Manchester United vs. Stoke

R.Nilsson7 · 28th January 2012, 14:52

Manchester United vs. Stoke

Tuesday, 31 January
Premier League
Old Trafford
20:00

Burrow · 28th January 2012, 14:55

Hopefully we'll look more dangerous in the final third in this match, and build on the positives from tonight. Lets hope that we'll get a few players back from injury aswell, and we should be firm favorites.

ha_rooney · 28th January 2012, 14:56

Don't know if Scholes and Giggs will be able to start another game. Any chance Cleverley or Jones will be back for this?

prateik · 28th January 2012, 14:57

Moving swiftly on...
At home.. should win this really.

Ole's_toe_poke · 28th January 2012, 14:57

Now there's a game that De Gea should DEFINITELY not start in.

charlenefan · 28th January 2012, 14:59

Team should be...

GK: De Gea

RB: Rafael
CB: Smalling
CB: Evans
LB: Evra

RM: Valencia
CM: Carrick
CM: Scholes
LM: Park

CF: Berbatov
CF: Welbeck

Subs: Lindegaard, Fabio, Ferdinand, Fryers, Pogba, Giggs, Hernandez

rcoobc · 28th January 2012, 15:01

Quote:

Originally Posted by Burrow

Hopefully we'll look more dangerous in the final third in this match, and build on the positives from tonight. Lets hope that we'll get a few players back from injury aswell, and we should be firm favorites.

What positives? That with a 3 man midfield with 2 of the best passers in the Premier League we can control possession? That should have been known.

Anyway this thread is about stoke. I hope we give them a good pounding to get over today.

Silva · 28th January 2012, 15:01

Will Cleverly be available for this one?

prateik · 28th January 2012, 15:02

Quote:

Originally Posted by Silva

Will Cleverly be available for this one?

Doubt it.

charlenefan · 28th January 2012, 15:02

Cleverley won't be back till the Liverpool game at the earliest

Burrow · 28th January 2012, 15:06

Quote:

Originally Posted by rcoobc

What positives? That with a 3 man midfield with 2 of the best passers in the Premier League we can control possession? That should have been known.

Anyway this thread is about stoke. I hope we give them a good pounding to get over today.

Rafael back and playing very well, Valencia still on top of his form, Smalling looking good at the back, Scholes looking sharper then earlier, Welbeck looking good, Carrick still going strong, being able to play at Anfield and actually controll a game.

We're playing an entire season, not just a single match. These things obviously matter going into a new game only a few days away which is why we should look on the positives on tonights game and be positive about the game on Tuesday.

wr8_utd · 28th January 2012, 15:06

This is such an important game. Need to win before the tough trip to Chelsea.

TheGame · 28th January 2012, 15:07

Pick ourselves up and show a reaction!

Red Dreams · 28th January 2012, 15:09

if we get a number of players back, we should be fine.

Its all about injuries atm.

today we should have dispatched that Liverpool side....if only.

Danny1982 · 28th January 2012, 15:12

Any win will do..

I miss those 1-0s.

rcoobc · 28th January 2012, 15:13

Rafael back is a godsend, can you imagine if he wasn't?

Can anyone rule out players from the following list:

Quote:

PREDICTED FORTHCOMING MATCHDAY SQUAD: (vs Liverpool (A), 28/01/12)
David de Gea, Anders Lindegaard, Ben Amos
Patrice Evra, Phil Jones, Rio Ferdinand, Jonny Evans, Chris Smalling, Fabio Da Silva, Rafael Da Silva, Ezekiel Fryers
Oliveira Anderson, Ryan Giggs, Ji-Sung Park, Michael Carrick, Luis Nani, Paul Scholes, Tom Cleverley, Antonio Valencia, Paul Pogba
Dimitar Berbatov, Wayne Rooney, Javier Hernandez, Danny Welbeck

I'm sick and tired of not knowing who the hell is available.

Red Dreams · 28th January 2012, 15:19

Quote:

Originally Posted by Danny1982

Any win will do..

I miss those 1-0s.

we have been a lot more fluid though. its injuries simple. Valencia and Rafael on the right have been a joy.

Leroy The Red · 28th January 2012, 15:20

Quote:

Originally Posted by rcoobc

Rafael back is a godsend, can you imagine if he wasn't?

Can anyone rule out players from the following list:

I'm sick and tired of not knowing who the hell is available.

