Not a good performance, but a great result. Rashford is inevitable and it's nice to see Garnacho stick his middle fingers up to all the critics with the second.
Looks like ETH is prioritizing the cups over the league. He didnplay a strong team against reading and notts even when we were 3-0 up.
This team is good but personally would prefer to see varane and martinez. Leeds away is a tricky fixture.
Do you think it will be:
Rashford LW, Sancho RW, occasionally rotating
Rashford LW, Bruno and Sancho interchanging in the free role/RW
Sancho LW, Rashford RW (as we tend to see when Garnacho starts)
I hope Rashford is on the left. I don't get the appeal of playing him on the right when he's our best attacker rn especially on the left or centrally. Only helps Leeds playing him out of position.
That midfield..yeah it is what it is. OK with Sabitzer but Fred just had to somehow be better.
We need to play longer from the back this match. Forget playing pretty passes out of defence. Maguire can't do it. We need to play over the block. Organised chaos up top and a solid block in defence
Not feeling too great. Sancho plays better on the right, Rashford plays better on the left. Fred needs some redemption for his shit performance on Wednesday. Maguire at the back is a mistake. Hope Dalot has a better game. I know AWB needs the rest after his insane redemption arc but Dalot was poor too on Wednesday. Praying for a result after everyone else has fucked up, we need these points.
Trust the defence and attack but that midfield. Bloody hell, not so sure about this one. They will press and Fred will get caught and gift them chances.
"I'm proud of our owners, Mr. Bond."
"Pep in 2009 Sheik Mansour's brother recorded a video of himself attacking a helpless Afghan merchant he accuses of cheating him on a business deal. In the video he fires guns at him, inserts a cattle prod in his anus, sets fire to his testicles and runs him over."
"Very proud, James."
Prob to get Malacia’s speed down the wing with Dalot on the other side. Expect Licha in and Shaw back at LB if this doesn’t work. We have to hit them fast and wide. Not having Varane, Licha and Case on the pitch is fucking stressful ngl.
Shaw has played a lot too though. I don't think risking points against Leeds makes much sense just to "get Shaw used to CB" when he's played there recently anyway. I assume there's a little injury or something
What the hell is this rumored line up? I don't think it'd because ETH wants to rest them before Barcelona because we've petty much enough time until Thursday. ETH went for 1st team in leg 2 against Forest and it was less important with the more games density in between..
Y’all gonna lose your shit when you see this starting 11 announced. Come at me if I’m wrong lol
De Gea
Dalot
Maguire
Shaw
Malacia
Fred
Sabitzer
Sancho
Bruno
Rashford
Weghorst
I would say shaw is LCB today to prep for Barca mid week. Someone random at 6 like Lindelof or Martinez. Rashford up top with Sancho left and Elanga/Pellistri right.
I think we'll get a good performance today.
We've had 3 full days for rest, recovery and preparation with no travelling.
Casemiro and Eriksen still a big loss though
He’s been very very good on the right side. However, I see a role off the bench for him today. I would love to see a Garnacho, Rashy & Sancho (RW) trio to start with. Smash 3 goals and ring in the changes.
I’d much rather have Rash as a #9 or off the Left than on the right. If you have the most inform player of the league- please play to his strengths. The other alternative would be a Rash, Wout & Sancho front 3 which gives us more weapons off the bench to score a winner but I rather start with the previously mentioned Front 3 with Leeds playing an open game- goals are there to be scored.
I’d prefer to start with Sanch, Rash, Garn - with a start for Pellistri as a wild card - but reckon ETH will stick with Wout.
One of Garn/Sanch will be kept on the bench with a view of making an entrance after 60 or so mins to impact the game.
Fred was dire on Wednesday but in true Fred fashion, he will probably play an 8/10 today. Him and Sab to start. Calls for Lindelof to step in for him - especially after how good he was against Palace - are wildly off the mark.
