[Adcuth]

I would have preferred to see Greenwood up front, he is not going to play for england so why not give him match time.

He'll come on when we're 1-0 down

 

[Enfant terrible]

I love the madness of the match day thread. Wouldn't change it for the world

I think it's unhealthy but I'm no expert so till scientifically proven I stay.

 

[Ajr]

He'll come on when we're 1-0 down

He should come on and play up front, then we can put Fred on the RW

 

[flappyjay]

Minus Rashford, Martial and Maguire that team resembles what we put out in the league a lot of last season. That midfield is much better than what we put out last season.

 

[Paul_Scholes18]

Cmon, we can't start Martial when the schedule is this crazy. Think thats a good decision, this is why we retained Ighalo. Swapping Greenwood in for James might be better though.

You don't think he will get a rest over the international break? Max playing 1 game in nations league and maybe not that since Giroud is the favorite to start.
Travel might be a problem though.

 

[Bastian]

He's on the bench.

He has?

Haha. Didn't that

edit: because he's not listed in our selection on the Caf, I should add!

 

[Enfant terrible]

I reckon he'll do well actually. That midfield should have some decent shape for once and Mata is decent to work off.

Agree

 

[Paul_Scholes18]

Come on now United! Let us win this!

 

[Tony247]

So a midfield without much creativity.

 

[Adisa]

Going to be a chore.

 

[RedDevil@84]

McT and Fred scares me.
Good to see James on right. Hopefully Mata will produce some good moments with VdB and can get people to score.

 

[Isotope]

Van de Beek makes that 2nd string midfield look pretty strong. A very good purchase, I'd say.

 

[hubbuh]

Andy Cole got 68 goals in 84 games for Newcastle!

 

[Crashoutcassius]

I have to say ole is speaking really well in every interview. We are getting battered on the pitch if we are honest but he is very calm and positive

 

[Crashoutcassius]

Van de Beek makes that 2nd string midfield look pretty strong. A very good purchase, I'd say.

Fair point, it would look very different with lingard in there. But need to play like it !

 

[Fooza]

Some of you are hilarious, we should have enough to beat Brighton. It's not like their playing their first team either. Boring or not, we just have to sacrifice entertainment for the energy drink cup.

 

[croadyman]

No Maguire you are shitting me. He needs a rest though, considering he played in World Cup 2018 and practically every PL match since then, he hasn’t had one in a couple of years.

Yeah good to see Harry completely rested because he definitely needs that

 

[pauldyson1uk]

the weather is going to affect the game, all depends on which team adjusts to the condition better.

 

[RedSky]

You don't think he will get a rest over the international break? Max playing 1 game in nations league and maybe not that since Giroud is the favorite to start.
Travel might be a problem though.

Just think we'll be overplaying him this season due to our shite options upfront, so no need to play him in any unnecessary games. Lets be honest, it'd be a blessing if we got knocked out tonight in some ways.

 

[SinNombre]

Some of you are hilarious, we should have enough to beat Brighton. It's not like their playing their first team either. Boring or not, we just have to sacrifice entertainment for the energy drink cup.

Exactly.

Ole is doing the right thing here.

If this lot can't win this, that is even more reason to preserve the first xi. This season is the most condensed ever.

 

[BigBebe]

Brighton look on average about a foot taller than our guys

 

[Idxomer]

I'm surprised at no Lingard, seems to be out of favor lately with Ole.

 

[Shiva87]

VDB must have been told to earn his place in the first XI. Don't see how he gets in there if Ole continues with a rigid 4-2-3-1.

Maybe we will see Pogba, Bruno and VDB against Spurs. We may be better off playing a 4-1-3-2 with the current options.

 

[Offside]

Brighton will surely be fired up for revenge following the daylight robbery that was Saturday afternoon

 

[AC1689]

McT and Fred scares me.
Good to see James on right. Hopefully Mata will produce some good moments with VdB and can get people to score.

He’s on the left . His stronger side, so should be interesting. If he performs well, questions may well be asked as to why he’s always been played on the right, when it’s often been touted as his weaker side.

 

[Crashoutcassius]

Exactly.

Ole is doing the right thing here.

If this lot can't win this, that is even more reason to preserve the first xi. This season is the most condensed ever.

Good point. Wonder what will happen when cl comes along if we can't get any more players in

 

[pauldyson1uk]

Gone for a 3-1 away win tonight.

 

[Fooza]

Brighton will surely be fired up for revenge following the daylight robbery that was Saturday afternoon

None of the Brighton players that day are playing today, can't see revenge really.

Edit: or maybe just 2-3 actually

 

[Ekeke]

Well and truly the 2nd string

 

[Coops73]

Am I wrong? Tell me where the incorrect statement is? You think Scott McTominay is anywhere near good enough?

He might not be the best midfielder you’re going to see in a United shirt but he done a solid job last season. “Banter” player? what a wanky thing to say but I hear shite like that on here all the time so it’s nothing new.

 

[48 hours]

Our passing in the Brighton half has been poor so far

 

[Crashoutcassius]

We obviously aren't good but this isn't the same Brighton either

 

[Caliban]

Lindelof vs Bailly in this match

 

[croadyman]

Sky commentator clearly hasn't read the apology on that VDB story

 

[jderbyshire]

Why is the crowd noise on both channels?

No natural option?

 

[One Night Only]

Lindelof vs Bailly in this match

Nah, they're on the same team.

 

[pav1790]

Our passing in the Brighton half has been poor so far

Our press has been decent though

 

[One Night Only]

We look way tighter at the back but absolutely static up front again.

 

[JakeC]

Since when do we press?

 

[diarm]

I keep hearing this about Donny being able to play as a number 6. If that's true then lets have a bloody look at him there!