Arsenal 2:0 Manchester United

Yagami · May 6, 2017

I just realised it's likely we could see Pogba, Mata, Martial and Mkhi together which could be fun.

Android1974 · May 6, 2017

POF said:
I would be amazed if Jose plays any of the kids in this game. Maybe Tuanzebe might get a run at right back (depending on whether he feels Darmian or Blind need a rest). Martial, Mata, Smalling, Jones and De Gea will come back in.

Midfield almost has to be Carrick, Herrera and Pogba. Playing Willock or McTominay in a game like this would be too big a step.

Tuanzebe facing Sánchez directly is as a big call as you can get. I though perhaps he could dislocate Jones there, and put the youngster in a more central position.

Android1974 · May 6, 2017

For those who didn't notice, Mourinho said explicitly: “the last match against Swansea was last our last chance to fight for top four.”

AltiUn · May 6, 2017

Android1974 said:
For those who didn't notice, Mourinho said explicitly: “the last match against Swansea was last our last chance to fight for top four.”

Hope that means we're resting players tomorrow and focusing only on the Europa.

Android1974 · May 6, 2017

AltiUn said:
Hope that means we're resting players tomorrow and focusing only on the Europa.

His phrase actually continued with: “… so I am going to rest players, sure.”

Catt · May 6, 2017

JustAFan said:
Prediction .....just that Welbeck will score and we will get 15 pages added to his thread rehashing the whole scenario of why we sold him.

This will happen.

AltiUn · May 6, 2017

Android1974 said:
His phrase actually continued with: “… so I am going to rest players, sure.”

Oh, brilliant in that case.

Catt · May 6, 2017

LuisNaniencia said:
Merson predicts 3-0

They might but what's his reason for saying that?

Adisa · May 6, 2017

Red Katie said:
They might but what's his reason for saying that?

We're fielding a 2nd team.

LuisNaniencia · May 6, 2017

Red Katie said:
They might but what's his reason for saying that?

He's a moron.

SaintMuppet · May 6, 2017

Battle of the also rans.

How times do change.

Catt · May 6, 2017

LuisNaniencia said:
He's a moron.

Adisa said:
We're fielding a 2nd team.

Well yeah, but even if we do the team won't be that weak.

POF · May 6, 2017

Android1974 said:
Tuanzebe facing Sánchez directly is as a big call as you can get. I though perhaps he could dislocate Jones there, and put the youngster in a more central position.

I think playing as a purely defensive full back in a defensive system Tuanzebe would be fine. He is very talented but inexperienced. McTominay and Willock are inexperienced but nowhere near the level required.

Android1974 · May 6, 2017

If Mourinho fields a very depleted starting lineup and we suffer an earlier goal, I can see us having a heavy defeat.

Android1974 · May 6, 2017

POF said:
I think playing as a purely defensive full back in a defensive system Tuanzebe would be fine. He is very talented but inexperienced. McTominay and Willock are inexperienced but nowhere near the level required.

Yeah, I mean, inexperienced and going against Sánchez is not what I would call “fine”. But if he was trained specifically and managed to contain him, then I say he could well secure a squad position for next season.

top1whoisman · May 6, 2017

Mitchell, Olosunde, McTominay & Willock have all travelled. @Niall if you have time, mind adding Olosunde & Mitchell into the selection? Cheers!

Walters_19_MuFc · May 6, 2017

This is now why I wish we didn't sell one of Schneiderlin or Schweinsteiger - preferably Schneiderlin.

I mean, Jose has now realised we play better with a three man midfield, but we only have four natural centre midfielders.

With Fellaini suspended, our only option - if we play with a midfield three tomorrow, is Carrick, Herrera and Pogba.

This is why I think next season, we need at least one, if not, two centre midfield additions. Probably two if you take Carrick's age in account. That, or maybe promote Pereira and use him in centre midfield, when needed.

In terms of the game, Arsenal play with a 343, so I think we'll see something similar to Chelsea in the way we set up.

Think we'll see a very disciplined performance, with all of our players knowing their jobs.

Expect to see Smalling and Jones playing. Most likely Valencia too, as Young is likely to be out.