I saw that post in the Liverpool thread and my response was

Quote:

Originally Posted by Leroy The Red

Jones, Ferdinand, Nani, Young, Rooney are all out.
Where are you getting that false info from?

People obviously don't do any homework, I haven't got any inside information but a little bit of google punching and basic common sense told me those players would all miss out.

rcoobc · 28th January 2012, 15:24

"That info" is from the stickied "Injuries and Suspensions" thread in the Manchester United forum: Injuries/Suspensions - 2011/2012

Some players are always going to be "Fergie injured" but there really does seem to be a real lack of information about when players are suspected to be back. Ferdinand was on the bench today so your information was wrong.

nemanja15 · 28th January 2012, 15:27

I've just updated that thread with new information. It's very hard to know for sure when Fergie gives no information at all in his pre-match press conference and so a lot of what goes on in that thread is guesswork or relying on the initial prognosis given by the manager when he first clarifies a player and their injury.

Leroy The Red · 28th January 2012, 15:27

Quote:

Originally Posted by rcoobc

"That info" is from the stickied "Injuries and Suspensions" thread in the Manchester United forum: Injuries/Suspensions - 2011/2012

Some players are always going to be "Fergie injured" but there really does seem to be a real lack of information about when players are suspected to be back. Ferdinand was on the bench today so your information was wrong.

Yeah you always have to consider the "Fergie injured" but we all saw Nani, Jones and Rooney limp off at Arsenal.

And with Rio? are you kidding? he was there to make up the numbers, if he was even 75% fit, he'd have started.

Kelvin · 28th January 2012, 15:29

we better win, there is still chelsea away, liverpool at home and also spurs away in the next few weeks to come.

Devil may care · 28th January 2012, 15:46

Berbatov in for for Scholes and maybe Hernandez in for Welbeck. Not sure if we have anyone to come in for Giggs in midfield unless we put Park there and move Danny to the left.

Red Dreams · 28th January 2012, 15:52

Quote:

Originally Posted by nemanja15

I've just updated that thread with new information. It's very hard to know for sure when Fergie gives no information at all in his pre-match press conference and so a lot of what goes on in that thread is guesswork or relying on the initial prognosis given by the manager when he first clarifies a player and their injury.

if that is accurate, we should be ok.

Neo_Mufc · 28th January 2012, 16:39

2-0 3 points and pressure on city please.

Man-United · 28th January 2012, 16:42

Stoke's game of the season, let's humiliate them.

Kelvin · 28th January 2012, 17:13

Rio on course for Stoke return

Rio Ferdinand could be back in action for the Reds in Tuesday's Barclays Premier League clash against Stoke City.

The defender missed last weekend's win at Arsenal after a back problem flared up.

He was on the bench for the FA Cup defeat to Liverpool and Sir Alex hopes he will feature at Old Trafford against the Potters.

"Rio only had one real training session on Friday and we couldn't gamble with only that preparion behind him [for the FA Cup clash], " the boss told MUTV.

"He'll train tomorrow and on Monday and could be ready for Tuesday."

Sir Alex also reportedly told ITV1 before the Anfield cup tie that Wayne Rooney and Nani could be available for next Sunday's league trip to Chelsea, but Phil Jones is likely to be out for a little while longer.

RonaldoVII · 28th January 2012, 17:19

Anyone other than Rio back for this game then? God knows what our midfield will look like as it could be a bit much for Scholes/Giggs with Chelsea at the weekend.

rcoobc · 28th January 2012, 17:22

Quote:

Originally Posted by nemanja15

I've just updated that thread with new information. It's very hard to know for sure when Fergie gives no information at all in his pre-match press conference and so a lot of what goes on in that thread is guesswork or relying on the initial prognosis given by the manager when he first clarifies a player and their injury.

I don't blame you mate, I blame Fergie! His Fergie injuries are all right when suddenly Rooney or Rio are suddenly fir to play against Arsenal but its another story when we can't get decent information about players.

Eyepopper · 28th January 2012, 20:24

This on the box?

RonaldoVII · 28th January 2012, 20:35

Quote:

Originally Posted by Eyepopper

This on the box?

Nope. Everton v City are on Sky on Tuesday and Sunderland v Norwich on Wednesday. ESPN have Serie A.

Magnus · 28th January 2012, 20:37

I hate Liverpool. Thats all

acrebo · 28th January 2012, 22:42

Hang on, I thought we played Stoke today? You know, all 11-man defence, lanky shite strikers, set pieces and long balls...

