Our record against United was awful last season, with three defeats and only one win. Their style of counter attacking football is one we struggle with, but surely Guardiola must have learnt his lesson. He really shouldn’t be getting outwitted by someone like Solsjkaer.
I do fear that he’ll stubbornly stick to his guns though, and we’ll see another game where we dominate possession but don’t take our chances, and get punished on the counter.
I’m sure we’ll stick with 4-3-3, but part of me hopes we’ll try something different. Try and invite them onto us for a change, and hit them on the counter.
Maybe a 3-4-1-2 with De Bruyne higher up the pitch where he can cause more damage? Something like this:
Ederson
Stones
Dias
Laporte
Walker
Gundogan
Rodri
Cancelo/Mendy
De Bruyne
Sterling/Mahrez
Jesus
I’m probably over thinking this, aren’t I?