League Cup 3rd Round

Manchester United 4:1 Burton Albion

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Wed, 20 September 2017 @ 8:00pm BST
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    Date - Wednesday, September 20 2017
    Kickoff Time - 2000 Hrs BST
    Venue - Old Trafford, Manchester

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    League Cup form guide

    Manchester United:

    Burton: WW


    Previous Meetings in the League Cup

    Manchester United 5-0 Burton

    Burton 0-0 Manchester United


    All-Time League Cup Record

    Manchester United wins - 1
    Burton wins - 0
    Draws - 1


    Pre-Match Pressers

    José Mourinho



    Nigel Clough



    Team News

    Manchester United

    Zlatan Ibrahimović, Paul Pogba, Marcos Rojo and Axel Tuanzebe ruled out. David De Gea, Antonio Valencia, Eric Bailly and Nemanja Matić will all be rested.


    Burton

    Liam Boyce ruled out.


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    Burton Albion Football Club (nicknamed Brewers, stemming from the town's Brewing heritage dating back hundreds of years) is a professional football club based in the town of Burton upon Trent, Staffordshire. The team play in the Championship, the second tier of English football. Burton Albion were formed in 1950, and joined the Birmingham & District League. They finished the 1953–54 season as runners-up, and in 1958–59 joined the Southern League North Western zone. In October 1998, Nigel Clough was appointed as player-manager and he led the club to two successive runners-up spots, in 1999–2000 and 2000–01. Burton were again moved to the Northern Premier League Premier Division in 2001–02, which they won by a margin of 15 points, scoring 106 goals in the process. The club were promoted to the Football Conference for the first time. In their non-League days the Brewers' local rivals were Gresley Rovers, Nuneaton Borough, Stafford Rangers and Tamworth. However, since the club's rise to the Football League these rivalries have become less intense, replaced by local rivalries with Port Vale, Crewe Alexandra, Notts County, Chesterfield and Walsall. The club's home ground is the Pirelli Stadium, having moved from Eton Park in 2005.


    Referee

    Graham Scott.​
     
    Romero
    Darmian Lindelof Smalling Blind
    Herrera Carrick Mctominay
    Lingard Rashford Martial
     
    A run for Martial through the middle and lots of goals please
     
    Pretty excited to watch this one, a bloke I used to play football with in the school team signed for Burton this summer and is a big united fan. Will be surreal watching him line up at Old Trafford
     
    Team should be...

    ---------------Romero---------------
    Young--Smalling--Lindelof--Shaw
    -------Fellaini-------Carrick-------
    Mata---------Herrera---------Lingard
    ---------------Martial---------------

    Subs: Pereira, Darmian, Blind, Matic, McTominay, Rashford, Lukaku
     
    Please rest micky and lukaku, the former looks like he really needs it based on today's performance..
     
    Looking forward to this game. Love those early games in domestic cups when you rest your main team and watch the match without much tension.

    Romero
    Darmian - Smalling - Lindelof - Shaw
    Carrick - Herrera
    Lingard - Mata - Martial
    Rashford​
     
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    Rashford

    Martial Lingard Mata

    McTominay Herrera

    Shaw Smalling Lindelöf Tuanzebe

    Romero

    Subs: Pereira, Mitchell, Darmian, Blind, Fellaini, Mkhi, Wilson

    3-1 win​
     
    This would've been the game for Andreas Pereira. I know he played the other night but if he's fresh enough I wouldn't mind seeing Angel Gomes get a place on the bench.
     
    I'm torn on this. I'd like Martial to get a start up top, but I think he should be starting ahead of Rashford in the league for the time being, so I wouldn't mind him being rested.

    Apart from him, I hope Matic and Lukaku are rested.
     
    Early Predicted Lineup:
    _____________________________________________________________________________
    20. Romero

    36. Darmian 2. Lindelof 12. Smalling 23. Shaw

    16. Carrick 21. Herrera

    8. Mata 14. Lingard 11. Martial

    19. Rashford
    ______________________________________________________________________________
    Bench:     40. Pereira, 38. Tuanzebe, 17. Blind, 27. Fellaini, 39. McTominay, 22. Mkhitaryan, 9. Lukaku

    Predicted Score: Man Utd 5-0 Burton (Martial X2, Rashford, Mata, Mkhitaryan)​
     
    Lukaku, Mata, Fellaini and Mkhitaryan on the bench. Rashford, Lingard and Martial to start up front. Carrick and Herrera in midfield. Like to see Tuanzebe getting a game as well.
     
    Jose likes his cups, I don't think he'll go quite as weak as some are suggesting.




    Shaw will hopefully get 25 minutes in the second half.
     
    Romero​

    Lindelof Smalling Tuanzebe​

    Darmian Carrick Herrera Shaw​

    Lingard Martial Rashford​
     
    Bring in the cavalry.

