Not before January. Of course, he's not Pogba's level and maybe wouldn't be played on the big games right away, but… He's the closer to Pogba's qualities and he showed it in friendlies where Mourinho put him in central midfield.
Champions League Group A
Manchester United 3:0 FC Basel
Old Trafford
- Kick-off
- Tue, 12 September 2017 @ 7:45pm BST
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It's a Tuesday night. not everyone can make it because of work (it's 6 hrs in each direction for me - going on Sunday)
I think that's more José's instructions. I'd bet Martial would play more up front if it was up to him.
Hope so. I actually don't think we're playing 4-2-3-1 any more. More like a 4-1-4-1 with Fellaini pushing forward to compensate for Pogba's absence. Matic controlling the ball helps to reduce the effect of losing Pogba's creativity while Fellaini is everywhere on the pitch.
Maybe the formation, we don't have Matic and Herrera awkwardly occupying the same space.Young looks pretty good whipping the ball in, the kind of thing the side has needed more of to start the season.Enjoyable half, mostly because our players are passing it at a decent tempoDon't understand complaining about Mata. He's the brain of our attack and without him we won't be able to move and rotate the ball with the same efficiency.It's bread week on Bake Off if you want a break from Gerrard.Lindelof has looked miles better than his debut - so composed on the ball and his passing has been spot on.
Mickey has been the best player on the park, just a shame he hasn't managed to grab a couple of goals that his performance deserves.
Fellaini shutting up the haters with a lovely headed goal.
There's 'standard' and there is this. Totally flat.
Thought the place would be in good spirits with a return to the Champions League.
Yeah if anything the Stoke game showed us that that is not a good pairing.Need to see more from Martial in the second! Has been a passenger so far, really need him higher up on the left side. Same with Mata, want to see him more involved as well.
Lindelöf been great so far though. Composed on the ball and has played some really nice passes forward. More of the same!
No excuse. Other grounds tonight are making noise.
I do think it was a mistake to let him go, but I think the player himself wanted to go for regular football. I think he should've been more patient and the opportunities would have arisen for him. If we can't recall him till January then we will have to hope Pogba is fully fit ASAP. There's simply no like-for-like replacement in our squad (and in fact most teams would struggle to find one at his level).
Today would be his 7th game full time in just a little over a month.
I love Tony for his dedication to the club, but we should not really get that excited over a fullback putting in a decent cross...
We really need new fullbacksOur wings need to do a bit more.Nor full backs nor wingers doing much. Only young has been decent. Shame about Pogba, i hope he is ok, looked like a stretch and not a tear so should be fine after burton. We will really miss him against Everton though.who needs Perisic....when we have Young.Can only hope Pogba isn't too bad, but then again, it's happened early in the season. he can get some rest too, I'm not too concerned, others have to step up, and I love Carrick. A United player, and a great attitude.
Martial, Mata, Miki.... I just don't any of these guys are playing close to their best. they lack character. Fellani was given awful treatment by fans. he is no great player.. but he has character, and we all see and love that. Rashford has come in, shows character. Ashley Young has shown character. Pogba, Zlatan... all players with something in them.
Martial, Mata and I include Miki.. they need to realise a bit of talent isn't unique at OT. They need to want to be kings. I don't see that in them and Mourinho will recognise it. We know what kind of mentality he likes.
Ha ? I thought the ball isn't even getting to the left flank a lot to be able to evaluate him. We're always passing the ball to the right side and Martial isn't getting the ball much.
We'll know his off ball movements isn't that good. He needs the ball to activate his engine. I made peace with this.I can't believe Gerrard gets paid money to be a pundit. People are outraged about social injustice, everyday racism and multinational corporations avoiding tax but this has to be the worst thing of all. They could lift a grumpy old man off the street to do the same job.If Mkhitaryan scored that header....man, what a golal that would have been.
Agreed. Wthout him we are only about pace.I'm calling Fellaini brace today.
It's probably less beige than him.Loads of ball, fluffed chances, shaky at the back, winning one nil. Just take the win now but performance is ok at best, we do struggle against teams that sit back, nothing much changed from previous years. Exactly the game I expected to be fair bar Pogba injury which is worrying.
At least, not a good pairing three (you forgot Pogba) against a sitting back opponent.
So are you there tonight?
Yup, if Mata is subbed off, we have no creativity in the team.
Yes sir. Mata's movement has been incessant, as always. Whole team has played fairly well. Nothing great. Martial has been appalling tbh.
Marouane Brace?
Easy, he had almost no defensive work to worry about.
Nah , he fails to make off the ball attacking runs into space to get higher when we are on the ball, when we are off the ball he needs to stay where e
He is but he never moves.
Totally. Not having a fullback who can put a few good crosses in a game really wastes the height this side has. Valencia is rock solid and will run all the game, but he holds the team back out wide on the attack.
Next summer, I guess.
Poor cover from Fellaini there.Matic has been brilliant- Smalling doing ok. Mhiki just needs a break, great movement, Mata v good too. They have to come out to play now, negative cnts, so we have to score. Generally comfy, but.... Not beyond them to nick something from a set piece
Nah , he fails to make off the ball attacking runs into space to get higher when we are on the ball, when we are off the ball he needs to stay where e
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I was parodying the other posts. You're right, he's been fine.Man of the Match
Runners-up
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13%
Ashley Young
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6%
Henrikh Mkhitaryan
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5%
Romelu Lukaku
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2%
Nemanja Matic
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1%
Victor Lindelof
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1%
David de Gea
Player Ratings
Total Average Rating
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Lowest Rated Player
Compiled from 561 ratings.
Score Predictions
658,11,16
- Man Utd win
- Basel win
- Draw
Detailed Results
- 35% Man Utd 2:0 Basel
- 29% Man Utd 3:0 Basel
- 9% Man Utd 3:1 Basel
- 8% Man Utd 2:1 Basel
- 7% Man Utd 4:0 Basel
- 4% Man Utd 1:0 Basel
- 2% Man Utd 5:0 Basel
- 1% Man Utd 4:1 Basel
- 1% Man Utd 0:0 Basel
- 1% Man Utd 1:1 Basel
- 1% Man Utd 0:5 Basel
- 0% Man Utd 5:1 Basel
- 0% Man Utd 0:1 Basel
- 0% Man Utd 1:2 Basel
- 0% Man Utd 5:5 Basel
- 0% Man Utd 3:3 Basel
- 0% Man Utd 1:3 Basel
- 0% Man Utd 3:4 Basel
- 0% Man Utd 0:4 Basel
- 0% Man Utd 3:2 Basel
Match Stats
- Man Utd
- Basel
- Possession
- 61% 39%
- Shots
- 18 8
- Shots on Target
- 8 2
- Corners
- 7 3
- Fouls
- 12 14
Referee
Ruddy Buquet
Man Utd Lineup
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