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Senior football writer at the Manchester Evening News. ✍️, 🎙️and 📹 on Manchester City and Manchester United. Exiled Salopian living in the north. E-mail: [email protected]
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Ruben Amorim: What I'm trying to build at Manchester United "more important" than winning a cup this season #mufc

Manchester United have signed 10 strikers in 11 seasons and spent £250 million in the process, so how on earth are they still pining for a 34-year-old Danny Welbeck? This is how not to run a football club #mufc

Far from being an imposter, Bruno Fernandes looks like one of the only players who truly belongs at #mufc. Without him they would be in a relegation battle and the biggest problem now is that Amorim needs two Bruno's on the pitch

Zirkzee pen saved and United are out of the FA Cup #mufc

Lindelof pen saved by Leno and Robinson scores. Fulham on the brink as Zirkzee steps up #mufc

3-3 Casemiro and Willian both score #mufc

Dalot and Berge make it 2-2. Two good penalties, Berge's unstoppable into the top corner #mufc

Fernandes and Jimenez both score with their first attempts #mufc

De Lift falls to the floor as the final whistle goes. We're heading to penalties. No idea who will take these for #mufc

Leno gets a strong hand to turn over Obi shot from a tight angle. The 17-year-old barely involved in the game but now had two good chances, which for a striker is a good thing #mufc

Feels like Fernandes is getting deeper the longer this game goes on. De Ligt looks to be struggling physically and Fernandes staying close to him to cover, even dropping into the back three at times #mufc

To extra-time we go. Onana with a good save from Smith-Rowe in eight added minutes, then Leno denies Garnacho in a one-on-one and Obi pokes it wide in the 100th minute. Crazy ending #mufc

United need to spend some time working on goal kicks this week. Onana and Lindelof essentially just time-wasting with them now and the Stretford End rightly getting agitated. Whether it goes short or long, there is no plan to keep hold of the ball #mufc

Who else? Fernandes slams home Dalot's left-footed cross to equalise. Good finish. Dalot's crossing been poor but that's a good ball. Fernandes still had a lot to do but finishes brilliantly #mufc

Casemiro and Obi on for Eriksen and Hojlund #mufc

Fernandes smashes a hit and hope pass up the pitch to nobody in particular and nobody in particular bothers to chase it. Amorim looks like he's just about had enough #mufc

Lindelof also on with Garnacho. Ugarte and Yoro off #mufc

Garnacho coming on #mufc

Fulham win two headers from a corner and Bassey gives them the lead. Far too easy #mufc

Murmurs of discontent when Dalot gets the ball on the left midway through the Fulham half and turns backwards. Didn't really have any options in front of him. Not a good game so far #mufc

Stretford End now signing '£66 you're taking the piss' #mufc

Rousing rendition of 'Stand up if you hate Glazers' goes around Old Trafford. United started well. Eriksen impressive on the ball and Hojlund playing as well as he has done for a long time #mufc

United name just seven of a possible nine subs and that includes two goalkeepers in Hubert Graczyk and 17-year-old William Murdock #mufc

United XI vs Fulham: Onana, De Ligt, Maguire, Yoro, Dalot, Ugarte, Fernandes, Mazraoui, Eriksen, Zirkzee, Hojlund #mufc

Swap Kovacic for Rodri last night and the oldest outfielder in the #mcfc side would have been 28. A path to the future is starting to become clearer for #mcfc

You can already see the ‘new’ City team beginning to emerge. There’s a youthful edge since January and at Tottenham they combined attacking intent with defensive quality. Much more like it for #mcfc

Haaland goal (controversially?) disallowed at one end and Sarr sends free header over from seven yards at the other. Wild end to the game

Bernardo and Foden on for Marmoush and Gonzalez. City 1-0 up with 17 minutes to play but the tide has turned this half #mcfc

Game much more even now. Spence, Son and Kulusevski coming on for Spurs to try and build on the momentum they've built up. City not creating chances with the same regularity as the first 35 minutes #mcfc

City ahead at the break but Spurs have come into it in the last 10 minutes or so. Ederson tipping over Danso's header the closest they've come. City should really be further ahead #mcfc

City could be out of sight here. Haaland shot saved by the legs of Vicario from Doku's cross and Savinho shot blocked. Probably took one touch too many after Udogie slipped to open up space #mcfc

Gonzalez finds Doku again, he runs at Porro and crosses before taking him on this time, but an unmarked Savinho hits his shot into the ground and over. Should have been a second for #mcfc

City just need to get the ball to Doku at the moment, he is giving Porro the runaround at the moment and Doku is playing like he knows he has his number #mcfc

Brilliant City goal. Wonderful Marmoush turn 20 yards inside his own half to start it. Savinho, Haaland, Gonzalez and then Doku involved across the pitch. Doku low cross finished well by Haaland #mcfc

Nunes playing right-back and inverting into midfield when #mcfc have the ball. He's then dropping deep in build-up to almost be another centre-back, with Khusanov moving right. Very fluid, but offering Odobert space if Tottenham turn it over

We're underway at Spurs. Follow all the action from #TOTMCI right here 👇 #mcfc

City XI vs Spurs: Ederson, Nunes, Dias, Khuasnov, Gvardiol, Gonzalez, Kovacic, Savinho, Marnoush, Doku, Haaland #mcfc #TOTMCI

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Erling Haaland is in the #mcfc squad at Tottenham tonight

Manchester United trade on being a family club. Now they are a soulless club. Getting the Glazers to pay off their debt and making competent football decisions would fix this mess. In lieu of that, it's time to sack some cooks and cleaners #mufc

Manchester United confirm 150 to 200 more redundancies as part of plan to 'transform its corporate structure'. Some staff to be moved from Old Trafford at Carrington and free lunches at Old Trafford to come to an end #mufc

Nico Gonzalez is Pep Guardiola's 'mini Rodri' but the man himself insists he's not here to replace the Ballon d'Or winner. He could well be the perfect compliment to him next season #mcfc

This is a City team that have won titles without a left-back and a striker, but with their best defender and best striker missing on Sunday, they lost this game in both boxes. Their collective strength has gone and an era is ending for #mcfc

FT: City 0 Liverpool 2 A tough day for #mcfc, who were toothless in attack and poor defensively. Liverpool better in both boxes and deserved winners

City having a decent spell since Liverpool's disallowed goal, but the Liverpool defence still looks good. Some impressive individual moments from #mcfc players, but collectively the attack has been out of sync all afternoon

Szoboszlai doubles Liverpool's lead, Salah with the assist after getting the better of Gvardiol from a long ball over the top #mcfc

Incredibly how easy that Liverpool goal looked. One off the training ground and a nice routine, but Salah can't have that sort of space on the penalty spot from a corner. Soft from #mcfc when they had started well

The #StopExploitingLoyalty banner being displayed by both sets of supporters before kick-off

Teams from the Etihad. Looks like Jones in Liverpool’s front three with Salah and Diaz again #mcfc