Man United (A) | Pre-Match Thread

[Grassland Blue]

Managed to win the tactical battle 3 times last season

They beat us both times in the league.
The cup tie was over two legs which we won on aggregate!
So stop this 'they beat us 3 times' crap.

 

[Cityinmud]

Don't know about reliability but

 

[BringBackSwales]

Happy enough with that appointment. Was worried it'd be someone like Michael Oliver. Think it's odd when they pick a Manchester born official to ref a derby, but guess there's precedent there with Taylor.

Let’s just hope he is as impartial as Anthony then! I saw anthony walking his dog in Timperley the other day and let him know just how unbiased I think he is

 

[TonyColemansbagofapples]

I know a referee who tells me he's a Rag fan. However, he strikes me as one of the better officials at the moment and I don't foresee any real worry (famous last words?)

 

[Inter Me Nan]

I know a referee who tells me he's a Rag fan. However, he strikes me as one of the better officials at the moment and I don't foresee any real worry (famous last words?)

Defo a rag, my boss knows him.

 

[FantasyIreland]

----------Steffen--------
Walker--Laporte--THB--Zinchenko
------Doyle-----Dinho------
Palmer--Foden--Bernardo
----------Aguero------------

Edit,ignore.....wrong pre match,lol.

 

[mccity]

----------Steffen--------
Walker--Laporte--THB--Zinchenko
------Doyle-----Dinho------
Palmer--Foden--Bernardo
----------Aguero------------

Well it's different.

 

[FantasyIreland]

Well it's different.

A nice blend,i think ;-)

 

[didsburyblu]

----------Steffen--------
Walker--Laporte--THB--Zinchenko
------Doyle-----Dinho------
Palmer--Foden--Bernardo
----------Aguero------------

Hopefully that's in the wrong thread and your not suggesting that line up for the Derby!

 

[FantasyIreland]

Hopefully that's in the wrong thread and your not suggesting that line up for the Derby!

Haha,fucking hell,i thought id posted this in the Marseille thread! doh

 

[eastlandsblue]

Ederson; Walker Stones Dias Cancelo; Rodri Fernandinho; Sterling De Bruyne Bernardo; Jesus

Mahrez as his best two games for us in prem, and you drop him

 

[Dobsy]

Dreading this after the way we set up against them last season. Absolutely played into their hands.

Interesting that after the Spurs game Pep complained that we "gave them the perfect scenario" when we went a goal down. In that sort of situation I have always seen it as his tactics that leave us exposed and blamed him, but I thought that comment was quite revealing that he actually trusts/challenges the players to not make the mistake and concede.

It's very much a "no guts no glory" attitude and even though it can drive me mad at times I've got to say I admire his guts.

 

[heslops barnet]

I get a bad feeling about this game they seem ideally set up to counter us. That said I do reckon we could paste them if we turn up and put our chances away.

They’re a stuffy bunch of fuckers so I think unfortunately we’ll get beat....sorry...

 

[remember arthur mann]

A rag win tonight and defeat Saturday or defeat tonight and win Saturday ?

 

[A590 blues]

Hate and love derby day.
Put our chances away we win gotta score first and early.
Stifle out there long ball game no stupid free kicks or pens 2 nil city onwards and upwards.
Ole sacked on Monday would be the icing

 

[bluetonium]

Oh what I'd give for derby day in the pub with mates, sink a few to settle the nerves then shout the lads on amongst a sea of blue.

 

[PhdWave]

Ederson; Cancelo Walker Stones Dias Mendy; Rodri; Sterling De Bruyne Mahrez; Jesus

I would play this structure..With Walker at back they can forget the counters and attacking width is provided by Cancelo and Mendy.

 

[PhdWave]

A rag win tonight and defeat Saturday or defeat tonight and win Saturday ?

I want us to win and this match is very important to push for title imo..also if they lose Ole might get saaked which is something we don't want..

 

[trotsky]

A rag win tonight and defeat Saturday or defeat tonight and win Saturday ?

I think the Glazers won’t mind a defeat tonight - they’d have a chance in the ‘33rd Best Team in Europa League’ to qualify for the Champs League. As long as the moolah keeps rolling into their coffers, the Glazers will remain ;-)

 

[Cheeky Txiki]

Ole sacked on Monday would be the icing

What?