Manchester United (A) - Pre Match Thread

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DTeacher said:
Most of the forum (including me) think that tbf. However, I have a sneaky feeling that Pep WILL PLAY David and David will respond with his best petformance in months.

We need Merlin to find his magic again.
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I hope you are right; we missed his magic since the beginning of January this year
 
Bad news for us that they were humiliated today. Hard to pick a team for this one. Sergio exhausted, Bernard exhausted, Raz exhausted, Kev injured, Gundo in need of a rest, Stones out of form.

I bet there’ll be some big surprises on the team sheet
 
tolmie's hairdoo said:
Then you are clearly putting nothing in the extra motivation of a derby game and what that entails.

Please tell me again how shite like Jonny Macken, Darius Vassell and Michael Ball ever got the better of Ronaldo, van Nistelrooy, Scholes, Beckham, etc?

You know, one of the strongest teams ever seen in England.

Logic goes out of the window when such games come around, allied to obvious tiredness on our part and United playing on home territory immediately after being humiliated.

Can we win? Of course we can.

Today's result at Everton won't have made our task any easier.
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Tiredness? The Rags look wrecked today.
We have an extra days rest as well.
 
Pingu the Penguin said:
Will be a right scruffy game this. Need to dig in
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I Hope Manure attack us - we’ll tear ‘em apart in the space. If they sit back, we’ll have 15/16 shots, but we need to start hitting the target more regularly. By that I mean that despite the colossal goals tally, we balloon a lot of shots. The game would have opened up for Kevin, but he’s out.
 
Thomas Hearns said:
Bad news for us that they were humiliated today. Hard to pick a team for this one. Sergio exhausted, Bernard exhausted, Raz exhausted, Kev injured, Gundo in need of a rest, Stones out of form.

I bet there’ll be some big surprises on the team sheet
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I thought this too..i did not want them humiliated at Everton like they were.
 
I'd be truly astonished if there were the "pride" reaction that some on here seem to be expecting, after today's absolute shambles from this lot. This is not one of the Ferguson teams that's just turned in a bad performance, and they don't have that man in the dressing room to put the fear of God into them. They've got Ole Gunnar Solskaer who, I suspect, inspires fear in no-one. People like Lukaku and Pogba know and care nothing about the “United way”.
I wasn't sure until what I saw on television this afternoon, but I'm having real difficulty seeing past anything but a win from us. If anything, I'm more wary of us taking our eye off the ball in “easy” games like Burnley and Leicester.
Sergio absolutely loves a derby, he doesn't need motivating. Tired as he may be, I'd set them on him, he could really savage them. I think Bernardo cannot not be picked, I'm afraid. He's just too brilliant, too essential. And I'd have Sané on the other side.
 
karen7 said:
Pep says he will be out for a few games,we only have 5 left,we will next hear from pep on tues so we might get more news then
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He guessed that but in the same breath admitted he had neither talked to KDB or the doctors. We have no further news other than it apparently isnt ligament damage
 
jimmygrimblesboots said:
Would keep Foden in the team , he offers something different , always looking to score a goal and his movement around the box is exceptional ,as for the rest of the team , we have a squad of brilliant players and which ever team Pep decides to play , they will be far too good for the Rags, looking at the Everton performance , Ole will be in damage limitation mode , he's got the keys to Mourinho's bus.
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But why make an exception for Foden though? If you are gonna go all in with Pep, then go all in my man :p
 
To any of our resident United fans/lurkers, what team do you think you’ll put out on Wednesday? I’m guessing something like this, but could be miles off...

De Gea
Young
Lindelof
Smalling
Shaw
Matic
McTominay
Pogba
Lingard
Sanchez
Rashford
 
Mancityus said:
No messing around, we need fresh legs and rags look tired - Sane can play havoc if Pep overcomes his problem with him

Ederson
Danilo komp Laporte Mendy ( 3 fresh defenders at the back)
Fern ( will provide stability )
Silva Bernie (creativity and control with Silva back after rest)
Sterling Kun Sane ( Sane's pace will do damage)
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Thus supports a freshness argument. I just think Sterling, Bernado, Laporte and Gundogan have generally played so we'll the last 10 that none of them will be benched.

I think Gundogan should start, but I can understand the Freshness argument for benching him. If it gets a fresh Sane on the field I'm all for it
 
flook said:
as long as we play our high intensity game from the off, it barely matters who plays, our squad is better than their first XI by a country mile
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On the contrary, that's why it matters who plays. If they are fresh they can press.

So, Sane, Gabriel, Dihno, Silva Danilo, Mendy, Kompany. Plus out 3 best available players (Berny, Raz and Laporte) is probably our best bet at a consistent press.
 
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