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Manchester United 4:1 Leicester City

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Sat, 24 September 2016 @ 12:30pm BST
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    Reckon it'll be,

    DDG
    Valencia Smalling Blind Shaw
    Pogba Herrera
    Mata Rooney Memphis/Rashford
    Ibra
     
    If Rooney starts, I hope he plays well and even scores to stick two fingers back up at this mass lynching, but I hope we just win the game and get three points on the board.
     
    Massive game today, for the club and for Mou's Utd career. Anything but 3 points and the pressure will really be on Jose.

    My lineup didn't include Rooney, and I think we'll win 3-1.

    Come on boys!!!!
     
    This is what I'm hoping for.

    DDG
    Valencia Bailly Smalling Shaw
    Fellaini Herrera
    Mata Pogba Rashford
    Zlatan

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    Hopefully Mhikitaryan is fit so we can give him some minutes in the second half.
     
    Lots of rumours on Twitter that Rooney is dropped, could easily be guesswork though, it's a pretty easy rumour to make up.
     
    Emdad Ahmed said:
    Mourinho simply has to drop Rooney and play someone competent behind Ibra. I want a Pogba-Herrera-Carrick/Schneiderlin midfield
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    For me, this is one game he has to drop Rooney for tactical reasons even more so than his own form.


    Leicester sit deep and break fast and Rooney is going to be an issue for the following reasons:

    1. As Leicester organise themselves deep, Rooney will move further back looking for space.
    2. We need someone like Mata to use tight control and neat passing between the lines around their compact final third. Rooney can't handle tight spaces any more, he can't do the physical battle, he can't turn quick enough and his touch doesn't find him any space.
    3. They're going to target Rooney for their transitions. As soon as he tries the floaty long ball they are going to be getting into shape to hit us on the break. They're also going to press him to make the most of his poor touch and sloppy passing game.
     
    Off to the game today. About to leave now in a moment

    I've seen more Leicester fans than Utd so far this morning
     
    Even if Rooney does start then at least we can be content knowing that this game will be the final nail in the coffin.

    Hoping for carrick, Herrera & pogba midfield but it's almost certain that one of Fellaini or Rooney will start.
     
    Ffs if he is dropped, please please please can we have a performance from the team!

    If he's dropped and we're average, the press will have a field day and deflect blame from him elsewhere.
     
    VanGaalEra said:
    Ffs if he is dropped, please please please can we have a performance from the team!

    If he's dropped and we're average, the press will have a field day and deflect blame from him elsewhere.
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    Certain pundits will. I think the written press will give it more than one game before they take back what they said about him.
     
    We'll still struggle without Rooney. He's a huge issue in our side, but there are other, not as deep-seated issues within the squad. Not to mention Leicester still possess big threats; Mahrez seems to be hitting form again, Vardy and Slimani as a strike pair etc.
     
    Dr Baltar said:
    Even if Rooney does start then at least we can be content knowing that this game will be the final nail in the coffin.

    Hoping for carrick, Herrera & pogba midfield but it's almost certain that one of Fellaini or Rooney will start.
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    Yea just like the Watford game was the final nail in the coffin, just like the Northampton game was. We can't be content about anything when it comes to Rooney. If he isn't dropped for this game then there's no reason to suggest he ever will be.
     
    sunama said:
    Nope.
    Why would a manager ruin the results of his own team, just so he can make supporters laugh at one of his own players?
    Every manager, will put out a set of players that he believes will get the best result.

    Moyes.
    Hodgson
    LVG
    Allardyce.
    Jose.

    All think that Rooney is one of, if not the best player in the country.
    His reward: Captain of club and country and the right to play in every game (first name on the team sheet), providing he is fit to play.

    There are also those who say, "contract. contract. he is contractually obliged to play."
    Oh right.
    So what about Hodgson and Allardyce? Allardyce has gone so far as to say that Rooney shall play no matter what and he can play in any position he chooses.

    If we had Messi available to play for England/MUFC, my guess would be that Rooney would start ahead of him.

