Main bits ahead of the Burnley game.
Injury news - Pogba, Lindelof, Shaw and Bailly
"All of them trained today. Paul and Eric didn't do all of it but Luke and Victor did, so I've got a decent amount of players to pick from. Let's see with Paul and Eric how they are tomorrow."
Burnley and Uniteds form
"Burnley had some good results after a difficult start. It's hard to score against them, they don't concede many chances.
"There will be ups and downs and less consistency in performances and as a fan it's more interesting, compared to last season when just one team ran away."
Cavani returning from suspension
"Edinson has trained well when he's been banned. He's had a couple days off. He is ready to go. He gives us a different option. I'm glad to have him back, that's why we brought him in. He's contributed so far. He'll be really important for us until the end of the season. The lads have all been there for him through this, they know he meant no wrong doing as some of his friends are black."
Title chances and progression
"We're better off this season than we were at this stage last season. We've played better football, won more games. Nobody remembers who's top on January 12th but we're progressing."
"It is important to establish ourselves in the top four. We have only done that three times since Sir Alex left. It's a different ball game to when I played. We finished third once, but now so many teams challenge and look at themselves as candidates.
"There weren’t that many teams able to challenge the top teams. In a good year, you win, in a bad year, you are second or third. There are so many strong squads now. It makes it more exciting than the last few seasons."
January - Important month
"The league table doesn't really matter now, you pick up points and when you get to March, April, that's when the league is going to be decided."
"We knew this would be a difficult season for us, we had to catch up. I said we need to hang in there, but that's not what I meant. I meant we had to pick up points and get performances right, don't let teams run away with it. We've done well."
January ins and outs
"The signings we made in the summer strengthened the squad really well.. Good signings, good players."
"January is more difficult but if something comes up, that's different. Good teams don't want to lose their players so unlikely on the 'in' side. There might be a few players going out, which is good for the good of their careers."
Having a game in hand for so long
"We have to go into every game humble and to work hard. We need to be aggressive, hard to play against, no matter what."
"With the results we got in the beginning, it maybe made it more difficult for the players. It made it easier for other teams to criticise us. You need to win your game in hand to get points on the point. Difficult start against Tottenham and Palace made it hard for us to look at the table because people talk about your position."
Burnley challenge
"The group mentality is changing all the time. Now is a different challenge."
"It's Burnley away and it doesn't matter where we stand in the league after this one."
That's it.
Burnley WUMs will be deleted.
Ole Press Conference
posted on 11/1/21
comment by Elvis: King of Cult (U7425)
posted 19 minutes ago
comment by Winston (U16525)
posted 53 minutes ago
I'll just be outside hanging my head in shame if anyone needs me.
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It happens to the best of us Winston. And you're not even in that category
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posted on 11/1/21
comment by Ji Sung Park's Cousin - A Beekers Dozen (U2958)
posted 18 minutes ago
comment by Elvis: King of Cult (U7425)
posted 19 minutes ago
comment by Winston (U16525)
posted 53 minutes ago
I'll just be outside hanging my head in shame if anyone needs me.
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It happens to the best of us Winston. And you're not even in that category
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posted on 11/1/21
posted on 11/1/21
Winston took that well. I expected to return to this article and find it a 500 commenter.
posted on 11/1/21
The audacity of Phil Jones to be collecting his paycheck.
posted on 11/1/21
I did take a second scan on the Ole black friends comment and thought oh dear lol
posted on 11/1/21
comment by Mike. (U1170)
posted 5 hours, 12 minutes ago
Good to have a full squad to pick from though apart from Jones, I know Burnley will be tough but Bailly imo will be so important against Liverpool so unless he's 100% fit I wouldn't risk him.
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Fit or not, Bailly won’t play against Liverpool. Ole is confortable with the mediocrity of his starting pair of defenders. Lindelof plays even when injured and Maguire has played more minutes than any player in Europe.
posted on 11/1/21
comment by Rooney-the-GOAT (U4135)
posted 29 minutes ago
comment by Mike. (U1170)
posted 5 hours, 12 minutes ago
Good to have a full squad to pick from though apart from Jones, I know Burnley will be tough but Bailly imo will be so important against Liverpool so unless he's 100% fit I wouldn't risk him.
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Fit or not, Bailly won’t play against Liverpool. Ole is confortable with the mediocrity of his starting pair of defenders. Lindelof plays even when injured and Maguire has played more minutes than any player in Europe.
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What fresh bollockks is this?
posted on 11/1/21
comment by The Post Nearly Man. 20times, 20legend (U1270)
posted 8 minutes ago
comment by Rooney-the-GOAT (U4135)
posted 29 minutes ago
comment by Mike. (U1170)
posted 5 hours, 12 minutes ago
Good to have a full squad to pick from though apart from Jones, I know Burnley will be tough but Bailly imo will be so important against Liverpool so unless he's 100% fit I wouldn't risk him.
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Fit or not, Bailly won’t play against Liverpool. Ole is confortable with the mediocrity of his starting pair of defenders. Lindelof plays even when injured and Maguire has played more minutes than any player in Europe.
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What fresh bollockks is this?
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Didn't you know? Ole picks the players that he thinks are mediocre. But only if they are white.
posted on 11/1/21
comment by Elvis: King of Cult (U7425)
posted 11 minutes ago
comment by The Post Nearly Man. 20times, 20legend (U1270)
posted 8 minutes ago
comment by Rooney-the-GOAT (U4135)
posted 29 minutes ago
comment by Mike. (U1170)
posted 5 hours, 12 minutes ago
Good to have a full squad to pick from though apart from Jones, I know Burnley will be tough but Bailly imo will be so important against Liverpool so unless he's 100% fit I wouldn't risk him.
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Fit or not, Bailly won’t play against Liverpool. Ole is confortable with the mediocrity of his starting pair of defenders. Lindelof plays even when injured and Maguire has played more minutes than any player in Europe.
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What fresh bollockks is this?
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Didn't you know? Ole picks the players that he thinks are mediocre. But only if they are white.
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Ah, his comment makes perfect sense now I know that. As you were.