Manchester United 4:0 West Ham United

Android1974 · Aug 13, 2017

charlenefan said:
4231

Depending on who's on the right wing, could easily turn into a 4-4-2, with Mata upfront with Lukaku.

Catt · Aug 13, 2017

Borden said:
0-0 or 1-1

At least you won't have a meltdown if we draw/lose

Edit: since you expect us to drop points.

Globule · Aug 13, 2017

Dante said:
There must have been a better way to phrase that.

Damn. Beat me to the joke.

RedPed · Aug 13, 2017

Got 7/11. Never saw that coming!

No Idea For Nickname · Aug 13, 2017

Just saw what Shelvey did.

Edit: sorry, wrong thread..

Andersons Dietician · Aug 13, 2017

Ban said:
I am saying that it's funny you say 4-2-3-1 is sometimes 6 at the back which is wrong and this is an attacking lineup. Keep it up with the arrogance.

There was at least evidence of it becoming 6/8 at the back last season. So far no evidence of us retreating when playing the 352.

ManuMou · Aug 13, 2017

AndyJ1985 said:
Southampton vs Swansea

LMAO

Jed I. Knight · Aug 13, 2017

Pogba to run the show, topping it off with a goal and an assist. Lukaku will bag one as well, and it'll end with a comfortable 3-1 victory.

el3mel · Aug 13, 2017

lawliet354 said:
Good lineup, much more attacking than vs Madrid, the only thing that worries me is we still do not have our best XI yet, every position bar Pogba, Lukaku, Valencia and DDG are still changing constantly

I expect this lineup to be constant for the next couple of games, with the only rotation being at LB and DMF.

Android1974 · Aug 13, 2017

ha_rooney said:
Interesting to see who plays where. Looks like a 4-2-3-1 but could be a 4-3-3 with Mikhi/Mata playing in the 3 midfield.

Surprised Jones plays over smalling who I thought was excellent against Madrid.

Those two in a midfield three never happened, except for Mkhitaryan in 3-5-2.

AgentP · Aug 13, 2017

Globule said:
You monster.

Random Task · Aug 13, 2017

Dave46 said:
That looks great actually if Jose plays that. But Herrera is on the bench and Mata is in.

Pogba-Miki
---Mata----
Rashford-Lukaku

That could work, but I feel Mata is a bit slow to cover the center in such a setup.

Lacking width somewhat, not sure Jose would entertain the idea in all honesty.

I'd love to see it personally, though.

pauldyson1uk · Aug 13, 2017

Shocking start for me 7/11 and no subs jgo at

Ban · Aug 13, 2017

Andersons Dietician said:
There was at least evidence of it becoming 6/8 at the back last season. So far no evidence of us retreating when playing the 352.

Now it's 8 at the back. Haven't seen it personally. We played 3-5-2 about 5 times at most.

Catt · Aug 13, 2017

sunama said:
Will Joe Hart put in a MOTM performance? YES
Will our attackers be as bad as they were last season? NO
Will Lukaku score a goal in his first league match, for us? YES
Will Henandez score against his old club?
YES
Ladies, gentleman and others, prepare to have all these questions answered in the next few hours.

Android1974 · Aug 13, 2017

Shark said:
Not surprised. He hasn't looked ready to be part of the squad from what I've seen of him.

What are we supposed to make of Mourinho's statements he could play as rightback and midfield?

ManuMou · Aug 13, 2017

el3mel said:
It's a normal 4-2-3-1, don't know why people predict another formation.

Matic setting deep, Pogba with a free role up front, Mikhi as a number 10, Rashford as an out and out winger, Mata as a roaming RW that drives inside to the midfield to give Valencia space to rush and Lukaku as a lone striker.

Very "Mourinho" line up I see.

Similar with his Inter 4-2-3-1 ??

Mata / Pandev more inside winger
Rashford / Eto out wide

J-Stander · Aug 13, 2017

Understandable why Lindelof left out but Blind was arguably worse in pre season. Decent team though.

E-mal · Aug 13, 2017

Dante said:
There must have been a better way to phrase that.

True, but 9/11 in date would be 9th November from where am from

Random Task · Aug 13, 2017

20 minutes away. Feels like a lifetime.

notcool · Aug 13, 2017

el3mel said:
It's a normal 4-2-3-1, don't know why people predict another formation.

Matic setting deep, Pogba with a free role up front, Mikhi as a number 10, Rashford as an out and out winger, Mata as a roaming RW that drives inside to the midfield to give Valencia space to rush and Lukaku as a lone striker.

Very "Mourinho" line up I see.

Pogba up front and Lukaku as a lone striker?

