[Real Name]

How did no CBs on the bench situation exactly happen?

 

[Reditus]

Very hard to call the starting 11

Obviously back 4 and keeper picks itself, Bruno and Greenwood will start….but then it gets tricky

Are we thinking Scott and Fred, with Pogba on left and Martial up top? But have a feeling james will start. So then maybe only one of Fred or McT and Pogba go into his French role

Or is it too early for Martial to start, in which case I don’t know?

 

[Samid]

How did no CBs on the bench situation exactly happen?

- Varane hasn't signed yet
- Tuanzebe went out on loan
- Bailly and Jones

 

[Tincanalley]

What’s the issue with Cavani? Is he injured? Yes I thought Jones might be on the bench. Hard to see the thought process sometimes. We should edge this, hope to see Sancho take the field tomorrow

 

[HailtotheKing]

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No Amad?

 

[bosnian_red]

De Gea
Wan Bissaka Lindelof Maguire Shaw
Fred Matic
Greenwood Bruno Pogba
Martial
​

Expecting this. Van de Beek the only other one who might get in there instead of Fred, but pretty much this. Sancho off the bench to come on and dazzle.

 

[horsechoker]

Big day tomorrow

 

[tomaldinho1]

- Varane hasn't signed yet
- Tuanzebe went out on loan
- Bailly and Jones

Jones is training to be fair, wonder what the odds are on Jones/Lindelof becoming first choice CB pair

 

[Reditus]

De Gea
Wan Bissaka Lindelof Maguire Shaw
Fred Matic
Greenwood Bruno Pogba
Martial
​

Expecting this. Van de Beek the only other one who might get in there instead of Fred, but pretty much this. Sancho off the bench to come on and dazzle.

What is your thinking of Matic ahead of McT? Purely fitness or am I missing something

 

[bosnian_red]

What is your thinking of Matic ahead of McT? Purely fitness or am I missing something

Matic IMO fits us much better and is our best holding midfielder when he's fit and fresh still. And he's had a full pre season so he should be more ready than ever! McTominay has hardly played this pre season but also isn't as much of a natural footballer as Matic.

 

[Robindinho]

No Amad?

Not back yet, after playing at the Olympics (same with Bailly).

 

[sp_107]

James will play tomorrow, so Bruno/James/Greenwood will start

 

[HailtotheKing]

Not back yet, after playing at the Olympics (same with Bailly).

Ah of course. Is he expected to be ready to play against Southampton? Really want him to get a chance before deciding on loan.

 

[Poborsky's hair]

James will play tomorrow, so Bruno/James/Greenwood will start

secon half Pogba as a LAM, Martial up top, Greenwood from the right, then Sancho in and Greenwood up top..

 

[BarstoolProphet]

What’s the issue with Cavani? Is he injured? Yes I thought Jones might be on the bench. Hard to see the thought process sometimes. We should edge this, hope to see Sancho take the field tomorrow

Extra time off to be with his family. He's back in Manchester but quarantine not finished in time for this game.

 

[Loon]

Looks like it'll be an odd side tomorrow. I hope they don't get caught short.

 

[littleman]

More than enough firepower to win this game. Would be immensely disappointed if we don't win.

 

[RDCR07]

We better be up for it tmrw. It cannot be a bigger occasion for the opening match of the season. I know we don’t have Cavani, Rashford and Varane and Sancho won’t start but if we don’t win then all this preseason buzz just comes crashing down.

 

[Dante]

Other than Rashford and Cavani (who'll be replaced by Pogba and Martial) the team will be the same as the one that finished 2nd in the league last season. It's more than good enough.

 

[Denis79]

Please, please win tomorrow. Can't stand this lot.

 

[RedTiger]

Our season starts in 9 hours guys. I hope a full stadium will mute Leed's intensity.

I can't sleep

 

[ayushreddevil9]

Our season starts in 9 hours guys. I hope a full stadium will mute Leed's intensity.

I can't sleep

Unlucky for you LvG is not our manager anymore otherwise his football would have helped you fall asleep.

