Manchester United 3:2 Arsenal

FC Ronaldo · Feb 28, 2016

No Mike. No Martial.

Raw · Feb 28, 2016

Thought it'd be Riley over Rojo at LB.

NinjaFletch · Feb 28, 2016

That back 4.

We're going to get pulped.

pseudo_canadian · Feb 28, 2016

Welbeck to score a hat-rick probably.

bucky · Feb 28, 2016

DomesticTadpole said:
I have edited my post. He is with the team. Might still be a bit early.

Well, hopefully he can be an option.

Jcrossley94 · Feb 28, 2016

Sky sports with an impartial panel as usual.

2 ex Arsenal players and a Liverpool player.

Scarecrow · Feb 28, 2016

As expected. Think this would be a draw, despite my prediction of 5:0 for United.

Sparky Rhiwabon · Feb 28, 2016

11/11 perfect prediction

J-Stander · Feb 28, 2016

Smart of them taking the slow German out of the lineup. I fear our back two will get ripped to shreds today.

Raw · Feb 28, 2016

That's a pretty strong Arsenal lineup too, it's got lots of pace. Got a bad feeling about this.

Ludens the Red · Feb 28, 2016

Aargh. Was hoping for a miraculous recovery from Smalling and Martial.

Can see this being for van gaal what Liverpool at home was for moyes.

CM · Feb 28, 2016

van Gaal cost me a full house by saying Rojo wouldn't start. Bastard

sizzling sausages · Feb 28, 2016

Welbeck starts for them

Mister_Stubbs · Feb 28, 2016

This could end horrifically but the fact we have injuries it'll spare LVG any blame.

DomesticTadpole · Feb 28, 2016

Mister_Stubbs said:
The central defensive partnership worries me, very inexperienced team who'll play with no fear but this could be a step up to far. Can't see us getting anything out of this game, it could even be one of those 8-2 scorelines.

If they get something great. If they don't then I will not blame the players this time. That bench is scary if we are in any sort of trouble.

pascell · Feb 28, 2016

Our CB & CM spine isn't mobile at all and I think we'll suffer because of that. I think it's going to be 3-1 Arsenal.

DrunkenBeaver · Feb 28, 2016

It's games like this that can make a young player like Rashford. Okay there was Thursday but this is a step-up. Get a lucky break with the injury crisis, get called in to a game you'd never in a million years have gotten a sniff of otherwise - stage is set.

Jcrossley94 · Feb 28, 2016

Some serious serious pace in that Arsenal line up.

DWelbz19 · Feb 28, 2016

pascell said:
Our CB & CM spine isn't mobile at all and I think we'll suffer because of that. I think it's going to be 3-1 Arsenal.

That's as mobile as our CM spine can get.

LARulz · Feb 28, 2016

Carrick and Blind at CB vs Arsenal. Goodness me

Mr Pigeon · Feb 28, 2016

I'm really happy for Rashford, hopefully he has a good game.

RedSky · Feb 28, 2016

I'm going to call it right now. We're going to get dicked and I mean dicked badly.

Kostur · Feb 28, 2016

DomesticTadpole said:
The bench?

feck the bench, look at our starting XI :lol:

Thank feck LVG trimmed the squad for the youth to play though lads, what a guy he is. I can feel the foundations coming together.

hurstafus · Feb 28, 2016

DomesticTadpole said:
VAN GAAL NAMES HIS TEAM
United: De Gea, Varela, Carrick, Blind, Rojo, Schneiderlin, Herrera, Lingard, Mata, Memphis, Rashford. Subs: Romero, McNair, Riley, Fosu-Mensah, Weir, Januzaj, Pereira.

Bench all academy graduates bar Romero. Great to see.

Damien · Feb 28, 2016

I'm going to call it right now. We're not going to get dicked.

DomesticTadpole · Feb 28, 2016

Sparky Rhiwabon said:
11/11 perfect prediction

10/11 I dropped Ander as I thought Smalling might be back and he would put Carrick with Morgan in midfield. How could I drop my Ander.

The subs I have no chance with.

Castia · Feb 28, 2016

Gonna get hammered with that line up.

Oo0AahCantona · Feb 28, 2016

DomesticTadpole · Feb 28, 2016

hurstafus said:
Bench all academy graduates bar Romero. Great to see.

It is, but we shouldn't be in this sort of state. If they get a drubbing, how is that going to help them?

Mister_Stubbs · Feb 28, 2016

hurstafus said:
Bench all academy graduates bar Romero. Great to see.

I'd rather have a bench full of game changers but each to their own.

Brophs · Feb 28, 2016

What the feck is that on David Platt's head?

Classical Mechanic · Feb 28, 2016

We trash them. Rashford hattrick.

Dargonk · Feb 28, 2016

Our bench really is laughable. Take Adnan and the keeper out and they basically only have a handful of appearance between them. And even then Adnan isn't exactly experienced himself.

Joemo · Feb 28, 2016

The state of our bench...wow.

Flying_Heckfish · Feb 28, 2016

J-Stander said:
Smart of them taking the slow German out of the lineup. I fear our back two will get ripped to shreds today.

Yep, would have been a possible weakness for them.

I'm not hopeful looking at the teams.

Hammerfell · Feb 28, 2016

The bench looks, uh, youthful.

ottosec · Feb 28, 2016

Henrik Larsson said:
Well I'm not optimistic at all to be honest, hate to be like this. But I'm actually pretty sure this stat will be crushed today.

No, it won't.

Dobba · Feb 28, 2016

Jcrossley94 said:
Sky sports with an impartial panel as usual.

2 ex Arsenal players and a Liverpool player.

I honestly don't know why anybody bothers watching any "punditry" around United matches.

Adam-Utd · Feb 28, 2016

Not feeling confident with Carrick at CB. We got away with it against the Danish lot but Arsenal will be a step up.

Just hoping we decide to say "we will score 1 more than you" and just go for it.

Cathy Ferguson · Feb 28, 2016

Jcrossley94 said:
Some serious serious pace in that Arsenal line up.

Yep, and they are up against Carrick and Blind, the slowest CB pairing in the league. It does not bode well. I can see us losing 0-2 or 1-3.

pascell · Feb 28, 2016

DWelbz19 said:
That's as mobile as our CM spine can get.

It is I agree, although that might not be a good thing. It's still very prone on the counter and a few teams would make it look bang average.

FA Premier League

Manchester United 3:2 Arsenal

Old Trafford

Closed

Posts stuff that's been said before in tweet form

Full Member

Full Member

Full Member

Full Member

Full Member

Having a week off

New Member

Correctly predicted Portugal to win Euro 2016

Full Member

Full Member

Full Member

Thinks TBP is a soft tagline whore

New Member

Doom-monger obsessed with Herrera & the M.E.N.

Full Member

New Member

Full Member

Correctly predicted Portugal to win Euro 2016

Full Member

Illiterate Flying Rat

Shepherd’s Delight

海尔的老板

Full Member

Self-Aware RedCafe Database (and Admin)

Doom-monger obsessed with Herrera & the M.E.N.

Full Member

Full Member

Doom-monger obsessed with Herrera & the M.E.N.

New Member

The One and Only

Full Member

Ninja Scout

whistling in the wind

Full Member

Full Member

Full Member

Full Member

Part of first caf team to complete Destiny raid

Full Member

Full Member

Man of the Match

Runners-up

Player Ratings

Highest Rated Player

Lowest Rated Player

Score Predictions

Detailed Results

Match Stats

Referee

Man Utd Lineup

Substitutes