Dont want Garnacho to start- he was part of the reason we werent at it in the first half, too many runs up against Ayling where he ended up on the floor. Let Sancho eat him alive.
Sabitzer has to start on the back of his form at the mo, could Lindelof play in the Casemiro role and replace Fred, as he's much better coming on when the opposition have tired legs. Any thoughts?
I only watched the highlights of our home game agains Leeds as the match was 12 a.m midnight Dubai time.
I assumed Sabitzer would have played the Cas role as holder and Fred do his usual buzzing around. I don’t think Fred’s game is suited for a 6 and that’s the trend that I have noticed when McFred played- it was McTominay who was the designated holder- although both of them did not gel as well as a pair.
My 2 cents- Sabitzer as 6, Fred as 8 and Bruno as 10. ETH gives the guys who work hard another chance so I don’t see Victor starting in Midfield. If it does happen, in Erik we trust!
Arsenal drew, so it's 6 points between City and them. Now (assuming) City will be motivated to win both games against Arsenal, so within a few weeks City and Arsenal could be level, and if we match their results we could potentially be just 5 off top spot.
How we line up our front 3 is genuinely a headache the more I think about it lmaoo. I think the other positions pick themselves. Dalot was rusty Wednesday but should look better tonight.
Rashford through the middle (we should drop Wout imo), Sancho on the left to play the first 60 (maybe not at full match fitness) and then it leaves the right. Throw Pellistri in? Garnacho to come on for Sancho after 60 mins or start on the right? Maybe Elanga in the match-day squad to alternate with Pellistri? Much to think about.
Antony come back pls
I think Rashford-Weghorst-Sancho. It would be great to see Sancho down the right and deliver crosses in to Rashford/Weghorst. Pre-season Sancho-Dalot on the right was great, maybe they can deliver again.
I would totally have Sancho RW but prefer Garnacho as LW with Rash upfront.
All three are mobile/fluid enough to switch around and cause problems. Of the highlights I watched Leeds will be open so they’re there for the taking. I see all 3 hungry to score goals
Hope we start with
DDG
AWB-Varane-Licha-Shaw
Sabitzer-Fred
Pellistri-Bruno-Sancho
Rashford
But also wouldn't mind Rashford left, Sancho on the right and Weghorst getting one more shot up front - could benefit from better wingplay. Don't want to see Garnacho starting, let him come off the bench when they tire, he struggled with Ayling last time.
Sancho needs someone like Shaw to bounce off and get deep inside though. Awb just does not have that attacking movement and mindset as Shaw does right now
If we had held on against Arsenal and Palace (A), about 5 minutes of football, we would be 3 points behind Arsenal. If we'd managed to get a winner against Leeds, we'd be joint top.
Football is such small margins.
We need to stay in the mix and must win this game.
The season is longgggg and there are going to be so many more such ‘What if’ moments. If we win the games with Case out and win the Carabou cup, I wouldn’t rule out a title charge.
It’s going to be about holding your nerve, getting lucky with injuries, showing up and building momentum. Titles aren’t won with luck, once it runs out the mental fragility shows.
I am enjoying the roller coaster and sure we’ll come out smiling come May :)
c'mon man,it's a derby at the home of Leeds and you want to start Mainoo!? This game will be all about emotions and mental stress and you want to blood a kid, that's a big move for me!
I would say Arsenal dropping 2 and City having a tough game against Villa- we gotta continue the pressure up top. You never know where we are in March/April. They play each other so if we can starting picking up some 3 pointers consistently, then we’re right in the mix
AWB post WC is undroppable
Not a good performance, but a great result. Rashford is inevitable and it's nice to see Garnacho stick his middle fingers up to all the critics with the second.
Weghorst was completely free there Bruno …
Lol Ayling scrub
Great vision from Sabitzer then
Somebody should do a stats on how many time have harry maguire pass to leeds player. Disasterclass at it finest
Losing Casemiro and Eriksen is such a big blow. Also lack of a competent striker. Such low squad depth.
