United (A) - Sun 29th Oct, 15:30 | PL | Pre-Match Thread

[TinFoilHat]

 

[JTFactsPlz]

All this shit in here about “Pep learning”, fucks sake he is a wonderful manager, maybe the best in history, every team loses the odd game, particularly against another top side, it has always happened and always will, that’s life/football. Personally the last thing I want is Pep learning any of the shit posted in here

Pep doesn't need to learn from anything on here but he should learn from experience. This "no one must criticise Pep " stance is boring and childish. He's obviously a great manager but far from perfect or infallible.

 

[Blu1]

Is rodri 1 yellow away from another suspension?

That’s depressing if true.

 

[Fordyboy46]

Yes, sometimes you have to separate what you want to happen from what you think will happen. Their last minute luck is a concern for me.

My concern is that we'll show them too much respect and it will pan out like the Arsenal game

 

[blue b4 the moon]

Bald fraud.

 

[Blu1]

Please pep show them no respect!

No need to go defensive let’s just destroy them from the 1st minute.

3 up by 35 mins then just keep the ball for the remainder of the game :-)

 

[chesterbells]

This isn't a slight against the man himself... but i'll be waiting until kick off before tuning in, just to avoid the mournfest Sky coverage.

As for the Scum themselves, I don't fear a mid table team, I don't even worry too much about VAR and refs, I worry about our own players not turning up and seemingly not realising the gravity of what this match means. Too many times in recent years they've slacked off and not gone for the jugular, killing the game off early and not giving them a way back.

What I want from them today is 100% control of the game from start to finish, that way VAR can't do shit.

Yep, fully agreed.
Will be putting it on at half three and no earlier.

 

[paulchapo]

https://www.90min.com/posts/why-is-manchester-derby-3-30pm-kick-off-time-explained#
Read this and still none the wiser.

It's probably in case loads forgot to put their clocks back and turned up an hour late.

 

[chesterbells]

That’s depressing if true.

Awful if true. But if it is true, then next Saturday at home to Bournemouth looks a low-impact way of serving it.

 

[JTFactsPlz]

I'd start Doku, get a few goals ahead and put Jack on to keep the ball in the fridge

Stats showing Doku losing the ball 2x as often as Jack. Since Utd play on the break, seems foolish to start a player more likely to lead to us conceding.