The Line Up Leaks

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The leak that appeared via the MEN prior to the Chelsea game had the line up spot on, and another has now appeared in advance of the Everton game.

What does the person leaking these line ups (assuming it’s the same person) hope to gain from doing this?
 

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It's probably Mourinho. He'll use it as an excuse if we get beat at some point.

'If it wasn't for that leak, the opposition wouldn't have been prepared'
'I've won 3 titles with Chelsea'
 

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It's probably Mourinho. He'll use it as an excuse if we get beat at some point.

'If it wasn't for that leak, the opposition wouldn't have been prepared'
'I've won 3 titles with Chelsea'
This thread is now an anti mourinho thread guys, let’s take it from here.

The miserable prick.
 

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The leak that appeared via the MEN prior to the Chelsea game had the line up spot on, and another has now appeared in advance of the Everton game.

What does the person leaking these line ups (assuming it’s the same person) hope to gain from doing this?
Probably wait and see if correct. I'm sure they posted a lineup a few weeks or so ago which turned out to be wrong.

I don't really see why Valencia would be returning to the team ahead of Young who did fine against Chelsea.
 

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Blimey! Whata mistaka to makea.
If I've misread it, then fair enough, but it wasn't the clearest of posts.
Looking back, sure I see it could have been a Mourinho insult, but still wasn't clear, so not really a big 'mistake'

Either way I didn't report and wouldn't report anybody anyway.
And if it was a Mourinho dig/joke then fair enough, no harm done
 

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I'm surprised line up leaks dont happen more often at all clubs. So many people at the club know it, and human nature is that you're bound to get a rat among the pack.
 

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What's the leaked line up?
 

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I'm not going to believe the lineup leak. Simple because it would suggest Mourinho doesnt just pick a bunch of names out of a hat at the last minute and if he isnt doing that, then I have no idea how we can look so devoid of organization and planning on the pitch. If the players find out 5 mins before the kick off, having had no training together then that would explain how poor we look.
 

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De Gea, Valencia, Smalling, Lindelof, Shaw, Fred, Matic, Pogba, Mata, Rashford, Martial

13:45Samuel Luckhurst
There could be an error in the leaked team
It’s worth noting the last time there was an error in the leaked XI against Young Boys it was at right-back. Looking at today’s early XI, Valencia for Young looks a little incongruous, despite how mixed Young’s form has been since he ousted the Ecuadorian at the start of the month.

 

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De Gea, Valencia, Smalling, Lindelof, Shaw, Fred, Matic, Pogba, Mata, Rashford, Martial
Thank you, interesting line up if that's true. Hard to see us dropping Lukaku though.
 

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The leak that appeared via the MEN prior to the Chelsea game had the line up spot on, and another has now appeared in advance of the Everton game.

What does the person leaking these line ups (assuming it’s the same person) hope to gain from doing this?
Positive press, did you never wonder why Wayne Rooney was still getting 7's and 8's for his performances for United, and England when it was obvious to the rest of us he was totally finished at the top level.
 

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Wasn't it happening at Madrid too? Must be someone in Mourinho's team. At least we know it's not Faria
 

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If it's not Mourinho himself there is only a handful of players who are still in the club since the beginning of these leaks.
 

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I suspect their is betting going on it and people are making money with these leaks.
 

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So the leak was accurate. Interesting.
 

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I might be misremembering this, but didn't a significant number of people on here blame Rooney for a while, for all the leaks back under Moyes and LVG?
 

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It was but I think it is different players. When it happened under Moyes(?) I think it was speculated to be Rooney or Carrick.
Quite a few players still here from the Moyes era.
 

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Quite a few players still here from the Moyes era.
De Gea
Jones
Smalling
Young
Valencia
Carrick (now part of staff)
Fellaini
Mata (second half of season)
Lingard (out on loan)

If I had to guess, I'd say Jones as some of the teams are off a bit which suggests the player isn't in the match squad too often and I doubt De Gea, Valencia or Fellaini would do it.
 

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It'd waste too much energy, but if I was the manager i'd give a whole set of different lineups to different people, and try and close in on the mole.

Surely only the coaching staff and the 18 in the party know the line up?
 

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Ok a leak but I am sure that any of us on this site could predict the team with a certain amount of probability just following the reports in the Manchester evening news. I.E., players arriving at local hotel, Stockport railway station, Manchester airport etc.. Given injuries and perhaps lose of form the first eleven picks itself.