Id love to bring some positivity to this page to balance out some of the comments

However, I can't see past Arsenal for the title again this season. I do think they might get off to a slow start with some after effects of the World Cup and lots of matches last season. There are too many doubts or questions about all the other possible contenders, mainly due to new or recently appointed managers.

Could actually see us finishing 2nd or 3rd again, purely down to those doubts about those around us (similar to last season), then again it wouldn't be a surprise if we were anywhere down to 7th or 8th place, especially if the squad stays as it is.

By the way, Bruno will not be going anywhere this summer, especially not at the prices mentioned Maybe while Amorim was in charge and playing him deeper but no way this summer while Carrick is there.

Baleba is not worth anything like £65m.

Smacks of desperation imho.

How many midfielders is Carrick going to play?

You'll need 7 or 8 in a season

These 6s burn out rapidly with the work they get through.

Arsenal just won the league with a top goal scorer getting 14, so I'm not sure it's really the case anymore...handy if you do of course but you expect more goals from wide attacking players and number 10's than in previous eras..

Not saying it can't be done, just that the modern game perfect striker is yet to emerge

30 goals whilst leading the press...

Sesko's close to returning (training now) but I think Carrick is pretty comfortable with either Mbuemo or Cunha playing as a non-conventional 9...they probably need to shift Zirkzee if they are bring in anyone else, which whilst there's been some interest from Italy, seems to be mainly of the dreaded loan variety..

Sesko has been injured and not playing and as he's the size of an artic he'll probably be at full match sharpness in about two months, you don't want Cunha or Mbuemo playing there as however capable they might be you lose them running and breaking games open from deeper which is their real strength and in games where we are facing a low block I want aproper 9 that has the instinct to play the role in tight spaces.

Not that many teams that have a genuine '9' and a reserve genuine 9 these days..

Michael Carrick thinks Hull away followed by Ipswich at home is a tough start...

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I don't know when it was when we last were on top the league but if we aren't after two games we're in trouble.

I was very hopeful of a top 6 last year, can't see us topping last year, I think 4th to 6th will be us, Liverpool and Spurs in any order.

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On FPL issues that is, not general

Manchester United have agreed a £70m deal for Brighton midfielder Carlos Baleba.

The deal for Baleba is worth £65m + £5m in add-ons.

Brighton have inserted a sell-on clause within the deal as well.

Baleba is expected to sign a five-year-contract with Manchester United and will undergo his medical in the next 24 hours.  sky sports

Well he can run....and run, which is the main thing IMO.

I've posted previously that I hoped we wouldn't sign Baleba, from what I've seen there must be better options out there, although most of those viewings were from last season. Obviously I hope to be wrong on this one.

At least we seem to have signed 3 midfielders who seem to have been chosen for their specific qualities rather than just buying who is available and then working out how to fit them in. A physical/mobile/ground covering midfielder was a must to complement Mainoo, Santos and Tielemans.

The defence is just as hopeless as last season.

Still, not to worry, at least we're not playing one of the worst tea.....oh no wait a minute, scrap that thought

Never mind about not being able to defend a set piece, the biggest problem that is glaringly obvious is that Bruno is too far forward, they think that Tielemans can operate in the deeper role that Bruno normally works in and can do that job, Bruno is practically a centre forward, he should be playing where Tielemans is and the bargain 35 million man shouldn't be out there.