Not sure how you can predict Pogba's role will be different, we're clearly playing the same way as last season.

GM K · Aug 13, 2017

ThaReaper01 said:
Herrera on the bench. Still not in shape?

In the strength of the Super Cup, Herrera, Lingard and Perreira deserve to be on the bench. Same for Pogba but it's hard to bench the French man.

el3mel · Aug 13, 2017

ManuMou said:
Similar with his Inter 4-2-3-1 ??

Mata / Pandev more inside winger
Rashford / Eto out wide

Yes. I have been thinking during the summer he wants to build a formation similar to his Inter one. If he get Perisic I'll be 100% sure of it.

No Idea For Nickname · Aug 13, 2017

sunama said:
Will Joe Hart put in a MOTM performance? NO, he will have a nightmare
Will our attackers be as bad as they were last season? NO
Will Lukaku score a goal in his first league match, for us? YES
Will Henandez score against his old club? YES, 93rd minute, for 4-1

Man-United · Aug 13, 2017

Good team that.

Murder on Zidanes Floor · Aug 13, 2017

J-Stander said:
Understandable why Lindelof left out but Blind was arguably worse in pre season. Decent team though.

Hopefully his delivery will excel and Lukaku can have a field day.

spontaneus1 · Aug 13, 2017

Android1974 said:
Depending on who's on the right wing, could easily turn into a 4-4-2, with Mata upfront with Lukaku.

Surely would be Rashford up front with Miki from the left in that case.

Vidyoyo · Aug 13, 2017

Solid side that. Looking forward to the Fellaini sub already

Android1974 · Aug 13, 2017

sunama said:
What's with Lindelof?
He is not even on the bench.

It's called meritocracy.

el3mel · Aug 13, 2017

notcool said:
Pogba up front and Lukaku as a lone striker?

Not sure how you can predict Pogba's role will be different, we're clearly playing the same way as last season.

Because this was the role he played last season when Herrera was his partner. The main difference is Herrera was a more of a b2b than a strict DMF like Matic us, so Pogba will have a more free role up front.

Cesc had played in the same role as Pogba in Jose's last title winning season with Matic beside him and Cesc was one of the best attacking players in this season.

Peanut Butter · Aug 13, 2017

Hate playing last. Feels like an eternity waiting for the game.

sunama · Aug 13, 2017

J-Stander said:
Understandable why Lindelof left out but Blind was arguably worse in pre season. Decent team though.

Blind was uncharacteristically bad. His concentration was off and he was making some very silly errors.
And P.Jones - why is he playing?

lawliet354 · Aug 13, 2017

el3mel said:
I expect this lineup to be constant for the next couple of games, with the only rotation being at LB and DMF.

I do think it will still change constantly, depends on how the player perform today, especially both wide position

Andersons Dietician · Aug 13, 2017

Ban said:
Now it's 8 at the back. Haven't seen it personally. We played 3-5-2 about 5 times at most.

So you didn't watch last season games against Celta Vigo, Pool,Middlesborough where we ended up at times having two sets of fullbacks and then the central midfielders trying to get in to the back line?
Listen it's the intent of a formation. We played similar line ups last season and it was anything but attacking. If you don't like that then fine.
Last season more often than not when we lost the ball we retreated back to form a wall.

When we lost the ball in pre season in the 352 we pressed and actively hunted the ball down and then tried to attack quicker. Something we never did last season in the 4231.

We'll see how it's played today but if it's anything like last season I'd say it would on evidence be more defensive.

TimScoreboard · Aug 13, 2017

Delighted to see Miki' through the middle; at least I hope thats where he plays... that looks like a team full of goals

ManuMou · Aug 13, 2017

el3mel said:
Yes. I have been thinking during the summer he wants to build a formation similar to his Inter one. If he get Perisic I'll be 100% sure of it.

Sounds sensible

1. given our RW 1st choice of Mkhi/Mata not that good as winger and Valencia can balance out the width (Valencia is a bit like Maicon here, tho not as good IMO)
2. Rashford can play out wide with Blind balancing out @ defense

Dante · Aug 13, 2017

I'm struggling to see how Mata, Rashford and Mkhitaryan will work together. Yes, they're all good attacking players in their own right. But I'm worried about how they'll gel.

An early goal will settle the nerves.

mitchmouse · Aug 13, 2017

very nervous about this. west ham have strengthened well. and where is our width going to come from? let's hope for a typical foolish showing from Hart. I just have a bad feeling...

dannyrhinos89 · Aug 13, 2017

Very happy with the team

Judging by the other games from top teams we will struggle. Hopefully bag an early goal to settle our nerves.

BusbyMalone · Aug 13, 2017

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