Middlesbrough 1:3 Manchester United

Maradona10 · Mar 19, 2017

Rashbeck!

We need a better backup option. Really need another good transfer window. Cant see anyone else apart from mata, Fellaini or mkhi from bench getting a goal. Martial i think will come on only in case of emergency.

K2K · Mar 19, 2017

Chorley1974 said:
Possibly the most negative thread I've read all season, give a whole new meaning to the word supporters.

Even the manager thinks we will lose.

Can't blame the fans.

AltiUn · Mar 19, 2017

Also, to me it looks very much like we are in fact resting our better players for the Europa league. Hence Rojo, Mkhitaryan and Martial all on the bench.

TheBiggest · Mar 19, 2017

What are people seeing looking at that line up?
It's this shape, surely? Or am I the one who's going mad?

……………De Gea………………………..

………………………………………………..

… Jones Smalling……Bailly……………

………………………………………………..

…………Carrick……Fellaiani………………..

Valencia…………………………………Young..

……………………….……Mata…………………

………………Lingard………………………..

……………………Rashford…………………..

………………………………………………..

The United · Mar 19, 2017

I like the look of the team.

Bear in mind though even with so called full first 11. There is no way to tell we would be scoring buckload.

In case we play good and failed to finish chances again and knives will be out for the likes of rash, lingard.

Oaencha · Mar 19, 2017

TheBiggest said:
What line up are you looking at?

Sky Sports -

MAN UTD TEAM NEWS

Team to play Middlesbrough: De Gea, Jones, Smalling, Bailly, Valencia, Fellaini, Carrick, Young, Mata, Lingard, Rashford.

Subs: Rojo, Martial, Romero, Mkhitaryan, Shaw, Fosu-Mensah, Darmian.

TheBiggest · Mar 19, 2017

Oaencha said:
Sky Sports -

MAN UTD TEAM NEWS

Team to play Middlesbrough: De Gea, Jones, Smalling, Bailly, Valencia, Fellaini, Carrick, Young, Mata, Lingard, Rashford.

Subs: Rojo, Martial, Romero, Mkhitaryan, Shaw, Fosu-Mensah, Darmian.

Yeah, so what makes you think Young and Lingard are playing in midfield?

Android1974 · Mar 19, 2017

And the BBC puts Bailly as left-center-back, instead of Jones.

AgentP · Mar 19, 2017

This has to be our weakest line-up this season. We had better teams playing in the FA cup and League cup.

ivaldo · Mar 19, 2017

Moan that Mourinho doesn't rotate our squad. Moan that we haven't put our strongest side out. Redcafe logic.

Manny · Mar 19, 2017

ivaldo said:
Moan that Mourinho doesn't rotate our squad. Moan that we haven't put our strongest side out. Redcafe logic.

Yeah good one.

Seven changes when we are already without Pogba, Ibra and Herrera

Catt · Mar 19, 2017

Who is the referee?
I'm already blaming him.

Android1974 · Mar 19, 2017

ivaldo said:
Moan that Mourinho doesn't rotate our squad. Moan that we haven't put our strongest side out. Redcafe logic.

Mourinho never had a season where he rotated so much. For instance, I can't recall one where the center-back pairing wasn't established for good.

Kant-ona · Mar 19, 2017

0:4.

At halftime.

AltiUn · Mar 19, 2017

Red Katie said:
Who is the referee?
I'm already blaming him.

An Irish Red · Mar 19, 2017

That's a painfully average front six, it really is. The tragic part is that Fellaini still stands out which really sums up how bad he is.

Dobbs · Mar 19, 2017

ivaldo said:
Moan that Mourinho doesn't rotate our squad. Moan that we haven't put our strongest side out. Redcafe logic.

When you've already got three enforced changes it's maybe not the best time rotate others. Especially when he's refused to rotate having a full squad available.

TheBiggest · Mar 19, 2017

ivaldo said:
Moan that Mourinho doesn't rotate our squad. Moan that we haven't put our strongest side out. Redcafe logic.

