily just the manager, but obviously Steve Holland's gone in as such an experienced coach, knows all about what he's been there, seen it, done it.

But the big difference is that the likes of Mbomo, Kunja, Aminat are better than Anthony Garnaccio.

They just are, Rashford, they're just more reliable than them.

And that bodes well for United.

Yeah, but do you know what?

When you say the word basis, it's kind of like,

it has a kind of like a little bit of a flipping edge on it where people go, it's so like average football.

But the reason why these basics of football are proving so good at the moment is because you've got a generation of players who can't defend early balls.

I've said that about Manchester City.

It's why Arsenal are doing so well at set pieces and making it difficult with it.

You know, literally saying that people break us down is why they're running, why there's seven points clear at the top of the league.

It's just, you're asking players now, the modern day player,

After a generation of this kind of tic-a-tac-a style playing out from the back, you're now asking them to defend.

You're asking them to defend straight balls.

You're asking them to defend up against robust centre-forwards, balls into the box, long throws, crosses, and they can't do it.

And it's something that you're right to say about United, relatively basic.

Ireland, relatively basic.

that's so effective look back to Jack Charlton when he first adopted it at an international level I know we were playing that kind of basic style with unbelievable quality that Ireland had under Jack

But he does catch other teams out.

No.