Keep it tight, if 0-0 by 70th, go for it I reckon
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Leicester City 2:2 Manchester United
King Power Stadium
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- Sat, 26 December 2020 @ 12:30pm GMT
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Keep it tight, if 0-0 by 70th, go for it I reckon
Indeed we will! Let us bookmark the inevitable!!!
Dont really understand this line of thinking. The supposedly lesser players have earned their place in the starting eleven. If those bench players are so good, why have they not made it impossible for their name to be first on the team sheet? Also, the line up will vary depending on opponent. I think it is refreshing to have quality bench options.I just noticed we have 9 subs on the bench, did the PL pass the change to allow 5 subs like the CL?
Leicester will not sit back as much. Rodgers can't help it. James is there for better defensive cover whilst offering a threat on the transitionDefensive line up
Pogba and Telles deserved to start todayHow the feck do we not have a single RB backup? Telles couldn't cover?
Nope, you can have a bigger bench but still only 3 subs. Its idiotic.
I'll piggy back on your optimism. Feel like we drew a crap performance, hopefully we can still get a result playing badly.
I think we're allowed more on the bench but still 3 subs on the pitch
Interesting stats. Hopefully we start this game like the last two.
I would be happy enough with a draw today provided we win the next 2. That would then be 26 points from 30 which is basically title winning form.
Ole has said Bailly is playing CB so unless they put lindelof who can’t run as a right back then it’s a 352. Guess we will soon find out.
not a great sign for me anyway. Why do we need 3 at the back against 1 striker? Just gives their midfield more spaceDoes anyone have any basis for assuming this is a 352? Surely more likely that we're using a CB at RB?
You'd then give McT licence to get forward with that 3 staying back with Fred
We have Williams and Laird. We also sent Dalot on loan.
He’s putting James there to track Barnes.
The broadcaster's in the ground are pointing it out
This
Shaw and creativity in the same phrase
The man who crossed the half way line twice since 2015Oh man, Ole is taking risks again.not really sure about this line up..Maybe ole fancies lindelof as a Rb Iongterm?
he played there for benfica
Ah ok, interesting. Sounds lopsided. Reckon it'll work?
Yep, recent games have been tight with them so I’d expect the same today, it’s nice that we now seem to have a squad that can rotate without too much drop in quality, which means that we get more dangerous as the game goes on for me.
Shame the 5 sub rule didn’t come in this year, I had that as a massive positive to help a title challenge for us this year.Can’t get back in the habit of james regularly playing ahead of better players again
Would rather Mata over Lingard on the bench also
What are you talking about? those bench players have been doing well
Cavani scored last time out and Matic was arguably MotM, Pogba started a couple of games and looked much better than before but is again out of the squad. Not even gonna argue about Donny because he isn't getting a chance all season.
Dan James is the dodgy one for me, he wont get space today and will struggle. He's simply not good enough.I don't see that Lindelof at RB is less plausible than James as RWB. Plus, if it was 352 then surely Telles would be on the left rather than Shaw? And, 352 would be a really surprising formation to begin with against Leicester.Big game today.
He caused Leeds problems with his direct running. If Ole didn't think he could do the same here, he wouldn't be playing. Plus as had been said, their midfield has some good pacey players in it. James will be useful in covering
Perhaps.
Yes, I have such basis.
1. Lindelof and Bailly are only good at CB
2. James is a good “defensive winger”
3. James is not needed as an attacker as we have better options there
4. Game is very important, hence cautious setup by Ole
5. So it’s 3-5-2 with enough options on the bench to switch to 4-3-3 when needed
First real testicle!
Yeah, unless Mata is injured I find this to be really odd.Wait so we play with a James/Lingard style headless runner again?
James again worries me. He is still pretty crap.
Leicester won't be open like Leeds either.
I just hope Ole, now the Poch shadow is not looming him, doesn't revert back to his negative approach and sub standard results. I just want consistency and I don't think a draw today is a good result either.
Hopefully I'm proven wrong once again.Tinkering Ole, trying to be too clever for his own shoes here.
I wish this is one of those line-ups where the caf hate it and we win, but I don't think it is. We are going to struggle.Cant believe we are going with james today. Why is Ole willing to sabotage his managerial career when he is so close to getting back unanimous support?Wait so we play with a James/Lingard style headless runner again?
Hopefully they both go in Jan.- Status
Man of the Match
Runners-up
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17%
Fred
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13%
Luke Shaw
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1%
Edinson Cavani
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1%
Daniel James
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1%
Marcus Rashford
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1%
Harry Maguire
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1%
Eric Bailly
Player Ratings
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Compiled from 280 ratings.
Score Predictions
131,16,37
- Man Utd win
- Leicester win
- Draw
Detailed Results
- 26% Leicester 1:2 Man Utd
- 17% Leicester 1:3 Man Utd
- 10% Leicester 1:1 Man Utd
- 9% Leicester 0:2 Man Utd
- 8% Leicester 2:2 Man Utd
- 5% Leicester 0:1 Man Utd
- 3% Leicester 2:1 Man Utd
- 3% Leicester 0:3 Man Utd
- 3% Leicester 2:3 Man Utd
- 3% Leicester 2:4 Man Utd
- 3% Leicester 1:4 Man Utd
- 3% Leicester 2:0 Man Utd
- 1% Leicester 0:0 Man Utd
- 1% Leicester 0:5 Man Utd
- 1% Leicester 3:3 Man Utd
- 1% Leicester 4:1 Man Utd
- 1% Leicester 5:0 Man Utd
- 1% Leicester 0:4 Man Utd
- 1% Leicester 3:0 Man Utd
- 1% Leicester 1:5 Man Utd
- 1% Leicester 3:1 Man Utd
- 1% Leicester 1:0 Man Utd
Match Stats
- Leicester
- Man Utd
- Possession
- 55% 45%
- Shots
- 10 9
- Shots on Target
- 3 4
- Corners
- 5 0
- Fouls
- 10 17
Referee
Mike Dean
Man Utd Lineup
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replaced by Axel Tuanzebe
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replaced by Edinson Cavani
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replaced by Paul Pogba
