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Manchester United 2:0 Leicester City

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Sat, 26 August 2017 @ 5:30pm BST
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    Would be impressive and defiant if Mourinho played the same lineup and formation again for the lols.

    Personally I can see Darmian coming back in as left back to deal with their pace upfront.

    Could be 4231 or 433 as Jose will likely want to control Leicesters predictable 442 in midfield.

    If it was away from home maybe the 3511 would've came into play.​
     
    Another 4-0 would be perfect. I'm not worried one bit about Leicester. They were very poor against Arsenal and the only reason they scored 3 goals was because of Arsenal's defensive mistakes. Their only threat is from set pieces and putting crosses into the box for their tall defenders but we are just as tall if not taller and I expect us to handle that threat easily.
     
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    Barring any injuries I'm sure Jose will play the same XI. I'd like to see Herrera start just so we outnumber them in midfield and can let Pogba reign free but feel with two 4-0's and good performances there's no need to switch up now especially since we don't play for 2 weeks also.
     
    Its a tough one really, while our two 4-0 wins are fantastic, Leicester will be much tougher, so its how we do really. If we show the same intensity and a team that says yeah, this side could very much challenge for the league. We will learn allot more from this united team than we did in the previous 2 games
     
    Maguire, Fuchs and Ndidi, who'll probably start on Saturday, are starting today also, by the way, in a very attacking 4-4-2. Wouldn't surprise me if they got knocked down.
     
    I hope the team sends us off with a win before the international break. I always hate when we lose points then not play for two weeks.
     
    I'm still not over our last year's rollercoaster season, I'm not super confident and always expect us to drop points. Hope we beat them, but not sure about it
     
    AdnanRED said:
    Just heard Michael Oliver is the ref, we need to be cautious in midfield and not get caught out. We know how much that nob hates us, a nice early goal would do us to run them down.
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    This could be tough, as we may be playing with 10 men. He sent of Herrera against CFC, to help them win the FA Cup game. He sent of Di Maria for touching him, in the FA Cup game against Arsenal. Against Man City, he sent off Smalling (he did not card Hart, when Hart head butted him). M.Oliver loves to be the centre of attention, so he will do everything in his power to ensure that he decides the result and not the players.
     
    sunama said:
    This could be tough, as we may be playing with 10 men. He sent of Herrera against CFC, to help them win the FA Cup game. He sent of Di Maria for touching him, in the FA Cup game against Arsenal. Against Man City, he sent off Smalling (he did not card Hart, when Hart head butted him). M.Oliver loves to be the centre of attention, so he will do everything in his power to ensure that he decides the result and not the players.
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    Im sure Jose is aware of this, maybe a few training sessions 10 vs 11 would be good.
     
    I had a good feeling we would win last week but I can really see this as a draw now. Just when we think we're on another level, we'll come back down to earth.

    I hope I'm horribly wrong.
     
    De Gea
    Valencia Bailly Jones Blind
    Matic
    Herrera Pogba
    Mkhi Lukaku Martial
     
    This will be interesting as we have been playing a high line and now Vardy does his best work versus defending like that. Leicester will target in behind Blind in my opinion. Jose may see us as strong enough and drop us 30-40 yards and hit on the counter with our pace. Mata may get dropped if he does this. Or he may go to a 352 to nullify Vardy as he is their main threat. Will be interesting to see what Jose does and doesn't do.
     
    sunama said:
    This could be tough, as we may be playing with 10 men. He sent of Herrera against CFC, to help them win the FA Cup game. He sent of Di Maria for touching him, in the FA Cup game against Arsenal. Against Man City, he sent off Smalling (he did not card Hart, when Hart head butted him). M.Oliver loves to be the centre of attention, so he will do everything in his power to ensure that he decides the result and not the players.
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    A post that wouldn't be out of place on rawk or bluemoon.
     
    deGea
    Valencia Bailly Jones Darmian
    Matic
    Mkhitaryan Herrera Pogba Rashford
    Lukaku

    Martial - Fellaini to sub on around the hour mark.​
     
    MyOnlySolskjaer said:
    Bollocks. :(

    http://www.worldfootball.net/referee_summary/michael-oliver_2/manchester-united/4/

    9 wins out of 22 when Oliver has refereed. 4 red cards.
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    Small sample sizes but here are some stats pulled from that website; I thought it was interesting.

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    Big game. Go into the international break on maximum points with rivals facing each other again.
     
    I have seen both Leicester games in this season and thought that they played pretty well. Will be a lot tougher than West Ham and Swansea.
     
