[Trequarista10]

Donny get another start after an invisible performance is weird. Expect to see a drastic increase in activity from him as a minimum. Suggests to me that ETH is beginning to phase out McTominay and Fred, even if Donny isn't the answer.

Interested to see who starts on which flank, will Rashford start on the left due to his seniority, or will he be seen as more versatile and moved to the right with Garnacho on the left.

Martial on the bench is a huge plus.

 

[Hammondo]

Donny starting in the 10 over Eriksen could easily cost us all the points here. 4th start for Ronaldo in 11 days isn't good either given his age/form.

Donny is no good any deeper.

 

[tomaldinho1]

Giving him captaincy is a complete joke. Literally he should be the last who gets that. I am ashamed

We know who the captain is, Ronaldo getting it for a game means nothing. I agree with the poster above, I think ETH is playing this the right way. You think you should be starting? Here you go, here’s the armband, prove it.

Also he has to manage egos and until we sign another forward and whilst Ronaldo is here there’ll always be some pandering and false love towards him. I’m hopeful he’s gone in Jan but at the latest he’s gone in summer.

 

[Real Name]

Giving him captaincy is a complete joke. Literally he should be the last who gets that. I am ashamed

How can you get ashamed with things like that.

 

[Luka Mora]

I feel like ETH is calling players numbers a bit, and I back it.

Feel like you're not getting the opportunity/respect/attention you need? Fine, here's your opportunity. Take it.

Why stop there?

When Greenwood gets released from prison and doesn't get any respect or opportunityies ten hag should just bring him back to the club and make him captain to ''call his number and prove himself?''

 

[Santoryo]

Rubbish. Alternatives to Ronaldo are not fit to play. And no, let’s not pretend that Elanga and Pellistri are viable alternatives.

The second Martial is fit to start matches upfront then that’s what will happen. We all know why that hasn’t happened, however.

Then how do you explain Ronaldo not even getting subbed anymore despite putting mediocre performances. Ten Hag has had to shuffle everyone to keep Ronaldo.

Like I said right now it's a suspicion which keeps growing. I'll watch today and see if Ten Hag will have Martial come in for Ronaldo (he's likely putting in another indifferent performance) or will shuffle everyone to keep him on the pitch.

 

[Scorpy]

Ronaldo is done, but the idea that Elanga is a better option is genuinely mental.

This. Elanga is even worse than Ronaldo and that’s saying something.

 

[pacifictheme]

Going to be a real struggle as we just can’t score even with everyone fit. No doubt Villa put in their best performance of season as well.

No problem with DVB starting, he’s been crap but he fits what ETH wants to try and do (in theory at least) and confirms we’ve moved on from Mcfred.

Fred is a valuable squad option, mctominay absolutely needs upgrading though.

 

[Berbasbullet]

Giving him captaincy is a complete joke. Literally he should be the last who gets that. I am ashamed

Your shame levels must be low. Or high? You get what im trying to say.

 

[Walters_19_MuFc]

Ronaldo being captain is embarrassing, especially given the way he's treated the club and his teammates of late.

 

[RonaldoVII]

Donny is no good any deeper.

No but Fred/McTominay would have to do there and would surely be a better option than Donny being anywhere near the starting lineup.

 

[TheGame]

Donny get another start after an invisible performance is weird. Expect to see a drastic increase in activity from him as a minimum. Suggests to me that ETH is beginning to phase out McTominay and Fred, even if Donny isn't the answer.

Interested to see who starts on which flank, will Rashford start on the left due to his seniority, or will he be seen as more versatile and moved to the right with Garnacho on the left.

Martial on the bench is a huge plus.

Doesn’t suggest that at all. It suggests he wants Donny to play the more attacking role which Fred and McTominay don’t play. I am surprised at the start but will see how he does.

 

[DON’T PANIC ™]

I for one, used to bleat about VDB not getting a fair opportunity. Well he’s getting it now. If there’s a future for him at Utd he needs to start showing his quality now.
Last chance saloon methinks.

 

[RedRonaldo]

Garnacho got another start. Exciting!

 

[Real Name]

Why stop there?

When Greenwood gets released from prison and doesn't get any respect or opportunityies ten hag should just bring him back to the club and make him captain to ''call his number and prove himself?''

What a great comparison.
Not.

 

[pseudo_canadian]

Interesting lineup. Hopefully VdB decides to play today.

