United Pre-Match Thread - Friendly in Houston - Kick off now 03:05am (BST)

[yeseye]

Fantastic, at least the crazy gang can't get to him.

 

[Trevor Morley's Tache]

At least Elbows and the gang can't wreck our season before it's even started.

 

[mosssideblue]

Rather it happened now and not next month And, as other have alluded, no threat from their hackers to worry about

 

[Rammy Blue]

perfect, can't have his leg or ankle broken tonight by the thugs which is the best news.

Absolutely. Never been so happy to read about a slight injury, lol.

 

[Blue warrior]

What's the crack with Sane how come he didn't go on the Tour?

 

[prestonibbo_mcfc]

Think the original time was just an estimation possibly based on TV coverage.

Cheers. Wasn't going to stay up. But now i might get up a bit earlier.

 

[citytill1die84]

What's the crack with Sane how come he didn't go on the Tour?

Must have an injury or something.

Hopefully nothing major if so.

 

[harvo the blue]

Hope to see Pep mix it up both halves with regulars and fringe players/kids rather than going strong first half and ending with the eds and the unwanted on the pitch at the end. Giving 1/2 of the youngsters a game alongside established stars is more beneficial than seeing them all together in the second half imo.

Assuming Yaya and Sane still aren't with the squad, Something like;

Ederson

Walker Otamendi Tosin Mangala

Fernaninho Silva Foden

Roberts Aguero Sterling


for the first half then second half


Muric/Grimshaw

Denayer Stones Kompany Kolarov

Gundogan(if ready) DIaz Nasri

KDB Jesus Zinchenko

Just can't see Pep playing anyone who is being sold, he wants them out the door so not a chance he wants them injured.

Kolarov, Mangala, Denyer,

Silva & Gundagun not 100%

Yaya & Sane not trained

Ederson
Stones Kompany

Walker. Dino. Zinchenko

Sterling. Foden KDB

Jesus. Aguero

Muric
Tosin. Otemendi
Walker. Zinchenko
Dino
Diaz. Nasri
Roberts. Aguero. Sterling

 

[Blue warrior]

Must have an injury or something.

Hopefully nothing major if so.

Was thinking an injury but not heard anything just seems a bit strange.

 

[ninjamonkey]

Just can't see Pep playing anyone who is being sold, he wants them out the door so not a chance he wants them injured.

Kolarov, Mangala, Denyer,

Silva & Gundagun not 100%

Yaya & Sane not trained

Ederson
Stones Kompany

Walker. Dino. Zinchenko

Sterling. Foden KDB

Jesus. Aguero

Muric
Tosin. Otemendi
Walker. Zinchenko
Dino
Diaz. Nasri
Roberts. Aguero. Sterling

He pretty much has to play them, we've taken a rather small squad on tour and with injuries and people missing coupled with it being the first game and nobody really should be playing more than 45 minutes they'll have to play. He wouldn't have taken them with us if he wasn't going to use them, even if it's just to stick them in the shop window. Not much point going full strength first half then the cast offs second half with the kids. Does the kids no favours and doesn't do us many favours in terms of putting them in the shop window either which is why i think it makes sense to mix it up for the first game. I'd say first few games but we've only got 4 lined up which again seems too few to me. Pep clearly would rather have them in training to work on stuff than in games