[Bestietom]

--------------- De Gea -------------------

Valencia-------Bailly---Jones-------Darmian

------------Pogba----------Matic---------

Mkhitaryan-------- Fellaini---------Martial

------------------ Lukaku------------------

Would like to see the above.

This is the team I would like to see @Mciahel Goodman


-----------------De Gea-------------

--Valencia----Bailly----Jones-----Blind

--------Herrera----------Matic---------

Mkhitaryan-------Pogba-----------Martial

------------------Lukaku----------------

 

[tomaldinho1]

I tend to agree. Leaves Hesse as their main threat up front with the Albanian Salah( Shaquiri)

You mean the Alpine Messi? Shaqiri is Swiss

 

[tomaldinho1]

Fellaini will be good in the air tonight. Oh lord

He's been waiting for this moment, all his life. Oh Lord

Nice. Very nice

 

[Tiber]

Currently in Ibiza but I have found a bar across the road from my hotel that is showing the match, looking forward to it

 

[PoTMS]

That Choupo-Moting has looked poor so far anyway.

That's a mild assessment. Looks like the worst player in the league actually. Only basing this opinion off their match against Arsenal.

Everybody lump a tenner on Choupo-Moting FGS.

 

[Catt]

Don't like playing at Stoke and will be relieved if we come away with 3 points.

 

[Organic Potatoes]

Fellaini will be good in the air tonight. Oh lord

He's been waiting for this moment, all his life. Oh Lord

*drums

 

[Catt]

All you guys predicting easy 3-0 wins..Come on now! This is Stoke away!!

 

[BigBebe]

Smalling has not played since the Real Madrid game a month ago but will have to play on Tuesday as Bailly and Jones are both suspended for the Basel match.

I understand the benefits of keeping Bailly and Jones together at the back but it would be good to give Smalling some gametime.

Also, given Joneses injury record, maybe giving him a rest after playing twice for England wouldn't be the worst idea.

 

[ManuMou]

All you guys predicting easy 3-0 wins..Come on now! This is Stoke away!!

History is not everything. Things have changed.

 

[Rado_N]

22 Sep 1993 Stoke City v Manchester United L 2-1 League Cup
06 Oct 1993 Manchester United v Stoke City W 2-0 League Cup
15 Nov 2008 Manchester United v Stoke City W 5-0 Premier League
26 Dec 2008 Stoke City v Manchester United W 0-1 Premier League
26 Sep 2009 Stoke City v Manchester United W 0-2 Premier League
09 May 2010 Manchester United v Stoke City W 4-0 Premier League
24 Oct 2010 Stoke City v Manchester United W 1-2 Premier League
04 Jan 2011 Manchester United v Stoke City W 2-1 Premier League
24 Sep 2011 Stoke City v Manchester United D 1-1 Premier League
31 Jan 2012 Manchester United v Stoke City W 2-0 Premier League
20 Oct 2012 Manchester United v Stoke City W 4-2 Premier League
14 Apr 2013 Stoke City v Manchester United W 0-2 Premier League
26 Oct 2013 Manchester United v Stoke City W 3-2 Premier League
18 Dec 2013 Stoke City v Manchester United W 0-2 League Cup
01 Feb 2014 Stoke City v Manchester United L 2-1 Premier League
02 Dec 2014 Manchester United v Stoke City W 2-1 Premier League
01 Jan 2015 Stoke City v Manchester United D 1-1 Premier League
26 Dec 2015 Stoke City v Manchester United L 2-0 Premier League
02 Feb 2016 Manchester United v Stoke City W 3-0 Premier League
02 Oct 2016 Manchester United v Stoke City D 1-1 Premier League
21 Jan 2017 Stoke City v Manchester United D 1-1 Premier League

 

[JJ12]

Will we concede for the first time this season?

 

[MyOnlySolskjaer]

 

[DWelbz19]

Sort of expecting Smalling to start this one to get some gametime before the Basel game, but at the same time I can't see Mourinho dropping Jones.

 

[RedNed77]

This is the team I would like to see @Mciahel Goodman


-----------------De Gea-------------

--Valencia----Bailly----Jones-----Blind

--------Herrera----------Matic---------

Mkhitaryan-------Pogba-----------Martial

------------------Lukaku----------------

This was my squad selection but with Rashford in for Martial. Hes got a better workrate.

 

[Brightonian]

Sort of expecting Smalling to start this one to get some gametime before the Basel game, but at the same time I can't see Mourinho dropping Jones.

Not when he knows Jones will inevitably drop himself at some point soon by running into a wall or headbutting Smalling's kneecap.

 

[Catt]

Will we concede for the first time this season?

I think so but hopeful we have enough to win anyway.

 

[ZAGREB RED]

Not sure if Jose will pick his strongest available team today or look to rotate with a lot of the players having played two internationals in the last week and the Basel game on Tuesday with Jones and Bailly suspended. Stoke away isn't really the type pf game you would look to play a slightly weakened team to save players for Basel at home. I'm guessing he will stick with Jones and Bailly at CB today but who knows. Herrera to start one of the games and I even wonder if Rashford or Martial might start up front with Lukaku benched in one of the games. Probably not as Lukaku is red hot just now.
Will be interesting to see if Lindelof starts against Basel or if Blind will play in at CB.

