It's a reoccurring injury on his little finger. A dislocation. He's staying with the squad but they're not risking him or the match. I'm sure he will be fine for Arsenal.
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It's a reoccurring injury on his little finger. A dislocation. He's staying with the squad but they're not risking him or the match. I'm sure he will be fine for Arsenal.The only thing I've been confident about is going to the game and to the pub. The way we've been playing anything else would be hubris,I'm not sure what to expect tbh,its a MUST win for wenger in my opinion since they have dortmund straight after and i expect a loss for the g00ns and if they lose to us as well Arsene is going to be under severe pressure so arsenal might actually play with some heart for once in this tie.
I hope monreal plays center back though....
Chelsea and Man City went easy on us...
I've read a lot of similar comments regarding the Chelsea and Man City games - ie. those teams went easy on us for various reasons.
I can assure you that both teams (Man City and Chelsea) played well.
Chelsea and Man City will more than likely finish top 2 this year.
After the Chelsea game, Mourinho stated that his team played "fantastic".
When arguably the best manager in the World is stating that his league leading team played fantastic, AND we drew, we must conclude that we genuinely played well against them
Note: I trust the assessment of Mourinho more than the assessment of armchair experts.
So, please, fellow Man Utd fans, give our team credit where credit is due.
Man Utd Vs Arsenal
When our team isn't decimated with injury we are definitely potent. The issue I have with the Arsenal game is the fact that most of our defensive line (inc goal keeper) appear to be injured.
IMO, we have to accept that this injury crisis is how things will continue for the season. With this in mind, it would prudent to load our team with CBs. I'm not suggesting we buy a £40M CB, but we need to buy some (cheapish) squad defenders. As our defenders get injured (which we know, they will), another defender can be rotated in, rather than placing a midfielder in defence.
I really do hope that we buy some (cheapish) CBs and a RB in January, as those players could be crucial to us getting top 4.
And as if that isn't great, the supposed superb attack we have now seems to be Di Maria, Rooney and VP battling each other to be most off key, Falcao unfit and injured now, and Mata who obviously doesn't fit Van Gaal.
Ho hum
Obviously sods law dictates that if we did buy in 2 or 3 defenders, we'd suddenly get no injuries, and instead have 13 defenders to try and rotate.I'll be sat in the Arsenal end for this one.
And if I see a defence of Valencia, McNair and Smalling, whilst seeing Arsenal fielding their suddenly injury free lineup, I will be slightly worried.Can't wait for this game, we can go 4th again with a victory. Their club, their players and their fans have a massive inferiority complex when it comes to playing us, this "should" be a easy win.
The big hope I have is Arsenal's ability to cock up even from a winning position. I know we did it against Leicester, but Arsenal have a real skill for it.Will we even have a full starting 11 for this? Why is it always our defensive players who get injured? Would much rather have them spread around to our attacking players then this.
Lindegaard
Valencia Smalling McNair Shaw
Herrera Rooney Fellaini
Mata Van Persie Di Maria
Maybe Fletcher as a defensive mid? Genuinely don't know if Blind and Carrick are both out. Hopefully Rafael is back at least so we can have a right back.
Injuries are killing us.The injuries might not be as bad as we fear. De Gea, Rafael, Blind, Carrick and Falcao could all potentially be fine for this game. However if all of these are unavailable, then I will not be confident going into this game...
Also, is Evans available?
Physioroom says he might be back for this... To be honest though, with the form he's shown this season, I'd rather he didn't make that game on time.What the fudge, Blind a doubt as well now?
It really is a jinx on anyone who has played centre back isn't it!--------------Lindergaard
Rafael---Smallling--Mcnair---Shaw
Valencia---Carrick---Fellaini--Di Maria
----------Wilson---Rooney---------So, if we believe that LvG isn't going to rush players back from injury, then we have to assume that Rafael, Falcao, Evans and Jones aren't ready to start. Also Carrick, De Gea and Blind have picked up injuries during this international break. Depending on the severity of those injuries our line up could potentially be:
Lindegaard
Valencia - Smalling - McNair - Shaw
Fletcher
Rooney - Fellaini
Januzaj - RvP - Di Maria
Herrera is a good shout for one of Januzaj/Fellaini/Fletcher.