    Martial Rashford Lingard
    Gomes
    Carrick McTominay
    Shaw Smalling Lindelöf Darmian
    Romero​
     
    DomesticTadpole said:
    Then why did we give him a contract. He would have been better going or retiring and us keeping Pereira.
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    Carrick is sort of a "dressing room lieutenant" at this stage. I'd prefer see how McTominay does against Championship level opposition.

    Sammyjunn said:
    :lol:, he can still do a job against poor opposition.
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    I've always liked Carrick, but I've also always liked playing youngsters in this.
     
    Would love to see Shaw make a return and play a blinder. Would be great to have him back and offer some pace on the overlap down the left on a consistent basis.

    Martial or Rashford as a centre forward would be good to see as well.
     
    Lukaku looked a bit gassed today so a rest for him, Rashford as well after the mare today. Martial to play CF.

    Something like this would probably get the job done:

    De Gea
    Darmian Smalling Lindelof Blind
    Herrera McTominay Carrick
    Young Martial Lingard.
     
    3-5-2

    Romero
    Young
    Lindelof
    Smalling
    Blind
    Shaw
    Herrera
    Mctominay
    Lingard
    Rashford
    Martial
     
    I'd switch it up a bit, here:

    ------------------Romero----------------------
    ---Tuanzebe----Smalling------Lindelof------
    Darmian---------------------------------Shaw
    --------------Carrick------Herrera------------
    Lingard-----------Rashford-------------Martial

    SUBS - McTominay (Carrick), Mata (Martial), Mitchell (Shaw)

    Man United 5 - 0 Burton Albion
    Rashford x 2; Lingard; Martial; Mata
     
    Honestly I'd just Play the youth and rest all the first 11. Give them a week off.
     
    Rest Matic, De Gea, Valencia, Lukaku.

    Romero

    Darmian
    Smalling
    Lindelof
    Tuanzebe

    Herrera
    Carrick

    Lingard
    Mata
    Rashford

    Martial
     
    The players who have played most minutes will be rested. I think matic,valencia,mata, mkhi, lukaku, Jones, bailly, de gea will be rested at the very least.
    I hope shaw plays, maybe 30-35 mins as a sub, but its a good game to get him going. Hope to see this line up but i dont think it will be this-

    --------------Romero-------------
    Darmian---smalling---Lindelof-blind
    ---------Carrick----Mctominay-----------
    Martial------herrera--------Lingard
    -------------Rashford----------------

    With Tuanzebe, shaw and angel gomez coming on.
     
    Romero
    Darmian--Lindelof--Smalling--Shaw
    Carrick--Herrera
    Lingard--Mata--Martial
    Rashford

    subs: Pereira, Tuanzebe, Mitchell, Blind, Fellaini, McTominay, Young

    Take Martial off after 60 minutes and bring on McTominay.​
     
    Romero
    Darmian Lindelof Smalling Shaw
    Carrick Herrera
    Lingard Mata
    Martial Rashford
     
    I have a feeling Mourinho would use this game to try the back 3 system
     
    I imagine Romero, Darmian, Lindelof, Smalling, Shaw, Carrick, Herrera, Lingard and Martial are all nailed-on to start this. Tuanzebe too perhaps?
     
    #CR7 said:
    3-5-2

    Romero
    Young
    Lindelof
    Smalling
    Blind
    Shaw
    Herrera
    Mctominay
    Lingard
    Rashford
    Martial
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    How do you do a 3-5-2 with those players? Lingard in central midfield?
     
    Players definitely having a rest: Matić, Mkhitaryan, Lukaku. All of them had 9 games in 5 weeks, it's time to stop and smell the roses.

    Very much doubt Shaw or McTominay will have a chance to start, unfortunately.
     
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Score Predictions

735,7,4
  • Man Utd win
  • Burton win
  • Draw

Detailed Results

  • 37% Man Utd 3:0 Burton
  • 26% Man Utd 4:0 Burton
  • 14% Man Utd 5:0 Burton
  • 13% Man Utd 2:0 Burton
  • 4% Man Utd 3:1 Burton
  • 2% Man Utd 4:1 Burton
  • 2% Man Utd 2:1 Burton
  • 1% Man Utd 5:1 Burton
  • 0% Man Utd 0:0 Burton
  • 0% Man Utd 1:0 Burton
  • 0% Man Utd 1:2 Burton
  • 0% Man Utd 4:2 Burton
  • 0% Man Utd 0:1 Burton
  • 0% Man Utd 4:3 Burton
  • 0% Man Utd 2:3 Burton
  • 0% Man Utd 1:1 Burton
  • 0% Man Utd 1:3 Burton
  • 0% Man Utd 5:3 Burton
  • 0% Man Utd 1:5 Burton
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Match Stats

  1. Man Utd
  2. Burton
Possession
69% 31%
Shots
16 10
Shots on Target
11 3
Corners
5 2
Fouls
11 14

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Graham Scott

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