 

[Android1974]

Carrick's on the squad. Speculation surrounding an eventual change to 3-5-2.

 

[Android1974]

Not sure if Jose will pick his strongest available team today or look to rotate with a lot of the players having played two internationals in the last week and the Basel game on Tuesday with Jones and Bailly suspended. Stoke away isn't really the type pf game you would look to play a slightly weakened team to save players for Basel at home. I'm guessing he will stick with Jones and Bailly at CB today but who knows. Herrera to start one of the games and I even wonder if Rashford or Martial might start up front with Lukaku benched in one of the games. Probably not as Lukaku is red hot just now.
Will be interesting to see if Lindelof starts against Basel or if Blind will play in at CB.

In all likelihood, the Champions League game might be easier than this one. I would go full force on this, and make eventual necessary changes in the next.

 

[Android1974]

If Stoke starts with Crouch, it would perhaps make some sense to drop Jones for Smalling, since this one had no international minutes and is going to start on Tuesday. The same with Valencia, maybe.

 

[Spirit of Solskjaer]

If Stoke starts with Crouch, it would perhaps make some sense to drop Jones for Smalling, since this one had no international minutes and is going to start on Tuesday. The same with Valencia, maybe.

Not for me. I'd like us to fully concentrate on the Prem, it has to be our top priority this season. Have them push through this one more game and then rest players for the Basel game, it's a very winnable fixture regardless.

edit. just seen you made this very point in a previous post

 

[ZAGREB RED]

In all likelihood, the Champions League game might be easier than this one. I would go full force on this, and make eventual necessary changes in the next.

Agreed, on the face of it, today's game looks a lot tougher. More changes are likely against Basel, in addition to the unavoidable ones at CB ,although I think United will want to make sure they get the three points in the first CL game to avoid playing catch up later on on the group - remember the last away game against Basel in the CL. United also had to scramble a draw against them at home in the first group match.

 

[Android1974]

Agreed, on the face of it, today's game looks a lot tougher. More changes are likely against Basel, in addition to the unavoidable ones at CB ,although I think United will want to make sure they get the three points in the first CL game to avoid playing catch up later on on the group - remember the last away game against Basel in the CL. United also had to scramble a draw against them at home in the first group match.

That's the problem there, the Premier League start is a priority and the first Champions League games are a priority too. There isn't much room for resting players right now. If Mourinho changes the system or some of the starters who aren't struggling and then we get a bad result (a draw), it will be on him.

 

[Twigg]

Match day hype! It's been too long.

Clean sheet and 4 goals please. I feel like once we get that goal they'll crack open like an egg, especially if it's later on. Just hope the weather isn't shitty in Stoke today.

 

[Twigg]

Loved that, thanks for posting. Sounds like Lukaku is mentoring Rash on his finishing.

 

[Lennon7]

Love how Lukaku says you don't need to worry about how much Rashford is worth because he's staying here forever we hope!

 

[Dante]

This is where the season starts, for me. The September international break is out of the way, we're playing away to a tricky opponent, and it's the first Champions League week of the season. The ball is finally rolling and I'm confident for the first time in years.

 

[TimScoreboard]

Same line up as today. We'll win 2-0.

I think Ander could get his first start today, with Mata missing out and Miki going wider and it wouldn't surprise me to see Smalling come in for Jones, to get some minutes under his belt ready for Tuesday.

I'll be very surprised if we don't see changes today

 

[AngliaRed]

Stoke arent what they use to be.

Comfortable 3-0 win here for us.

 

[Jazz]

Hate playing Stoke especially away. Any old win would be fine if we can get it.

 

[OldTrevil]

Get SkyGo on your phone. Or is this on BT?

I'm not in the UK. I'll just have to bite this one and hopefully will manage to see a good chunk of the game.

 

[Todd]

More confident about today's trip to Stoke than any in recent years. Things have changed, the better for us and the worse for them.

They've had trouble scoring so far so if we can get one in the first half it'll look like a mountain from their end.

 

[Flying_Heckfish]

Stoke have been rubbish for a while, it's not the same as before. We should win comfortably if we put in a shift.

 

[Vato]

Isco and Kovacic warming up, get them both on cos this is dire.

Ffs wrong thread.

 

[shamans]

Is there any way I can watch this game in the U.S through legal streaming services that I can pay for?

 

[LeftyBlaster]

Don't care how,but we must win.

 

[Android1974]

Curious to see if Mourinho will be superstitious enough to keep the system and starters, or if he's going to change to 4-3-3 or 3-5-2 and rest players like Valencia and, maybe, Jones, Matić, Mkhitaryan.

 

[prtk0811]

Not sure about the line up today. Stoke will attack at home and it will be via crosses in the box.

Fellani Smalling could play if there is crouch , but jese rod plays than Jones could play too. Confused.

 

[prtk0811]

Not sure about the line up today. Stoke will attack at home and it will be via crosses in the box.

Fellani Smalling could play if there is crouch , but jese rod plays than Jones could play too. Confused.