United (a) pre-match thread

[jimmygrimblesboots]

Another shite kick off time , i dont suppose we will ever see another Saturday 3pm against this lot , in fact i cant recollect the last one must be at least 20-25 years ago pre-Sky.

 

[eversince 76]

Tbf them lot are improving. And Fernandes has given them a lift. I think it’ll be a really touch game at their place.
Yet if the players are up for it and they will, we will have too much for them. But it’s gonna be close.

 

[JRockBlues]

So The Paperboy has had his moan about 1 day less rest for his players than ours I see. Thought they'd be used to playing Thursday and Sunday by now.

 

[mdj0520]

No one think he'll go with his weird double false nine formation we played in the league cup against them and against Madrid?

________________Ederson
Walker __otamendi __fernandinho__Mendy
_____________Rodri____ gundogan
Foden ____Mahrez _____Bernardo___ sterling

Or something of the sort. Could swap out Mahrez for kdb if fit or Jesus for sterling.

 

[Eccles Blue]

Was actually only watching videos on YouTube this week of the Sunderland fans celebrating doing the poznan...Was brilliant!

Read that and went to do the same and have just spent an hour and a half looking at all sorts of YouTube videos from our highlights to the media blokes talking about it to the Sunderland fans again!!

Half way through I suddenly thought, well I don't care how many points they end up with that shower from down the East Lancs they will NEVER, EVER, EVER, EVER experience an Aguero moment or anything even slightly resembling it. And boy did that make me feel good!!! :-)

 

[Vienna_70]

Assuming Kevin isn’t fit:

Ederson

Walker
Stones
Fernandinho
Mendy

Rodri

Gündoğan
Bernardo

Mahrez
Foden
Sterling

Mendy and Walker in to counteract the rags pace on the break. Foden and Silva jr. to interchange as false nine.

 

[Withnail]

Was trying to remember if he’s ever scored against them. Can anyone help?

Pretty sure Gabby has not scored against the Rags, hopefully he can put that right on Sunday. Kun has a brilliant record against Stretford, so difficult decision for Pep.

 

[big phil]

Take this fixture seriously Pep . It means a hell of a lot more to the fans than you seem to appreciate.

And herein lies the problem. 7 points clear of Leicester, no realistic chance of catching the dippers, do Pep and the players see this fixture the way we see it? Pep will be thinking about the FA cup and of course Madrid. In a way it’s awesome that the rags mean so little in the grand scheme of things. Personally I want them humiliated, but Peps team will probably tell us where his priorities lie.

 

[kaz7]

Read that and went to do the same and have just spent an hour and a half looking at all sorts of YouTube videos from our highlights to the media blokes talking about it to the Sunderland fans again!!

Half way through I suddenly thought, well I don't care how many points they end up with that shower from down the East Lancs they will NEVER, EVER, EVER, EVER experience an Aguero moment or anything even slightly resembling it. And boy did that make me feel good!!! :-)

no-one will ever have a true sergio moment now we have var,unless it's a vinny type screamer,i quite like that

 

[BertTrautmann'sParachute]

I think Pep will fool everyone by putting out 0 players. I still back us to win 0-2.