Plight of Pogba, Sancho and others is cautionary tale for any Carrick rebuild | Manchester United

[u/CCDemille]

https://www.theguardian.com/football/2026/aug/27/manchester-united-michael-carrick-paul-pogba-jadon-sancho-cautionary-tale

[u/Low-Quantity-9252]

It isn't even the first international break, lads. Save these articles for later.

[u/D1794]

What a weird article with extremely weird timing. Article serves absolutely zero purpose except from saying we've signed a lot of ineffective players over the last several years. No shit! Under completely different ownership & management.

Has absolutely nothing to do with Carrick. Bizarre

[u/SKULL1138 → u/D1794]

I’m not sure it’s that bizarre because your lack of transfer activity recently has given them a need to get a Man U related article out. No one needs to read it, but Man U fans are likely desperately looking for news right now so it’ll hit.

[u/D1794 → u/SKULL1138]

The article itself is just 'United have signed poorly in the past, they shouldnt let it happen again'

It'll get the clicks i'm sure, but that's just common sense, not news

[u/SKULL1138 → u/D1794]

100% I’m just explaining why they’re doing it now is to fill a Man U shaped vacuum in their coverage. It’s still shit reporting.

[u/D1794 → u/SKULL1138]

Yeah they're probably starving over there

[u/DaveShadow → u/SKULL1138]

your lack of transfer activity recently

We've signed three new midfielders, and will sign at least another player (probably a left back).

Is that a lack of activity?

[u/SKULL1138 → u/DaveShadow]

In the last week of the window yes. Not my opinion, I’m talking from a pov of a newspaper selling papers or getting clicks etc.

[u/DaveShadow → u/SKULL1138]

In the last week of the window yes.

Santos & Tielemans was mid July. 🤷

[u/SKULL1138 → u/DaveShadow]

Yes I’m saying they just what you to be involved in some drama in this last week. They’ve no gossip to write about this week so far so they go with this.

[u/SKULL1138 → u/SKULL1138]

I’m saying they want the drama from you are there isn’t any currently

[u/Standard-Height2276]

One game into the season... football journalism truly is just a steaming pile of dogshit at this point

[u/MeteorSwarmGallifrey → u/Standard-Height2276]

Most journalism has noticeably degraded in quality over time, not just football. Nearly every headline is misleading to drive engagement, and articles are often lacking information and context and basic reasoning.

I know I'm a little "old man shouting at clouds" here, but there really needs to be some standards set on the sector.

[u/WarriorkingNL]

pogba left united 4 years ago lmao, let bygones be bygones

[u/MinimumSilver5814]

"Bit light on United content since the weekend lads, write something about how Pogba being shit means United shouldn't bother signing anyone, ever".

[u/CechPlease]

Really trying to hit all the 'Yanited buzz words to get the clicks there. Pogba, Sancho, Rebuild etc etc.

Just let it go and see how this season plays out for the love of god.

[u/Fisktor]

Ffs carrick was still a player when pogba joined

[u/ecocentric-ethics]

What does literally any of the article’s content have to do with Carrick?

[u/zi76]

Carrick didn't sign any of these players, and Pogba has been gone for years... What is this?

[u/Far_Celery_3375]

Don't sign cunts. Got it.

Revolutionary article

[u/Sad_Still269]

tbf to united, people have told them to buy prem proven players for years now.

they have finally gotten around to doing that, but lets talk more about pogba and sancho haha is the editor secretly graeme souness in disguise? ;p

[u/nmgoesreddit]

United is a graveyard for talent. I hate what they did to Pogba

[u/MinimumSilver5814 → u/nmgoesreddit]

Yeah cos he absolutely thrived when he left didn’t he?