This is the team against Roachdale, not the team that previously beat out Napoli from the same competition we're in.
That being said, Im ok with most of that team besides the midfield.
Europa League Quarter-Final 2nd Leg
Manchester United 2:0 Granada
Old Trafford
- Kick-off
- Thu, 15 April 2021 @ 8:00pm BST
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That being said, Im ok with most of that team besides the midfield.
theres not many other options with Maguire suspended, Bailly likely to be out and Jones no where to be seen
edit, thought I was on the latest page so apologies as people have already said this
Well yeah, allowing for any injuries. I forgot we had suspensions to be honest
I just think Ole will field close to the strongest team we possibly can, he rarely fields a weakened side. I know Granada were tame in the first leg but they are capable on their day, last thing we need is an upset in this one.
Yeah we lost Maguire, McTominay and Shaw to accumulated yellows. Bailly has COVID. Our strongest 11 on Thursday will be far from our strongest line up.Well yeah, allowing for any injuries. I forgot we had suspensions to be honest
I just think Ole will field close to the strongest team we possibly can, he rarely fields a weakened side. I know Granada were tame in the first leg but they are capable on their day, last thing we need is an upset in this one.like to see a few youngsters given time even if only from the bench. need to see what they are like in game with some meaning. if we score early (hmmm), granada wont get three then get at least three of the kids on. and give donny 90 mins come what mayWholesale changes for me.
Granada are poor and shouldn't have anything to scare us outside of Kennedy.
DDG,
Telles, Tuanzebe,Lindelof,AWB
Matic, VDB, Mata, Amad, Greenwood, Elanga.
We've got the bench and 5 subs to change things IF the worst did happen.De Gea
AWB--Tuanzebe--Lindelof--Telles
Matic--Fred
Amad--VdB--Pogba
Greenwood
Take Pogba off after 45. Keep all the other big guns on the bench if needed. I would personally start James instead of Pogba but I don't think Ole will go that farLast edited:Been reported that Eric Bailly will be back for this game, if so himself and Lindelof should be the two centre backs for this game. Tuanzebe unlikely to start unless he's played at right back instead of Wan-Bissaka?
I think the team will be pretty close to this. Got to finish the job first then get a kid or two on, get Pogba off as early as possible.
Not sure if James will be fit. Possibly Mata could come in.
Wouldn’t mind a look at Williams at RB and give AWB a rest.Nice peaceful 0-0 and into the semisStart our strongest available 11.Do the biz. Don't take anything for granted.Field a decent team please.
All it takes is 2 improbable brain farts from anyone in defence and they are on level terms.Give some players a rest. The risk is low and reward high for giving a rest.
Bruno, Shaw, Rashford, and Pogba should be rested. Won't be an exciting game but just need to get through. Maguire, McTominay and Shaw are apparently out. So:
DeGea
AWB, Lindelof, Bailly, Telles
Fred, Matic
VDB
Greenwood, Cavani, James
Well, I've only seen it here and since the writer doesn't even know that McTominay is suspended and therefore not an option at the back, I'm not 100% sure it's reliable. Article also says Axel is injured so who knows what the back line is going to look like.
That said, other articles note the source is from a reliable Twitterati.4-4-2 Diamond
DeGea
Williams - Bailly - Lindelof - Telles
Matic
Pogba - Van de Beek
Bruno
Greenwood - James
Subs: Anyone healthy and available - we can make 5...
MUFC 2 - 0 Granada
Journalist Jonathan Shrager said Bailly is back for this game, he's usually reliable?Well, I've only seen it here and since the writer doesn't even know that McTominay is suspended and therefore not an option at the back, I'm not 100% sure it's reliable. Article also says Axel is injured so who knows what the back line is going to look like.
That said, other articles note the source is from a reliable Twitterati.
Yeah that's the Twitterati I was referring to. All the articles seem to be based off of his tweet.
Will send you 1 Bitcoin if Elanga startsWould like to see Donny as part of the midfield 2 rather than as a no 10, hope Amad gets a decent run out too.Will the match be played in Old Trafford, since neither Chelsea nor L’pool have played their last home CHL games in England?
Yeah I don't think he will, I think Ole will go full strength from the start. I'd like to see the squad trusted though!
Yes.I fancy giving Tuanzebe a game and save Bailly for the weekend. Lindelöf needs to rest against Burnley.
If Maguire gets a yellow against Burnley he's out for both Leeds and Liverpool. Solskjær might be tempted to rest Maguire although he did play him in almost the exact same scenario last season, a yellow at Burnley would mean he was out for Liverpool, just the one game.Just rest Rashford is all I ask and a win too please!I'd maybe go Matic/Pogba in midfield... mainly 'cos I hate the Fred/Matic partnership and you can use Matic's height to help out Axel/Lindelof.
DDG
AWB ---- Lindelof ---- Axel ---- Telles
Matic ---- Pogba
VDB
Mata --- Greenwood --- James
Though I think he'll probably start Bruno (rest be damned!) and have VdB on the wing instead of Mata who might not be match fit. Rashford shouldn't see a single minute of this game unless shits hitting the fan.De GeaDe Gea rather than Henderson because Deano is no.1 now. Rest AWB, Lindelof, Shaw, Fred, and Bruno for Sunday while Maguire can start on the bench against Burnley to avoid the potential suspension.
