[rotherham_red]

Well, he is just being honest, we would all prefer to be in the CL.

He was still making it clear that he will play a strong team and that would be a message to the team not to take the EL for granted.

But you could be right and it would have a negative effect on the team, i'm not sure.
Mourinho knows how to motivate his players though, we can't deny that.

I hope you're right mate, but I just have this nagging feeling now that we won't be looking to go all in for the EL even when it's really there for the taking for us. I didn't have this concern until I read Jose's comments today. Up until then, I was actually one of the more enthusiastic about our chances in the Europa with a second XI.

 

[Martin(6)Buchan]

Gone for a complete line up change using most of those who have not had a run out or played very little. How many points I will get is an other thing

 

[BringNaniBack]

I've said before that our European record is in no way good enough for us to be snobbish about which competitions we want to win.

This is true.

 

[Stretford End Phil]

Gone for a fresh 11 for the squad prediction and 0-2 for the score. Totally confident as always.

 

[carlosp]

Gone for this, but who knows...

De Gea
Valencia Bailly Smalling Rojo
Herrera
Fellaini Pogba
Depay Rashford Martial
​

Fosu-Mensah, Mata and either Zlatan (if we're losing/drawing) or Carrick (if we're winning) to come on.

Valencia is out from what I read.

Antonio Valencia, Luke Shaw and Jesse Lingard have also been left out of the squad while Phil Jones has suffered lateral knee ligament damage which will keep him on the sidelines for a month.

http://www.skysports.com/football/n...ut-of-his-squad-for-thursdays-rotterdam-clash

Valencia, Shaw, Lingard, Mkhitaryan, Jones, Rooney all out

 

[Name Changed]

Gone for a fresh 11 for the squad prediction and 0-2 for the score. Totally confident as always.

It won't let me. I must be too late.

 

[PlayerOne]

Hope players like Depay and Schneiderlin play

 

[OldTrevil]

Hope players like Depay and Schneiderlin play

I would love to see them and TFM get a start.

 

[Distracted Steward]

FFS, I missed the lineup prediction by two minutes. There will be a. Payload of changes, so I'll get skinned on the carryover lineup.

I'll take a hiding and claim a moral victory in the end like Brendan.

 

[carlosp]

http://www.gettyimages.co.uk/search...enudity=true&phrase=&family=editorial#license

 

[Mciahel Goodman]

----------------DDG
Darmian - Smalling - Blind - Rojo
-------Carrick --- Schneiderlin
--------------Pogba
Mata--------------------Martial
-------------Rashford

Have gone for this.

 

[bosnian_red]

Im actually really looking forward to the europa league this season. Cant see rooney or any oldies playing much in it so we'll likely see a lot of the youngsters or not guaranteed starters like rashford, martial, memphis, fosu mensah, herrera, even mata/Mkhitaryan. So theres a lot of potential for some great football there.

 

[Reddevilboy]

Didn't realize that its such an early kick-off! I thought we were playing at 7:45 pm. Damn.

 

[sammsky1]

----------------DDG
Darmian - Smalling - Blind - Rojo
-------Carrick --- Schneiderlin
--------------Pogba
Mata--------------------Martial
-------------Rashford

Have gone for this.

Surely he'll play Zlatan having made him travel? Im hoping for


--------------- Pogba-------------------
Rashford ------ Ibra ------------Martial

 

[Stretford End Phil]

http://www.gettyimages.co.uk/search...enudity=true&phrase=&family=editorial#license

Thats it, Jose has to go the lads are enjoying training too much.

 

[Mciahel Goodman]

Surely he'll play Zlatan having made him travel? Im hoping for


--------------- Pogba-------------------
Rashford ------ Ibra ------------Martial

Possible. I think he'll get game time, just not sure if we'll see him off the bench or starting. If he starts then Rashford will be on the wing in place of Mata in my selection.

I like how deep our squad is, though. We can field two very good teams.

 

[MDFC Manager]

Might have been answered a few times... But why is this so early?

Not complaining by the way

 

[vk20legend]

Might have been answered a few times... But why is this so early?

Not complaining by the way

They split the games into two slots so more games can be broadcasted. One early kick off, one set of matches right after that.

