Manchester United vs. Stoke City

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I don't think he should start, but I would love to see Zaha get a good 20-30 minutes (as long as we are in a comfortable position).
 
Yeah, I really hope he gets some game time soon. Good player.
 
Physioroom says Cleverley is out for this one. Ugh.

Watching Fellaini struggle with football is not how I would like to spend my Saturdays.
 
Zaha would be good to see today and I hope an explosive first half allows him to be given some minutes.I am sure it will be Nani,Adnan and Rooney, hopefully with Kagawa behind him.It's pleasing to have people confident that we can have a front four minus RvP although he is still the main man despite what the press and ABU's are saying.I am all for seeing fellaini again.....I think! I just want him to have a peformance to use as a platform for his career here.He aint as bad as he has performed for us and i'd prefer the Fellaini that played against Shaktar than the Fellaini that played against Southampton.At least he was involved against Shaktar.

I have accepted it's a bit shit right now but there are lots of positives and I'm well up for today.There is a good chance that we'll be within a win of either Chelsea or City after the weekend so it just can't be so bad.Big win today...4-0 United!!
 
..............................De Gea...............................

Rafael.............Evans............Jones.................Evra


....................Carrick............Fellaini.....................


Nani.......................................................Januzaj


...................Rooney.........Van Persie..................




4 4 fecking 2!
 
If Shinji does not start then Moyes really is clueless.
 
Just as many people will accuse him of being clueless for not starting Januzaj.
He can't win, Moyes.
 
charleysurf said:
Even if it means dropping Januszaj?
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Yes. Januzaj is young, high on confidence, and has just signed a long term contract. He hasn't done anything wrong, but Shinji needs this game to build on the Sociedad game.

Anyway, I'd play both, and leave RVP out, especially if it's true that he has some small injuries.
 
I'd like to see assuming Vidic is available

..............................De Gea...............................

Rafael.............Evans............Vidic.................Evra


....................Carrick............Fellaini.....................

Valencia.......................................................Nani

...............................Kagawa...............................

................................Rooney...............................

think this is a good balance of power, pace, height and skill

Valencia was fantastic the other night and might be good to rest RVP if has a niggle
 
buckooo1978 said:
I'd like to see assuming Vidic is available

..............................De Gea...............................

Rafael.............Evans............Vidic.................Evra


....................Carrick............Fellaini.....................

Valencia.......................................................Nani

...............................Kagawa...............................

................................Rooney...............................

think this is a good balance of power, pace, height and skill

Valencia was fantastic the other night and might be good to rest RVP if has a niggle
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Agree with this. Mostly because I took VP out for Rooney in my fantasy team,and brought Rafael in too.

But Vidic and Fellaini should be enough in the air against their big players, and the mobility of that front 4 is pretty exciting.

We should definitely take this spell to give VP proper rest to be 100%.
 
If anyone posts a bogus tweet guaranteeing a major name isn't in the matchday squad before 2pm, they should be disciplined.
 
Moyes has to start Kagawa. What was frustrating last season with Fergie was the fact he played Kagawa when he was out of form, but when Kagawa played great in one game, he would drop him for the next game. I really hope he starts behind Rooney, or on the left.
 
MoneyMay said:
Moyes has to start Kagawa. What was frustrating last season with Fergie was the fact he played Kagawa when he was out of form, but when Kagawa played great in one game, he would drop him for the next game. I really hope he starts behind Rooney, or on the left.
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Agree with this. It must surely be a golden rule that you always stick with a player after they've had a good game. Otherwise individuals - and the team as a whole - are never going to be able to find and hold onto form.
 
Missing the game today which is a shame. Means I'm not stressing I guess.

I hope we play Kagawa after his midweek performance. Ideally RVP still rested as to not rush him back and we can play Kagawa behind Rooney
 
Twigg said:
Shinji deserves do start this game, as do Valencia and Rooney, so dropping Januzaj would be the logical thing to do, I think.
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Januzaj deserves to start ahead of all three of those. The only reason I think he might not is because he's young and Stoke are a very physical team.
 
Maestro14 said:
Januzaj deserves to start ahead of all three of those. The only reason I think he might not is because he's young and Stoke are a very physical team.
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Did he play on Wednesday? My memory betrays me. All I can remember is how good Valencia, Rooney and Shinji were. And I disagree that Januzaj should start ahead of Rooney.
 
Twigg said:
Did he play on Wednesday? My memory betrays me. All I can remember is how good Valencia, Rooney and Shinji were. And I disagree that Januzaj should start ahead of Rooney.
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He didn't feature and to be honest he deserves to play. People talk about how Shinji needs to find confidence and needs games etc. You could say that about Valencia too perhaps and probably young. However, what's adnan done wrong to be dropped? We're at home, he's been one of our best players and it's just as important to show faith in the lad because he's doing well. Would Shinji or Valenci be dropped if they played as good as Adnan has? No

How would adnan feel? It won't break him, but certainly in a season where we're still finding our feet, he's been a breath of fresh air and deserves to play. He's scored two important goals, he played the through ball for Rooney to miss and RVP to score vs Southampton but also his general play is too good. He's not as sloppy as certain established players - thus far anyway.

I'd like to see Shinji in a more central position with Adnan out wide and maybe they could mix and match.
 
Twigg said:
Did he play on Wednesday? My memory betrays me. All I can remember is how good Valencia, Rooney and Shinji were. And I disagree that Januzaj should start ahead of Rooney.
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No he didn't. They played well, but I think Rooney could've done better in the second half to give us another goal.

Brightonian said:
Januzaj should start ahead of Rooney? :lol:
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He won't because Rooney's the better player, but taking the last few games into account, I think Januzaj has been more impressive.
 
Maestro14 said:
He won't because Rooney's the better player, but taking the last few games into account, I think Januzaj has been more impressive.
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Rooney's been phenomenal all season, particularly in his last match. Januzaj has played two games. Januzaj might well have a claim to start, but Rooney is literally (not Jamie Redknapp literally) the last player who should be losing his place.

nahealai said:
I'd rest van Persie today and play a front four of Nani, Kagawa, Januzaj and Rooney.
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Yup, this.
 
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