Manchester United 4:1 Burton Albion

Lucky McLuckerson · Sep 15, 2017

..VS....

Date - Wednesday, September 20 2017
Kickoff Time - 2000 Hrs BST
Venue - Old Trafford, Manchester

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Manchester United:

Burton: WW

Previous Meetings in the League Cup

Manchester United 5-0 Burton

Burton 0-0 Manchester United

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Manchester United wins - 1
Burton wins - 0
Draws - 1

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José Mourinho

Nigel Clough

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Manchester United

Zlatan Ibrahimović, Paul Pogba, Marcos Rojo and Axel Tuanzebe ruled out. David De Gea, Antonio Valencia, Eric Bailly and Nemanja Matić will all be rested.

Burton

Liam Boyce ruled out.

Know the opposition

Burton Albion Football Club (nicknamed Brewers, stemming from the town's Brewing heritage dating back hundreds of years) is a professional football club based in the town of Burton upon Trent, Staffordshire. The team play in the Championship, the second tier of English football. Burton Albion were formed in 1950, and joined the Birmingham & District League. They finished the 1953–54 season as runners-up, and in 1958–59 joined the Southern League North Western zone. In October 1998, Nigel Clough was appointed as player-manager and he led the club to two successive runners-up spots, in 1999–2000 and 2000–01. Burton were again moved to the Northern Premier League Premier Division in 2001–02, which they won by a margin of 15 points, scoring 106 goals in the process. The club were promoted to the Football Conference for the first time. In their non-League days the Brewers' local rivals were Gresley Rovers, Nuneaton Borough, Stafford Rangers and Tamworth. However, since the club's rise to the Football League these rivalries have become less intense, replaced by local rivalries with Port Vale, Crewe Alexandra, Notts County, Chesterfield and Walsall. The club's home ground is the Pirelli Stadium, having moved from Eton Park in 2005.

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Graham Scott.

paulscholes18 · Sep 17, 2017

Romero
Darmian Lindelof Smalling Blind
Herrera Carrick Mctominay
Lingard Rashford Martial

Bwuk · Sep 17, 2017

paulscholes18 said:
Romero
Darmian Lindelof Smalling Blind
Herrera Carrick Mctominay
Lingard Rashford Martial

This pretty much.

I'll miss this as I'll be on a flight, hoping Lindelof has a good game.

rampo · Sep 17, 2017

A run for Martial through the middle and lots of goals please

nemanja nemagic · Sep 17, 2017

Pretty excited to watch this one, a bloke I used to play football with in the school team signed for Burton this summer and is a big united fan. Will be surreal watching him line up at Old Trafford

charlenefan · Sep 17, 2017

Team should be...

---------------Romero---------------
Young--Smalling--Lindelof--Shaw
-------Fellaini-------Carrick-------
Mata---------Herrera---------Lingard
---------------Martial---------------

Subs: Pereira, Darmian, Blind, Matic, McTominay, Rashford, Lukaku

yfoFC · Sep 17, 2017

Please rest micky and lukaku, the former looks like he really needs it based on today's performance..

Ballache · Sep 17, 2017

paulscholes18 said:
Romero
Darmian Lindelof Smalling Blind
Herrera Carrick Mctominay
Lingard Rashford Martial

Hoping we see this lineup. We need to rest Matic, Lukaku and can't risk Fellaini.

el3mel · Sep 17, 2017

Looking forward to this game. Love those early games in domestic cups when you rest your main team and watch the match without much tension.

Romero
Darmian - Smalling - Lindelof - Shaw
Carrick - Herrera
Lingard - Mata - Martial
Rashford

WhoDaGOAT · Sep 17, 2017

Rashford

Martial Lingard Mata

McTominay Herrera

Shaw Smalling Lindelöf Tuanzebe

Romero

Subs: Pereira, Mitchell, Darmian, Blind, Fellaini, Mkhi, Wilson

3-1 win

SirAnderson · Sep 17, 2017

Another Chamberlain please from the second string team, whoever that is.

Hernandez - BFA · Sep 17, 2017

I have a day off on Wednesday. Any idea where I could get tickets for this?

AXVnee7 · Sep 17, 2017

This would've been the game for Andreas Pereira. I know he played the other night but if he's fresh enough I wouldn't mind seeing Angel Gomes get a place on the bench.

Globule · Sep 17, 2017

I'm torn on this. I'd like Martial to get a start up top, but I think he should be starting ahead of Rashford in the league for the time being, so I wouldn't mind him being rested.

Apart from him, I hope Matic and Lukaku are rested.

Dazzmondo · Sep 17, 2017

Early Predicted Lineup:

_____________________________________________________________________________
20. Romero

36. Darmian 2. Lindelof 12. Smalling 23. Shaw

16. Carrick 21. Herrera

8. Mata 14. Lingard 11. Martial

19. Rashford
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Bench: 40. Pereira, 38. Tuanzebe, 17. Blind, 27. Fellaini, 39. McTominay, 22. Mkhitaryan, 9. Lukaku

Predicted Score: Man Utd 5-0 Burton (Martial X2, Rashford, Mata, Mkhitaryan)

DomesticTadpole · Sep 17, 2017

WhoDaGOAT said:
Rashford

Martial Lingard Mata

McTominay Herrera

Shaw Smalling Lindelöf Tuanzebe

Romero

Subs: Pereira, Mitchell, Darmian, Blind, Fellaini, Mkhi, Wilson

3-1 win

Surely Carrick has to start a game sometime soon.

Paul_Scholes18 · Sep 17, 2017

Lukaku, Mata, Fellaini and Mkhitaryan on the bench. Rashford, Lingard and Martial to start up front. Carrick and Herrera in midfield. Like to see Tuanzebe getting a game as well.

