West Bromwich Albion 2:2 Manchester United

sizzling sausages · Oct 20, 2014

I'd rather it be the diamond with Januzaj up front than have him and Di Maria on the wings.

Phil Duck · Oct 20, 2014

RetroStu said:
So no player should ever be dropped then if they are out of form?, if we had 4 or 5 players playing shit every match, we should never drop them?.

But we are not talking about 4 or 5 players, we are talking about RVP being out of form and him regaining form being a necessity for the team. The fastest he regains form the better for Manchester United.

So why drop him?

Orton · Oct 20, 2014

Hopefully Januzaj plays a blinder. Need a reminder of how good he can be.

mu4c_20le · Oct 20, 2014

Most of you have got Falcao in your fantasy teams haven't you.

Sam · Oct 20, 2014

As an aside, if someone had said a year or two ago that our front 4 would be Mata, Di Maria, Januzaj and RVP we would have laughed at them for being so mental. That, on paper, is an incredible attack. I really hope it clicks.

Dazzmondo · Oct 20, 2014

Btw, delighted to see Herrera starting! Thought we were destined to see Fellaini in midfield.

Speak · Oct 20, 2014

Red_toad said:
Hope RvP is in form, he'll get a shit load of chances with all those wonderfully creative players behind him. Love the line up, but very reliant on Robin to convert chances.

Not really. Di Maria and Mata are pretty capable of scoring. Don't see how the team will be very reliant on him really.

JustAFan · Oct 20, 2014

Last 5 meetings between WBA and us at the Hawthornes have produced 24 goals. So 0-0 today then?

Shimo · Oct 20, 2014

Red_toad said:
Hope RvP is in form, he'll get a shit load of chances with all those wonderfully creative players behind him. Love the line up, but very reliant on Robin to convert chances.

And he has been. The problem has been so far him and whoever he has played up top have got in each others way - often making the same runs or just not quite sure which one to make even. Today RVP should have free reign, so we may actually see a better performance from him. Definitely not worried about him finishing chances.

Dazzmondo · Oct 20, 2014

Speak said:
Not really. Di Maria and Mata are pretty capable of scoring. Don't see how the team will be very reliant on him really.

Adnan is too, there are definitely goals in this team.

Sam · Oct 20, 2014

Anyone know why Foster isn't playing for West Brom? Injured?

justboy68 · Oct 20, 2014

SqueakyWeasel said:
Need all 3 points to keep up with West Ham and Southampton … there's something I didn't think I'd be posting 8 games into the season when I saw the fixtures

A win will move us above Liverpool and 3 clear of Arsenal. Sounds a bit better now

JustAFan said:
Last 5 meetings between WBA and us at the Hawthornes have produced 24 goals. So 0-0 today then?

Nearly half of them were in one game though.

dannyrhinos89 · Oct 20, 2014

Glad herrera is back. Hoping we get a good win and performance tonight get that 4th place back

Pronewbie · Oct 20, 2014

Not the biggest fan of RVP this year but i have a good feeling that he will shine in this setup.

And yes, we need his leadership in this game.

The Mitcher · Oct 20, 2014

Dazzmondo said:
Btw, delighted to see Herrera starting! Thought we were destined to see Fellaini in midfield.

He's going to be fabulous isn't he, he's wearing a corset!

RetroStu · Oct 20, 2014

Phil Duck said:
But we are not talking about 4 or 5 players, we are talking about RVP being out of form and him regaining form being a necessity for the team. The fastest he regains form the better for Manchester United.

So why drop him?

Well again, why drop anyone then using that logic?.

DomesticTadpole · Oct 20, 2014

Sam said:
Anyone know why Foster isn't playing for West Brom? Injured?

Injured in training.

Stadjer · Oct 20, 2014

Red_toad said:
Hope RvP is in form, he'll get a shit load of chances with all those wonderfully creative players behind him. Love the line up, but very reliant on Robin to convert chances.

Mata is capable of scoring a lot of goals too

Chrissypop · Oct 20, 2014

I'm tempted to put £500 on us tonight?

