Everton 0:3 Manchester United

YouOnlyLiveTwice · Oct 17, 2015

Donut said:
He should be benched, but with Young injured there's really no one else to come in...

Exactly, we just have to hope he turns up.

Can't wait to see United Again, feels like ages!

Hopefully Martial and DdG can get a win in the bag, although i'm not very optimistic of a win here.

Crustanoid · Oct 17, 2015

We're going down faster than a tonne of lead

Wumminator · Oct 17, 2015

We are not gonna win today. Really hard ground. Come on United.

Uniquim · Oct 17, 2015

I hope this won't be as nervewrecking as last year. Remember how immense De Gea was in that game?

togg · Oct 17, 2015

I have this impending doom about the next three games. Good thing really, because I'm mostly proved wrong...

LeftyBlaster · Oct 17, 2015

Twigginater said:
We are not gonna win today. Really hard ground. Come on United.

Reverse psychology?

Litch · Oct 17, 2015

Not listened or watched anything since the last game. Another very difficult game....

AngeloHenriquez · Oct 17, 2015

Lineups?

Lewis.no.9 · Oct 17, 2015

Today annoyingly Rooney will play even though he should be no where near the lineup. And so will Michael Carrick probably which whilst I love Carrick, his form has been abit poor so far this season. If Bastian is fit it should be a 3 man midfield of BFS, Herrera and Morgan. With Young injured Memphis will get another game too. Perhaps a chance to silence critics.

Im really worried about todays game and the next against City. If we lose today and to City then you have to say, thats hardly progress from last season is it?. Especially after the time Van Gaal has had now with the squad and the money he is being backed with. Would be a 1 step forward, 2 steps backwards and thats worrying. Hope they prove me wrong. Would love us to literally demolish Everton today. Come on Lads

redsunited · Oct 17, 2015

Play a 3 man midfield. Schneiderlin should start. Either Herrera or Fellaini should be the attacking midfielder. Drop Rooney.

Sb_16 · Oct 17, 2015

AngeloHenriquez said:
Lineups?

Not, yet, announced.

Lawman · Oct 17, 2015

Crustanoid said:
We're going down faster than a tonne of lead

Hard to say that just now.

VorZakone · Oct 17, 2015

United wins this.

Mciahel Goodman · Oct 17, 2015

Said it last season, I'll say it this season, I fecking hate these games. Always expecting to draw or lose (post-Fergie). These are tougher than playing at Anfield imo.

JB08 · Oct 17, 2015

Mciahel Goodman said:
Said it last season, I'll say it this season, I fecking hate these games. Always expecting to draw or lose (post-Fergie). These are tougher than playing at Anfield imo.

Yes. Worse game of the season perhaps.

Pexbo · Oct 17, 2015

Difficult week for lineup predictions.

I've gone for:

DDG
Valencia Smalling Blind Darmian
Carrick - Schneiderlin
Mata - Rooney - Memphis
Martial

BFS
Fellaini
Herrera

Although I'm inclined to swap Herrera out for Pereira

Mciahel Goodman · Oct 17, 2015

IgnorantLobster said:
Yes. Worse game of the season perhaps.

Liverpool usually collapse, Everton play this as their cup final. I think they get more joy out of winning these games than beating Liverpool for some reason. It's the ultimate game-raising fixture -- expect a Naismith hat-trick.

Scorpy · Oct 17, 2015

Memphis should be benched as he's not playing well and he's still very young, so it's not a good idea to play him in every single game anyway. It won't ''ruin'' him. We need more defensive work on the wings and his lack of tracking back to help the fullback is not going to help against a team like Everton.

I'm also not sure Mata should be starting this, but we don't have much choice.

Mciahel Goodman · Oct 17, 2015

Hope Fellaini doesn't play fwiw. Had an absolute shocker there last season, Rooney always plays ultra crap at Goodison as well.

Have gone for this:

Predicted Starting XI

Macern · Oct 17, 2015

De Gea
Darmian - Smalling - Blind - Rojo
Herrera - Schweinsteiger
Can't decide - Mata - Young
Martial

Scorpy · Oct 17, 2015

Pentame said:
De Gea
Darmian - Smalling - Blind - Rojo
Herrera - Schweinsteiger
Can't decide - Mata - Young
Martial

Young is injured.

Macern · Oct 17, 2015

Scorpy said:
Young is injured.

Shit. Depay on the left and Pereira on the right would be nice. I'd love to see Mata in the middle.

Drifter · Oct 17, 2015

A draw at best .1-1

MrTon · Oct 17, 2015

De Gea
Darmian Smalling Blind Rojo
Schneiderin Schweinsteiger
Mata Herrera Rooney/Pereira
Martial

Really want a 3 man midfield, Schneiderlin has to play this game. Would like to see Herrera at 10, pushing Rooney out wide and Memphis needs rest.

The United Irishman · Oct 17, 2015

Howard Kendall has passed away

DomesticTadpole · Oct 17, 2015

The United Irishman said:
Howard Kendall has passed away

Oh dear. That is sad. This will be an emotional day for Everton.