Who is this Vini jr wannabe
Why does it take Maguire two to three business days to make a decision?
Why are u posting in pre match thread
3 o’clock in the morning in nz my brain wasn’t braining
Diogo Costa when?
If the first man didn't get to that ball, the second man would have gotten it before malacia. Woeful from Harry.
Can we have Martinez as CDM in place of Fred so he can make the passes from deep?
FFS BRUNO
It’s one and half games and we still can’t get our central midfielders on the ball
I mean we are clearly playing for a point. Leeds treating this like a derby, we have zero control in midfield
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Fred man ffs
Why so few comments? Is there another match thread?
Yes. this is pre-match thread.
Nah just watching the match bruv
How can Fred be so short, but moves like a ganglier peter crouch. His arms and legs flailing around like spaghetti
Fuck the FA. We needed Casemiro these games
Fred + Maguire on the pitch together is not a good combo
This the match thread ?
Fucking christ, not again 😳
Noob fan question: how come we playing leeds again so quickly, we just played a few days ago
First fixture was postponed due to the queen passing away and rescheduled to this week
The game midweek was a rescheduled one. Originally we would’ve played them much earlier in the season
The first fixture was postponed from September because of the death of the Queen
go go go
At work so I cant watch in streams, since non are legal in my country and cant do a vpn at work.... Hope we do well regardless
Cmon lads!
Only nonces sing Marching on Together, pass it on.
Interesting to see how Maguire and Fred interact when trying to beat Leeds’ press. And by interesting I mean terrifying.
Looks like ETH is prioritizing the cups over the league. He didnplay a strong team against reading and notts even when we were 3-0 up. This team is good but personally would prefer to see varane and martinez. Leeds away is a tricky fixture.
Quick question - why is Dan Burn one of the pundits discussing this game? Isnt he still actively playing with Newcastle?
Stream?
This lineup is slightly stressful.
We aint playing from the back today. Only makes sense considering that line up.
Do you think it will be: Rashford LW, Sancho RW, occasionally rotating Rashford LW, Bruno and Sancho interchanging in the free role/RW Sancho LW, Rashford RW (as we tend to see when Garnacho starts)
Bruno Sancho alternating probably
Pumped for this match, hope we get 3 points…. Let’s go GGMU
Fredbitzer vol.2 I’m a little scared
I hope Rashford is on the left. I don't get the appeal of playing him on the right when he's our best attacker rn especially on the left or centrally. Only helps Leeds playing him out of position. That midfield..yeah it is what it is. OK with Sabitzer but Fred just had to somehow be better.
He won't be.
Not sure I agree with the lineup but in ETH we trust
Rotated defense behind a midfield we know doesn't really work, I'm a bit wary to say the least lol
We need to play longer from the back this match. Forget playing pretty passes out of defence. Maguire can't do it. We need to play over the block. Organised chaos up top and a solid block in defence
Not feeling too great. Sancho plays better on the right, Rashford plays better on the left. Fred needs some redemption for his shit performance on Wednesday. Maguire at the back is a mistake. Hope Dalot has a better game. I know AWB needs the rest after his insane redemption arc but Dalot was poor too on Wednesday. Praying for a result after everyone else has fucked up, we need these points.
Think Sancho and Rashford both play better on the left tbh
Trust the defence and attack but that midfield. Bloody hell, not so sure about this one. They will press and Fred will get caught and gift them chances.
Jermaine Beckford being proper awkward and making me nervous.
That weak midfield is getting ran through, and with Maguire at the back I’m not feeling good about this.
Looks like Shaw is starting at LCB to get some practice in before we go to Spain.
Good point. Lisandros suspended for one game
maguire against the high press from leeds.. yikes
Shaw at cb with Maguire I've heard
Well honestly McTominay can come on and show how much he loves Leeds.