    And for those who think that nobody in their right mind would argue that Rooney is good, watch below:

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    Keith is bang on!
     
    DWelbz19 said:
    We'll still struggle without Rooney. He's a huge issue in our side, but there are other, not as deep-seated issues within the squad. Not to mention Leicester still possess big threats; Mahrez seems to be hitting form again, Vardy and Slimani as a strike pair etc.
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    We would struggle far more with Rooney then we would without him. If he plays I literally think we have no chance of winning this game. If he's dropped I think we can scrape a win.
     
    I honestly think it's quite obvious that Rooney is dropped for this one, surely you guys have seen the signs or are you just that mentally scarred from the last manager.

    I think today is a game we can win and win easily if we pick the right team and utalize more aggressive tactics. I've gone for a 4-3-3 like so.

    -----------------De Gea----------------
    Valencia---Smalling---Baily---Shaw
    -----------------Carrick----------------
    ---------Herrera-------Pogba--------
    Mata--------Ibrahimovic---Rashford

    My only worry is that we may see that team but with fellaini in place of Carrick and for me I don't think we will win if he plays. Fellaini as well as he's done is far too limited on the ball, he slows down our attacks hugely and forces Pogba and Herrera to drop deep to try and get some quality ball. Carrick would be able to protect the back 4 while also giving killer balls to Pogba I'm key areas thus bringing the very best from him.
     
    Here comes the rooney fan-base via MEN

    If, as expected, Jose Mourinho has dropped Wayne Rooney today it will be a big statement. It would have been easy to stick with him today.

    Anthony Martial is missing and Henrikh Mkhitaryan cannot be fully fit after a couple of weeks out. If Mourinho wanted to avoid the issue, Mourinho could have started Rooney today and, if things weren’t going well, drag him off after an hour.

    To drop him completely is a bigger call, especially on the back of the criticism the England captain has taken over the last week.
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    Seriously? Give rooney MORE chances when we have rashford/mata/herrera/carrick/schneiderlin that are obviously better options? Come on.
     
    If he is to be dropped I wish it was a slightly easier game to do it. This game is no gimmie and if we don't win it people will say it's because Rooney didn't start.
     
    VanGaalEra said:
    Ffs if he is dropped, please please please can we have a performance from the team!

    If he's dropped and we're average, the press will have a field day and deflect blame from him elsewhere.
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    If we play like a dumpster fire without Rooney there's nothing Rooney in his current form could do to improve that. It'd be like throwing a turd at the fire. You won't really quell the flame at all and the stink will be horrible.

    Surely even the pundits understand that?

    Ah, who am I kidding... :(
     
    If we do drop Rooney then we need to play well and win to cement it. A poor performance/result and he'll come straight back in.
     
    WPMUFC said:
    Here comes the rooney fan-base via MEN



    Seriously? Give rooney MORE chances when we have rashford/mata/herrera/carrick/schneiderlin that are obviously better options? Come on.
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    I don't think that's come from any sort of pro-Rooney perspective. It's quite objective if anything. Mourinho does have excuses but it looks like he hasn't chosen to use them and that is indeed a big statement.
     
    BringNaniBack said:
    Yea just like the Watford game was the final nail in the coffin, just like the Northampton game was. We can't be content about anything when it comes to Rooney. If he isn't dropped for this game then there's no reason to suggest he ever will be.
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    I know what you mean and we can never be certain but the pressure on him has built up now. Bad performance in a big, televised game & there surely cannot be any defending him after the knives have finally been out this week.
     
    DWelbz19 said:
    We'll still struggle without Rooney. He's a huge issue in our side, but there are other, not as deep-seated issues within the squad. Not to mention Leicester still possess big threats; Mahrez seems to be hitting form again, Vardy and Slimani as a strike pair etc.
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    Aside from Rooney our issues are finding our best midfield and our wingers being at the races. Defensively I think we are OK if we play Valencia, Bailly, Blind and Shaw. We need to be much more creative in attack.
     
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