If Fellaini was playing, I think we'd see a man marking job by Herrera on Sanchez, with Fellaini and Pogba pushed further forward and Herrera holding.

As it is, like I said, Fellaini is out, meaning our only other natural choice for playing the holding role is Carrick, who I feel would struggle to man mark Sanchez.

Maybe we could bring in Phil Jones to do a job like we've seen in the past against the likes of Fellaini, Ronaldo, Ozil, etc.

Up top, I expect to see those who didn't start against Celta. So Rooney, Martial and Mata in a narrow three, although it lacks the pace and work rate we saw against Chelsea in Lingard and Rashford.

Although a few players will be rested tomorrow, I think we'll still see a very good side out. A side that will cause Arsenal a few problems.

Gone with a 1-2 win to us.

DomesticTadpole · May 6, 2017

top1whoisman said:
Mitchell, Olosunde, McTominay & Willock have all travelled. @Niall if you have time, mind adding Olosunde & Mitchell into the selection? Cheers!

Wonder if he has left any first teamers at home.

KM · May 6, 2017

Valencia the only senior player(who isn't injured) that hasn't travelled

DDG
Darmian-Jones-Smalling-Blind
Carrick-Herrera-Pogba
Mkhitarya-Martial-Rooney

is my guess. Can't see any of the youngsters starting although Tuanzebe, Mitchell, Olusende, McTominay and Willock have travelled. Would like to see Pogba and Carrick get a rest but then our midfield are options thin.

Hopefully Tuanzebe and Mitchell start in defense.

top1whoisman · May 6, 2017

DomesticTadpole said:
Wonder if he has left any first teamers at home.

David de Gea
Sergio Romero
Joel Pereira

Matteo Darmian
Matthew Olosunde
Chris Smalling
Eric Bailly
Axel Tuanzebe
Phil Jones
Daley Blind

Demetri Mitchell
Michael Carrick
Scott McTominay
Matty Willock
Paul Pogba
Ander Herrera

Jesse Lingard
Henrikh Mkhitaryan
Juan Mata

Marcus Rashford
Wayne Rooney
Anthony Martial

Freak · May 6, 2017

-------------------DDG-------------------
Darmian----Jones----Smalling----Young
-------------Carrick----Pogba-----------
Mata-----------Rooney----------Lingard
-----------------Martial------------------

el3mel · May 6, 2017

Useless game now, I'll change my formation.

De Gea
Darmian - Jones - Smalling - Blind
Carrick - Rooney
Mikhi - Mata - Lingard
Martial

Yagami · May 6, 2017

Mitchell?! Yes! I hope he plays. I'm not expecting him to step up to the level required right away but I've loved his transition into a LB.

Not that I expected any different but I'd have loved to see Harrop in the squad, too.

manunited1919 · May 6, 2017

prtk0811 said:
He just got fit, he will not get injuries every game, No risk no rewards.

If we were fighting for the title and champions league we'd have to play same amount of situations. Herrera can be rested too .

There is no trophy or glory in coming in #4, so it is a very different situation. Besides, with our goal difference, we need to advance 5 points over City or Liverpool in the remaining 3 games. Even if it's not mathematically impossible, it will never happen. That Swansea tie was one too many.

khoazany · May 6, 2017

Yagami said:
Mitchell?! Yes! I hope he plays. I'm not expecting him to step up to the level required right away but I've loved his transition into a LB.

Not that I expected any different but I'd have loved to see Harrop in the squad, too.

Harrop will leave at the end of this season I heard so no point including him anyway.

FC Ronaldo · May 6, 2017

@khoazany @top1whoisman - How have they been doing lads? Obviously decent enough but are they really ready?

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khoazany · May 6, 2017

I would play this XI

De Gea
Darmian - Tuanzebe - Smalling - Mitchell
Carrick - Willock
Mikhi - Rooney - Lingard
Martial

Basically rest everyone that need to be rested. Main concern would be the left axis of Mitchell/Willock/Lingard but I feel it's more important to rest Herrera/Pogba and Willock is a quite robust player anyway, hopefully will cover a lot of ground.

Ideally I would not want to play Darmian as well but Osolunde is very raw defensively and it would be too much for Tuanzebe.

