Joe Tomlinson

I think it's quite interesting in a game like Fulham because I've sat in the press conference just there and I've been watching lots of media this week and people talking about Man United dominating the ball and not playing on the counter like they have in the past do you see that the same way or do you see you know each game is separate like Fulham might have a bit of the ball and we might have to come out against them I'm sure Fulham will I think yeah it's the way they play and again it's accept and understand what the game is going to be respect and have fully respect for that

I was listening to Rio's podcast this week and he was talking about sitting next to you in the dressing room and your sort of communication style, being a leader on the pitch.

What's your communication style in the dressing room like as a coach now?

This feels like there's some real leaders in that dressing room as well.

And now we're actually sitting here today on the six year anniversary of Bruno signing.

So we should touch upon him and his impact on this club as a whole.

Where does he sort of rank for you amongst some of United's best midfielders?

Because his output is just unbelievable.

Yeah, absolutely.

And we should talk about some of the other players in that that have been such big parts of that team anyway.

Brian and Boomer, for instance, the start he's made to life under yourself, playing a little bit more of a central role.

Do you think that's his best role potentially in the side, playing a little bit more centrally because he's a deadly finisher?

Yeah, I think that is a big part of what we've seen so far anyway, isn't it?

Specifically from the wide players, that sort of discipline, being defensively sound as a unit.

Without Patrick Dorgu, obviously we had the news this week that he's picked up a little bit of injury.

How do you go into this game adapting?

Because it might be a slightly different style of play that isn't so defensively.

Obviously, we've seen you at some of the under-21 games, the 18s as well recently.

Are there players in that academy that you think are ready to step up and support when injuries like this happen?

Because it's been such a vital component for United throughout history.