Tuanzebe - Bailly - Maguire - Telles
Matic
VDB - Pogba
Greenwood - Cavani - James
Would like to see Rashford given an extended break until the Leeds game as well.Interesting snippet from Ole in the presser when asked about our home vs away form. He said some of the players had flagged that they have been finding it more difficult to pick out red shirts in their peripheral vision due to the red banners that now cover the empty seats. Says it will be changedDe Gea
Telles
Williams
Lindelof
Axel
Matic
Donny Van De Beek
Pogba
Mata
James
Greenwood
Bit of a gamble but I didn't see a great deal in that Granada side that could hurt us last Thursday.Last edited:If Diallo doesn't get a start here, safe to say he's a player for next season or OGS isn't seeing enough in training, I'd try and start a less often played team and hold out to go through but have the big boys on the bench incase it's needed, I'd start with a decent team still, something like:
DDG
Williams Bailly Tuanzabe Telles
Matic VDB
Diallo Mata (c) James
Greenwood
That's far from a decent team.Ole is very risk adverse so I'd expect a similar team to second leg Sociedad and then some minutes for Diallo etc later on. These are the poorest footballing team I think we've played all season and my biggest worry is them injuring some of our playersThing is most of you all are putting out fairly weak teams, if he does do that and we go out tomorrow, you'd all be complaining that he can't even beat Granada, so on the aspect he wants and the club wants trophies, I expect a much stronger side than we all expect.
Maybe Will Fish will get some minutes? Don't see why he'd been brought in considering most of our defence is either suspended or injured for this game
Will Fish is the latest Academy product to be promoted to Manchester United's Europa League squad.
The local lad has been training with the first-team group this week as defenders Harry Maguire and Luke Shaw are unavailable for the quarter-final second leg against Granada due to suspension.
Fish is a tall centre-back who has risen through the ranks at the club. Although still eligible for the Under-18s, he has been a regular in the Premier League 2 side this term under lead coach Neil Wood.
The 18-year-old has also appeared in this year's FA Youth Cup and will relish the experience of being around Ole Gunnar Solskjaer's senior squad.
https://www.manutd.com/en/news/detail/will-fish-added-to-man-utd-europa-league-squad-b-list-2021So Ole has confirmed that Bailley is back in England but remains unavailable for the match.I expect the side to be closer to this and that's about as much as Ole would risk it given the suspensions:
deGea
AWB Lindelöf Tuanzebe Telles
Matic Pogba
Diallo VdB James
Greenwood
So are GranadaProbably be James over Amad but I’d play...
De gea
Awb Lindelof Tuanzebe Telles
Matic
VdB Pogba
Mata Greenwood AmadDDG
AWB Lindelof Tuanzebe Telles
Matic McSauce
Mata
Greenwood VDB James
Back 5 selects itself really given what is available. Hope we give Mata an appearance - also think this is an apt time to try VDB as a false nine. Alternatively it could be VDB in Mata's position, with the latter on the wing with Greenwood up front. I'd like Amad to start, but given the lack of cameos recently I can't see him starting out of nowhere.
I think Ole will go stronger than this - one of Pogba or Bruno will likely start. As long as Rashford gets a break, I'm happy.UEFA has handed United a €7,000 fine for picking up five yellow cards in the first leg win. Some joke when you consider most fouls weren't yellow card offences and the ref turned a blind eye to Granadas dirty play.
It worked out well for us, imagine missing Maquire and Shaw for the semi-final game.- Status
Man of the Match
Runners-up
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17%
Paul Pogba
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10%
Aaron Wan-Bissaka
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9%
David de Gea
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8%
Axel Tuanzebe
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7%
Victor Lindelof
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4%
Alex Telles
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2%
Donny van de Beek
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1%
Juan Mata
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1%
Nemanja Matic
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1%
Mason Greenwood
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1%
Bruno Fernandes
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1%
Amad Diallo
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1%
Fred
Player Ratings
Total Average Rating
Highest Rated Player
Lowest Rated Player
Compiled from 160 ratings.
Score Predictions
149,5,23
- Man Utd win
- Granada win
- Draw
Detailed Results
- 36% Man Utd 2:0 Granada
- 15% Man Utd 3:0 Granada
- 12% Man Utd 2:1 Granada
- 10% Man Utd 1:0 Granada
- 7% Man Utd 1:1 Granada
- 5% Man Utd 0:0 Granada
- 4% Man Utd 3:1 Granada
- 2% Man Utd 5:0 Granada
- 2% Man Utd 4:0 Granada
- 2% Man Utd 4:1 Granada
- 1% Man Utd 2:2 Granada
- 1% Man Utd 1:2 Granada
- 1% Man Utd 0:2 Granada
- 1% Man Utd 0:3 Granada
- 1% Man Utd 0:5 Granada
Match Stats
- Man Utd
- Granada
- Possession
- 59% 41%
- Shots
- 9 11
- Shots on Target
- 2 3
- Corners
- 0 4
- Fouls
- 16 12
Referee
István Kovács
Man Utd Lineup
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replaced by Brandon Williams
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replaced by Donny van de Beek
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replaced by Juan Mata
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replaced by Amad Diallo
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replaced by Daniel James