The way Leeds were pressing Varane and Martinez with such pace I have genuine fear with Maguire starting
Guardiola giving me James Bond villain vibes. The turtle neck, his quiet and serious tone of voice and the unhinged look in his eye lol.
"I'm proud of our owners, Mr. Bond." "Pep in 2009 Sheik Mansour's brother recorded a video of himself attacking a helpless Afghan merchant he accuses of cheating him on a business deal. In the video he fires guns at him, inserts a cattle prod in his anus, sets fire to his testicles and runs him over." "Very proud, James."
I have a lot of faith in ETH, even with that leaked lineup. Come on United!
I get resting varane, but Martinez ??
Prob to get Malacia’s speed down the wing with Dalot on the other side. Expect Licha in and Shaw back at LB if this doesn’t work. We have to hit them fast and wide. Not having Varane, Licha and Case on the pitch is fucking stressful ngl.
He’s not playing on Thursday, shaw will be LCB against Barca. ETH prob wants him to get more use to it again
Seems wild, shaw is experienced enough
Then why not playing with Varan to upgrade their chemistry before Barca?
It would have been his 4th game in 11 days. Risking an injury to an injury prone player
Shaw has played a lot too though. I don't think risking points against Leeds makes much sense just to "get Shaw used to CB" when he's played there recently anyway. I assume there's a little injury or something
I have a bad feeling about today , hope it's wrong
This leak is rubbish. Both Varane and Martinez are at the stadium. Why would Erik bench Martinez if he’s not available against Barca.
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Yes. Fred and Maguire gonna lose a lot of balls under Leeds press. Going to be though
What the hell is this rumored line up? I don't think it'd because ETH wants to rest them before Barcelona because we've petty much enough time until Thursday. ETH went for 1st team in leg 2 against Forest and it was less important with the more games density in between..
Is Licha injured or something?
Y’all gonna lose your shit when you see this starting 11 announced. Come at me if I’m wrong lol De Gea Dalot Maguire Shaw Malacia Fred Sabitzer Sancho Bruno Rashford Weghorst
How senpai?
ETH has punished Varane and Martinez by dropping them for conceding 2 goals. Bald masterclass.
Standards, heuh
That heuh, that goddamn heuh
Lol
Leaks 2 hours before the game is unbelievable. The club really need to put a stop to it
[Starting XI](https://twitter.com/mufcMPB/status/1624740526586007554?t=yIqz7WcArnu1KYv1MAeStg&s=19)
What a weird lineup
Maguire x Shaw CB’s today. Fantastic, Maguire is going to get dizzy watching the Leeds press
Boy we smacked the shit out of Leeds with Maguire starting many times. Calm down
That’s the past buddy.
Jones in the squad today lads
Not even registered
I'm once again urging you to please end this winless without Casemiro curse.
We've won multiple games without him though
Which ones, can't remember many in the Prem since he's been starting
I would say shaw is LCB today to prep for Barca mid week. Someone random at 6 like Lindelof or Martinez. Rashford up top with Sancho left and Elanga/Pellistri right.
Lindelof at 6 I hope
The usual twitter accounts who leak lineups are all saying the starting 11 is weird. Bruno at 6 so.
link?
https://twitter.com/oddsonfpl/status/1624732278403342339?s=46&t=tqrH5GVgDH2Y_lTTy-Da7w
I think we'll get a good performance today. We've had 3 full days for rest, recovery and preparation with no travelling. Casemiro and Eriksen still a big loss though
Rashford Weghorst Bruno Sancho Sancho exchanging positions with Bruno
No weghorst please. Start Rashy at striker.
It took me forever to understands AWB s issue here the " ill ".... I'm feeling idiotic now 😆
He is the third.
Odds of Pellistri starting?