 

[Red Dreams]

Thats it, Jose has to go the lads are enjoying training too much.

http://www.dailystar.co.uk/sport/football/545856/Man-United-coach-crashes-into-Feyenoord-stadium

wtf. Team bus crashed into Feyenord stadium

 

[The Man Himself]

Might have been answered a few times... But why is this so early?

Not complaining by the way

2 slots, 6PM and 8:05PM. Each team plays half of the group games at each slot I think.

 

[parisite]

http://www.dailystar.co.uk/sport/football/545856/Man-United-coach-crashes-into-Feyenoord-stadium

wtf. Team bus crashed into Feyenord stadium

that's not good then, last time we had bus problems we got tonked by West Ham. Think we had a bit of a bumpy plane ride last season as well and got tonked again.

 

[MDFC Manager]

Surely he'll play Zlatan having made him travel? Im hoping for


--------------- Pogba-------------------
Rashford ------ Ibra ------------Martial

Zlatan seems like the guy who needs to, and can play almost every single game to maintain form and fitness. Not surprised if he starts

 

[MDFC Manager]

They split the games into two slots so more games can be broadcasted. One early kick off, one set of matches right after that.

2 slots, 6PM and 8:05PM. Each team plays half of the group games at each slot I think.

Thanks. That's cool, convenient for us

 

[Adisa]

433 yes.

 

[Havak]

De Gea

Darmian
Smalling
Bailly
Rojo

Herrera
Schneiderlin
Pogba

Mata
Rashford
Martial

Blind not on bench.

 

[Stretford End Phil]

http://www.dailystar.co.uk/sport/football/545856/Man-United-coach-crashes-into-Feyenoord-stadium

wtf. Team bus crashed into Feyenord stadium

Lucky the stadium was empty...LOL

 

[bosnian_red]

Dave
Darmian smalling bailly rojo
Schneiderlin herrera Pogba
Mata Rashford Martial​

Pretty beastly 11 that. Mata to feed rashford and martial, pogba in his best role if hes on the left of a 3, smalling and bailly together. Cant see anything but united dominating here with that midfield

 

[Damien]

9/11. Had Memphis instead of Pogba and Blind instead of Bailly. This is looking shit for Memphis.

 

[#07]

433 yes.

That tweet from United presents it as a 4-2-3-1 with Pogba in the #10 role.

Guess we won't know for sure until the lads line up for the warm up. I hope it is a 4-3-3. To my mind we'd be much better served playing 4-3-3 than any other formation.

Glad to see Smalling line up next to Bailly too. Interested to see how that partnership will perform.

9/11. Had Memphis instead of Pogba and Blind instead of Bailly. This is looking shit for Memphis.

Yeah. I recognise, especially after the Derby, it was always likely Tony Martial would come back in. Still, if Memphis can't get a game out wide in front of Mata then his United career is in trouble.

 

[bosnian_red]

Also a bit surprised Memphis, young and carrick arent starting... doesnt bode too well for their game prospects if they dont start when we rotate everyone

 

[Hugh Jass]

Nice team. Have the IPA in the fridge, ready. Cant wait.

 

[WhoDaGOAT]

I'm glad that Darmian has started.

RIP Memphis.

Blind being excluded is interesting...

Sexy midfield three. Herrera and Pogba should be able to press and get forward.

 

[SirAF]

Exciting team!

 

[Mciahel Goodman]

9/11, not bad.

I actually wanted the midfield three that Jose picked, so doubly good.

 

[Sunny Jim]

433 yes.

Good, intresting line up.

 

[horsechoker]

Interesting line-up

 

[podurban2]

Ok with that 3-man midfield I'm happy. Positive sign from Mou!

 

[Kostur]

Glad we're going with 3 in the midfield, hopefully this game is just a start.

Yeah who am I kidding.

 

[Devil may care]

Good line-up, I would have preferred TFM over Darmian but can't have everything I guess.

I hope it's 4-3-3, even if that means Mata in that floaty RW role.

 

[Varun]

fecking hell. That's the formation and probably even the CM combo I'd prefer to see. Superb! Rashford up top

 

[MDFC Manager]

Looks like the usual 4231 to me, not 433