Like, this is a real structural problem in that team.

Yeah, the only one really is Madueke, who isn't necessarily fancied or trusted to be the man to carry the fight.

I mean, I mentioned him earlier, but I do wonder if in a game like that you miss Gabriel Martinelli, because while he could do the headless chicken thing and while his finishing isn't... isn't you know necessarily lethal and it's technical play a bit hot and cold he's someone who can get you up that pitch get you out of a problem often come up with a big goal to be fair in a game like that And I wonder whether that's a bit of a big miss now.

Saka, I mean, Saka's never been an out-and-out speed merchant.

I do wonder whether he doesn't quite have the burst that maybe he had four or five years ago.

And you do wonder sometimes there's a bit of a concern that maybe they've They reverted to, as you say, that slight slowness, that slightly laboured late Wenger era.

What do we do when teams really set into a mode? I mean, we're talking mostly about one catastrophic game here.

Do you think that there is a way forward for Manchester United by embracing a lower tempo, more skillful game like we see in basically all the other countries?

Like this is a real structural problem in that team.

Yeah, the only one really is Madueke who isn't necessarily fancied or trusted to be the man to carry the fight.

I mean, I mentioned him earlier, but I do wonder if in a game like that you miss Gabriel Martinelli because while he could do the headless chicken thing and while his finishing isn't isn't you know necessarily lethal and it's technical play a bit hot and cold he's someone who can get you up that pitch get you out of a problem often come up with a big goal to be fair in a game like that And I wonder whether that's a bit of a big miss now.

Saka, I mean, Saka's never been an out-and-out speed merchant.

I do wonder whether he doesn't quite have the burst that maybe he had four or five years ago.

And you do wonder sometimes there's a bit of a concern that maybe they've They've reverted to, as you say, that slight slowness, that slightly laboured late Wenger era.

What do we do when teams really set into a mode? I mean, we're talking mostly about one catastrophic game here.

Do you think that there is a way forward for Manchester United by embracing a lower tempo, more skillful game like we see in basically all the other countries?

But generally, positive, was it not? What was your

experience? It feels a long time ago now, believe me.

It was a whirlwind of an experience, really.

It took you all over the place.

I was in the US for most of the time.

I was in Mexico for a week.

The football quality was generally good.

What's the state of play there from your point of view?

Mm

... of set pieces, adding VAR to that as well, the, the televisification, if, if that's a word, of, of these set play moments.

Because everything comes down to this one intensely choreographed and just-within-over set piece that is then reviewed, as we've, as we all will have millions of times ourselves by now, frame by frame.

And I don't know, yes, it is a foul, and I don't think anyone can argue that David Raya would not have flapped at the ball to be instantly there if Hallisey hadn't, hadn't been, um, been across him.

Um, and there's obviously many, many other fouls going on.

I mean, e- either Declan Rice is feeling particularly amorous or he's, uh, or he's, you know, carrying out a rugby tackle.

I think Trossard isn't particularly, um, blameless either.

What do, what do you think about it? I mean, it, sure- [laughs] surely, um, this is not gonna continue beyond, beyond June.

But it was chalked off correctly.

I mean, firstly, Callum Wilson, I completely agree.

This is a guy who was pretty much out of the door, wasn't he, in January, I think.

Top-end championship and Middle East clubs wanted him.

And I think it was the equalizer, or when even was it at Everton that bailed them out and kind of revitalized his career.

And this looked like one of those Premier League moments almost of a survival battle for the ages.

It ended up becoming a Premier League moment for the ages, but maybe not quite in the edifying reason we'd want.

What do, what do you think about it? I mean, sure- [laughs] surely, um, this is not gonna continue beyond, beyond June.

So he seems to know, "Well, what else can I do to get sacked? I'll just keep going and being myself, and maybe other employers will see this and happy days."

Got to ask what United are doing, though.

Like, well, what both parties are doing.

Because firstly, he was appointed as head coach, not manager.

That was the announcement.

Now, correct me if I'm wrong, because I may be, but I don't think any of his immediate predecessors were appointed as head coach.

He...

Yeah.