Utd v City | EFL Round 4 | Pre-Match Thread

[5948947]

Let's smash the rag twats. I'm not arsed if it's the milk cup or the champions league. A trophy is a trophy and we're not that good that we can pick and choose which ones we win. Added to that we've currently got the bragging rights and we don't want to hand them back to that shower of shit.

So you hold the Capital One Cup as an equal to the European cup.... sorry I just don't understand that logic.

 

[Harvster]

Not exactly the 11 I would go for but wouldn't be surprised if the team looked something like
Willy
Navas (!?), Ota, Stones, Clichy
Fernando, Gundogen, Garcia
Sane, Kelechi, Nolito

 

[kaz7]

We won the league and cup in the same season before so i don't think it hampers us to go for this,i want to win this game,we need the bounce and want them not to have it but stay floundering

 

[MarsLlama]

I think they'll rotate because they absolutely have to win on Saturday. We can probably afford a bit of rotation but I think we'll play a fairly strong team. A characteristic of Pep teams is that they tend to go on short dips of form but rarely have a bad result in the middle of a load of wins. If we get back to winning ways here we'll get our confidence back for West Brom.

------------------Caballero------------------
--Maffeo--Kompany--Otamendi--Clichy
------------------Fernando------------------
-------------García------Silva---------------
-Navas------------------------------Nolito--
-------------------Iheanacho----------------

Bravo, Stones, Kolarov, Fernandinho, Gundogan, Sané, Sterling

Kompany's presence is crucial against the possible likes of Ibrahimovic and Fellaini. He and Silva know what this game means to the fans so I think they should start. García deserves to play as well.

 

[TBooksbluearmy]

Pep needs to play as strong a team as possible, with an eye on Saturday, and the game against Barcalona next Tuesday. We need to win this game, what is it now 5 games without a win, is just not good enough.

 

[Shirley]

Seen a pic of Yaya in training, maybe a surprise recall?

 

[kaz7]

Seen a pic of Yaya in training, maybe a surprise recall?

He has been training with the team all along,he won't play again imo

 

[snorky]

Seen a pic of Yaya in training, maybe a surprise recall?

Just keeping fit to pick up his wage pack :)

 

[Kompany is King]

Hope to see Maffeo at right back & Garcia in midfield.

Important to win. I would expect Pep has impressed this on the team.

 

[flb]

Caballero
Maffeo
Otamendi
Kolarov
Clichy
Fernando
Garcia
Navas
Silva
Sane
Ihaenacho

Id be resting Silva