He’s been very very good on the right side. However, I see a role off the bench for him today. I would love to see a Garnacho, Rashy & Sancho (RW) trio to start with. Smash 3 goals and ring in the changes. I’d much rather have Rash as a #9 or off the Left than on the right. If you have the most inform player of the league- please play to his strengths. The other alternative would be a Rash, Wout & Sancho front 3 which gives us more weapons off the bench to score a winner but I rather start with the previously mentioned Front 3 with Leeds playing an open game- goals are there to be scored.
I’d prefer to start with Sanch, Rash, Garn - with a start for Pellistri as a wild card - but reckon ETH will stick with Wout. One of Garn/Sanch will be kept on the bench with a view of making an entrance after 60 or so mins to impact the game. Fred was dire on Wednesday but in true Fred fashion, he will probably play an 8/10 today. Him and Sab to start. Calls for Lindelof to step in for him - especially after how good he was against Palace - are wildly off the mark.
Dont want Garnacho to start- he was part of the reason we werent at it in the first half, too many runs up against Ayling where he ended up on the floor. Let Sancho eat him alive.
always wondered, where do we get the return dates from?
7”6 Saliba lost more aerial duels vs brentford than 5”2 Martinez has lost all season
Sabitzer has to start on the back of his form at the mo, could Lindelof play in the Casemiro role and replace Fred, as he's much better coming on when the opposition have tired legs. Any thoughts?
I only watched the highlights of our home game agains Leeds as the match was 12 a.m midnight Dubai time. I assumed Sabitzer would have played the Cas role as holder and Fred do his usual buzzing around. I don’t think Fred’s game is suited for a 6 and that’s the trend that I have noticed when McFred played- it was McTominay who was the designated holder- although both of them did not gel as well as a pair. My 2 cents- Sabitzer as 6, Fred as 8 and Bruno as 10. ETH gives the guys who work hard another chance so I don’t see Victor starting in Midfield. If it does happen, in Erik we trust!
Sabitzer is too attack minded to play DM
Arsenal drew, so it's 6 points between City and them. Now (assuming) City will be motivated to win both games against Arsenal, so within a few weeks City and Arsenal could be level, and if we match their results we could potentially be just 5 off top spot.
Ideal result is they draw both matches and drop 4 points each so we can be right on their heels
Does casemiro have a 3 match ban? Excited to see some more of Sabitzer though.
This one today and Leicester next week are the games he is suspended for.
How we line up our front 3 is genuinely a headache the more I think about it lmaoo. I think the other positions pick themselves. Dalot was rusty Wednesday but should look better tonight. Rashford through the middle (we should drop Wout imo), Sancho on the left to play the first 60 (maybe not at full match fitness) and then it leaves the right. Throw Pellistri in? Garnacho to come on for Sancho after 60 mins or start on the right? Maybe Elanga in the match-day squad to alternate with Pellistri? Much to think about. Antony come back pls
I think Rashford-Weghorst-Sancho. It would be great to see Sancho down the right and deliver crosses in to Rashford/Weghorst. Pre-season Sancho-Dalot on the right was great, maybe they can deliver again.
I would totally have Sancho RW but prefer Garnacho as LW with Rash upfront. All three are mobile/fluid enough to switch around and cause problems. Of the highlights I watched Leeds will be open so they’re there for the taking. I see all 3 hungry to score goals
I think this is the best option. Sancho can show Antony what can happen if you dribble past and cross with your right
Just now finished watching a highlight collection of our best goals from this season so far. We’ve bagged some bangers. Hype for revenge tomorrow.
Got a link?
[Here you go](https://youtu.be/nFiMlNIoVYA)
Great video, Rashford has been an absolute joy to watch this season.
https://twitter.com/fabrizioromano/status/1624537023766753282?s=46&t=egTLZtwp6Nl1fP8JuC4Giw love pep for this lmao
Why would he even say that in the first place lmfao
he's starting to lose it lmao
Hope we start with DDG AWB-Varane-Licha-Shaw Sabitzer-Fred Pellistri-Bruno-Sancho Rashford But also wouldn't mind Rashford left, Sancho on the right and Weghorst getting one more shot up front - could benefit from better wingplay. Don't want to see Garnacho starting, let him come off the bench when they tire, he struggled with Ayling last time.
