Lancashire Senior Cup: Rochdale vs. Manchester United

khoazany

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7pm BST at Ewen Fields (Hyde United's ground).Live on MUTV.

Squad update: Mitchell and Powell unavailable due to injury.Wilson,the Pereiras,Fosu-Mensah,El-Fitouri,Doughty unavailable due to international duty (Love might be as well).

Predicted XI:
Henderson - Riley,Tuanzebe,Borthwick-Jackson,Varela - Goss,Redmond - Willock,Harrop,Weir - Fletcher
Subs: Dorrington,McTominay,Rathbone,Reid,Rashford
 
Crikey, thats an inexperienced side at this level.

Spurs,Chelsea,City,Liverpool,etc,... usually/sometimes put out even younger sides.We should play our best U18s in the U21s like everyone else instead of holding back the older players.
 
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Don't disagree @khoazany, but its very much a departure from what we've previously done. I think we're actually starting to see the lack of recruitment at an U18 level start to bite us from the last few years as we don't appear to have the numbers. Its not so much that we're putting out the best U18's... we're putting out the only U18's we have. We've only got 6 players on loan, which when you contrast that with Chelsea and their 33 players is a stark difference.
 
Man United XI: Henderson, Varela, Tuanzebe, Love, Jackson, Goss, Redmond, Riley, Harrop, Weir, Fletcher

Subs: El Fitouri, Rashford, Rathbone, McTowney
 
Horrible goal kick from Rochdale, Ashley Fletcher punishes them.

1-0 United
 
Rochdale the architects of their own demise here. Shocking defending for both goals.
 
Good goal by them. Good first 20 minutes by us but we really slowed up in the latter half. Goss and Redmond really started to lose the control they had and were getting over run. Think Harrop should drop deeper, and he needs to be more clinical around and the box an just unleash it. Seems to always want to take the extra touch and pick a pass. I think CBJ has been really good. Varela and Riley almost invisible, we don't seem to be using the right side at all.
 
Harrop seems to be too relaxed.Need to take more risks which he's capable.

Love has been very good today.