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

[Tricky_Trev]

Dippers played with Milner n Henderson against these, it’s about keeping the ball and pulling them apart.

Rags played a back 4 and tried to press Liverpool. They are playing a back 5 with 2 defensive midfielders and sitting back today to counter, as a consequence of the Liverpool scoreline. Totally different game, a game without all the space that Liverpool had.

 

[ws01]

Would've been nice to place a promising kid on the bench and give him a taste of match day, instead of giving the spot to Carson

 

[flook]

7-1-2 formation then for the swamp dwellers, wonder what their tactics will be :/ .....

 

[SerbianBlue]

Come on Kevin, this is your time to shine again! Come in Cityyy!

 

[BigJoe#1]

Only worries for me are Cancelo's defending and Rodri and Gundogan's lack of pace.

I get your point, except I don't think that Ushited team has much threat, Ronaldo needs a brilliant service, that team is so defensive it's unbelievable, I'd like to see us get an early goal.

 

[SWP's back]

No prizes for who you mean, lol.

Yeah, Mendy’s been shit.

 

[Mancity1980]

Has it only just occurred to you that Talk Sport is an unbearable load of shit?

Ha, no it hasn’t! The problem is no other station interests me whilst driving, I am too old for most music stations and too young for radio 4! I suppose there is radio 2 but I am too grumpy even for continuous older music!!

 

[BlueMojito]

Play to our true potential and we will give them a good hiding. If we play like we did against Southampton, well then it could be a nervous injury time waiting for their dodgy pen or a PR37 papering over the cracks goal. Just opened my first bottle, before noon, look what City do to you :-)
COME ON CITY !!!!!

 

[jollylescott]

Raggies have got the double decker bus parked and ready to roll out. Time for Kev to blow up their bus. Come on blue boys!

 

[Jesus H Gabz]

Solid line up and formation.

Scum shitting themselves with a back 7.

Going to come down to whether we can stick enough of our chances away.

Just thought the same, a back 7 (wow) don’t think we ever played as negative a line up in our darkest days against this lot, they don’t even carry much pace in their line up either, hard to see where their threats come from, we’ll press pass tackle better & run more so that just leaves see pieces & crumbs for 70 minutes before introducing Rashford/Sancho/Martial, by that time we will be 3 up

 

[Father Paul]

Because Carson is there as a striker.

It is a bit of a joke and says volumes about what Pep really thinks about our young talent and in another sense shows how thin our squad is.

 

[the-ecstacy-of-eight]

KDB playing false 9 last season was the catalyst that began our long successful run. :)

 

[Mancity1980]

Your own fault for listening to talksport.

Agreed!

 

[Protein Junkie]

Really like the line up - just please deliver now. Total humiliation will do nicely thank you.

 

[tregyblue61]

Simple Simon says:


11:40

'Guardiola has issues to deal with'​

Man Utd v Man City (12:30 GMT)

Simon Stone
BBC Sport

Last weekend's home defeat by Crystal Palace has left Manchester City's title defence in trouble.
Despite beating Chelsea at Stamford Bridge in September, they are now five points adrift of Thomas Tuchel's side. In addition, their goal difference is nine less that Chelsea.
With Kevin de Bruyne not yet at his best and Jack Grealish producing in bursts rather than on a consistent basis since his record £100m transfer from Aston Villa, Pep Guardiola definitely has issues to deal with.


Right Pep, City, humiliate these fuckers please.

C'MON!

 

[Bozzie]

Doesn't look like you'll hear many cries of "Attack, Attack, Attack" from the rag plastics this afternoon!

 

[CookiesForCream]

Which team is supposed to be at home???
It looks like Ushited have gone with a back 5 / 6.
Absolutely shitting themselves. No intention of trying to play football. Hoof ball to Ronny and hope for the dive in the box.
They’ll get a penalty and we will be reduced to 10.

 

[Blue Til Death]

I wonder how many yellows n straight reds Mctodgerface won’t get today..

 

[Jesus H Gabz]

KDB playing false 9 last season was the catalyst that began our long successful run. :)

It’s an interesting one, taken Kev a good while to get back to some sort of fitness , hopefully he clicks into gear today

 

[Gray]

It is a bit of a joke and says volumes about what Pep really thinks about our young talent and in another sense shows how thin our squad is.

Absolutely barmy must be somebody at the club who could sit on the bench.