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Conner Cole defends Rooney and reconsiders Ronaldo in his combined XI

His Manchester United-Barcelona self-review passed a million views, with the Rooney-Iniesta choice drawing plenty of discussion.

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Prime Manchester United Vs Prime Barcelona Combined XI

Conner Cole has become his own reaction subject. In "Prime Manchester United Vs Prime Barcelona Combined XI", he revisits his picks, defends most of them and admits that one especially combustible choice was partly for the video.

That would be Cristiano Ronaldo over Lionel Messi. "I was low-key doing it for the video," he says. Elsewhere, the reconsideration is more footballing: watching himself choose Jordi Alba over Patrice Evra, he wonders whether Evra should have had the place.

Wayne Rooney, though, gets a firm defence. Conner maintains his choice over Andrés Iniesta in the number-ten position, saying: "Rooney is so underappreciated as a player." Viewers pick apart that comparison, suggest moving Rooney to striker and propose a Neymar-Messi-Ronaldo front line. Another running joke asks for Conner to react to Conner, a service he has rather efficiently supplied himself.

The self-review was the most watched of eight new uploads, reaching roughly a million views. But the strongest fresh momentum belongs to "The Highest Rated Champions League Players Since Last Season", followed by the Chelsea-Real Madrid combined XI and his Champions League hat-trick guessing game. The week's mix also found room for prime Saka and another Manchester United-Arsenal selection.

The channel added about 9,000 subscribers, although daily viewing is now around half its usual level. Among nearby football channels, Guardian Football is enjoying above-usual daily viewing while The Club is quieter. Conner's own week remains distinctly selection-heavy: choosing the team is only the beginning; explaining it supplies another video.

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What viewers say

we got conner cole reacting to conner cole before gta 6
@garam_tel07See it on YouTube
Give Neymar the lw, give Messi the rw, and Ronaldo the st
@GarrettKing-h1iSee it on YouTube
Rooney as ST at Barca would have been insane, not sure why it was between him and iniesta
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Rooney was world class, but nowhere near the level of iniesta. Even as a 10.
@marius2921See it on YouTube
As a Liverpool fan, I agree that Rooney was an underrated player and at the 10 takes it over Iniesta
@JustKlipzySee it on YouTube
Rooney as a 10 all day. Most underrated player of the modern game
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