Patrick Dorgu

If you're a Luke Shaw owner, he wasn't in the Champions League squad last night.

Dorgu played left back instead.

Apparently he's just being managed, his minutes.

So presumably he'll pro- well, I say presumably, probably.

So I do really like Everton's fixtures moving forward.

And then just on Luke Shaw, most people probably weren't starting him this week anyway, but apparently he wasn't quite 100% for Thursday against Sabah, which is why Dorgu started at left back.

Now, what I will say as a Man United fan is Dorgu at left back was horrendous.

Like, he was really good going forward, but he was such a liability.

If Man United have to start Dorgu at left back, which I don't think they would, I think it would be Dalot and Mazraoui against Man City, but I just think as soon as Luke Shaw's back fit and available, he is so nailed on at left back for Man United.

He's the only one really that we can play.

But for now, he might be a bit of a doubt.

The irony of him getting hamstring twang the week after the transfer window closes.

Dorgu at left back, which is the first time Michael Carrick's moved in there.

I mean, move the Ioro to right centre back alongside Lissandra Martinez.

A few interesting choices.

Don't take this as a criticism, but he's a slightly awkward fit in this Michael Carrick system.

I think he's definitely helped by having an attacking fullback.

So you saw how often Dorgu went on the outside.

He's a better athlete than Luke Shaw now.

[smacks lips] Uh, "Whoever plays striker, I would like to see teamwork, tracking back, discipline, and a proper game plan," says Learn Kids Yoga.

Um, Robert McCormack says, "Dorgu, Amad, and Mbeumo was front three in January, Sesko unused." Yeah, I mean, I, uh, Robert makes a great point.

I mean, look, this is, th- this is sort of the Carrick thing I wanna talk about in response to what Carragher had said about him as well.

Um, there is a lot more scrutiny on Michael Carrick now.

Obviously similar positions, but obviously different as well.

A very interesting night for Togo, actually, because I was shocked, if I'm honest, to see that he picked up the man of the match.

I was like, what? Am I seeing that right? He was good going forward.

He provided quality in the final third.

But getting forward, he was really good and he can attack from deep pretty well and it allows, when he can get forward that well, it allows Kunja to do what he wants to do off the left.

which is Rome about.

And I thought the goal was a classic example that Dorgi occupies the left wing space because United are on the attack.

Kunja does what he wants to do and drifts and is in the six yard box to score at the near post.

I I'm not personally concerned about that.

I think it's just, uh, load management for Luke Shaw because you definitely need to do that but what we did see was Patrick Dorgu fill in at left back for the first time and he got an assist from left back as well I'll also talk about him and I'll talk about Benjamin Sesko over the course of this pod as well so get me in your thoughts on the game Sabah rocked up to Old Trafford for their first ever European game and what a game it was for them I saw one of their players afterwards signing autographs you know just outside Old Trafford speaking to fans and he said that he was a Man United fan Growing up, playing against Bruno Fernandes was a massive thing for him.

And that he switched shirts with Marcus Rashford, who didn't actually get on the pitch on the night, was rested.

And I'm sure we'll see him in the derby as well.

And I think a goal for Mateus Cunha was actually quite important, given he's not scored so far this season.

You got to see the surface celebration.

But for Patrick Dorgu, it was an interesting experiment to see, because we've all been talking about the lack of...

Left back that United have under Luke Shaw, there isn't one really.

And I play a shoulder.

Who do you play left back? Patrick Dorgie.

No.

I haven't seen Dorgie play left back.

Have I? Was there not moderns that Carrick said about a new role for Patrick Darby and hinted at the left back role?

Oh, I thought he was getting the water bottles from training because he's absolute shit.

i know i just because like asap you know like drop that it just has to in order to go together it has to anyway you get it all right you're killing it anyway scruffy you were gonna say

Well, I put Dorgu on here before the game today, but as some might see, it was Saba, so take that with a grain of salt.

Patrick Dorgu, one that has not had a 90-minute game since January.

Ay-yi-yi! He is Carrick's plug-and-play genie, I noticed in the...

Inner Circle Discord, get in there if you're not in there already, basically was reiterating he's a plug-and-play character.

You know, if you need him in a certain spot, he'll fill in here, he'll fill in there.

And we saw Sesko got pushed into the lineup today, which for that front lineup, that means Kunio maybe on the left, Rashford on the left.

Not great if Dorgu's not up there, which, you know, in fantasy, you know, points, you want him on the left wing to really be getting those goes.