 

[Andersons Dietician]

Feck me, get the shopping out of the way, do all my washing hoovering and cleaning. Even have all the stuff for tonight’s tea out the way so I can sit and enjoy the game in peace.

sit down then realise it’s not being shown on TV

 

[prateik]

They have some pace up top.. that's the biggest concern defensively..

 

[Real Name]

Again that word embarrassing doing rounds.

 

[One Night Only]

Ronaldo currently is like a magic spell in an rpg that only hits/does anything 1 out of 8 times but when it does it hits for 80% of the opponents hp but also means your turn always is last. Elanga is a magic spell that hits every time first time but only does 25% damage.

Such a dweeby nerd. I love it.

 

[djembatheking]

Good to see Garancho get another run out, not too keen on Beak and don`t like Ronalod as captain either. Need a performance from Ericksson today.

 

[Hammondo]

No but Fred/McTominay would have to do there and would surely be a better option than Donny being anywhere near the starting lineup.

Yea I'd agree with you, at the very least we would be very solid.

 

[Scorpy]

Good to see Garancho get another run out, not too keen on Beak and don`t like Ronalod as captain either. Need a performance from Ericksson today.

0/4. Well done.

 

[BerryBerryShrew]

What a great comparison.
Not.

Ronaldo and Greenwood are a closer comparison than we may like to admit....

 

[MrSingh2002]

Lineup looks quite shite. Was hoping for Fred to come in so Eriksen could be released to play number 10.

If Ten Hag pulls out a win without Varane, Fernandes and so many forwards he deserves alot of credit.

 

[ThinkTank@Cafe]

I am confident VDB will start to improve once he gets playing time. He needs 6-7 games in six weeks to be “judgable”. His playing record for the last 3 seasons is a nightmare. ETH is his manager.

 

[groovyalbert]

Why stop there?

When Greenwood gets released from prison and doesn't get any respect or opportunityies ten hag should just bring him back to the club and make him captain to ''call his number and prove himself?''

Yeah, because they're the same

 

[nakpodiareuben]

Are you saying he's like a box of chocolates?

I don't disagree with your logic, but in terms of putting more quality on the field, it might have been better to play Fred instead of VDB. McTominay would also have been an option.

We haven't really seen Donny play the NO 10 role in a competitive full squad. When ever he comes, He always look Lost. Maybe he will prove us wrong today. But I feel Fred at least could have offered us more

 

[RonaldoVII]

I am confident VDB will start to improve once he gets playing time. He needs 6-7 games in six weeks to be “judgable”. His playing record for the last 3 seasons is a nightmare. ETH is his manager.

No chance he gets that at United. Get him sold in January for whatever we can get.

 

[Real Name]

Ronaldo and Greenwood are a closer comparison than we may like to admit....

In what way?

 

[Doracle]

Hmm, I expected Ronaldo to start given the absences but wasn’t expecting him to be captain. Doesn’t set a great example after his behaviour a couple of weeks ago. Rashford or DDG would have sent a better message.

Will Garnacho play right? Really don’t want to see us play Rashford there.

 

[Ali Dia]

Gonna be another invisible masterclass from Ronaldo and Donny? Let’s hope not.

 

[Ajr]

VDB will score today, I am putting a fiver on it

 

[angak]

100% Antony has broken one of Ten Hag's rules.

 

[ThinkTank@Cafe]

0/4. Well done.

 

[Lu Tze]

This has banana skin written all over it.

 

[SuperiorXI]

We'll batter Villa

 

[Camy89]

Interesting lineup.

Donny being out into Bruno’s role. Bruno has been on a poor run of form and there were umpteen calls for him to be dropped. If Donny has another stinker it could be curtains for him.

Love the start for Garnacho, deserves that. Hopefully he’s out on the left.

Ronaldo captain, meh, so what, not sure why everyone’s getting their knickers in a twist. It’s an armband - like giving the left out kid a made up badge so he fits in with everyone else and doesn’t throw a shitfit because we’re hungover and cannot deal with his antics.

 

[Andersonson]

Super nervous now. I fear its like playing with 10 men when Donny starts. Hopefully i will be proven wrong

 

[Luka Mora]

What a great comparison.
Not.

It shows how stupid the decision if it's based on calling a ''players number to prove themselves''

You can undermine the manager, walk off mid way through a game without any permission, go on strike, come back play like garbage and be rewarded with guaranteed first team place plus the captaincy.

No one can justify rewarding this prick with the captaincy let alone guarenteed starts(with no assurance of not being subbed) after the stunts he's pulled. This is an Ole move if there ever was one by ETH.