It's cringe-worthy how moany a lot of United fans are. I've just read in the last three minutes people call our line up 'pathetic - 'horrifying' - 'painful' and 'worst line up of the season'.

And they're dead serious too.

Havak · Mar 19, 2017

Garethw said:
Munching his way through a banana was a clear indication that Rojo was physically shattered. No surprise to see him on the bench today.

Good point actually!

Man-United · Mar 19, 2017

Red Katie said:
Who is the referee?
I'm already blaming him.

Micky Olly Oliver.

Massive Spanner · Mar 19, 2017

Had no idea Mycroft was the chairman of Boro.

Shiva87 · Mar 19, 2017

That's a very odd line up. And why have we moved to a 3 (or 5) at the back suddenly? I didn't think we were doing too bad with our last formation!

Mister_Stubbs · Mar 19, 2017

As poor a side that looks, it still should be a Boro team in poor form despite what ever pickmeup they may get from an interim manager.

djembatheking · Mar 19, 2017

I like the team , looks fairly solid defensively and enough attacking options in there . We need to rotate so good to have fresh legs in there . Come on United .

No Idea For Nickname · Mar 19, 2017

Kant-ona said:
0:4.

At halftime.

Finally someone normal around here!

DomesticTadpole · Mar 19, 2017

MannyB said:
Yeah good one.

Seven changes when we are already without Pogba, Ibra and Herrera

Those are three of the changes, you can add Blind to that, so actually three change you can moan about. He might be resting Rojo because he has been an incredibly lucky boy and all the publicity this week might just give the ref an chance to send him off.

Oaencha · Mar 19, 2017

TheBiggest said:
Yeah, so what makes you think Young and Lingard are playing in midfield?

Going by that first XI, it looks like they will be playing the following.

Jones, Smalling and Bailly - CB
Valencia - RWB/RW
Young - LWB/LW
Carrick - DM
Fellaini - CM
Lingard, Mata - AM
Rashford - ST

PogbaUnited · Mar 19, 2017

An abysmal performance is just incoming, I can feel it...

What the feck is the point with the sudden 3-5-2? Has Mourinho lost the plot?

Carrick-Fellaini - got to be the slowest midfield in the history ..

pseudo_canadian · Mar 19, 2017

Massive Spanner said:
Had no idea Mycroft was the chairman of Boro.

togg · Mar 19, 2017

so many armchair managers here.....the game hasn't even started yet...you are not at the training ground...you aren't party to the coaches meetings with Mourinho, you aren't party to the club doctors etc...you aren't party to the meetings where the opposition get scrutinised and analysed.....

Just let the manager get on with it....

DomesticTadpole · Mar 19, 2017

200 UP FOR VALENCIA
In-form Antonio Valencia makes his 200th Premier League appearance for United.

Jazz · Mar 19, 2017

Honestly couldn't care less who's starting. We need those 3 points and all the players should be ready to give 100% today to get the points - irrespective of any limitations.

C3Pique · Mar 19, 2017

This has 0-0 all over it. We're desperately short on quality.

WPMUFC · Mar 19, 2017

So almost all our attack flair is out due to injury/suspension or being managed due to workload and we are really going to moan about Jose's selections?

Who are these mysterious players that Jose should be picking? This is the fecking squad we have. When we lose critical players, of course the 2nd/3rd string are the only choice.

SuperiorXI · Mar 19, 2017

That team is garbage.

Catt · Mar 19, 2017

Man-United said:
Micky Olly Oliver.

Surely not!?

AltiUn · Mar 19, 2017

I'm actually quite excited to see some actual pace on the wings with Valencia and Young both starting.

DomesticTadpole · Mar 19, 2017

Remember BFS is supposedly injured as well, so that really limits the midfield options. Yet some want to put a kid in.

Manny · Mar 19, 2017

De Gea
Jones Smalling Bailly
Valencia Carrick Fellaini Young
Mata Rashford Lingard

I hope Jose showed our CB's the post match analysis of Hargreaves and Owen from the Rostov game.

IrishRedDevil · Mar 19, 2017

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