FA Premier League
Manchester United 2:1 Chelsea
Old Trafford
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- Sun, 25 February 2018 @ 2:05pm GMT
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100% this, its a joke.Lukaku should bully Christiensen. He's a good defender but weak physically.Martial on the left and Alexis on the right pleaseJust seen the lineups.
But, but, I thought we were selling our 2 best outfield players
Just my thought
Pogba to the left in 4-3-3 AND Martial FC starting. Are you happy, you crazy bastards?
Edit: Oh, Shaw is not starting. Let's sell the club.
I don't mind Smalling starting wven though he is a nervous wreck at times. We need a confident start.
To be fair, if Herrera, Fellani were fit, McTomminay would not start. Young is first choice.Would be incredible If we could eek out a win in this but I think it will end up in a draw.I hope it’s Sanchez on the right.
Would’ve gone with Shaw over Young but otherwise a strong team.
I hope we play well. The last few performances have been poor.No surprise there, big game, Young gets a nod, classic. Martial probably on the right again.
Hopefully Lukaku, Matic, Pogba, et al feel that way too. They all need to be up for it.
Wonder if we'll see a 4411 type setup like last season (sort of 541 in defense).Would love to smash the chavs today.. I am typically confident going in to this.
Don't let us down Jose.So, Morata starts. I'll break something if he scores a header from a floated ball from one of their full backs!Hopefully the line up shuts up the Pogba whiners. let's see what he can do in a midfield three. lets also see what people are going to say if he doesn't deliver.
Maybe we'll have: he needs better partners in a midfield 3 as McT is too young? or maybe the shape of the midfield 3 doesn't suit him ?
Agreed. Solid team hope we do the job! Cheers!Anyone got a river for this?
It's the only type of goal he scores.McTominay again?
I think you'd better remove everything expensive from the room prior to kick-off.
Herrera and Fellaini are injured.I'd rather they had Fabregas instead of Drinkwater in midfield.433 vs 523
We have a chance to win the midfield battle if Pogba feels like being a midfielder today. Key man is Pogba.
Why Bailly isn't playing I don't know and Martial better be on the left or Jose's a pussy.Please play Alexis on the right.8/11, don't know what I was thinking choosing Shaw over Young, kinda surprised Lindelof got the nod, guess Bailly still isn't 100% ready, and I expected Lingard to start.Is caf happy now when Pogba gonna have a free role?
I amSmalling probably chosen over Bailly to nullify Morata's aerial threat. On top of Jose not wanting to jeopardise Bailly's recovery.
McTominay has a big test against Kante, real shame not to have Herrera in there for this one. Either way, will be a good test for him.
Please have Sanchez on the right. Please. Please. Just put your arm around Martial, tell him he's been fantastic on the left this season and let that be it. Tell Sanchez that United's 7s play on the right. Welcome to the club.A disjointed stop start game with no real links between the lines (defence - midfield - attack) is what I can see happen today. It will be up to Lindelöf, Pogba and Alexis if this is not going to be the case.
I think Bailly was never going to start a big match like this without some match rythm first.4-3-3 with Pogba as a LM, I thought people would be happy.
But no.
Hopefully Smalling and Lindelof did their homework this time.Shaw needs to be getting a run of games now. Fed up of playing wingers as full backs.After praising Luke Shaw's improved form in January after a succession of really good games, Jose rewards that meritorious achievement with dropping him for big games against Spurs, Newcastle away and now Chelsea. That's exactly how you build confidence in a momentum-based player.
For every one average to bad game Young has, he is given a second successive game to turn it around.
For every one average to bad game Shaw has, he is given the bench for a few games.I'd love to see McTominay and Pogba drifting out wide. I don't think giving Pogba a free role is the right idea with him. You have to give him a defined role, but one that absolves him of some of his defensive responsibility. Any 3 man system would do that. Asking him to put in crosses would get even more out of him.
Is that necessary? I trust Smalling and Lindelof.10/11
I didn't think he'd play Martial on the right again given how ineffective he's been each time we've tried it.I have little faith in the team actually going out there and taking the game too Chelsea. If we go a goal down there's little chance of the team coming back.
People are never happy. Pogba was pretty certain to start though given the other options are injured. For me it was a choice between a midfield 3 or a back 3 which I suppose is more conservative. If this means Martial is on the left and Sanchez out on the right and not doing the role of the midfielders in possession then I can't ask for any more.We are winning this one lads. It's very important we start on a positive note. Pogba has a point to prove and have a good feeling he will eventually stand up in a big game.
People are happy. What are you on about?Caf happy with the line-up tends to be a recipe for disaster.
But feck me, we've been Chelsea's whipping boys for 13 out of the last 15 matches or something, surely us beating them is long overdue- Status
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Score Predictions
265,96,127
- Man Utd win
- Chelsea win
- Draw
Detailed Results
- 21% Man Utd 1:0 Chelsea
- 14% Man Utd 1:1 Chelsea
- 13% Man Utd 2:1 Chelsea
- 13% Man Utd 2:0 Chelsea
- 12% Man Utd 0:0 Chelsea
- 7% Man Utd 0:2 Chelsea
- 5% Man Utd 1:2 Chelsea
- 5% Man Utd 0:1 Chelsea
- 2% Man Utd 3:1 Chelsea
- 2% Man Utd 3:0 Chelsea
- 2% Man Utd 4:0 Chelsea
- 1% Man Utd 1:3 Chelsea
- 1% Man Utd 0:3 Chelsea
- 1% Man Utd 5:0 Chelsea
- 1% Man Utd 0:4 Chelsea
- 0% Man Utd 1:4 Chelsea
- 0% Man Utd 0:5 Chelsea
- 0% Man Utd 4:1 Chelsea
- 0% Man Utd 4:2 Chelsea
- 0% Man Utd 2:2 Chelsea
- 0% Man Utd 3:2 Chelsea
Match Stats
- Man Utd
- Chelsea
- Possession
- 44% 56%
- Shots
- 10 14
- Shots on Target
- 5 7
- Corners
- 3 4
- Fouls
- 13 12
Referee
Martin Atkinson
Man Utd Lineup
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replaced by Eric Bailly
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replaced by Jesse Lingard
