We shouldn't make too many changes. It's a semi final against a rival with a game we can rotate everyone in straight after.
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I don't think we'll make many changes from our last lineup. Maybe Greenwood for Pogba.
We'd hope not after what we did vs Basaksehir.
Not really. The past week or so was the busiest of the season.
I'd agree with this, I think its a bigger trophy for Ole than Pep, not being disrespectful but it would be a huge monkey off his back to win something. I mean winning the FA Cup has given Arteta a pretty free pass. If Ole can get a trophy its a start, even if its only the League Cup, its the return of "We're Man United, we should be winning trophies" plus its only 180 minutes extra for the season and you've got a pretty deep squad. The priority should always be the prem but getting that first trophy is key and its within touching distance.
Yep.
I personally hate all this "only" xxx cup business. Yes there's a priority list but some embarrassments of fans constantly write the cups off as meaningless.
They're not. They're a springboard to a winning mentality an future success.
There's a reason a major force the league cup every single year.
It's the semi final - only 1 leg and it'd be insane not to go all in. And we will.
Hopefully we find the City of team of the second leg not the first leg of last year!
This video is old but gold.
It’s amazing to me that even after Arsenals woeful form they’re just 3 points off Chelsea. Crazy how close the league is this season.
I'm not particularly confident just amuses me that should we win there's a ready made excuse being floated and it was suggested that we cheated to manipulate the situation whereas it doesn't really benefit us over the season as a whole.
Chelsea’s form past 6 games has also been woeful.
I'm sure our players deliberately got sick... That said it wouldn't surprise me if Mendy pulled a stupid. I worry for that Everton game actually, I'd rather have played them without James, Digne and Richarlison, good team at full strength and probably gonna be sandwiched into a tough week somewhere.
That Gundogan goal reminded me of the player he was at Dortmund.
Just watched the goals from the game, that was mighty fine. The speed and accuracy they moved the ball with, and Gündogan's turn and shot for the goal, elegant and powerful. Beauty.
Yeah, was stunning. He was sensational at Dortmund, when Klopp was there (they really were a fantastic side to watch back then).
Spot on. His form had been OK this season but in the last few weeks he has started playing brilliantly... looks like he has finally got over his Covid problems.
Fofana is one of the best defenders to come to premier league and have such a quick impact, he’s imperious and adapted immediately. Excellent buy
Yeah but even so, Arsenal were like 15th until yesterday and couldn’t buy a win. Just surprised that 3 wins and they’re suddenly back up there again.
Plus they would have been playing twice within 48 hours and their own manager had said they'd rotate a fair bit.
You're paranoid. Simply pointed out you looked fresher than Chelsea today but then again you've had a week off something which everyone else needs after a packed Christmas schedule.
Certainly sets you up nicely for a double game cup semi week.
Up where? They’re 4 points ahead of Newcastle 15th and have played a game more. I take your point though it’s tight this year and any kind of run will make the table look a lot better for anyone.
Up with Chelsea in the mix again. I’d have thought after the season they’d had so far they’d be cut well adrift, but they’ve put themselves back in amongst it.
Yeah while we were fresher today I don't think we'd have been much worse given how Chelsea played. Even though we were struggling for a squad only missing 3 first teamers really, Eddie, Walker and Jesus. The rest are pretty much players who'd probably be rotated in our out depending like Torres.
this is seriously random...and I don't know exactly which thread would be the most "fitting" for such a question, and at the same time I don't feel like creating a new thread for it nor do I think it merits its own thread anyway but....just out of curiosity...has there ever been as many "Uniteds" in a single season of the Premier League before (or Premiership for that matter)?
This season we've got 5 (us, West Ham, Leeds, Newcastle & Sheffield)...I've literally no idea but I'd dare say this is the (joint at worst) most Uniteds we've seen in the top flight at the same time.
This season we've got 5 (us, West Ham, Leeds, Newcastle & Sheffield)...I've literally no idea but I'd dare say this is the (joint at worst) most Uniteds we've seen in the top flight at the same time.
Oxford United were also there in the late 80’s but never at the same time as Sheffield United. I think this is the most joint with 93/94 where Newcastle, West Ham, Manchester, Leeds and Sheffield were also all in the Premier League.
I must be bored to look this up - I remember Oxford in top flight in the 80s for 2 seasons. Only 4 Uniteds then.
5 in 74/75 - Sheffield, Leeds, West Ham, Newcastle and Carlisle
Peterborough, Rotherham, Scunthorpe, Colchester, Cambridge, Southend have never been in the top flight as far as I can make out.
Are there any defunct Uniteds from way back?
Because everybody has been pretty crap. Ours or Liverpool’s current league form extrapolated over 38 games would be just over 78 points. If a team in current top 6 were to secure upwards of 83/84 points, you’d have to win at least 17 of the remaining games, which none seems to be a sure bet at the moment.
Fat Fwank being sacked might seems a bit harsh, but that’s precisely the sort of thing you do if you have title ambition. 7 points off with a game more played can still be overcome if the new guy hits the ground running.
I don't know what Pep's put in his steroids but this is the first season City are getting the Gundogan Dortmund had. Maybe his injuries and issues are finally behind him. He's been better than KDB this term so far.
Wow that was a really impressive performance and of course result for Manchester City against Chelsea considering their last few days.
Yes, and used to plays as central AM before that.
to be fair he has been injured for most of the year
Not paranoid at all.
Just trying to correct the suggestion that we somehow cheated to get the Everton game postponed when we actually wanted to get that game out of the way.
This was then adopted by many on here to result in us having an unfair advantage in LCSF whereas in reality we face you with 5 or more COVID test failures and having played nearly 48 hours more recently.
No Vestergaard at the back or McCarthy in goal for Saints tonight. This will be an absolute walk in the park for Liverpool.
Is Vestergaard out as well? For fecks sake. 0-7 incoming.
If we lose 10-0 then people might stop going on about the 9-0 against Leicester!
Lucky Liverpool again and add into the mix that Southampton haven't won in 4 games scoring just once included blanks in their last 3 games.
Southampton are getting annihalated. Hassenhulty is already lubing up. It’s all over.
I think it'll be much tighter than the comments above suggest. Southampton have dropped their form a bit recently, so I think they'll consider a draw a cracking result given the circumstances - thus, I'm going for max two goals in this. Hopefully Ward Prowse can whap in a cracking set piece for a snatch and grab.
Yeah not expecting anything other than a Liverpool win, Southampton have already lost at home to Spurs and us this season so not the fortress against the big teams it has been. Plus the pressure is on Liverpool to win to open up a gap
Comfortable 0-3 win
Comfortable 0-3 win
Well i hope the saints get a point if not win this game. Dippers are cracking.
Hope Thiago can start this. Jones has looked so poor in the last two games. Even Chamberlain or Shaqiri would be a preferable change to him.