Sassy Colin · Oct 20, 2014

mu4c_20le said:
Most of you have got Falcao in your fantasy teams haven't you.

ItsEssexRob · Oct 20, 2014

Why would Falcao be being saved for Sunday when hes had pretty much a week off and now another week until the next game?

Raw · Oct 20, 2014

JustAFan said:
Last 5 meetings between WBA and us at the Hawthornes have produced 24 goals. So 0-0 today then?

To be fair 10 of them were in one game.

Phil Duck · Oct 20, 2014

RetroStu said:
Well again, why drop anyone then using that logic?.

But I'm not talking about anyone, I'm talking about Van Persie. Don't you think Manchester United could be a lot better with Van Persie on form?

Boycott · Oct 20, 2014

If Fellaini can't even get game time against West Brom he never will. Against Swansea and Everton he came on due to the lack of options on the bench.

Falcao, Carrick, Young will come on today I'm positive, bar injuries of course.

Tibs · Oct 20, 2014

We will win 5-0

Macern · Oct 20, 2014

I just hope Myhill won't have the best game of his life today.

DatIrishFella · Oct 20, 2014

Myhill to put in a Brad Friedal esque performance?

EDIT: @Pentame what timing, eh!

Zoo · Oct 20, 2014

Pink Moon said:
Wasn't Di Maria away in China while Falcao was away in South America? I think that's a cop out. He clearly wants to go one up top and under those circumstances there's only one guy he'll ever have eyes for.

Think Di Maria only played for 10 minutes of their second match against Hong Kong. Anyway out of the 2 striker options RvP is fresher.

StamsShinyHead · Oct 20, 2014

Hoping for a big game from Mata. In his preferred role today it should be a match he's taking control of from kick-off.

Tim Henman · Oct 20, 2014

Herrera has shown he can chip in as well.

dannyrhinos89 · Oct 20, 2014

Chrissypop said:
I'm tempted to put £500 on us tonight?

Go for it' what could go wrong?

Rudi j · Oct 20, 2014

Apparently Falcao didn't fly back into manchester until Friday. So that's the reason for not starting im guessing.

paulscholes18 · Oct 20, 2014

mu4c_20le said:
Most of you have got Falcao in your fantasy teams haven't you.

Yep my fecking captain is well, should have gave it to pelle this week

gza the genius · Oct 20, 2014

I'd imagine it's the same formation as usual with Januzaj in for Falcao. Not too bothered about Falcao not starting, I'm sure the jetlag reasoning on top of him still not fully fit from his injury is he genuine. It'll be nice to have him come on on the second half anyway and he'll be completely rested for the Chelsea game now. Other than that the team looks good, I'm happy Januzaj is getting a start.

RetroStu · Oct 20, 2014

Boycott said:
If Fellaini can't even get game time against West Brom he never will. Against Swansea and Everton he came on due to the lack of options on the bench.

Falcao, Carrick, Young will come on today I'm positive, bar injuries of course.

The thing is because we are out of the Champs League, we only really have 1 game a a week for most of the season so the team won't be changing much at all this season barring injuries.
People like Fellaini and Young etc would be getting more games if we were still in all the cups.

Smithy89 · Oct 20, 2014

Come on Adnan.

wr8_utd · Oct 20, 2014

Orton said:
He will surely start against Chelsea on sunday. Starting him tonight is risky when he's only been back a couple of days.

Well RvP has a history of injuries, was injured since March, played the World Cup when looking unfit and looks knackered at the end of games. I'm not sure how he's any better an option than Falcao even fitness taken into consideration. And hasn't RvP just played 180 mins for Holland?

BenRobbins · Oct 20, 2014

Just sums up how unbelievable our forward options are...

We have Radamel Falcao on the bench.

We have Who will soon be Englands, Ours and possibly the Premier leagues all time goal scorer yet to come back.

We also have carrick to slot back in.

Madness.

George Owen · Oct 20, 2014

i really like the starting 11... i think its gonna be a good game for us.

big game for Daley Blind.

RVP_2014 · Oct 20, 2014

cut the whinging and support the team.

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