Rooney and Goldbridge's post-Ferguson XI hits a right-back dilemma

Dalot or Wan-Bissaka is the question on The United Stand, while viewers propose Valencia and debate who qualifies.

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Why this story? The video opened at a pace of 248,793 views a day, 7.7 times a normal first day on this channel (32,515).

Wayne and Mark are building their ultimate post-Ferguson United XI... 👀

Right-back isn't settled. Wayne Rooney and Mark Goldbridge are trying to build an ultimate Manchester United team from the post-Sir Alex Ferguson era, and even filling the defensive positions is proving awkward.

The short excerpt from Stick to United with Wayne Rooney has drawn about 230,000 views in 20 hours, already far beyond The United Stand's usual first-day audience for Shorts. Its hook is a familiar supporter exercise with a particularly uncomfortable restriction: choosing from the years after Ferguson retired.

Goldbridge spells out the assignment: "Our best back four and goalkeeper post-Sir Alex." Soon he is asking whether the right-back choice comes down to Diogo Dalot or Aaron Wan-Bissaka. Rooney says either could fit. Another co-host offers a practical, if debatable, tie-breaker: United sold Wan-Bissaka and kept Dalot, so perhaps their selection should follow the club's.

The comments offer other ways through the problem. Some viewers question choosing Dalot over Wan-Bissaka; others nominate Antonio Valencia. That suggestion opens a second selection puzzle, with commenters arguing that a Ferguson signing should not qualify. Valencia did join United under Ferguson, though he continued playing there after the manager retired.

For Rooney and Goldbridge, picking the team means more than remembering the names. Even the boundaries of the exercise are up for discussion.

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The numbers

The right-back debate has already comfortably exceeded the channel's usual full-day Shorts audience, before its first day is complete.

the video's first day

usual first day here

32,515

this video

248,793

subscribers

2,310,000

▲ 10,000 in the last 7 days

total views

1,970,159,116

views per day

166,701

typical day: 1,254,021

the video

views

230,239

likes

2,101

comments

38

days online

1

subscribers: this channel and similar channels

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2,930,000

David King

2,530,000

The United Stand

2,310,000

talkSPORT

1,970,000

Sky Sports News

1,940,000

AFTV

1,840,000

As of October 16, 2026 · Data source: Trari Social News, Trari Traffic Trends and Ranking Platform, Google YouTube

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