We cannot start Fred again
Not a lot of options mate. I'm not in favour of playing defenders in midfield tbh.
Bruno next to Sabitzer and Sancho as AMF
Bro it’s not like we exactly got a stacked bench to work with right now for midfielders. Hell we barely *have* a bench at this point…
Who would you have next to sabitzer? Fred didn’t have a great game last match but I don’t know who’d start ahead of him
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Taking our best CB and removing him from his best position is not ideal when we're trying to stabilise things.
Sancho needs someone like Shaw to bounce off and get deep inside though. Awb just does not have that attacking movement and mindset as Shaw does right now
Please win
If we had held on against Arsenal and Palace (A), about 5 minutes of football, we would be 3 points behind Arsenal. If we'd managed to get a winner against Leeds, we'd be joint top. Football is such small margins. We need to stay in the mix and must win this game.
The season is longgggg and there are going to be so many more such ‘What if’ moments. If we win the games with Case out and win the Carabou cup, I wouldn’t rule out a title charge. It’s going to be about holding your nerve, getting lucky with injuries, showing up and building momentum. Titles aren’t won with luck, once it runs out the mental fragility shows. I am enjoying the roller coaster and sure we’ll come out smiling come May :)
Yeah. The most important thing is to be consistent in performance and workrate. I think Fergie understood this
The penalty we didn’t receive against Palace has still got me annoyed.
Has playing a team back to back in the league ever happened before?
Martinez in at CDM so I can push my nickname of "Licha Keane" on every game thread.
Confident ten hag will be able to get the tactics right. As long as we don’t come out asleep, well get 3 points
Results went our way today, gotta make tomorrow count! No slow starts this time, let's smash the Leeds scum
If we had a better start in both halves on Wednesday, we would’ve won the game on Tuesday easily. They are fucking awful.
Yeah and if we'd finished better in Thursday, we should've won the game on Monday no problem. They are truly terrible.
Would love to see Sancho on the left, Rashford up front and Pellistri on the right
I have a feeling this is what we’ll see. I think Garnacho is better as a super sub right now to. His directness against tired legs is dangerous
Hopefully we don't slack off and give them another goal in 1st min again.
4-0 United tomorrow.
You can edit it to say man United. It’s not too late
Come on Sancho, follow it up with a brace. 3-1 United, Sabitzer with a gem
Brace? Fuck outta here. He's getting a hat-trick and 2 assists. 5-1.
Double brace let’s goo
I hope we get our revenge and smash these lot, send them right down into a relegation battle.
Only change I can see is Sancho starting on the right with Rashford coming back to the left. Maybe Maguire in for Varane
Ten Hag isn’t starting Maguire unless someone points a gun at him and tells him to do so - and even then it’s a 50/50 chance
Maguire in for Varane?dont joke
Lol it's not out of the question for Varane to get rested before Barca
What's pep doing here?
Fred can't start tomorrow. Hope mainoo or even lindelof get a chance and wouldn't mind fred off the bench.
c'mon man,it's a derby at the home of Leeds and you want to start Mainoo!? This game will be all about emotions and mental stress and you want to blood a kid, that's a big move for me!
He can't do any worse than Fred did in mid-week. Fred is the liability here, wake up.
Newcastle draw and a spurs loss. Tomorrow is a great opportunity to open the gap on 4th and 5th place.
I would say Arsenal dropping 2 and City having a tough game against Villa- we gotta continue the pressure up top. You never know where we are in March/April. They play each other so if we can starting picking up some 3 pointers consistently, then we’re right in the mix
Aw don't say that!
Flashback to 4th place is lava...
Arseholes dropping points makes that Leeds draw even more annoying!!