M.E.N reports Mata could be out till the end of the season!!
FA Premier League
Manchester United 0:0 West Bromwich Albion
Old Trafford
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- Sat, 1 April 2017 @ 3:00pm BST
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Martial Marcus
Mkhi
Young Blind Fella Anton
Rojo Carrick Bailly
DdG
No way we are getting more than a draw here. They'll score a minimum of one set piece, and we'll struggle to score more than once.
What? Why????This is who we are, we will fly the flag and beat them.How many times will they make me keep changing my team prediction!
De GeaResting Valencia for the Everton game. Rojo also needs rest but will be forced to play.
Young Bailly Rojo Blind
Carrick Fellaini
Lingard Mkhi Martial
Rashford
Mkhitaryan has improved a lot when playing #10, but Lingard has showed lately some resources there too, maybe he'll be deploy centrally with Mkhitaryan playing Mata's position.
Could be Rooney too, I guess.
De GeaPretty shoddy state of affairs. Despite Valencia and Rojo's international exertions, we're not in a position to rest either.
Valencia Bailly Rojo Young
Carrick Fellaini
Lingard Mkhitaryan Martial
Rashford
Subs: Romero; Darmian, Shaw; Blind, Mensah, Willock; Rooney
Need a lot of physicality and height in the team for this, so Carrick and Fellaini are no-brainers. Even though it's enforced either way.
Bench is hugely underwhelming, let's hope Rooney can summon the Wazza of old if we need an impact sub. This is gonna be a cagey, tense affair I feel.
I know is fashionable to diss Rooney, but this is just silly. Rooney has to start in these circumstances.Why are people choosing Young and Shaw over Blind at LB. Am I missing something?
Why? Has he been better than any one of those options? He's also just come back from injury (if there ever was one, tbh).
Which one out of that front four does 2017 Rooney perform better than?
Yeah, that is right - no one.
Yes, he's not great option at LB. Reads the game well but lacks pace
Why? Out of those four players who is he better than? You could argue Lingard is more effective now.
Because we all know Shaw won't start and I get the impression Mou isn't a big Blind fan either.
Without Herrera, Mata and Ibra, I'd like some experience in the front positions.
I dont trust Lingard, Martial and Rashford dabbing and dicking around without some senior supervision.
Can you not classify 28 year-old Mkhitaryan as 'senior supervision'?
But think. They have the youthful energy and passion that could just surprise WBA
Mkhitaryan has a lot of experience, plus the team behind the young forwards will be really experienced. Let the kids play!
Not someone others are 'scared of' like they are Ibra or Rooney.
The only way Blind doesn't feature as leftback is if Mourinho is going to feature him instead of a tired Rojo as center-back. Blind is not famous for his physical recoveries and just played an almost complete international game.
Defenders scared of the Rooney of today? More like they have a sigh of relief when they see him in the lineup, especially considering he usually takes 3-4 matches minimum to get back ticking after injury.
I think it's overrated this need for experience personally. Give the young players a go, youthful exuberance might just work in our favour who knows.
And the ”fear" is the only way to make them perform? How about the away game vs Middlesbrough, we were missing Zlatan, Herrera and Pogba in that one, too.
Does Rooney scare anyone right now? I'd be surprised…
Kids on halloween.A few injuries to key players make you realise just how poor our squad depth is.
I'd rather not. We desperately need these points.
And Rashford has consistently underwhelmed when he starts at no 9. Plus while I agree Rooney is not a first XI starter, I don't agree he is so bad, he cant get a game given the injuries we have now.
Anyways, thats just me, lets see what Jose goes for.
Rooney still has the full respect of the younger players. I think his experience would help. Id certainly pick him over Lingard,
A few? Add the suspensions and you have at least 5 starters.
Really? We should still be able to field a team that should be favourites to beat WBA.United are still fine.
Shaw, Young and Martial can come from the fringes and make an impact. Rojo and Blind can become full time CB's.Was really counting on the added attacking players so that Mourinho would go for a possession based team tomorrow, but now that we know Mata is out… I'm afraid the 3 at the back might continue, although I'm still unsure the manager will risk all available center-backs, specially after international games.
How will Barca cope without, say, Messi, Neymar, Pique and Busquets? No squad in the world is good enough to replace 5 (and a half) starters without the drop in quality. Especially when Ibra, Mata, Pogba and Herrera are our best players, only De Gea, Micky and Valencia (or Martial but not based on this season) can be considered their equalsIf Martial doesn't start tomorrow, what would that say about the way he's been training?
I've captained him in the fantasy footy. He's scored 5 in the last 4, and 9 in the last 6!
I dare say Everton will fail against Liverpool again though. Hope they can at least keep a draw though, and if we scuffle past West Brom we'll be in a terrific position with at least Herrera and Ibra back on Tuesday,.Hope Fellaini shakes his knock off, as he's suddenly a vital part tomorrow! Without him we're going to be devoured if they set pieces.
We can still put a decent team out, just weak in the air.
De Gea
Valencia Bailly Rojo Young
Carrick Fellaini
Miky Lingard Martial
Rashford
Bench is going to be super weak, Rooney, Blind, Darmian, Shaw, Romero, and a couple of random attacking youngsters then!
At least Ibra and Herrera are definites to come in for Tuesday, with the hopeful possibility Pogba might be ready too.- Status
Man of the Match
Runners-up
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20%
Marcos Rojo
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18%
Jesse Lingard
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10%
Marcus Rashford
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10%
Eric Bailly
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4%
Ashley Young
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4%
David de Gea
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3%
Antonio Valencia
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3%
Henrikh Mkhitaryan
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2%
Wayne Rooney
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2%
Anthony Martial
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2%
Michael Carrick
Player Ratings
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Compiled from 336 ratings.
Score Predictions
514,18,77
- Man Utd win
- West Brom win
- Draw
Detailed Results
- 31% Man Utd 2:0 West Brom
- 18% Man Utd 2:1 West Brom
- 13% Man Utd 1:0 West Brom
- 11% Man Utd 3:0 West Brom
- 7% Man Utd 1:1 West Brom
- 5% Man Utd 3:1 West Brom
- 3% Man Utd 0:0 West Brom
- 2% Man Utd 5:0 West Brom
- 2% Man Utd 4:0 West Brom
- 2% Man Utd 2:2 West Brom
- 1% Man Utd 1:2 West Brom
- 1% Man Utd 0:5 West Brom
- 1% Man Utd 0:2 West Brom
- 0% Man Utd 3:2 West Brom
- 0% Man Utd 4:1 West Brom
- 0% Man Utd 4:2 West Brom
- 0% Man Utd 5:1 West Brom
- 0% Man Utd 1:3 West Brom
Match Stats
- Man Utd
- West Brom
- Possession
- 75% 25%
- Shots
- 18 3
- Shots on Target
- 3 1
- Corners
- 6 1
- Fouls
- 15 13
Referee
Mike Dean
Man Utd Lineup
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