Wigan Athletic vs Manchester United

gooDevil

Wigan home form:
L City 0-1
D Everton 1-1
D Villa 0-0
L Swansea 0-2
D WBA 1-1
W Stoke 2-0

W1 D3 L2

Overall W2 D7 L7 at home. Their other win was against QPR in their 2nd home game of the season. Along with Bolton, Villa & WBA the only teams to win more points on the road than at home.

They've scored 14 and conceded 25 at the DW.

Against the top 6 at home:
? v Newcastle
D v Chelsea 1-1
L v Spurs 1-2
L Arsenal 0-4
L v City 0-1
? v United

Last 10 overall: LDWDL DDWWL

December_16

I really really like Wigan, and want them to stay up for another season. Having said that, I really don't mind us giving them their semi-annual spanking this time around

De Gea

Rafael
Rio
Evans
Evra

Valencia
Carrick
Cleverly
Young

Rooney
Welbeck

Subs: Amos, Jones, Smalling, Scholes, Giggs, Park, Hernandez.

LLMU

I would put Jones for Rafael and Chicharito for Welbeck for this one.

Longlivekeano

------------------------------D.De Gea-------------------------



--P. Jones------------C.Smalling-------J. Evans---------P. Evra--



--A. Valencia----------M. Carrick--------R. Giggs--------Park JS--



------------------------W.Rooney------D.Berbatov--------------


Subs: Amos, Rio, Fabio, Scholes, Hernandez, Welbeck
Prediction:0-3 Rooney hattrick

Red Dreams

I'd be surprised if Wellbeck starts for this. Fergie will start Hernandez.

Jones may replace Rafael.

Sarni

Anything but a loss will be fine here. If we win, it's basically as good as over but even with a draw a 6-point gap ensures we can draw one more game and still be in front by more than three which allows us to lose at Etihad. A win here and we only have to pick up 7 points in home fixtures to secure it.

Sunny Jim

This line up is as likely as me going out with Cheryl Cole. and for those slightly slower its not going to happen.

Raoul

If he's training well, I'd give Nani a start on the right and rest Valencia for the weekend. This would also keep opposition tactics off balance as they're preparing for Valencia's strengths. I'd also rest Welbeck for Hernandez, as he's beginning to look tired. Also Giggsy for Scholes, with Cleverley to come on in the 2nd half.

---------DDG--------

PJ---JE---RF--- PE

-Nani--MC---RG---AY

-----WR----JH-----

Ralaks

I think we'll see Nani start if he is as far back as Sir Alex alludes to. Good idea tactically to keep him off the bench and start him next game, Wigan most likely won't prepare as much for him as they would've if he was on the bench. He's done similar in the past I think.

Jacob

Every game seem to be a 'banana skin', ffs... we're Manchester United. We'll do what we want! If we drop points it has nothing to do with Wigan, only ourselves.

scholesy legend

I can see Cleverley starting, just like Jones did against Blackburn.

el eric

Wigan in decent form but we've an awesome record against them since they got to the premier league, never dropped a point. I'd go same team as yesterday and bag another 3 points.

Denis' cuff

have funny feeling about this one, even though we've been awesome away. We'll get no easy ride from the ref after this weekend and Martinez is making it known he's sick of refs apologising to him after matches. Still, it'll take a major collapse for us to throw it away.

Lynk

Scholes probably won't be able to play much if at all on wednesday.

Devilton

I always worry about a wobble at Wigan to be honest.

Have a feeling the ref will give them a lot of favorable calls and deny us some legitamate ones.

Still, we should do enough to win a nervy 2-1 i think.

giggs-beckham

And it's goodnight Wigan!

Neo_Mufc

My usual thoughts would be we would stumble here but we're in such good form and we usually play well against Wigan.

1-3

prateik

We might slip, but I dont think I can even think about slipping up against Wigan.
Its one of those fixtures. Open.. there to be won.

MUFCgal

We've yet to drop a point to Wigan since they came up to the PL. I know things like that are there to be broken, but I can't see it.

We've been awesome away from home, hopefully that'll continue and it'll be another game chalked off.

