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π€ SpeakerAppearances Over Time
Podcast Appearances
And do you know what?
I often say this.
To get to United, you've got to be a really good footballer.
But the big difference is to stay at United, it used to be you had to be a brilliant footballer.
And I think too many of those players have been able to fail, have another chance under a new manager, fail, have another chance under a new manager.
So I still look back then with massive judgment because...
But there's too many players within that group who are not consistently good enough to get Manchester United back to where they believe they should be.
Hopefully, Carrick has adopted a system that will help them, which was ultimately a 4-4-2 out of possession.
But their pressing was incredible.
It really was.
It didn't give City a moment.
Even Rodri, who...
Although he doesn't look like he's got any of his athleticism back, he's still so clean on the ball.
But even he was making passes and giving it up.
So it just shows you.
And the crowd, the energy, it was unbelievable.
I'm just looking forward to seeing how that team prepares or copes against Arsenal at the Emirates.
No, I'm not that.
I know people have gone hard and fast with it and saying, but what if he did win every game?
Like, I still would look at Michael Carrick and see him far more as a manager than I ever did with Solskjaer.