Manchester United (A) - Sat 6 Nov 12:30 | Pre-Match Thread

[citytill1die84]

Ederson

Walker Stones Dias Cancelo

Gundogan Rodri

Mahrez B.Silva KDB Foden

 

[journolud]

Think if we concentrate on lumping the ball into the space nominally occupied by Maguire and Shaw, wait for them to run into each other then nip in and score we should be OK. No need for actual football, although we can beat them doing that as well

 

[citytill1die84]

Please don't let the cunts score 1st.

 

[Shaelumstash]

I'm shaking this up, we need to play more up tempo from the start.

Ederson

Walker
Stones
Dias
Cancelo

Bernardo
Rodri
Gundogan

Sterling
Jesus
Foden

This will be a tight game but i think we'll win 1-3 with a couple of late goals

This is the team, has to be.

 

[waspish]

All I want for one game is for us to score with our first seconds third fourth fifth and sixth shots on goal I don’t mind them missing with the other 10 efforts oh scum can have a penalty.

 

[Stoned Rose]

Got a VAR induced last minute Ronaldo winning penalty all over it.

 

[Dr Jacoby]

You have the score wrong, and I reckon you also have it wrong as regards Raz and Kev starting. Midfield of Kev Bernardo and Rodri, front 3 of Phil, Raz, Gab, run em ragged, not even Oliver can save them

Hope you’re right. I’d play last night’s midfield. I’m confident if we can find a way to deal with their counter.

 

[FantasyIreland]

I have a nasty feeling about this one, I never like early kick off's and can't help feeling that we are about to be screwed over.
We are going to have to be very tight and dominate them from the first minute.

----------------------Ederson-----------------------
Walker---------Dias------- Stones-------Cancelo
-----------------------Rodri--------------------------
----------Bernardo--------------Gundo------------
Mahrez--------------Sterling-------------Foden

Mahrez and Sterling in a derby?? nah.

 

[AliBobbyJ]

Please don't let the cunts score.

edited.

 

[uwe rosler 28]

Ederson

Walker
Dias
Stones
Cancelo

Rodri
Bernardo
Gudongan

Jesus
Kdb
Foden

 

[the-ecstacy-of-eight]

If un*t*d's tactic is to sit back as a team and try to hit us with pace on the break; their defence is a shit-show of horrors and I just can't see that working out well for them, but it might keep the score down.

If un*t*d's tactic is to have a go, their midfield is chaotic and we stroll through all the gaps they leave and destroy them.

I just can't see what they can do to get a result.

I'm looking forward to this game A LOT.

...but I've felt bullish like this about derbies for the last couple of years and they didn't exactly go to plan.

 

[mancityscot]

If un*t*d's tactic is to sit back as a team and try to hit us with pace on the break; their defence is a shit-show of horrors and I just can't see that working out well for them, but it might keep the score down.

If un*t*d's tactic is to have a go, their midfield is chaotic and we stroll through all the gaps they leave and destroy them.

I just can't see what they can do to get a result.

I'm looking forward to this game A LOT.

...but I've felt bullish like this about derbies for the last couple of years and they didn't exactly go to plan.

Admire your confidence, i need some of that.

Only time i've ever felt confident going into an OT derby was in March 2014 when moyes was in charge. There was no way in hell we were getting anything less than 3 points that day.

 

[Chi-town blues]

If un*t*d's tactic is to sit back as a team and try to hit us with pace on the break; their defence is a shit-show of horrors and I just can't see that working out well for them, but it might keep the score down.

If un*t*d's tactic is to have a go, their midfield is chaotic and we stroll through all the gaps they leave and destroy them.

I just can't see what they can do to get a result.

I'm looking forward to this game A LOT.

...but I've felt bullish like this about derbies for the last couple of years and they didn't exactly go to plan.

Rags mf and slaphead gives me hope .

 

[deegee33]

As I have stated elsewhere, after listening to Pep's presser after the Bruges match, I think he finally"gets"it between us and the scum. I only hope is that his(our) passion trickles down to the squad. If it does, there will be overwhelming joy in BLUE Manchester. Scum 1 God's own 4.

 

[Shaffer92]

Ederson
Walker, Stones, Dias, Cancelo
Rodri
Gundo/KDB, Grealish
Jesus, Bernardo, Foden

this is the one for me.

 

[Chi-town blues]

We need runners.
If we get the ball from a rags set piece, ie. If the rags have a corner and we get the ball just lob over the top and run like fuck after it. None of this tarting about slowing it down bringing the ball out

Stick raz on wank pisstaker and gabby on slap head . Foden / mahrez on fatty .

 

[ninjamonkey]

Ederson
Walker
Dias
Stones
Zinchenko
Rodri
Bernardo
Gundogan
Foden
Jesus
Sterling

Sterling wide right, foden wide left, jesus upfront.

We need all the energy and movement we can possibly have in the side, this team maximises that. Zinchenko over cancelo for the stability. Get at them hard like Chelsea and Liverpool and we have it sewn up by halftime. Play without the intensity in our game and we get bummed on the counter.

 

[MarsLlama]

-----------Ederson
Walker Dias Stones Zinchenko
------------Rodri
-----Bernardo Gundogan
Sterling------------------Foden
--------------Jesus

 

[AlanBalls]

Rags will sit deep.

I’d like to see Bernardo sitting deeper in a 6 role to help Rodri sweep up the inevitable breaks, Gundogan and Cancelo attacking the half spaces with Foden and Jesus stretching the pitch.

I know KDB isn’t in the best form, but he’s still the very best we’ve got for a false 9 role. Preserves his legs (or ankle…) too if we've got Gundo and Bernardo doing the hard yards.

I’d possibly be inclined to trust Sterling on the RW, but Jesus has had a raging fire in his belly the last few weeks and I think he’ll give an out of form Shaw a horrible time.

 

[eyalluvitt]

A big positive is it’s at Old Scaffold , Pep’s home derby record is gash.