Widnes

Just use it as a excuse to get out for a few pints, the pub will have it on

Widnes

is there been any news on Nani and when he is back? I have seen nothing on him for a couple of weeks

MancFanFromManc

I really hope Fergie doesn't tinker too much. Its not like United to do it the easy way, but just for once... Just win please. City have a home banker, so any slip up will raise more than a few eyebrows

gooDevil

Back in training for less than a week, so I'd expect him to get another week of training before we see him.

gooDevil

He did come off early against QPR, I can see him playing and going off after 60 or so.

But I'd guess you're right and we'll see Giggs with Carrick.

Beachryan

Hope not - that combo has been poor since last year's CL semi final. Play central midfielder in central midfield. Cleverley is rusty, but fully fit apparently so get him in there. As much good as Giggsy can do in terms of creating chances, these days he tends to do it for both teams.

Plus the combination of those two in the middle and their blinding speed leaves us very vunerable to the counter - which Victor Moses was exploiting for fun against the Chavs.

utdalltheway

we've gotten lucky in the past with Wigan. remember the o.g. by Pascal Chimbonda "Chim-knee sweep" a few years back. that headline still cracks me up for some reason. I think it'll be a tough game for us but hope I'm wrong.

Longlivekeano

Send my regards to Cheryl and dont forget a smack on the way out.

pete_8

Wigan would appear to be one of our least formidable obstacles in gathering the 11 remaining points we require to end The noisy neighbours remaining hopes.

The Latics have not claimed so much as a draw from 14 previous meetings with us and the aggregate score from the last five games between the north-west neighbours is a staggering 21-0.

Still think it will be a toughie..Just hope they come at us , as we will have to much class for them

towcester_red

They are playing well at the moment. It wont be an easy game but the way they play leaves them exposed and we have tended to be quite ruthless with them.

Red Dreams

all the remaining games will be 'tough'...meaning we have to fight for our points.

But we are in form, we keep the ball well and are persistent.

We can see the finish line and will win. I cannot see any other result.

Beachryan

It might just be me, but of all the games remaining, if we have to drop points I want it to help Wigan. I really rate Martinez and the job he does there, and they're just a very likable club.

It would be a travesty if they go down and QPR stay up.

Jayvin

This. I still hope we batter Wigan 5-0 though.

reddevilcanada

I like Martinez for his philosophy on playing football the right way, but it seems like he's always fighting relegation at Wigan. So in terms of results, he's not all that.

Amar__

I expected Carrick-Cleverley midfield pairing in last couple of games but it never happened, but this is maybe the best game for that since we will probably rest scholes, so I'm again expecting that pairing. Giggsy is better in last few months after coming of the bench, than when he is when starting the game.

I hope for something like this:

-------------- De Gea ------------
Rafael --- Smalling --- Rio ---- Evra
------- Cleverley --- Carrick -------
Valencia --------------------- Nani
--------------- Rooney -----------
------------ Hernandez -----------

Welbeck could be rested for this one, since Hernandez could be better option for this game. We can rest Evans today, and Rio against Villa, since I found this game as more important. I don't think there is no need to rest rafael today, and he can be rested against Aston Villa.

marjen

De Gea
Rafael-Evans-Ferdinand-Evra
Valencia-Carrick-Cleverley-Young
Rooney-Welbeck

We'll win tonight.

MancFanFromManc

I hope you're right, I have a horrible feeling we'll draw tonight. Too many years of United doing everything the hard way is taking the edge of my weekends euphoria

mufcwarm92

I could see Nani and Hernandez starting this. It feels weird with just one trophy to play for at this stage of the season but with a midweek game I think we'll freshen up a bit.

Skywarden

SAF said he'd rotate so yes, I can see them starting.

Amir

He's always losing his best players and not exactly investing big money to replace them. They don't have a great home advantage, because they don't that that many supporters. He's doing well.

prateik

-----------The Gay
Jones---Smalling--Evans--Evra
-------Carrick--Scholes
Nani------Rooney-------Young
----------Chico
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