I agree, we shouldn't be taking any 'risks' at this point. On the other hand if he is deemed good enough to play ahead of De Gea in such crucial games then in theory there should be no worry about him being first choice when De Gea leaves.
Europa League Semi-finals 2nd Leg
Manchester United 1:1 Celta Vigo
Old Trafford
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- Thu, 11 May 2017 @ 8:05pm BST
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As so many of you mentioned before, we need an early goal to ease the nerves. Celta will play a really strong team (they've rested plenty of players in the last La Liga game) and they will come here with nothing to lose and wishing for a miracle.
I am spanish and I've been reading celta's forum, and despite after their defeat from last week against us, they are still dreaming and they have hopes they can cope with the pressure and write a massive history letter in their books.
As I said before, I hope we will score an early goal to calm the nerves and we'll secure the game in the 2nd half. I am going for a 2-0 for us.
And the SXI:
Romero
Valencia
Bailly
Blind
Darmian
Herrera
Fellaini
Pogba
Lingard
Rashford
MkhitaryanFelt confident about getting into the final after Thursday. I've become nervy after reading all these comments now.
And they've already got through twice after great away results. No complacency !!As so many of you mentioned before, we need an early goal to ease the nerves. Celta will play a really strong team (they've rested plenty of players in the last La Liga game) and they will come here with nothing to lose and wishing for a miracle.
I am spanish and I've been reading celta's forum, and despite after their defeat from last week against us, they are still dreaming and they have hopes they can cope with the pressure and write a massive history letter in their books.
As I said before, I hope we will score an early goal to calm the nerves and we'll secure the game in the 2nd half. I am going for a 2-0 for us.
And the SXI:
Romero
Valencia
Bailly
Blind
Darmian
Herrera
Fellaini
Pogba
Lingard
Rashford
Mkhitaryan----------------Romero------------
Valencia----Bailly---Blind---Darmian
---------Herrera-----Fellaini--------
Mata----------Pogba----------Martial
---------------Rashford--------------
SUBS - Mkhitaryan (Mata), Lingard (Martial), Carrick (Herrera).
Man United 2 - 1 Celta Vigo
Rashford and Mata for us, that arse Aspas for them.Need to score two early goals to settle the nerves.
Not he won't got the same punishment, LVG had 2 seasons and the team became worse in his 2nd season. There is no one as good as Jose to be our manager now.
No actually he does not. The club is well within their rights to look at a variety of other issues in deciding whether to fire a manager or not. Life is like that.This is the biggest match of the season, why on earth would anyone not pick De Gea?
As was the 1st leg.
I'd have Mkyitaryan or Lingard over Martial.Romero
Valencia, Bailly, Blind, Darmian
Pogba, Herrera, Fellaini
Mickey, Rashford, Martial
Would be the team I'd go for. I'm predicting a 1-1 draw with us going through 2-1 on aggregate.
Two? The game would be dead and buried if we score one. I think winning at their place finished the tie personally - I can't see them scoring two. They are absolutely dreadful.
What a cockwomble!
You are being polite there.
This season Ballbag has been too bitter about United. Note Pogba's transfer. #justsaying
How is this idiot a journalist who can anyone listen to is beyond me. I'm starting to think a United fan killed one of his relatives before and he's trying to take the revenge since then.
Complete idiot. These tweets embarrass himself more.
He's Liverpool fan I think.
But he's spanish, what will make him support Liverpool ?
I think he has been like that since De Gea case.
Oh, I see you got a point here..
If we score one and they score one, all they need is another to go through on away goals.Balague is just pro-La Liga that's all. No need to pay attention to anything he says.
I can't imagine them scoring twice on OT.Romero
Valencia
Bailly
Bambi
Blind
Herrera
Pogba
Fellaini
Micky
Rashford
Mata
Get through to the final and then rest Bailly, Pogba, Rashford, Valencia and Herrera until Stockholm
Good thing we don't support a club that is known to do things the hard way or anything
Bambi...?Good thing we don't support a club that is known to do things the hard way or anything
Well, we're but I don't feel the need of such a negativity that they'll score twice.
