Manchester United 3:0 Colchester United

MikeKing · Dec 18, 2019

I have a fun team in mind.

DDG
AWB-Lindelof-Maguire
Laird-Fred-McTominay-Williams
Hannibal
Greenwood-Martial

OldPop · Dec 18, 2019

Damien said:
They will.

Offside · Dec 18, 2019

Play a strong team. We haven't got many other chances to win a trophy.

Strelok · Dec 18, 2019

Inigo Montoya said:
Utd should compete on all fronts. If we throw this game because ‘ the PL is more important,’ we really have turned into a mid table side

I think it's actually the other way around.

Big clubs usually prioritises PL or CL over FA and LC. Look at Liverpool for the last couple years for example, they always somehow got out of FA or LC pretty early.

Small clubs - mid table teams usually priorities FA and LC as it's their only hope for a trophy.

The only team that can compete on all front atm is City imo.

And of course we should not throw the game, no game should be threw anyway. Just play a young team and save the first XI for the prem. If we win, good. If not, not a big deal and the youngsters got the minutes.

Rozay · Dec 18, 2019

Knowing us we’ll probably be trying to hit these lot on the counter attack.

oLeSoLsKjAeR20 · Dec 18, 2019

River?

horsechoker · Dec 18, 2019

oLeSoLsKjAeR20 said:
River?

River Irwell is the closest one to Old Trafford

Denis79 · Dec 18, 2019

We'll most likely make a lot of changes in the first team and the football won't be pretty. Should win it though.

Random Task · Dec 18, 2019

Romero

Laird Tunazebe Jones Williams

Garner Matic

Gomes

Periera Greenwood Chong

4-0 United.

Craig Ward · Dec 18, 2019

Agree we should go with a mixture of experience/inexperience.

Surprised to see Dalot & Jones on so many line up predictions. Dalot is on the way back to fitness, not fit enough to start a competitive game & Jones is Jones, he always looks nervy and has a mistake in him. Although this is a lower tier team, one thing we need is a bit of composure at the back, i'd pick ANY of our available CB's before Jones.

I'd play Greenwood from the start, Martial needs to be benched.

Going for a 3-0 win

RedCurry · Dec 18, 2019

I am going with Greenwood hattrick, 3-0 to Man Utd.

theklr · Dec 18, 2019

No Gomes, Dalot or Levitt in the squad, Chong is there though

oLeSoLsKjAeR20 · Dec 18, 2019

horsechoker said:
River Irwell is the closest one to Old Trafford

Cracker

Van Piorsing · Dec 18, 2019

All I want to see is movement and creating options to pass.

If we can't do that against Colchester, I don't know what some of these players doing in Premier League.

JJ12 · Dec 18, 2019

Offside said:
Play a strong team. We haven't got many other chances to win a trophy.

We have 3 very good chances.

JJ12 · Dec 18, 2019

Rozay said:
Knowing us we’ll probably be trying to hit these lot on the counter attack.

Adam-Utd · Dec 18, 2019

Goodbye Gomes.

mitchmouse · Dec 18, 2019

Strelok said:
May I ask why ?
I could not care less about this League Cup tbh.

colchester are truly crap according to an old friend of mine (he's a life-long fan of them!). I know we were crap against rochdale but I'm presuming we cannot be that poor again (but, as I also said, that probably jinxes everything)

mitchmouse · Dec 18, 2019

roonster09 said:
I think we will go with the team that played against AZ Alkmaar with very few changes

Romero

Dalot Tuanzebe Jones Williams

Matic Garner

Mata Pereira Gomes

Greenwood

Don't think we should risk the first 11 players for this game, considering it's league 2 team and at OT. Hopefully Chong, Laird, Ramazani comes on as a sub.

I wouldn[t put Jones in the Colchester side!

mitchmouse · Dec 18, 2019

Looking at Mr Coote's record... he hands 4-5 yellows a game on average. so that's Jones inside the first 10 mins then and possibly a midfielder too

No Idea For Nickname · Dec 18, 2019

Confirmed United squad members
Sergio Romero, Lee Grant,
Ashley Young, Axel Tuanzebe, Harry Maguire, Phil Jones, Luke Shaw, Brandon Williams,
Scott McTominay, James Garner, Nemanja Matic, Andreas Pereira, Juan Mata, Jesse Lingard,
Marcus Rashford, Anthony Martial, Tahith Chong, Mason Greenwood

Strelok · Dec 18, 2019

mitchmouse said:
colchester are truly crap according to an old friend of mine (he's a life-long fan of them!). I know we were crap against rochdale but I'm presuming we cannot be that poor again (but, as I also said, that probably jinxes everything)

Ah ok I see your point now.

