Not a problem RVP is fit.... Oh wait! Some serious questions to answer LVG.
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FELLAINI
This.
Yeah and if Fellaini is up top then surely Herrera will start at number 10.
I know Rooney has been bad but christ, not bothered that our only recognised striker is injured? I don't get that.
feck.
We should start Martial upfront but knowing LvG it's Fellaini with Young out wide.
I'm now guessing
Fellaini
Memphis
Herrera
Mata
Bit of everything there to be honest, could potentially work.
Fellaini
Memphis
Herrera
Mata
Bit of everything there to be honest, could potentially work.
I'm not bothered. In fact, I wanted him benched or sold.
Yes, he can score penalties.
Yes, he can score against Brugge (B team).
But in the EPL, he is shockingly bad. I mean, really bad. Like Falcao, Mk2.
In fact, it's been so long since he scored an EPL goal, I can't remember.
The good thing about Fellaini is that he creates chaos and panic amongst opposition defenders. Last year, Mourinho took the Fellaini threat so seriously that he was singled him out for man-marking.
Time to get those line up submissions amended.
I expect Rooney to start tomorrow, the injury is probably nothing major. If he doesn't play then it will definitely be Fellaini, can't see Martial featuring much in his first game at the club. Then again it'd be very exiciting to see our new 19-year old expensive star starting a game, he's been in very good form for Monaco this season so maybe we should let him keep the momentum.
Hope he isn't injured. Yes, he never really performs greatly against Liverpool, but it'll give them a massive psychological boost if he is out. He is also a player who can do something special at any given time (not as much as before but still can, i.e. Villa goal last season).
If he is, then Fellaini it is. Terrorised them last season.
If he is, then Fellaini it is. Terrorised them last season.
Has he played more than Fellaini? How many internationals have they both played?
Edit: Martial vs Fellaini
Martial only came on around 80th minute in both international games. Fellaini played full games for Belgium I think, before the break Martial started every game for Monaco though while Fellaini didn't play much for us.
That may factor into the gaffers thinking then. If it wasn't Pool I reckon he would start. Providing Rooney is indeed injured.
Someone in the matchday thread said 18 players checked into the hotel, with no Rooney. Surely that means he's out? Or is that a common thing when there's injury concerns so close to a match?
If that's the case then he is probably out. Fellaini up front then.
Fellaini come off in like the 60th min against Cyprus.
Do remember in the same fixture last year LVG started Wilson so can't see why he wouldn't do the same for Martial.
The meltdown from James Ducker over this is funny. You do think he's a United fan. Why can't everyone relax. LVG that made all the decisions is obviously aware of the risk. If it comes off, good luck to him if not, he will pay for it with his job. Am kind of interested to see how this one unfold.
Would be kind of funny to see the hemming and hawing from the usual suspects, avoiding the elephant in the room, if we end up playing great without Rooney
If we do play well and whoever starts up-front scores then it will be interesting to see what happens.
I'm so sure about a half fit Rooney. His standard Liverpool performance is a pretty poor one as it is.
For starters I think you are over exaggerating how bad Rooney is to the point where I can only assume you are taking the piss. Secondly fair enough if you would rather have someone else instead in the squad but the point is we dont.
after a while I think I just realised that there's always some 'elephant in the room' for fans, and when the manager changes the team and nothing happens it just goes away.
In the moyes days it was 'why can't he see that he has to play kagawa #10. And then kagawa played number 10, did nothing and they moved on to some other reason, 'rooney isn't moving enough' or whatever.
Two weeks ago fans were saying we'd be unbelieveable if we just start herrera in a midfield 3. And predictably we start him and we weren't very good. He did fine, but it wasn't the missing link.
There's always some narrative that people find, right now for some people it's rooney. We'll probably see after he misses a few games that actually this is just another of the million example of oversimplifying why we're not playing that well. For gods sake people are posting their strongest line ups with martial up front... without ever having seen him play bar youtube
Uh oh Wayne. Who honestly missed him? 
shit as usual.. :-)
Now THATS how it's done Wayne........
That was his best game of the season.
True enough, but at the same time it's not quite that simple. It's people searching for things that might improve us, not necessarily the answer to all our problems. It being the internet though it gets blown up to sounding like the answer to it all.
Our attack was crap again today in the first half, even Fellaini seemed to lack his usual fight.
How long is he out?
LvG said he probably wouldn't risk him on Tuesday but would see how he is over the next couple of days, so it's not serious. My guess is we'll play it safe and he'll return for the game against Southampton next Sunday.
I already feel sorry for the Saints.
Thanks!
Thanks!
If he misses the Southampton match, he certainly will not play against Ipswich.
I'm annoyed that he's injured, mainly because we're going to have to listen to the 'it takes him x games to get back to his full sharpness!!' over the coming months.
That excuse has always been bullshit to me.
The games people like to write off for Rooney. He needs games to find form, he never plays well against Liverpool and Everton. That's half the season already.
Just heard he's 2 goals shy off equalling RvN’s European goal scoring record for United. Another record we could see tumble in the coming months..
Just re watched his debut on YouTube. Unbelievable talent. I'm approaching my mid twenties but so I've not been watching football for too long. I have not seen a better teenager in the game since. He was magical.
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