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 One of the things I love about football is 

that everybody thinks they're right in some 

way. It's what makes the game special in 

my eyes.



I'll be the first to admit that I've got a 


few things wrong involving Manchester 


United, but I'll also admit that I've got a 


few things right.



Concerning United ,there's been a few takes


 of mine that I've got wrong, but also some 


I've been spot on about.



So, this got me thinking, and I've looked 


back at some of the takes I've got right and 


wrong in 2021 about Manchester United.




I was right about... Luke Shaw


I'm pretty chuffed about this one, even though


 we've seen a bit of a drop-off from him this


 season.



Many United supporters thought Luke Shaw’s


 days at Old Trafford were done. He broke


 his leg under Louis van Gaal and was out-


of-favour under Jose Mourinho. He wasn't


 getting game time.



But when Ole Gunnar Solskjaer came in, 


he completely transformed Shaw, just 


by giving him minutes!




Shaw was able to build up confidence, and


 last season, he was by far the best left-back 


in the league. He even scored in the Euro 


2020 final for England against Italy, symbolising 


his improvements.



There's a definite player in Shaw, and if 


he can rediscover his form, I think he can hit


 even bigger heights than he's already achieved.



I was wrong about... Paul Pogba



I thought this would be Paul pogba year in a 


Manchester United shirt. Why? Because,


 unlike any other season, he was going into


 the final 12 months of his contract and part


 of the best squad since Sir Alex Ferguson 


retired. United were expected to mount a 


title charge, and he was meant to play a critical


 role in getting them closer to the top.



However, it just hasn't happened. I know he 


was good at the start of the year, but like has 


always been a problem with Pogba, he hasn't 


been consistent enough.



I have no doubt there's a world-class player 


in him, but he's got to want to give his all for


 the club. Until then, I don't think we'll see


 a change. It is why I think it's best, in the 


interest of both parties, that he moves 


elsewhere.



I was right about... Marcus Rashford


I've always maintained that Marcus Rashford 


is a winger, not a striker, even when he broke


 through into the senior team.



The way he moves, tricks, flicks and takes 


free-kicks, it's winger-esque. In his last two 


full seasons, he's scored over 20 goals in all 


competitions from the left-hand channel. 


He's certainly more dangerous when running


 against oppositional full-backs.




As we've seen in recent weeks, he hasn't 


looked as prolific when playing as the striker


. Out of all of his outstanding traits, one area 


he lacks is in his decision-making, which 


becomes more prevalent when playing 



as a centre-forward. Why? Because you're 


always judged on your efforts in front of goal.



If I were Ralf Rangnick, I'd start trying to 


play him as the left-sided attacking midfielder 


in the 4-2-2-2 or as a left-winger in a different


 position.



I was wrong about... David de Gea


I feel wrong about this one because David 


de Gea was always a club legend, and I'll 


admit that I lost faith.



De Gea hadn't been the same since the 2018


 World Cup in Russia and hadn't returned 


to the goalkeeper we fell in love with.



When he took time off for the birth of his 


daughter, Yanay, Dean Henderson was stealing


 the show, meaning De Gea was dropped, 


and at the time, I couldn't see him getting 


back into the team.



After the Europa League final, I thought it 


was over for him, but he's since come back 


this season and rekindled the form he showed


 before 2018. He's been nothing but sensational.



I was so wrong about De Gea, and I hope 


he continues proving me wrong in years 


to come. I'll never write him off again.

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