If we want to win the league, and Mancini still thinks it's possible, then we have to go for it, we've dropped too many points and are too far behind for a point to be good enough. If top four is still the aim then a point will be a good result. Personally I'd go for it, if you attack United at Old Trafford then it is quite possible you will get your opportunities to score goals, it's just a shame few teams do that.
Sadly, I think Mancini will play for the point though, if he did it at home when they were there for the taking then I think he'll do it now when they are at home and in great form.
Hart's form will worry me going into the game, one mistake and bang the game could be gone. Hopefully he'll have a blinder against West Brom. But I reckon Kompany will keep Rooney fairly quiet. Nani against Kolarov could be another interesting battle, I just hope Kolarov will have the measure of him, but he will really need to up his game defensively. (Although, who knows, we might get a 1-0 win after with a Kolarov free kick after 100 minutes of being battered)
What I would play:
Hart
Zabaleta
Toure
Kompany
Kolarov
Silva
Yaya
De Jong
Barry
Dzeko
Tevez
Subs: Given, Richards, Lescott, Milner, Vieira, SWP, Ballotelli
Richards or especially Boateng could be quite a risk. Zabaleta is the safest option.
moorsideblue said:
hart
zaba vinnie kolo kolarov
NDJ
silva yaya milner
tevez dzeko
De Jong might be a bit too exposed with that system.