FC Ronaldo said:
@khoazany @top1whoisman - How have they been doing lads? Obviously decent enough but are they really ready?

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Hard to say if anyone is "ready" but Mitchell would be one of the most "ready" from the options that we can choose from if you ask me, Osolunde has some interesting attributes but very raw, would be worse than playing Varela last season.

Yagami · May 6, 2017

khoazany said:
Harrop will leave at the end of this season I heard so no point including him anyway.

It's been inevitable but I'm still gutted. Along with Lawrence they were two players I really enjoyed watching from our academy that never really got a chance.

DatGuyRich · May 6, 2017

el3mel said:
Useless game now, I'll change my formation.

De Gea
Darmian - Jones - Smalling - Blind
Carrick - Rooney
Mikhi - Mata - Lingard
Martial

I like this but Pogba in place of Rooney.

Jose can bring every youth player we have, he is not risking losing his unbeaten PL record over Wenger.

DatGuyRich · May 6, 2017

He's taken 22 players.

Only Tuanzebe out of the 4 youngsters will make the bench.

Jose is fooling everybody.

el3mel · May 6, 2017

DatGuyRich said:
I like this but Pogba in place of Rooney.

Jose can bring every youth player we have, he is not risking losing his unbeaten PL record over Wenger.

I expect Rooney to start all of our remaining games in the league tbh.

SachinJ22 · May 6, 2017

Android1974 said:
For those who didn't notice, Mourinho said explicitly: “the last match against Swansea was last our last chance to fight for top four.”

But we are just 1 point away from top four, do you believe everything Jose says to the press? Jose will make his team fight it out for top 4 while it's still possible to make it to top four, anything can happen in the finals of EL we never know. Fellaini might play and get sent off in the finals.

top1whoisman · May 6, 2017

DatGuyRich said:
He's taken 22 players.

Only Tuanzebe out of the 4 youngsters will make the bench.

Jose is fooling everybody.

Even if, so what? What's negative about having 9 players from our own academy travelling to a first team match?

pauldyson1uk · May 6, 2017

Freak said:
-------------------DDG-------------------
Darmian----Jones----Smalling----Young
-------------Carrick----Pogba-----------
Mata-----------Rooney----------Lingard
-----------------Martial------------------

thought Young's season was over.

Android1974 · May 6, 2017

SachinJ22 said:
But we are just 1 point away from top four, do you believe everything Jose says to the press? Jose will make his team fight it out for top 4 while it's still possible to make it to top four, anything can happen in the finals of EL we never know. Fellaini might play and get sent off in the finals.

I'm not saying it's not mind games, but he did say it, so…

DomesticTadpole · May 6, 2017

pauldyson1uk said:
thought Young's season was over.

He isn't in the squad, so possible it is.

SachinJ22 · May 6, 2017

Android1974 said:
I'm not saying it's not mind games, but he did say it, so…

Yes, you never know with Jose.

Android1974 · May 6, 2017

Walters_19_MuFc said:
I mean, Jose has now realised we play better with a three man midfield, but we only have four natural centre midfielders.

No, I don't think he did, it's just that the enormous run of games had us playing much more defensively than usual. We still played only with two central midfielders in like half of those games, mostly in 4-2-3-1.

DatGuyRich · May 6, 2017

top1whoisman said:
Even if, so what? What's negative about having 9 players from our own academy travelling to a first team match?

Nothing whatsoever.

There is no point getting excited over him taken players who won't even make the bench. Jose didn't play Tuanzebe when we were 2-0 up at Burnley, what on earth makes you think he will play the likes of Mctominay and Mitchell who are average and will likely be off in the summer? This isn't some meaningless league cup game.

top1whoisman · May 6, 2017

DatGuyRich said:
Nothing whatsoever.

There is no point getting excited over him taken players who won't even make the bench. Jose didn't play Tuanzebe when we were 2-0 up at Burnley, what on earth makes you think he will play the likes of Mctominay and Mitchell who are average and will likely be off in the summer? This isn't some meaningless league cup game.

I'm excited for the lads, a great experience for them I'm sure, regardless of them playing or not.

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