Devil may care · Sep 17, 2017

Jose likes his cups, I don't think he'll go quite as weak as some are suggesting.

Shaw will hopefully get 25 minutes in the second half.

welshmanc75 · Sep 17, 2017

Romero

Lindelof Smalling Tuanzebe

Darmian Carrick Herrera Shaw

Lingard Martial Rashford

Wednesday at Stoke · Sep 17, 2017

Bring in the cavalry.

Martial Rashford Lingard
Gomes
Carrick McTominay
Shaw Smalling Lindelöf Darmian
Romero

WhoDaGOAT · Sep 17, 2017

DomesticTadpole said:
Surely Carrick has to start a game sometime soon.

Hopefully not.

Sammyjunn · Sep 17, 2017

Home again? Nice.

Rest Lukaku, Matic, Bailly, Jones and Valencia.

Romero, Shaw, Smalling, Tuanzebe/Lindelof, Tuanzebe/Darmian, Carrick, Herrera, Martial, Lingard, Young, Rashford.

DomesticTadpole · Sep 17, 2017

WhoDaGOAT said:
Hopefully not.

Then why did we give him a contract. He would have been better going or retiring and us keeping Pereira.

Sammyjunn · Sep 17, 2017

WhoDaGOAT said:
Hopefully not.

, he can still do a job against poor opposition.

WhoDaGOAT · Sep 17, 2017

DomesticTadpole said:
Then why did we give him a contract. He would have been better going or retiring and us keeping Pereira.

Carrick is sort of a "dressing room lieutenant" at this stage. I'd prefer see how McTominay does against Championship level opposition.

Sammyjunn said:
, he can still do a job against poor opposition.

I've always liked Carrick, but I've also always liked playing youngsters in this.

OnlyTwoDaSilvas · Sep 17, 2017

Would love to see Shaw make a return and play a blinder. Would be great to have him back and offer some pace on the overlap down the left on a consistent basis.

Martial or Rashford as a centre forward would be good to see as well.

InfiniteBoredom · Sep 17, 2017

Lukaku looked a bit gassed today so a rest for him, Rashford as well after the mare today. Martial to play CF.

Something like this would probably get the job done:

De Gea
Darmian Smalling Lindelof Blind
Herrera McTominay Carrick
Young Martial Lingard.

Sammyjunn · Sep 17, 2017

WhoDaGOAT said:
Carrick is sort of a "dressing room lieutenant" at this stage. I'd prefer see how McTominay does against Championship level opposition.

I've always liked Carrick, but I've also always liked playing youngsters in this.

Fair sentiment.

#CR7 · Sep 17, 2017

3-5-2

Romero
Young
Lindelof
Smalling
Blind
Shaw
Herrera
Mctominay
Lingard
Rashford
Martial

Alabaster Codify7 · Sep 17, 2017

I'd switch it up a bit, here:

------------------Romero----------------------
---Tuanzebe----Smalling------Lindelof------
Darmian---------------------------------Shaw
--------------Carrick------Herrera------------
Lingard-----------Rashford-------------Martial

SUBS - McTominay (Carrick), Mata (Martial), Mitchell (Shaw)

Man United 5 - 0 Burton Albion
Rashford x 2; Lingard; Martial; Mata

dannyrhinos89 · Sep 17, 2017

Honestly I'd just Play the youth and rest all the first 11. Give them a week off.

Hernandez - BFA · Sep 17, 2017

Rest Matic, De Gea, Valencia, Lukaku.

Romero

Darmian
Smalling
Lindelof
Tuanzebe

Herrera
Carrick

Lingard
Mata
Rashford

Martial

Maradona10 · Sep 17, 2017

The players who have played most minutes will be rested. I think matic,valencia,mata, mkhi, lukaku, Jones, bailly, de gea will be rested at the very least.
I hope shaw plays, maybe 30-35 mins as a sub, but its a good game to get him going. Hope to see this line up but i dont think it will be this-

--------------Romero-------------
Darmian---smalling---Lindelof-blind
---------Carrick----Mctominay-----------
Martial------herrera--------Lingard
-------------Rashford----------------

With Tuanzebe, shaw and angel gomez coming on.

minoo-utd · Sep 17, 2017

Play the kids with Herrera, Smalling, Lindolf and Lingard.

Gerald G · Sep 17, 2017

Romero
Darmian--Lindelof--Smalling--Shaw
Carrick--Herrera
Lingard--Mata--Martial
Rashford

subs: Pereira, Tuanzebe, Mitchell, Blind, Fellaini, McTominay, Young

Take Martial off after 60 minutes and bring on McTominay.

BenjaminP · Sep 17, 2017

Romero
Darmian Lindelof Smalling Shaw
Carrick Herrera
Lingard Mata
Martial Rashford

ti vu · Sep 17, 2017

I have a feeling Mourinho would use this game to try the back 3 system

nemanja15 · Sep 17, 2017

I imagine Romero, Darmian, Lindelof, Smalling, Shaw, Carrick, Herrera, Lingard and Martial are all nailed-on to start this. Tuanzebe too perhaps?

Android1974 · Sep 17, 2017

#CR7 said:
3-5-2

Romero
Young
Lindelof
Smalling
Blind
Shaw
Herrera
Mctominay
Lingard
Rashford
Martial

How do you do a 3-5-2 with those players? Lingard in central midfield?

Android1974 · Sep 17, 2017

Players definitely having a rest: Matić, Mkhitaryan, Lukaku. All of them had 9 games in 5 weeks, it's time to stop and smell the roses.

Very much doubt Shaw or McTominay will have a chance to start, unfortunately.

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