02 Jan 2026 08:52:28
A tough run of fixtures ahead with Leeds away up next, going to be a tight match as they are compact and well organised, exactly the type of teams we struggle against. We will do well to come away with a draw.
02 Jan 2026 10:30:52
Least we are starting the new year with high expectations lol.
As a club we are taking the “under promise and over deliver” thing too far if we can not expect to beat a newly promoted team.
Whether we will or not is a different story but am getting more and more confused how low expectations have fallen at the club.
02 Jan 2026 10:44:36
DSG,
Without any players back we go into this game with a number of players who wouldn’t get a game for Leeds, that’s just where we are at with the players out, so it will be a tough game. Leeds have been good recently, they played well to beat Chelsea and looked a threat yesterday at Anfield, they will be a very tough game. Also, if we win we go 4th, and whenever that is the case we tend to draw or lose.
I’m really hoping De Ligt, Mainoo and Mount are back, it would make a huge difference. I’m gutted that Mbeumo and Amad both made it through the group stage at the AFCON, we need them home ASAP.
02 Jan 2026 13:16:58
Without Mbuemo, Amad, de Ligt, Bruno, Mount, Mazroui and even Maguire we would be a relegation candidate. There's no reason to expect any fixture will be easy. Any team in. the process of rebuilding with known weaknesses at the best of times, if deprived of its best players and all of its experienced ones, would struggle.
02 Jan 2026 14:20:16
Okay understood, good points made on the missing players and rebuilding phase.
Just checking is there a specific date in the future when the club can expect to beat newly promoted teams?
02 Jan 2026 15:58:52
DSG. Most of us are expecting a substantial improvement after next summer. The PSR rules change. The club should hopefully be able to get rid of more players raising some cash, and the be able to spend £250m+ staying well within the new FA total squad cost requirements, If we're still producing the same level of play my guess is the Amorim experiment will come to a quick end.
02 Jan 2026 16:31:04
Im assuming that any players purchased will be for the long term of the club not to suit this managers particular requirements. Spending another £250m on players specifically for a 3-4-3 would be a mistake in my opinion.
02 Jan 2026 19:38:07
This is ho2 far we have fallen. Rationalising a poor performance against the worst team in the Premier League, and now making excuses in advance of playing a newly promoted team.
But don't worry everyone, our xg is up.
02 Jan 2026 19:56:44
AJH, we have been beaten down by over the years and this crap has become acceptable. But it's okay, posters on here think it's all a part of the master plan.
02 Jan 2026 20:40:00
Not sure anyone has said it’s acceptable, just realistic, not sure what the point is in pretending our team is better than a Leeds team who are playing well at the moment when it’s likely to contain kids who recently lost to league 2 teams in the EFL cup.
Fingers crossed we perform well and get the win but it wouldn’t be a huge surprise if we didn’t. Certainly no need for huge overreactions, but we will likely get one as always.
03 Jan 2026 09:18:19
Indeed GDS2.
03 Jan 2026 10:06:12
Pretending our team is better than a leeds team playing well?
This the Leeds team with 5 wins in 19, we are 9 points ahead of and 16th in the table?
03 Jan 2026 11:53:25
It's the EPL, the toughest and most competitive league in the world. They are all tough games, the problem is that as United fans we have had our expectations set incredibly high due to us having a generational manager who brought "unprecedented" levels of success to us over a prolonged period.
Most of us are yet to fully understand or accept that, which ultimately sets us up for disappointment, and sadly ends up making us not enjoy supporting our football club.
03 Jan 2026 19:31:30
Shappy, right now our expectations are incredibly low, hence why many are accepting of our current form. To me, it's ludicrous. He has spent a lot and is struggling to get the best out of the squad. He is not pragmatic in his tactics, consistently putting square pegs into round holes.
I get that this is a competitive league, but it's not been good enough for amorim or the team during his tenure. 38% is abysmal and we had relegation form last season, relegation form! I mean, what are we talking about here.