It's going to be a physical battle so not a game to bring the recovering injured back into. However, it's a must win with our fixture list so I think it's a case of playing as strong a side as possible. I suspect it'll be too soon for Giggs and Scholes again though?

Eyepopper · 28th January 2012, 22:46

Quote:

Originally Posted by RonaldoVII

Nope. Everton v City are on Sky on Tuesday and Sunderland v Norwich on Wednesday. ESPN have Serie A.

Oh for fuck sake!

I'm watching more City than Utd these days, although I do have a bit of a soft spot for Everton.

Kelvin · 29th January 2012, 11:15

everton can give anyone a tough game on their home turf, but we must do our own job and beat stoke.

Alwyn · 29th January 2012, 11:53

At least we'll finally be able to see if Stoke can do it on a cold Tuesday night in Manchester.

RDCR07 · 29th January 2012, 12:07

Good job OP.

roll eyes

AttackingFlair · 29th January 2012, 12:08

No rooney or nani then?

prateik · 29th January 2012, 12:14

-----------Linde
Smalling---Rio--Evans--Evra
------Carrick---Scholes----
Val-------Berba-------Welbz
---------Hernandez

Yes please

buckooo1978 · 29th January 2012, 12:19

i'll be shocked if De Gea starts against stoke given their Liverpool-like tactics

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28th January 2012, 14:55	#2 (permalink)
Burrow First Team Sub Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: The Mighty Swansea! Posts: 9,148	Hopefully we'll look more dangerous in the final third in this match, and build on the positives from tonight. Lets hope that we'll get a few players back from injury aswell, and we should be firm favorites.

28th January 2012, 14:56	#3 (permalink)
ha_rooney First Team Regular Join Date: Dec 2008 Posts: 10,106	Don't know if Scholes and Giggs will be able to start another game. Any chance Cleverley or Jones will be back for this?

28th January 2012, 14:57	#4 (permalink)
prateik First Team Regular Join Date: Dec 2005 Posts: 19,017	Moving swiftly on... At home.. should win this really.

28th January 2012, 14:57	#5 (permalink)
Ole's_toe_poke First Team Regular Join Date: Jan 2009 Posts: 18,913	Now there's a game that De Gea should DEFINITELY not start in.

28th January 2012, 14:59	#6 (permalink)
charlenefan First Team Sub Join Date: Aug 2005 Posts: 8,343	Team should be... GK: De Gea RB: Rafael CB: Smalling CB: Evans LB: Evra RM: Valencia CM: Carrick CM: Scholes LM: Park CF: Berbatov CF: Welbeck Subs: Lindegaard, Fabio, Ferdinand, Fryers, Pogba, Giggs, Hernandez

28th January 2012, 15:01	#8 (permalink)
Silva Sticky tip Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: Its best if I don't tell you. Posts: 6,667	Will Cleverly be available for this one?

28th January 2012, 15:02	#10 (permalink)
charlenefan First Team Sub Join Date: Aug 2005 Posts: 8,343	Cleverley won't be back till the Liverpool game at the earliest

28th January 2012, 15:06	#12 (permalink)
wr8_utd 1st wr8_muppetry Join Date: Apr 2008 Posts: 25,305	This is such an important game. Need to win before the tough trip to Chelsea.

28th January 2012, 15:07	#13 (permalink)
TheGame Reserve Team Player Join Date: Jul 2002 Posts: 943	Pick ourselves up and show a reaction!

28th January 2012, 15:09	#14 (permalink)
Red Dreams First Team Regular Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: Thunder Road to Old Trafford Posts: 23,452	if we get a number of players back, we should be fine. Its all about injuries atm. today we should have dispatched that Liverpool side....if only.

28th January 2012, 15:12	#15 (permalink)
Danny1982 First Team Sub Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Old Trafford Posts: 5,298	Any win will do.. I miss those 1-0s.

28th January 2012, 15:24	#19 (permalink)
rcoobc Not as crap as eferyone thinks Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Corrupting West Brom Posts: 17,197	"That info" is from the stickied "Injuries and Suspensions" thread in the Manchester United forum: Injuries/Suspensions - 2011/2012 Some players are always going to be "Fergie injured" but there really does seem to be a real lack of information about when players are suspected to be back. Ferdinand was on the bench today so your information was wrong.

