Manchester United 1:0 Crystal Palace

Drifter · Nov 8, 2014

Can't see anything other than a comfortable home win . 3-1

Feed Me · Nov 8, 2014

SirAF said:
I'm clueless about the line up As per usual after a defeat I've avoided all news all week

It's been a Mugabe-style lockdown in my house pretty much since Fergie retired.

We desperately need a polished performance today. Given that our back line is a mess, we couldn't have wished for a more accommodating fixture.

Amazingly, a good performance from McNair probably puts him at the front of the queue to face Arsenal.

Mato87 · Nov 8, 2014

Come on UNITED ! Why isn't Blackett playing instead of Carrick, is that something related to the experience at the back four ?
Iam also very unhappy about Falcao being injured, along with Rojo

axehan1 · Nov 8, 2014

Hopefully its Blind and McNair at the back with Carrick to get 90 mins in midfield.On a day when we should be rubbing our hands together in anticipation of a good thumping I get the feeling it's going to be a nervy 90 minutes because of our non existent defence.

Prove me wrong United

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amolbhatia50k · Nov 8, 2014

We'll win today.

NJM78 · Nov 8, 2014

I would not play Blind at centre back as some suggest I would keep Carrick there with McNair or possibly Blackett as the left CB. I actually believe these two are better than the our other CBs, just both lacking experience, Carrick should help with this mind.
I reckon Warnock will go with Campbell up alone and they will look for the long ball over the top or try to get something from set pieces. No brain farts today and we should win comfortably.

LR7 · Nov 8, 2014

I want Herrera back, and Rooney out of midfield. I'm not as excited as I usually am on matchdays, for some reason, but maybe it'll build as I get ready. Hope Wilson gets a goal or two if he starts.

Magnus · Nov 8, 2014

Think we will dominate the game so as much pace and moveability in the final third is important. Therefore my team would be:

De Gea Valencia (if rafa is out) Carrick McNair Shaw Blind Herrera Di Maria Young Rooney Wilson

Nani would have been in there instead of Young if he was not out on loan. Don´t understand why we loaned him out while keeping young and Valencia.

Semir_Tuce · Nov 8, 2014

Would like to see

-------------DDG---------------
Valencia - Carrick - McNair - Shaw
-------------Blind---------------
---Herrera--------------------DiMaria-------
----------------------Mata--------------
--------Rooney -
---------------------Wilson-----------

Januzaj an RVP don't deserve to start and maybe instead of Mata he should try with Pereira.

ZDwyr · Nov 8, 2014

So Blind at CB with McNair apparently. With Carrick as the DM.

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Zoo · Nov 8, 2014

It's annoying that there are still leaks in the camp.

ZDwyr · Nov 8, 2014

Zoo said:
It's annoying that there are still leaks in the camp.

Could prove to be wrong though.

Samid · Nov 8, 2014

Who said we don't have a midfield?

VanGaalEra · Nov 8, 2014

Guess we can get away with a makeshift CB for this game, though I'd still prefer natural CB's even if it means having inexperienced players.

marukomu · Nov 8, 2014

What's happened to Young? Is he injured?

villain · Nov 8, 2014

marukomu said:
What's happened to Young? Is he injured?

We haven't really been playing with wingers - and AdM & Januzaj are better and match fit when we have played with wingers.

Alan Partridge · Nov 8, 2014

Carrick at cb could be ideal against a team like Palace. Good balls into feet from the back should, hopefully, benefit is more than a more defense-orientated cb as we should be dominating possession. So for me no crisis, at least not for this game...

iBoss · Nov 8, 2014

Chamakh to stand on Blind..... long balls incoming.

Rory 7 · Nov 8, 2014

Barry Crocker said:
And went on to lose 3-0.
It dosnt matter how good we are offensively we wont go on a good run of wins until we get a settled back four playing week in week out.

I agree. Just saying we've been exposed at CB repeatedly in recent years.

U99ted · Nov 8, 2014

Even with a poor or makeshift defense we should be winning games. Even those scousers got away (to an extent) with a rubbish defense last year. Let's win by at least 3 clear goals, 4-1.

iBoss · Nov 8, 2014

U99ted said:
Even with a poor or makeshift defense we should be winning games. Even those scousers got away (to an extent) with a rubbish defense last year. Let's win by at least 3 clear goals, 4-1.

