[SwansonsTache]

Liverpool in playing a tough rival decimated by injury shocker.

 

[Siorac]

Well let's see what the coaching team come up with. Hopefully it won't be as defeatist as many on here.

Let's hope they can come up with something, yeah.

My pessimism is mostly about helplessness: I can't do anything except wait and fear.

 

[Feed Me]

One too many players in this line up ?Mr Singh, you may go back to the tactics board

Djemba Djemba...

 

[bosnian_red]

ESPN saying Matic had a training injury and might be out for over a month... Time for Fred to step up with Herrera going to defensive mid? If he at least got sub appearances I would have hope for that. No idea tbh. Could see Jones in midfield like Fergie used to do!

 

[Feed Me]

Let's hope they can come up with something, yeah.

My pessimism is mostly about helplessness: I can't do anything except wait and fear.

It'll be okay.

Think we will do something special today.

 

[Aarron Swift]

Feel a sick level of nervousness heading into this game

 

[klayton88]

 

[Adam-Utd]

I think we can trust mctominay more right now. Fred won’t be used to the pace of the match and we don’t want to destroy his confidence.

Herrera CDM with mctominay supporting.

Could always push pogba deeper with Lingard ahead.

 

[Devil may care]

I was sure Martial had more chance of starting than Jesse as he went off before he actually pulled up, as for the Matic news, I imagine Ander drops in to the #6 role and surely Fred comes in, we need some pace in there to compete with their grafters.

 

[duffer]

Fred time?

 

[Siorac]

Nerves. Excitement. Palpitations. A welcome return since the Special Twit departed.

That is very true. The last time I was as nervous and twitchy as before the PSG game or now was probably the Real Madrid second leg in 2013.

 

[Zoo]

Liverpool have been getting good fortune all season.

 

[littlepeasoup]

If Matic was injured it must have happened fairly late in the day yesterday; weren't there photos of him with Vidic smiling? Just awful, awful timing.

 

[Buchan]

McTominay played in the 2-0 fixture against this lot last year. Great to see him being trusted again. That alone will give him a great deal of confidence. Work harder than Liverpool’s creativity-free midfielders and you’ll beat them. Simple.

 

[Feed Me]

McTom can do a good job in this sort of game. Matic is the most expendable of our midfield trident.

 

[Marcelinho87]

OK so I just found out soccerstreams is dead

Anybody happy to PM me a link which is viewable on mobile? I relied on soccerstreams at work.

 

[JoseandMkhiarespecial]

Excited for the game.

Liverpool are dangerous. I had a feeling about Ashley Barnes against Burnley and he played well.

You've always got to consider the opposition, who have got players like Shaqiri who could score with a shot from outside the box.

We've got potential injuries to big players but hopefully we win and this highlights we maybe need a CM as well as a RW.

We've always got a chance to win with players like Pogba and Rashford and the way Ole has the team playing well

 

[Feed Me]

McTominay played in the 2-0 fixture against this lot last year. Great to see him being trusted again. That alone will give him a great deal of confidence. Work harder than Liverpool’s creativity-free midfielders and you’ll beat them. Simple.

That's the thing - their midfielders are all just workhorses, nothing special.

 

[Damien]

I was sure Martial had more chance of starting than Jesse as he went off before he actually pulled up, as for the Matic news, I imagine Ander drops in to the #6 role and surely Fred comes in, we need some pace in there to compete with their grafters.

Someone in the Martial thread said he was feeling his groin before the warm-up against PSG. Probably aggravated it a bit during the 45 minutes and with him having a previous groin injury just a couple of months ago it is best to be safe.

 

[Sultan]

Huh? Salah is up against Shaw, not Dalot/Young.

Yes. My mistake. I was supposed to say Mane.

 

[Adam-Utd]

If Matic was injured it must have happened fairly late in the day yesterday; weren't there photos of him with Vidic smiling? Just awful, awful timing.

It seems the collision of 2 Nemanjas has ended up in only 1 way. Vidic coming out on top. dangerous move Matic.

 

[Catt]

Fred time?

Think it would be a big risk to play him in this game.

 

[FujiVice]

Someone in the Martial thread said he was feeling his groin before the warm-up against PSG..

So was I to be honest. But that's unrelated to this discussion.

 

[Roosney]

They had 36 shots, 11 on target, 64% possession... if that's not a battering then nothing is.

That's stats talking, most of their shots were fluffs from 30 yards out. We were playing Jose shite but still they needed deflections to score. That's not battering.

 

[MAME DIOUF 32]

Much as I'd love this to be Fred's moment where he stands up in a crisis and turns it around, it's not going to happen. Play McTominay or go with a back 3.

 

[Real Madras]

OK so I just found out soccerstreams is dead

Anybody happy to PM me a link which is viewable on mobile? I relied on soccerstreams at work.

Total sportek is pretty good brother

 

[Buchan]

That's the thing - their midfielders are all just workhorses, nothing special.

Pogba has more goals and assists since Ole took over than all of Liverpool's midfielders combined.

feck these bastards. Let’s dick ‘em.

 

[bosnian_red]

McTominay starting is definitely not ideal... hopefully the kid can step up. Essentially a championship level player asked to start in midfield in the biggest English rivalry.

 

[Marcelinho87]

Total sportek is pretty good brother

<3

 

[Prodigy24]

Can't remember the last time I was this excited and nervous for a game. Absolutely shitting it but still very hopeful! Come on United!

 

[Kag]

I’m expecting McTominay to fill in for Matic today. To his credit, I think he’s the least likely to shite himself out of our other options.

 

[duffer]

Much as I'd love this to be Fred's moment where he stands up in a crisis and turns it around, it's not going to happen. Play McTominay or go with a back 3.

Is that you Jose?

If Ole goes for it today and gets it right, the full time job is his.

 

[SteveJ]

It seems the collision of 2 Nemanjas has ended up in only 1 way. Vidic coming out on top. dangerous move Matic.

 

[Fosu-Mens]

Fred --> Big unknown for both teams. If we are going for the win he will start. If we are going for the safe and "sensible" then he will not.

 

[ManchesterYoda]

I'd be more comfortable with McTominay. Did a great job last season against Liverpool.

I have McTominay included playing central with Fred and Herrera either side, Pogba top of diamond. (assuming no Matic)

 

[pascell]

McTominay starting is definitely not ideal... hopefully the kid can step up. Essentially a championship level player asked to start in midfield in the biggest English rivalry.

Could be the making of him though, he's an academy product, he'll know what this fixture means

 

[haram]

Selling Fellaini mid season looks an even more stupid decision now.

 

[Devil may care]

Someone in the Martial thread said he was feeling his groin before the warm-up against PSG. Probably aggravated it a bit during the 45 minutes and with him having a previous groin injury just a couple of months ago it is best to be safe.

I was just hoping we'd took him off in time, and that the rest inbetween would have been enough. Hopefully we play Sanchez and not Lukaku, the latter will be meat and drink to van Dijk.

 

[Massive Spanner]

Vidic!

 

[Uniquim]

De Gea - Young, Lindelof, Smalling, Shaw - McTominay, Herrera, Pogba - Mata, Rashford, Lukaku



Alisson, Matip, Van Dijk, Robertson, Milner, Wijnaldum, Henderson, Fabinho, Mane, Salah, Firmino