28th January 2012, 15:27	#20 (permalink)
nemanja15 Reserve Team Player Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Amidst those squeaky bums. Posts: 2,979	I've just updated that thread with new information. It's very hard to know for sure when Fergie gives no information at all in his pre-match press conference and so a lot of what goes on in that thread is guesswork or relying on the initial prognosis given by the manager when he first clarifies a player and their injury.

28th January 2012, 15:29	#22 (permalink)
Kelvin Banned Join Date: Jan 2006 Posts: 21,510	we better win, there is still chelsea away, liverpool at home and also spurs away in the next few weeks to come.

28th January 2012, 15:46	#23 (permalink)
Devil may care First Team Sub Join Date: Jan 2010 Posts: 5,327	Berbatov in for for Scholes and maybe Hernandez in for Welbeck. Not sure if we have anyone to come in for Giggs in midfield unless we put Park there and move Danny to the left.

28th January 2012, 16:39	#25 (permalink)
Neo_Mufc First Team Sub Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: The Matrix Posts: 6,481	2-0 3 points and pressure on city please.

28th January 2012, 16:42	#26 (permalink)
Man-United First Team Sub Join Date: Dec 2003 Posts: 7,601	Stoke's game of the season, let's humiliate them.

28th January 2012, 17:13	#27 (permalink)
Kelvin Banned Join Date: Jan 2006 Posts: 21,510	Rio on course for Stoke return Rio Ferdinand could be back in action for the Reds in Tuesday's Barclays Premier League clash against Stoke City. The defender missed last weekend's win at Arsenal after a back problem flared up. He was on the bench for the FA Cup defeat to Liverpool and Sir Alex hopes he will feature at Old Trafford against the Potters. "Rio only had one real training session on Friday and we couldn't gamble with only that preparion behind him [for the FA Cup clash], " the boss told MUTV. "He'll train tomorrow and on Monday and could be ready for Tuesday." Sir Alex also reportedly told ITV1 before the Anfield cup tie that Wayne Rooney and Nani could be available for next Sunday's league trip to Chelsea, but Phil Jones is likely to be out for a little while longer.

28th January 2012, 17:19	#28 (permalink)
RonaldoVII First Team Regular Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: E236:24:101 PSN:FrozenInHell BetfairPromo: UTFAKVVTJ Posts: 12,090	Anyone other than Rio back for this game then? God knows what our midfield will look like as it could be a bit much for Scholes/Giggs with Chelsea at the weekend.

28th January 2012, 20:24	#30 (permalink)
Eyepopper Lowering the tone since 2006 Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Two manky hookers and a racist dwarf, think I'm heading home! Posts: 50,148	This on the box?

28th January 2012, 20:37	#32 (permalink)
Magnus Another mad swede Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Balcony BB and after that W3106 Posts: 2,327	I hate Liverpool. Thats all

28th January 2012, 22:42	#33 (permalink)
acrebo Reserve Team Player Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Exeter Posts: 2,752	Hang on, I thought we played Stoke today? You know, all 11-man defence, lanky shite strikers, set pieces and long balls... It's going to be a physical battle so not a game to bring the recovering injured back into. However, it's a must win with our fixture list so I think it's a case of playing as strong a side as possible. I suspect it'll be too soon for Giggs and Scholes again though?

29th January 2012, 11:15	#35 (permalink)
Kelvin Banned Join Date: Jan 2006 Posts: 21,510	everton can give anyone a tough game on their home turf, but we must do our own job and beat stoke.

29th January 2012, 11:53	#36 (permalink)
Alwyn Got rid of his pee Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: -) Posts: 11,642	At least we'll finally be able to see if Stoke can do it on a cold Tuesday night in Manchester.

29th January 2012, 12:07	#37 (permalink)
RDCR07 Not a bad guy (Whale Killer) Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Special One on the Great One: "I don't call him Alex or Sir or Mister. I call him Boss!" Posts: 11,317	Good job OP. roll eyes

29th January 2012, 12:08	#38 (permalink)
AttackingFlair First Team Sub Join Date: Aug 2007 Posts: 8,032	No rooney or nani then?

29th January 2012, 12:14	#39 (permalink)
prateik First Team Regular Join Date: Dec 2005 Posts: 19,017	-----------Linde Smalling---Rio--Evans--Evra ------Carrick---Scholes---- Val-------Berba-------Welbz ---------Hernandez Yes please

29th January 2012, 12:19	#40 (permalink)
buckooo1978 First Team Sub Join Date: Jul 2008 Posts: 5,025	i'll be shocked if De Gea starts against stoke given their Liverpool-like tactics