Man United (A) | Pre-Match Thread

[simon23]

I’d go Mahrez, Jesus and Torres front 3 for this. Raz flatters to deceive against these every single game so time for him to sit one out.
Midfield 3 of Gundo (6) with Bernardo and KDB. Never gunna happen though. Rodri will start.
Walker Dias Stones Mendy on current form for me.

Ake in at left back for me - Mendy should be no where near any starting 11 despite his recent upturn in performances - against better players he is a liability

 

[vin]

Ake in at left back for me - Mendy should be no where near any starting 11 despite his recent upturn in performances - against better players he is a liability

Ake ain’t starting on Saturday. Not a chance. Hasn’t played enough football and based on current form be very harsh on Mendy/Cancelo for one of them to sit out for him.
I take your point on previous performances over the years from Mendy but that should have been dealt with in the summer. It wasn’t, and now he’s our only recognised left back so has to start for me.

 

[simon23]

Eddie
Walker
Dias
Stones/laporte
Cancelo
Rodders/gundo
Kev
Bernado
Sterling
Jesus
Foden.


Berny and foden will be up for stuffing the cunts, so let them loose

thats pretty much what i would go for....

Rodders for me over Gundogan

Laporte just edges Stones (I think

 

[simon23]

Ake ain’t starting on Saturday. Not a chance. Hasn’t played enough football and based on current form be very harsh on Mendy/Cancelo for one of them to sit out for him.
I take your point on previous performances over the years from Mendy but that should have been dealt with in the summer. It wasn’t, and now he’s our only recognised left back so has to start for me.

No i think you are right he wont start

therefore its cancello - I wouldnt have Mendy anywhere near the ground let alone the pitch

 

[vin]

No i think you are right he wont start

therefore its cancello - I wouldnt have Mendy anywhere near the ground let alone the pitch

Hmm. As dangerous as he is going forward I feel as though he makes the game a little narrow. It’s not his fault, he’s right footed so invariably has to cut in from the left so ends up in a similar position to our starting winger. Mendy offers that natural width which I think will be important against these cunts.

 

[WestGorton]

Just destroy them buy putting a higher proportion of chances away. On for Aguero.

 

[eastmanc]

No i think you are right he wont start

therefore its cancello - I wouldnt have Mendy anywhere near the ground let alone the pitch

Mandy is too slow Taylor made for Ushited‘s counter attack.

 

[simon23]

Hmm. As dangerous as he is going forward I feel as though he makes the game a little narrow. It’s not his fault, he’s right footed so invariably has to cut in from the left so ends up in a similar position to our starting winger. Mendy offers that natural width which I think will be important against these cunts.

Id say being able to defend, track back and tackle is more important....Mendy's ability from outwide is fast becoming a myth - his crossing for a while now has been rank average at best

 

[Fordyboy46]

Pep, listen mate, time to shake things up against the rags. Sterling & FFS on the bench, Foden & Torres with Jesus up front. Got it Pep ?

And no Rodri and Gundogan please

 

[Bluemoonadam]

I think we will draw 1-1, I hope we knock them for 6 though

 

[Grassland Blue]

Pep got embarrassed last year in the derby's. Lets hope he's learnt his lesson.

The league derbies, not the cup.

 

[ctwrd]

And no Rodri and Gundogan please

This is the dilemma.
Only one of them is too weak but both of them too blunt

 

[sir baconface]

It’s a derby. Let’s fcukin win it, Pep, or the matchday threads will be triple X-rated.

 

[mixer]

Any sort of win will do,
Never seen the predictions with so many votes for a loss

 

[VP81]

Any sort of win will do,
Never seen the predictions with so many votes for a loss

Really just smash the bastard's

 

[Cityinmud]

So Garcia starting against man utd . Lolll

 

[The Stockport Iniesta]

We've just beaten 2 shit teams, so lets make it 3 shit teams in a row.

 

[Akpowell]

That fucking rashford worries me, got to stop him,
or is it fernandez they're both twats

 

[Blue Theatre]

Utd are doing it all away from home so far this season:

Premier League:
Home: played 5, won 1
Away: played 5, won 5.

Only Brighton & Sheff Utd have won fewer home games (none) than Utd ... but no one has won more away games.

Their one home PL win was 1-0 v West Brom, and required a dubious VAR handball penalty, missed but then retaken.

Utd's away record in all competitions this season:
Played 9, won 8 (only exception was Istanbul).

Albeit in typical Utd fashion with a sprinkling of unlikely comebacks, penalties & stoppage time winners.

 

[r.soleofsalford]

I agree.

I don't believe for one minute that Pep actually rates the paper boy or his (none) tactics.

I suspect privately Pep thinks he's a bit of a knob and is appalled by the type of football they dish up.

Just focus on what our intentions are because anything else just feeds into the illusion that these rag clowns are still relevant.

You don't hear Pep bigging up West Brom or Fulham and they both have much better managers and play far more attractive football.

Yes their shit manager and shit team have managed to beat our fantastic team and our brilliant manager 3 out of 4 times.