 

[CG1010]

Unlucky for you LvG is not our manager anymore otherwise his football would have helped you fall asleep.

There is always recordings of old matches

 

[Ali Dia]

I’m psyching for this big time!! I think both teams will score. It should be an entertaining game.

 

[Mr Smith]

I'm really struggling to predict the team for this and I've seen some wildly different suggestions. The back five (De Gea, AWB, Shaw, Lindelof, Maguire) seems locked in, but other than that it seems wide open, especially in midfield. Is Fred fit enough to start after coming back from the Copa? Is Matic an acceptable option against a team like Leeds? Will Donny's strong pre season be rewarded with a start? Does Pogba play, and if so, where? Is Sancho ready to start?

Personally I would like to see Donny start with Fred in the pivot, with Pogba wide left, but I think it's more likely we'll get a Fred-Matic double pivot and James on the left, which I'm not completely averse to. I think Sancho comes off the bench after 60 minutes in which Martial has done nothing, with Greenwood moving up top.

 

[RetroStu]

Is there zero chance of Sancho actually starting?, because i'd like to see Pogba on the left and Sancho on the right. It could cause problems imo.

 

[predator]

We will beat them comfortably. Bruno and pogba will destroy their midfield and pull their defence apart. Meanwhile our defence will be solid and won't let them through.

 

[WPMUFC]

Is there zero chance of Sancho actually starting?, because i'd like to see Pogba on the left and Sancho on the right. It could cause problems imo.

i think sancho starting is 50/50, he's certainly fit enough but whether Ole goes with a baptism of fire and hopes the small amount of team training is enough is another story all together.

 

[vanrooney]

the arsenal game reminds me that no game is easy to win - off season is terrible in giving a false feeling of strenght. really hope we win comfortably and kickstart the season like in 2006 against fulham i think

 

[Adcuth]

Would expect the usual James starting and being subbed off at half time

Could he start Elanga instead?

 

[Pexbo]

I’ve gone for:

De Gea
AWB - Lindelof - Maguire - Shaw
McTominay- Fred
Bruno
Greenwood - Martial - James​

Sancho
Van de Beek
Pogba
Front 3 are the question mark, could just as easily be:

Sancho - Greenwood -Pogba
Sancho - Martial - James
Greenwood - Martial - Pogba

I think he will give James another run against Leeds though, he’s done well against them so far and Pogba/Sancho might not be quite sharp yet.

 

[Strats]

Game day

 

[red_de_pologne]

Sancho will start I think

 

[MDFC Manager]

3.5 hours to lineups/meltdown

 

[RedDevilRoshi]

First game back at Old Trafford since January 2020

Absolutely buzzing to be back!

 

[mitchmouse]

There are games were I'm pretty confident and games where I'm sure we'll struggle - and then there are Leeds games: I have never been able to predict anything close to the right result. It does depend on whether they turn up or do what they did last season. It also depends on whether - unlike the past two years - we remember the season has started. In a way, I'd rather have had a more tricky away fixture: we've been horrible at OT on so many occasions early in the season...

As for the team, some people are saying varane will play a part - is he even officially a United player yet? I think Sancho will get time and I'd quite like to see him start to really get us (and the fans) up for it. I think it's more likely that w'e'll get yet another Mcfred day...

 

[VanDeBank]

That feel when your drinking your morning coffee and realize the game is TODAY!

I hope the fans aren't too harsh on Martial, he's just back from injury and he might not have played so soon if everyone was available. Also hoping VDB proves he's a reliable option for Ole. This season is make or break for both of them.

 

[Champ]

That feel when your drinking your morning coffee and realize the game is TODAY!

I hope the fans aren't too harsh on Martial, he's just back from injury and he might not have played so soon if everyone was available. Also hoping VDB proves he's a reliable option for Ole. This season is make or break for both of them.

Literally just went through that right now

Am bang up for this game, just hope the players are today too

 

[The No.10!]

Absolutely buzzing. Hope it's as entertaining as the fixture last season, and the result stays the same too.

 

[Eleven-Eighteen]

In the UK - haven't lived here before - which channel would the match be on. I have cable TV