[nemanja15]

Carrick and Fletcher are fine and unaffected by the way, they were with the team in Turin on Thursday. I think McKenna and Phelan are two of the three isolating.

 

[No Idea For Nickname]

 

[bosnian_red]

So probably:

De gea
Wan bissaka Lindelof Maguire Shaw
Fred Matic
Greenwood Bruno Rashford
Martial​

 

[Foxbatt]

This is a must win game for us now that Leicester is 2-0 up.

 

[VP89]

This is a must win game for us now that Leicester is 2-0 up.

I keep thinking you're a Leicester fan because of your username!

 

[Cutch]

All reports suggest it's Ole's team that's been down with Covid, though.

https://www.google.com/amp/s/theathletic.com/news/manchester-united-coronavirus-coaches-newcastle/eWBj1lbTTPbF?amp=1

I know for a fact Kieran Mckenna tested positive (on Tuesday I believe). Another coach also who's name wasn't disclosed

 

[Feed Me]

This is a must win game for us now that Leicester is 2-0 up.

Would you be happy with a draw or loss if Leicester draw or lose?

 

[Judas]

What Leicester do makes zero difference to us really, every game is must win.

 

[::sonny::]

 

[MadDogg]

We are fecked if we get another injury to one of our CMs.

I was going to say that I'm surprised we aren't taking Hannibal to give us a bit of cover in the deeper midfield positions, but I think he got injured in his last U23 match and might still be struggling with that. Unfortunate timing if he is.

 

[Adcuth]

Could Bruno be dropped back and amad played in the no10? Be interesting to see

 

[KiD MoYeS]

Our midfield is very bare, not really the game for Matic or Fred as Newcastle will park the bus but they are our only options in midfield.

 

[Thiagoal]

Could Bruno be dropped back and amad played in the no10? Be interesting to see

I agree and think Matic/ Fred is an overkill against a team that’ll sit deep like Newcastle. I’d like to see Greenwood play centrally (number 10) and Amad on the right though!

 

[Ajr]

Our midfield is very bare, not really the game for Matic or Fred as Newcastle will park the bus but they are our only options in midfield.

I think we should play Matic/Mata/Bruno

 

[Red00012]

Could Bruno be dropped back and amad played in the no10? Be interesting to see

 

[always_hoping]

Makes things more difficult today with Donny, McTominay and Cavani not featuring in this game but hopefully all 3 are fit for next Sunday

4 changes from Thursday I'd expect Ole to make. Out Henderson , McTominay, Telles, Bailly and in DeGea, Lindelof, Shaw, Matic

 

[Ramshock]

Will Matic and Fred be ok vs this lot?

 

[Ramshock]

I think we should play Matic/Mata/Bruno

Matic and Mata is a very slow combination

 

[Judas]

Will Matic and Fred be ok vs this lot?

Defensively you'd bloody hope so, it just limits our creativity massively, it's so unadventurous and negative against a team that has no interest in doing anything but parking the bus.

 

[JustinC00]

more difficult today without Donny

Guy has been utterly useless every time he's played. Jesse Lingard out of form levels. Which is rich because it's now looking like another absolute howler by the board by shelling out 40m on VDB (when there was more immediate needs ) and letting Lingard go on loan to West Ham, which Lingard has now helped West Ham get to 4th. Meanwhile our biggest signing of the summer VDB was sat on the bench as we dropped more points to relegation fodder because our manager doesn't even rate him to replace Pogba against the WORST DEFENSE in the league.

What a sad day that will be if West Ham with David Moyes and Jesse Lingard finish above us.

 

[roseguy64]

Matic and Mata is a very slow combination

Yeah they'd run through that midfield.

 

[PoTMS]

What's the odds Newcastle score first? Thinking a Longstaff special.

 

[RedBanker]

What Leicester do makes zero difference to us really, every game is must win.

This. The voyeurism on this forum is not even amusing anymore.

 

[always_hoping]

Guy has been utterly useless every time he's played. Jesse Lingard out of form levels. Which is rich because it's now looking like another absolute howler by the board by shelling out 40m on VDB (when there was more immediate needs ) and letting Lingard go on loan to West Ham, which Lingard has now helped West Ham get to 4th. Meanwhile our biggest signing of the summer VDB was sat on the bench as we dropped more points to relegation fodder because our manager doesn't even rate him to replace Pogba against the WORST DEFENSE in the league.

What a sad day that will be if West Ham with David Moyes and Jesse Lingard finish above us.

Some have little patience in new signings. Simliar was said about Fred until he became a regular starter.

Donny would have featured today but for injury and could have been a useful option against a low block team.

Wasn't working out for Jessie at United, needed a change of scenery to find his form of 2018 and I'm delighted to see he's done that.

 

[JustinC00]

What's the odds Newcastle score first? Thinking a Longstaff special.

Well we seem to love giving up the first & early goal to relegation fodder

West Brom scored in the 2nd min last week
Sheffield scored in the 23rd min & 5th min
Fulham scored in the 5th min
Newcastle got an OG in the 2nd min

3 of those have come in the last few weeks. So it very much seems to be written in the stars for them to get an early goal and park the bus even more than they would have and now we are without our most in form striker Cavani and McTominay who has 3 goals in his last 4 games. Not to mention we struggled with this same lot for 85 minutes the last time before scoring 2 goals in the last 5 minutes of regular time.

With Leicester and more than likely Citeh winning fully expecting points dropped here. It's become the United way, sadly

 

[RashyForPM]

If Martial starts over Dan, then it’s just unfair. Team selections should be based on form, not name. Come on Ole.

 

[Tom Cato]

If Martial starts over Dan, then it’s just unfair. Team selections should be based on form, not name. Come on Ole.

Is Newcastle going to afford Dan James the space to run behind?

 

[Judas]

Is Newcastle going to afford Dan James the space to run behind?

None at all, it would be daft to start him, and Ole won't. Not his sort of game.

 

[Random Task]

None at all, it would be daft to start him, and Ole won't. Not his sort of game.

Could be a game for Juan Mata, though. He has enough guile and finesse to make the difference in and around the box.

Think he should be used more when we're up against the low-block sides.

 

[Judas]

Could be a game for Juan Mata, though. He has enough guile and finesse to make the difference in and around the box.

Think he should be used more when we're up against the low-block sides.

I think he'll start. We need more creation.

 

[Random Task]

I think he'll start. We need more creation.

Ole doesn't seem to be much of a fan though.

 

[Judas]

Ole doesn't seem to be much of a fan though.

Desperate times, he'll do something odd and start Martial, bench Rashford, and put Mata on the wing.

 

[laughtersassassin]

No Greenwood is absolutely insane considering what happened last week and Martials form.

 

[Red Royal]

I know we have a few injuries, but so do they with Wilson, Schar plus a few others out so we SHOULD have enough to beat them.

 

[Adcuth]

fecking Lindelof

 

[Judas]

If the talk is true James starting and Greenwood being benched I'm just baffled. Where's the logic.

 

[laughtersassassin]

That lineup by Ole is a joke man. What's he doing

 

[Judas]

To be fair after that electrifying and indisputably amazing performance midweek, of course Martial gets a chance in his favourite position.

 

[pratyush_utd]

 

[2 man midfield]

Ahh De Gea starts