United away - pre-match thread

[Andy Morrisons jock strap]

Otamendi?

Wouldn't worry to much as it's difficult to be a threat when you hardly have the ball!

 

[Dr Jacoby]

Otamendi?

In today's line up, I would say Otamendi and Sagna are our two strongest players in the air. It's paramount that we do not give away too many stupid free-kicks today. We will be punished if we do.

 

[ZZmaestro]

any streams????

There's a strong one near Altham.

 

[zandvoort blue]

For set pieces and corners I would do what Barca did to us. Leave Silva, Sterling, and Nacho on the half way line. Now that would confuse them.

 

[deano ou812]

Ffs stomach starting to churn and the game hasn't even kicked off yet,just don't give these fuckers a sniff city let's be on it from the off..

 

[Dr Jacoby]

Probably part of the reason to play Kolarov and not clichy.

And the fact that Kolarov has been one of our best players thus far.

 

[kaz7]

Can we get the match thread a few mins before for us superstitious ones?

 

[K10&S21]

my predictions 5-1 to us. pep speaking after the match saying we were not perfect as we gave away a cheap goal to rub it in.

 

[SebastianBlue]

Wouldn't worry to much as it's difficult to be a threat when you hardly have the ball!

My point all morning exactly. It's why I would have actually preferred United starting with Martial and Rashford—they hardly do anything off the ball and would have given us the run of the wings.

 

[inbetween]

Nice to see we are being completely underestimated today.

 

[quiet_riot]

Jose wants us to bring fullbacks inside, so he's playing 2 wide men. I can only assume he thinks Pep is so stupid he hasn't thought of this?

 

[Manchester_lalala]

In today's line up, I would say Otamendi and Sagna are our two strongest players in the air. It's paramount that we do not give away too many stupid free-kicks today. We will be punished if we do.

Kolarovs brilliant in the air.

 

[Mancity1980]

This is the most nervous and excited I have felt before a derby since 2011-12, we all know what happened then!

 

[Armaan]

Nice to see we are being completely underestimated today.

Criminally underestimated. Even my dipper mates have fallen for the media biased bullshit they're all predicting a utd win lol.

 

[Steve68]

They are setting out an attacking stall by the look of it. 3-2. Hopefully to us.

 

[willipp]

And the fact that Kolarov has been one of our best players thus far.

Never thought I'd be hearing people say that again :)

 

[SebastianBlue]

NBCSN is showing some sort of feature video written by Matthew Syad.

Why they would put focus on a xenophobic, paranoid, ignorant, bitter man I have no idea.

 

[jimmy blue shoes]

C'mon City!

 

[BlueMoonz1977]

Their main threat is aerial and it shows by the stat of how many crosses they have had in the first games of the season. Stay strong at the back, but be wary that their lanky swede will try to isolate one of our defenders at some point

C'mon City

 

[SebastianBlue]

They are setting out an attacking stall by the look of it. 3-2. Hopefully to us.

Not sure that could be described as attacking.