Injuries are seriously decimating the team. If we have to put a team out like the one above I won't be very confident.
Aye, I didn't really mean as a starter, but with the way our luck has been going with CB injuries it'd be good to have him on the bench. I'd like to see Smalling and McNair start, but as LVG seems to like using a left footer, perhaps we'll see Smalling and Blackett.I have absolutely no clue who will play instead of Blind and Carrick. Fellaini I doubt could do a job back there against Arsenal. Herrera will have to up his game. Phil Brittlebones maybe?we're going to have to rely on the hoodoo we've enjoyed over Arsenal, rather than a strong lineup.
CripesArsenal themselves could be missing Giroud, Koscielny, Ozil, and what ever other injuries they pick up between now and Saturday - and knowing Arsenal, there are bound to be a few. So maybe it evens itself out a bit.De Gea is on Spain's bench so should be fine enough for this game.
De GeaSubs: Lindegaard,McNair,Fellani,Wilson,Pereira,Vermijl,Mata
Valencia - Smalling - Blackett - Shaw
Fletcher
Herrera - Rooney
Januzaj - Di Maria
RVP
Predicting a line-up is going to be really hard with all these injuries. Only by Friday we'll know who all are available. I just hope Di Maria doesn't get injured on Tuesday. But still confident of us doing well. My line-up would be
De Gea(Lindegaard)
Rafael(Valencia)-Smalling-McNair-Shaw
Carrick
Herrera-Di Maria
Mata
Van Persie-Rooney
I would rather play Thorpe instead of Fletcher.......Fletcher is totally awful
So am I but let's be realistic here.With all these injuries the midfield has reverted back to clusterfeck mode.
We usually do well against Arsenal with no midfield. No midfield and no centre backs might be an issue this time though.
I hope Van Gaal is realistic and remembers Fletcher's first three games of the season....just against Swansea, Sunderland & Burnley
If Carrick & Blind are out for this match and Van Gaal sees Thorpe as a defensive midfielder then he should feckin play him.......i don't wanna see a player like Fletcher anymore in our teamThis is the team I would put out (assuming the worst with injuries):
-----------------lindegaard---------
valencia---smalling---mcnair---shaw
--------fellaini---herrera----di maria-----
januzaj----------------------------rooney
-----------------van persie-----------
With a license to roam for rooney and januzajWe've lost this match during the international break. There's never anything to be positive about with United anymore. With Carrick and Blind out, can see us getting hammered.Any chance of a massive fall of snow in London this Saturday?We ain't losing this, we can still field a pretty strong team, Rafael and Smalling are back and hopefully De Gea is fit for the game.
--------------------------Lindergaard----------------------
--Rafael----------Smalling---------McNair---------Shaw--
-----------------------Herrera----Fellaini-------------------
---------Rooney--------------Mata------------Di Maria------
----------------------------Van Persie----------------------Daley Blind, David de Gea, Michael Carrick, Marcos Rojo, Rafael, Ashley Young, Phil Jones, Radamel Falcao,
Jonny Evans and Jesse Lingard will be out versus Arsenal.
I think we wil continue playing 4141 versus big teams, we still have options up front like RVP, Rooney, Di Maria, Mata, Januzaj, Wilson. And Fellaini, Herrera, Di Maria, Fletcher as CM's. The only question is who will play instead of Blind?