However as they managed to draw against Spurs with Ali and Moura I don't think they're that crap.

Btw if you ask any fan of any team most of them gonna say their team are crap you know, even the best teams (just have a look around the caf and you'd see :lol:

)

ayushreddevil9 · Dec 18, 2019

Strelok said:
Ah ok I see your point now.

However as they managed to draw against Spurs with Ali and Moura I don't think they're that crap.

Btw if you ask any fan of any team most of them gonna say their team are crap you know, even the best teams (just have a look around the caf and you'd see )

If poch was their manager at that time then comparing that draw won't make sense

RedDevilRoshi · Dec 18, 2019

Adam-Utd said:
Goodbye Gomes.

Yeah just seen that he isn’t in the squad for tonight.

RedTiger · Dec 18, 2019

I went with:

Romero
Young
Tuanzebe
Maguire
williams

Matic
Garner
Pereira

Lingard
Greenwood
Chong

RedDevilRoshi · Dec 18, 2019

Starting XI

Romero

Young
Tuanzebe
Jones
Williams

Garner
Matic

Lingard
Mata
Chong

Greenwood

subs:
Grant
Maguire
Shaw
McTominay
Pereira
Rashford
Martial

Score Prediction:
Manchester United 3-0 Colchester United

I Am Zlatan · Dec 18, 2019

Really frustrating no Gomes, but Ole and the coaching staff see him everyday, and I hope their judgment is better than ours.

Catt · Dec 18, 2019

4-0 to United.

Strelok · Dec 18, 2019

ayushreddevil9 said:
If poch was their manager at that time then comparing that draw won't make sense

Yeah but according to the caf isn't Poch much better than Ole

? Just kidding don't take that seriously.

Honestly I've no idea how good/bad this Colchester is. However as they're playing in the League Two then logically even our B team should be able to beat them with ease. If not, it'll just show how shit our reserved players are, which shouldn't be any surprise I think ?

Adcuth · Dec 18, 2019

Predicted

Romero

Young Tuanzabe Maguire Williams

Garner Matic

Lingard Mata Rashford

Greenwood

Subs, Chong Pereira Jones

Samid · Dec 18, 2019

Angel Gomes gives pre-match interview
"It’s another tournament and a way to get the season started and another trophy as well which we always look to win and we’re always competitive and always look to playing in it. It’s going to be a great occasion for the lads."

Damien · Dec 18, 2019

Samid said:
Angel Gomes gives pre-match interview
"It’s another tournament and a way to get the season started and another trophy as well which we always look to win and we’re always competitive and always look to playing in it. It’s going to be a great occasion for the lads."

Well that is awkward.

Sandikan · Dec 18, 2019

oLeSoLsKjAeR20 said:
River?

Genuinely interested, is there a different type of "stream" that is called a "river", or is it simply people trying to be funny?

JJ12 · Dec 18, 2019

Adam-Utd said:
Goodbye Gomes.

Cheerio if that’s what he has decided.

ArjenIsM3 · Dec 18, 2019

Sandikan said:
Genuinely interested, is there a different type of "stream" that is called a "river", or is it simply people trying to be funny?

Are you asking for a stream? Because that's illegal. Asking for a good river to fish in however is not.

spiriticon · Dec 18, 2019

This is going to be one of those matches which is awful to watch as a United fan. Just Lingard/Mata/Pereira passing the ball around just outside their box for 70-80 minutes without ideas and then they'll score from a random corner or free kick.

We should still win. But I'm not that confident.

Samid · Dec 18, 2019

Damien said:
Well that is awkward.

Wonder if the interview was before or after he went on the 'delete all traces of ex' mission on social media.

Samid · Dec 18, 2019

Pereira is ready this time.

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always_hoping · Dec 18, 2019

Inigo Montoya said:
He fielded a weaker team but didn't finish with it. Eriksen, etc all came on to try and win it but Colchester held firm and won a penalty shoot out. Embarrassing it was but Colchester survived a battering somehow.

One of those days

Colchester had two of those days as they beat Palace in the previous round.

If United start as i expect with Mata,Matic,Jones,Young,Pereira tonight it will be arguably be a weaker team than the one Poch started v Colchester. They will come with a double decker bus to Old Trafford. An early United goal could ruin their tactics hopefully no repeat of the scare v Rochdale anyway.

Tom Cato · Dec 18, 2019

I see Ole went with the nuclear option in front, leaving nothing to chance here.

Colchester has scored 1 or fewer goals in 9 of their 13 latest contests. Go on Phil Jones, prove your worth

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