I predict a game stuck at 0-0 with us messing easy chances as usual then we score in the second half and kill the game.
A Celta Vigo fan said this after they lost to us:
"what is better: run 10 km, stopping 30 minutes to run another 10 km, or 20 km run followed?"
It's not wise to rest that many players for so long. Just look at Celta. You risk losing match-rhythm and players need to play together constantly, it's important for team-work.I am at the game on Thursday and hope the stadium is rocking because I don't expect it to be an easy game, we the fans are going to have to play our part but expect us to go through. Cant have Rooney anywhere near the team though, there is a noticeable difference in transition of our play when he is involved now. I expect Romero, Valencia, Bailly, Blind, Darmian, Fellaini, Herrera,Pogba, Mkhi, Lingard & Rashford to play. Would personally start Martial over Lingard but don't expect JM to.
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Good point. Keep them on the bench and use them sparringly instead? I would say those 5 we definitely wouldn't want to see injured before a potential final
Just because you went for a drive without your seat belt and didn't die doesn't mean it was a good idea and you should keep doing it.
They'll be just resting for about 2 weeks. Remember how South was fresh against us in the EFL cup final.
Playing them in meaningless games and risking injury will be a gamble. The rest of league games should be for giving final chances for the kinds of our 2 English clowns in the defense, our finished captain and Martial.
If its 1-1 with twenty minutes left, they will throw everyone forward and it will be nervy, real nervy.
Two or more goals from us without reply will completely kill the game.
I nearly had a stroke last match against Anderlecht.
If we scored first I don't even think they'll be gunning as much as you think. They'll be needing 2 goals at OT, something enough to drop any hope from their heart.
Yes, that's an extremely fair comparison. 15 matches, 5 conceded goals (1 pen), he's been great this season. The first leg was by far our most important game of the season, and José went with Romero. And why wouldn't he, I think he's done less mistakes per minute than DDG.
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Man of the Match
Runners-up
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26%
Paul Pogba
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14%
Marcus Rashford
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8%
Sergio Romero
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7%
Henrikh Mkhitaryan
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7%
Eric Bailly
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5%
Ander Herrera
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1%
Antonio Valencia
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1%
Wayne Rooney
Player Ratings
Total Average Rating
Highest Rated Player
Lowest Rated Player
Compiled from 420 ratings.
Score Predictions
494,35,81
- Man Utd win
- Celta Vigo win
- Draw
Detailed Results
- 35% Man Utd 2:0 Celta Vigo
- 16% Man Utd 1:0 Celta Vigo
- 14% Man Utd 2:1 Celta Vigo
- 8% Man Utd 1:1 Celta Vigo
- 7% Man Utd 3:0 Celta Vigo
- 5% Man Utd 3:1 Celta Vigo
- 4% Man Utd 0:0 Celta Vigo
- 2% Man Utd 5:0 Celta Vigo
- 2% Man Utd 1:2 Celta Vigo
- 2% Man Utd 0:5 Celta Vigo
- 1% Man Utd 4:0 Celta Vigo
- 1% Man Utd 0:2 Celta Vigo
- 0% Man Utd 1:3 Celta Vigo
- 0% Man Utd 2:2 Celta Vigo
- 0% Man Utd 3:2 Celta Vigo
- 0% Man Utd 4:1 Celta Vigo
- 0% Man Utd 2:3 Celta Vigo
- 0% Man Utd 5:3 Celta Vigo
- 0% Man Utd 0:1 Celta Vigo
- 0% Man Utd 5:4 Celta Vigo
- 0% Man Utd 5:5 Celta Vigo
- 0% Man Utd 0:3 Celta Vigo
- 0% Man Utd 0:4 Celta Vigo
Match Stats
- Man Utd
- Celta Vigo
- Possession
- 33% 67%
- Shots
- 11 16
- Shots on Target
- 4 6
- Corners
- 4 8
- Fouls
- 19 20
Referee
Ovidiu Hategan
Man Utd Lineup
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