    Kant-ona said:
    I have seen both Leicester games in this season and thought that they played pretty well. Will be a lot tougher than West Ham and Swansea.
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    I agree they look to have started with some confidence this season. They should have beaten Arsenal really, losing that game was ridiculous.

    I expect us to win, but defensively this should be our biggest test so far. I wouldn't be at all surprised if we go behind against Leicester and we'll see how our players handle needing to turn around a difficult game. But I'd prefer to save that drama for a later game. Another 4-0 win would be quite nice. :)
     
    Jose: Same team please. Same Score please. Assess the team after the international break. Would not mind if Herrera, Martial start though !

    Going to the game after a while and with a friend who has travelled from Dubai only for this. Hope to get a good game.
     
    Think they will test our defensive capability more than the other two so far.

    We should win this - especially at home - but I don't think it will be easy. Would like to see Herrera start over Mata to give us more power in midfield and free Pog up from the beginnin.
     
    4-0 please. anything else will be seen as a drop in standards and being written off for the rest of the season!! Seriously, I am confident of a good win - which worries me...
     
    Doubt we'll get another clean sheet. Slightly worried by Blind at left back for this match, even if Mahrez has been unimpressive so far.

    Think we might see a three man midfield from the start.
     
    According to that chubby Chelsea fan,he has been told that Vardy will be playing his last game vs us for Leicester, he will join Chelsea after.
     
    nokillingmoths said:
    A post that wouldn't be out of place on rawk or bluemoon.
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    Oh yes, I forgot, MUFC fans are all better than MCFC and LFC fans. Right? :rolleyes:
    Fans are fans, regardless of the club they support. You or I, are no better than a fan of another club, so please, get off your high horse.
    M.Oliver has a history of sending our players off and deciding the results of the match. I even gave specific games, to back up what I was saying.

    Further evidence below:

    rednotled said:
    Small sample sizes but here are some stats pulled from that website; I thought it was interesting.

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    DDG
    Valencia Bailly Jones Blind
    Matic Pogba
    Mata Mkhitaryan Rashford
    Lukaku

    Martial to replace Rashford after 75 min
     
    sunama said:
    Oh yes, I forgot, MUFC fans are all better than MCFC and LFC fans. Right? :rolleyes:
    Fans are fans, regardless of the club they support. You or I, are no better than a fan of another club, so please, get off your high horse.
    M.Oliver has a history of sending our players off and deciding the results of the match. I even gave specific games, to back up what I was saying.

    Further evidence below:
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    You realise that someone has to have sent off more of our players than any other right?

    This was the particularly rawkish part.

    "He sent of Herrera against CFC, to help them win the FA Cup game."

    To. Help. Them. Win. Like its all some big conspiracy against us :lol:

    For what its worth i thought that was the right decision. As was di maria...
     
    bad news for you lot, Craptain Morgan might not be fit so we may have a competent defender partnering Harry Maguire Saturday
     
    DWelbz19 said:
    Who will that be? Huth?
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    That'd be a risk as he's not fully fit, most likely Fuchs moving to CB with Chilwell at left back or Amartey coming in at CB, either way they are better than Craptain

    At a guess this'll be our team

    Kasper

    Simpson Maguire Fuchs Chilwell

    Mahrez James NDidi Albrighton

    Okazaki

    Vardy​
     
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939,12,26
  • Man Utd win
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Detailed Results

  • 28% Man Utd 3:1 Leicester
  • 20% Man Utd 3:0 Leicester
  • 18% Man Utd 2:0 Leicester
  • 14% Man Utd 2:1 Leicester
  • 10% Man Utd 4:0 Leicester
  • 2% Man Utd 5:0 Leicester
  • 2% Man Utd 4:1 Leicester
  • 2% Man Utd 3:2 Leicester
  • 1% Man Utd 1:0 Leicester
  • 1% Man Utd 1:1 Leicester
  • 1% Man Utd 2:2 Leicester
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  • 0% Man Utd 4:2 Leicester
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  • 0% Man Utd 5:1 Leicester
  • 0% Man Utd 1:3 Leicester
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  • 0% Man Utd 4:5 Leicester
  • 0% Man Utd 0:2 Leicester
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  • 0% Man Utd 5:2 Leicester
  • 0% Man Utd 0:4 Leicester
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  1. Man Utd
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Possession
69% 31%
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22 11
Shots on Target
7 4
Corners
9 3
Fouls
8 7

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