United (h) pre-match thread

[Salford_Blue]

I'd like to see us line up like this:

..................................Hart................................

Sagna.............Ota...................Mangala..........Clichy

......................Toure................Fernando...............

Fernandinho..................Silva.......................Sterling

..................................Kun.................................

I'm with you on that.

Our strongest line up from what's available.

Or possibly play Zabaleta, with Sagna at centre-half alongside Otamendi.

Can't leave Sagna out either way.

 

[BillyShears]

I'm with you on that.

Our strongest line up from what's available.

Or possibly play Zabaleta, with Sagna at centre-half alongside Otamendi.

Can't leave Sagna out either way.

Thing with Zaba is I wouldn't want him up against Martial. That would be my biggest concern and why i'd want Sagna at r/b.

 

[Meatbag]

Place your bets now on who 'elbows' first victim is going to be.

 

[5948947]

Play this please. Flood midfield, Jesus/aleks wingbacks, plus no Mang/Demi/Bony in the team.

...............Hart................
......Sagna...Ota....Clichy....
Jesus....Nando...Fern.....Aleks
........Silva.......Toure.........
...............Kun.................

 

[jimmygrimblesboots]

This team is short of commitment and passion anyone who doesnt have Zabs starting needs to give their head a wobble , we have proved many times over the years , we may lack ability in some areas but with the right attitude and our home support getting thoroughly behind the team , we always give these f*ckers a hard time.

 

[moenchengladbach blau]

Tbf they didn't appear that worried to me when he went off . For once it appeared Pellegrini was being sensible by taking the precaution.

From the far side it looked like Kompany kicked the ball into touch because he felt his leg go and then sat down before hobbling off. Given Vinnie's history Mangala and Demichelis should have been immediately out for some limited warm up but no.....

Otamendi was clearly having problems trying to run off his injury but again there were no subs warming up just in case. As I recall both subs came right off the bench on to the field without any warm up which given our history could have caused muscle injuries to them.

No one else seems to have mentioned this but what do you reckon?

 

[mancity dan]

Mangala came straight off the bench without a proper warm-up, but Demi had a good warm-up before coming on.

 

[mancityscot]

this has got 0-0 or 1-1 written all over it

 

[Ducado]

this has got 0-0 or 1-1 written all over it

What a ray of sunshine you are ;-)

 

[andyhinch]

Do we know if Ota is going to be fit for this?