[Red00012]

feck sake thought Hojliund would at least make the bench. This no striker thing isn't helping us.

He was never making it he’s another 2 weeks I think before he’s back

 

[Catt]

You don't put Eriksen in the team if you want legs

 

[Red00012]

Does ETH want the fecking sack?
What kind of a car crash waiting to happen is this? A head on disaster cluster feck that’s what!

He’s under pressure so expect a win

 

[Heinzesight]

Here’s a copy and paste for you all:

FFS Eriksen

 

[golden_blunder]

Interesting lineup.

 

[astracrazy]

Here’s a copy and paste for you all:

FFS Eriksen

Sub Rashford

 

[NLunited]

FFS Eriksen

 

[Rustyspider13]

Come on United!

 

[Tincanalley]

ETH looking to get sacked ASAP.

Are you trolling?

 

[El Jefe]

We are likely to have the ball? What makes you say that? According to stats Southampton are the 2nd best team possession wise this season and they have an athletic quick front pressing line.

All logic suggests we're in big trouble with this line up but I hope I am wrong.

Southampton are one of the best possession teams in the league - fortunately they are entirely toothless but we are highly unlikely to dominate the ball today.

That’s not encouraging then. Us playing against a team that keep possession and press aggressively is playing into their hands by playing Eriksen. Also doesn’t help it’s the first home game after the international break so their crowd will be rocking.

Anyway let’s hope it works out for us today and we get the three points. Can’t afford to lose more points this early on.

 

[thebelfastboy]

Replaces one midfielder who no longer has the legs for it with another midfielder who no longer has the legs for it.

Sigh.

Said the same. This will where we fall down today

 

[Laurencio]

Eriksen is great, we will look fantastic for 25 minutes. It's what happens after that...

 

[BorisManUtd]

Think Maguire deserved to start more than Martinez. Same for Garnacho>Rashford. Amad gets deserved start, do believe he'll score again.

 

[sixdwarf]

The panic in this forum, honestly.. Ugarte will get minutes today. De Ligt was great for us last time he played, he’s trying to play Licha back into form, because he’s still our best defender, Garnacho is being managed and will probably be used as an impact sub.. may also be punishment for liking instagram pics slagging off the manager, as you’d rightly expect.
Let’s see how the game goes, I think we’ll have way too much for them to handle

Look at the way we've been playing and there is zero reason for optimism.

 

[Ekeke]

Dibling starting. Hes looked really good recently, both footed, can run with the ball

Matteus Fernandes who I wanted us to sign also starting for Southampton

 

[Samid]

"Fletch" and Lucy

 

[Wicked_Badger]

Any rivers available for this?

 

[Woodzy]

This Dibling kid is obviously going to score, isn’t he?

 

[glazed]

Here’s a copy and paste for you all:

FFS Eriksen

So true. There's no question he is inflexible and thinks he knows better than he does. Weaknesses that will destroy him possibly

 

[astracrazy]

"Fletch" and Lucy

TNT are shite

 

[sixdwarf]

ETH looking to get sacked ASAP.

Im surprised he didn't start Wheatley and Collyer. Why not go full sabotage mode.

 

[dannyrhinos89]

No way we can lose to this lot surely.

 

[No Idea For Nickname]

Come on United!!

 

[RedMarcus]

Rashford starting over Garnacho is crazy - he's going to look to move away from United if he keeps getting constantly overlooked for a player who has been garbage for 18 months

 

[big_jeffstar]

Look at the way we've been playing and there is zero reason for optimism.

The problem is, if you look hard enough you can find reasons for none of them to play..
he can’t win, just need to get points on the board

 

[Doracle]

2nd highest over the first the games. So either with Erikson we are hoping to keep the ball, or else I have no idea. Because Erikson sure as shit isn't going to be pressing to win the ball back or cutting out passes.

Yes, I presume it’s to try and make sure we aren’t giving the ball away cheaply. I’m not sure that there is much more to it than not trusting Casemiro anymore after the last match though.

 

[Massive Spanner]

I do really like that away kit.

 

[El Zoido]

Roman Reigns managing Southampton.

 

[Bastian]

That's quite a light midfield, oof.

 

[2 man midfield]

I hate it when commentators pull those stats out ffs

 

[Adz_99]

2 hours of frustration and disappointment coming up!

 

[thisisnottaken1]

12.30 ko . Useless don't like them at all.

I love early kickoffs.

 

[leontas]

Here’s a copy and paste for you all:

FFS Eriksen

Going to add:

Get ETH out of our club.

 

[Castia]

The blue kit

 

[Bright_Eyes]

How I would want us to line up:

------------------Onana--------------

Mazraoui.Maguire.Martinez.Dalot

...............Ugarte.Mainoo................

..........Eriksen.Bruno.Zirkzee.........
......................Rashford..............

Not playing with wingers, but with 3 attacking midfielders behind the striker.

I think that would play out with Southampton having an easy time defending against us. Three AMs means little width and we've never been good at the kind of intricate quick accurate passing needed to break open a team who would be happy with a draw. We'd have to push the FBs up and I don't trust this team to have the knowhow to get the balance between attack and defence right. I can see the defence getting caught out, and then the FBs don't push as deep, then there's not enough width and not enough penetrative passing.

 

[48 hours]

Roman Reigns managing Southampton.

On current form, we have Gillberg

 

[2 man midfield]

The blue kit

I prefer us in lighter blue, the arsenal CL semi sort of blue

 

[Adz_99]

Rashfords big issue is he's completely lost his pace. He just can't get past anyone these days.

 

[Mike Smalling]

Ramsdale is in Southampton? Shows how much I pay attention beyond United.

 

[thisisnottaken1]

I prefer us in lighter blue, the arsenal CL semi sort of blue

Yeah. This blue is too dark, almost navy blue.