We have midfielders and teenagers in defence though. It's a bit different to Liverpool last year.

SJM · Nov 8, 2014

I hope the rumour about Blind in CB isn't true.

I think it should be Carrick/McNair, with Blind as the DM.

I began my line-up predictions, got a bit confused about who to put in CB and midfield (some warning about six midfielders), was about to give up and then clicked on a few names and stuck Wilson in there.

ha_rooney · Nov 8, 2014

We should be winning this game. Even with a makeshift defence, if we can't beat Palace at OT then it's very concerning.

I hope Di Maria moves back to the midfield role, shove Rooney on the left wing instead.

Judas · Nov 8, 2014

It would be a bizarre decision to start Blind at the back after Carrick did last week. I just wouldn't really get the logic behind that move.

Chrissypop · Nov 8, 2014

Herrera should be the first one on the team sheet behind De Gea yet he will most likely be on the bench again...

minoo-utd · Nov 8, 2014

We need a winning run start from today if we want to catch the 4th spot which I don't see it impossible to reach considering the levels of the other teams which will fight for 4th ( Arsenal-Liverpool-Spurs-Everton) they all were better last season, the only team who is better this year than the previous one is Southampton actually. So 4-5 wining matches can see us really close from 3rd 4th positions. Hope LVG gets it right and start winning.

CallMeV · Nov 8, 2014

---------------DDG---------------

Valencia--McNair--Carrick--Shaw

--------Fellaini------Blind---------

---Herrera----Rooney-----ADM---

-----------------RvP---------------

4-0, RvP x 2, Rooney, ADM.

mufc1996 · Nov 8, 2014

Chrissypop said:
Herrera should be the first one on the team sheet behind De Gea yet he will most likely be on the bench again...

Yep, it's really annoying me.

Looking at the training clips it looks like it will be the same team that played against City, with McNair and blind playing at the back. Sigh

Blodssvik · Nov 8, 2014

No good excuse for not winning this one. Think it could be narrow though.

ZDwyr · Nov 8, 2014

Chrissypop said:
Herrera should be the first one on the team sheet behind De Gea yet he will most likely be on the bench again...

Why? He hasn't been that good. Certainly doesn't deserve to be on there before Di Maria, Shaw, Rooney, Rafael etc.

GloryHunter07 · Nov 8, 2014

Is this on TV?

Walters_19_MuFc · Nov 8, 2014

GloryHunter07 said:
Is this on TV?

Na. To be fair, though, we've been spoilt with the amount of TV coverage we've had since the start of the season.

dannyrhinos89 · Nov 8, 2014

I think this will be closer than we'd like maybe 2-1 or something.

Mali_Zeus · Nov 8, 2014

ZDwyr said:
Why? He hasn't been that good. Certainly doesn't deserve to be on there before Di Maria, Shaw, Rooney, Rafael etc.

On the contrary, he has been very good.

Fellaini against Chelsea and City was a smart idea but I think Herrera should start this one.

I hope for a Carrick and Mcnair as CBs and Blind as a CM, no point in putting him at CB since he played CM since the beginning of the year.

Dont know what formation we'll play. Maybe diamond back - Herrera, Blind, Di Maria-Rooney-RVP, Wilson.

Cantonaaa! · Nov 8, 2014

---------------DDG-------------
-------Carrick------Blackett-----
Valencia------------------Shaw
--------------Blind-------------
Januzaj--Fellaini--Rooney--ADM
---------------RVP-------------

Cassidy · Nov 8, 2014

ZDwyr said:
Why? He hasn't been that good. Certainly doesn't deserve to be on there before Di Maria, Shaw, Rooney, Rafael etc.

He actually has been that good.

ZDwyr · Nov 8, 2014

Cassidy said:
He actually has been that good.

He was good against QPR, who were awful. Apart from that he has been ok, nothing more though.

Getsme · Nov 8, 2014

Blind to start as CB with McNair apparently, will be an intersting to see how that works out.

mufc1996 · Nov 8, 2014

ZDwyr said:
Why? He hasn't been that good. Certainly doesn't deserve to be on there before Di Maria, Shaw, Rooney, Rafael etc.

Yes he has been that good.

He's our best midfielder imo, and it's really annoying that he hasn't played a minute of football for two weeks.

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