RobinLFC · Oct 17, 2015

Wow, I've never witnessed such a defeatist attitude on here yet. Although your record there is abysmal, Everton hardly looked like world beaters in their last game, which was arguably the most important in their whole season. I'm sure LvG will have learned from his mistakes at Goodison last year, and your players have had a long break from club football since the Arsenal defeat. A win for United here certainly isn't beyond the realm of possibilities.

kundalini · Oct 17, 2015

I would be tempted to start Jesse Lingard instead of Memphis. Memphis' productivity in the PL has been underwhelming and expecting him to track Coleman seems unrealistic, given what we've seen so far. Fellaini instead of Rooney. Schneiderlin instead of Carrick, who hasn't impressed this season. Use Herrera as a sub since LVG said he's not fit enough to start. Pereira a sub option as well as Rooney. Hope Martial can win the match for us.

DomesticTadpole · Oct 17, 2015

RobinLFC said:
Wow, I've never witnessed such a defeatist attitude on here yet. Although your record there is abysmal, Everton hardly looked like world beaters in their last game, which was arguably the most important in their whole season. I'm sure LvG will have learned from his mistakes at Goodison last year, and your players have had a long break from club football since the Arsenal defeat. A win for United here certainly isn't beyond the realm of possibilities.

It was against you. They always bottle the derbies then turn up against everybody else.

Happytom82 · Oct 17, 2015

We'll win or at least get a draw. You heard it here first :P (Not serious, just to point out the negativity, as I know there are lots of us that haven't lost this match yet).

Jerch · Oct 17, 2015

Predicted:

De Gea
Darmian Jones Smalling Blind
Schneiderlin Schweinsteiger
Mata Herrera Depay
Martial

Subs: Carrick, Rooney, Fellaini

J-Stander · Oct 17, 2015

Neve confident about playing at Goodison. Hoping for a sweaty win like Southampton away last year but I think we'll lose.

The Stain · Oct 17, 2015

4-3-3! Should have started with it against Arsenal, should play it today. Line-up prediction will be a shot in the dark.

sunama · Oct 17, 2015

Mciahel Goodman said:
Liverpool usually collapse, Everton play this as their cup final. I think they get more joy out of winning these games than beating Liverpool for some reason. It's the ultimate game-raising fixture -- expect a Naismith hat-trick.

I have no doubt that some teams, when playing against us, will raise their game.
Everton will do it today.
Arsenal did it 2 weeks ago (it was their best game of the season. Walcott said that that opening 20 minutes was the best he has ever seen Arsenal play, with him in the side).
So the obvious question is: why don't we ever raise our game? We should've raised our game 2 weeks ago - big stadium, arch-rivals, etc.

Mciahel Goodman · Oct 17, 2015

sunama said:
I have no doubt that some teams, when playing against us, will raise their game.
Everton will do it today.
Arsenal did it 2 weeks ago (it was their best game of the season. Walcott said that that opening 20 minutes was the best he has ever seen Arsenal play, with him in the side).
So the obvious question is: why don't we ever raise our game? We should've raised our game 2 weeks ago - big stadium, arch-rivals, etc.

Bit unfair tbh, we often raise our game and LvG's record against the top sides shows this, despite the Arsenal result, which, in all honesty, was just one of those things. We were too slow to start and the game was dead within 25mins. They'd have beaten most teams on that day.

This game will be very physical and direct, I also can't see us controlling the possession too much as Everton will press all over the pitch. In theory, it's a game Fellaini would be good for, but going by his performance last season I'm not sure I'd even want him on the bench.

Kag · Oct 17, 2015

sunama said:
I have no doubt that some teams, when playing against us, will raise their game.
Everton will do it today.
Arsenal did it 2 weeks ago (it was their best game of the season. Walcott said that that opening 20 minutes was the best he has ever seen Arsenal play, with him in the side).
So the obvious question is: why don't we ever raise our game? We should've raised our game 2 weeks ago - big stadium, arch-rivals, etc.

We raised our game towards the end of last season big time. We had a tough fixture list that could have seen us drop out of the top four and we smashed it.

R'hllor · Oct 17, 2015

I dont expect us to win,so best case might be a draw but even if we lose,i wouldnt be surprised.

Fully Fledged · Oct 17, 2015

Pexbo said:
Difficult week for lineup predictions.

I've gone for:

DDG
Valencia Smalling Blind Darmian
Carrick - Schneiderlin
Mata - Rooney - Memphis
Martial

BFS
Fellaini
Herrera

Although I'm inclined to swap Herrera out for Pereira

I thought that Herrera wasn't fit enough to start?

DomesticTadpole · Oct 17, 2015

Fully Fledged said:
I thought that Herrera wasn't fit enough to start?

He said he isn't fit enough to play to full game. So he might start and come off, or he might not start and come on, or he might do neither.

Pexbo · Oct 17, 2015

Fully Fledged said:
I thought that Herrera wasn't fit enough to start?

I should probably clear up: he's not the furthest forward in a 4-2-3-1-1-1-1 system.

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