Southampton are not in good form. They have lost two league games on the trot and are away at Sunderland next who will be elated after their last two games. So it could be a three game losing run.
United - Soton | EFL Cup Final Build-up Thread
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What's our record with Marriner this season? Glad it isn't the cnut Clattenburg for once.
Sounds good but no doubt they'll turn up for the final.
Van Dijk won't be involved, right?
14/08: Bournemouth 1:3 Man Utd (PL) - 1 yellow (to us)
19/11: Man Utd 1:1 Arsenal (PL) - 6 yellows (3 to us)
07/01: Man Utd 4:0 Reading (FA Cup) - 1 yellow (to us)
It's Zlatan against a Claude Puel team, easy win.
Marriner is okay. At least it's not Clattencnut
Failed to give us a clear penalty when Monreal(?) dived across Valencia in that Arsenal game.
Got tickets in the so called "singing section" , can't wait 
Hope you are doing a lot of gargling to get those vocal chords in tip top condition.Got tickets in the so called "singing section" , can't wait
Got tickets in the so called "singing section" , can't wait
Wow , gone are the days when everyone sang even at a cup final ...... RIP football cup final atmosphere
Yeah it sounds like nonsense to me, I'll sing wherever... Just so happened those tickets were the lowest price bracket for the lower tier - didn't much fancy sitting top tier.
Yes.
Is that lack of games for Southampton likely to make them a bit rusty ?
Either way Ive been saying for a while now I'm confident we will win this trophy but that will probably be it for this season.
Tell me about it. I don't think I could stand pictures of him getting the league cup tattooed on his arm.
Its Wembley you're lucky to get the corporate supporters back to their seats let alone an atmos.
?! What are you referring to?
Given the fact that both times they had to cope with a very busy schedule (during the festive period and and the last three games) they looked awful, i pretty much doubt it. But then again, even if they had a schedule similar to ours, they would probably mark the date of the final and focus solely on that since they're not really hoping for anything more than a good midtable finish in the PL. We must beware that, during this bad period they're going through, the two games against Liverpool they really wanted to win in order to play in a final, they won them by playing good football and being tactically astute.
Hahaha, what an absolute twat.
Should be a good game, reckon Southampton will give you a good run for your money, they'll be up for it.
Although they'll have to play a lot differently to how they played against us.
2-1 United.
Narrow win.
Mourinhos first cup?
Mourinho has already won the Community Shield. Although it is a nothing trophy, it is still a trophy.
So the League Cup would be his second trophy with us.
No disrespect to Southampton, they're a good side, but I would much rather have played Liverpool. It would have made for a much bigger spectacle, with the rivalry and all that, added to the occasion of a Wembley final. It would have been so much more satisfying to win the trophy by beating our most hated rivals and denying them a moment of glory en route to lifting the cup.
However, it is still nice to see small clubs doing well. They beat Liverpool home and away, so they deserve their place in the final. We will win this, and Zlatan will most probably score.
Gabbiadini looking good today.
Light snack for Bailly.
Imagine making your club debut in a cup final with 90k capacity crowd.
Just a week away now! Will be a full strength side but what is our best XI?
Could easily make a case for players like Rojo, Jones, Carrick and Rash as well so a few players will be disappointed to miss out.
DDG
Valencia - Smalling - Bailly - Blind
Herrera - Pogba
Mata - Mkhi - Martial
Zlatan
Valencia - Smalling - Bailly - Blind
Herrera - Pogba
Mata - Mkhi - Martial
Zlatan
Could easily make a case for players like Rojo, Jones, Carrick and Rash as well so a few players will be disappointed to miss out.
That's the XI we HAVE to play
De Gea
Valencia Bailly Rojo Blind
Pogba Herrera
Mkhi Mata Martial
Ibra
Our strongest XI. Lets win it for Jose.
Valencia Bailly Rojo Blind
Pogba Herrera
Mkhi Mata Martial
Ibra
Our strongest XI. Lets win it for Jose.
We need to pay attention to some of their players, especially Redmond and Gabbiadini can be very dangerous. It will be a tight game
I would swap Smalling for Rojo (Baily - Rojo).
Could also be Carrick starting and Mata off the bench ready to come on if we're not up. Wouldnt shock me.
Dave
Valencia - Bailly - Rojo - Blind
Herrera - Pogba
Mata - Mkhi - Martial
Zlatan
Valencia - Bailly - Rojo - Blind
Herrera - Pogba
Mata - Mkhi - Martial
Zlatan
I am pessimistic and would prefer it if we played with a holding midfielder. I don't entirely trust the two man midfield of Pogba-Herrera.
Fitness permitting, I'd want:
De Gea
Valencia Jones Rojo Blind
Herrera Pogba
Mkhi Mata Martial
Zlatan
Mourinho prefers Mata wide and Mkhi central though.
De Gea
Valencia Jones Rojo Blind
Herrera Pogba
Mkhi Mata Martial
Zlatan
Mourinho prefers Mata wide and Mkhi central though.
De Gea
Valencia Bailly Smalling Rojo
Herrera Carrick Pogba
Mkhi Zlatan Martial
Bit wary of Carrick starting in a big game given he's been a bit rubbish since the turn of the year but Jose will probably want to start with a 4-3-3 and we don't really have any other options in there.
Valencia Bailly Smalling Rojo
Herrera Carrick Pogba
Mkhi Zlatan Martial
Bit wary of Carrick starting in a big game given he's been a bit rubbish since the turn of the year but Jose will probably want to start with a 4-3-3 and we don't really have any other options in there.
Bailly and Rojo should be our CB I think, Smalling haven't been all too impressive this season. If Jones wasn't injured, I would play Jones and Rojo, they've been a solid pair for us so far. Bailly was also quite good before his injury and off to AFCON, not quite as good since he's back. Still I would rate him slightly higher than Smalling at the moment.
They're really going to miss Van Dijk against Zlatan. Caceres is too small and was more suited to full back. Yoshida is just not good enough.
Anyone aware of the ticket situation? I know a few travelling over the night before the game and hoping to get tickets. I did hear Southampton sent back tickets though.