I can see Di Maria and Januzaj as wingers, Van Persie as striker, Rooney and Fellaini in the midfield with Herrera. With players like Mata, Wilson and Fletcher, Blackett and a young GK as subs.It'll be a limp dick defeat, like against City, and everyone on the Caf will rejoice that it was 'only' 1-0. Urgh.So if everyone who's got injured stays injured
---------------Lindegaard---------------
Valencia---Smalling---McNair---Shaw
----------------Fletcher----------------
-------Fellaini-----------Rooney-------
Januzaj----------RVP---------Di Maria
Subs: Amos (?), Blackett, Herrera, Mata, Wilson, ???, ???
Not ideal, but hardly give up and go home time either
He'll be run ragged. Could be brutal tbh. Hasn't played for ages, and looks physically a ghost. I'm a huge fan and want him to get back to a good level, if not his best. He deserves it but not this game to experiment. 60% Herrera > Fletcher for this game.
Pack the midfield, close the space and play on the counter. I'd rather Mata for Januzaj. Both aren't particularly useful defensively so I'd rather the player who can unlock their defence.
No one on here "rejoices" when we lose, they just moan and bring out those stupid moyes vs van gaal threads. So I doubt the caf will "rejoice" if we where to lose to an arsenal team who are awful.So our most important players are possibly injured, our best players are not in form (Rooney, Mata, RVP, di Maria) and we havent won 1 single game away from home yet, will be surprised if we win this one.
Really starting to feel sorry for LVG now, only player who has been available/not injured all season are Januzaj/Mata.I would like to see this line up:
----------Lindegaard----------
Rafael - McNair - Jones - Shaw
----------- Carrick ------------
------ Herrera - Di Maria --------
------------ Mata --------------
------- Falcao - Rooney ---------
Still a good line-up IMO
Why would you have fletcher over Herrera?
Big difference losing 'only' 1-0 away to City with 10 men, a place where even with Fergie in charge we were shite, and then playing Arsenal who aren't very good.- Status
You forgot to tag him properly though. Here, i would do it for you Man of the Match
Runners-up
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Wayne Rooney
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Marouane Fellaini
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Chris Smalling
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Michael Carrick
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Score Predictions
459,140,192
- Man Utd win
- Arsenal win
- Draw
Detailed Results
- 26% Arsenal 1:2 Man Utd
- 12% Arsenal 1:1 Man Utd
- 10% Arsenal 2:2 Man Utd
- 9% Arsenal 1:3 Man Utd
- 7% Arsenal 2:1 Man Utd
- 6% Arsenal 0:2 Man Utd
- 5% Arsenal 2:3 Man Utd
- 4% Arsenal 0:1 Man Utd
- 3% Arsenal 3:1 Man Utd
- 3% Arsenal 0:5 Man Utd
- 2% Arsenal 0:0 Man Utd
- 2% Arsenal 2:0 Man Utd
- 2% Arsenal 0:3 Man Utd
- 2% Arsenal 5:0 Man Utd
- 2% Arsenal 1:0 Man Utd
- 1% Arsenal 3:2 Man Utd
- 1% Arsenal 2:4 Man Utd
- 1% Arsenal 3:0 Man Utd
- 1% Arsenal 1:5 Man Utd
- 0% Arsenal 4:5 Man Utd
- 0% Arsenal 1:4 Man Utd
- 0% Arsenal 0:4 Man Utd
- 0% Arsenal 4:3 Man Utd
- 0% Arsenal 3:3 Man Utd
- 0% Arsenal 5:5 Man Utd
- 0% Arsenal 4:4 Man Utd
- 0% Arsenal 3:4 Man Utd
- 0% Arsenal 3:5 Man Utd
- 0% Arsenal 4:0 Man Utd
- 0% Arsenal 5:1 Man Utd
- 0% Arsenal 4:1 Man Utd
- 0% Arsenal 4:2 Man Utd
Match Stats
- Arsenal
- Man Utd
- Possession
- 61% 39%
- Shots
- 23 12
- Shots on Target
- 9 2
- Corners
- 11 5
- Fouls
- 12 8
Referee
Mike Dean
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