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FA Premier League

Manchester United 1:0 Leicester City

Old Trafford

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Sat, 14 September 2019 @ 3:00pm BST
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    Water Melon

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    With all the injuries that we have, it is is going to be tough to get a win tomorrow. If we drop points again though, Ole will be definetely put on a sack watch.
     

    Cee90

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    Want to change my score prediction but it seems like the link is broken or something.

    Can only see a Leicester win here.
     

    AJ10

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    Don't see a good outcome here with key players missing.
     

    sunama

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    Snafu17 said:
    We've dropped points against teams we should win with pretty much the full squad. I can't imagine we'll get anything from the game against a solid opposition with some of our most important players missing.
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    The weird thing is that we are so inconsistent, it wouldn't surprise me if we beat LCFC, with our 2nd string back-ups.
    I've seen this kind of thing happen many times during the last few years, so anything is possible.

    The best example of this is when we went to MCFC, the champions elect. We were 2-0 down in the first half, then spanked them in the 2nd half. Our next game was against a team in the mid-bottom of the table....and lost.
     

    roonster09

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    Pogba, Martial, Shaw will be big loss. Matic, McTominay, Mata will be too slow, hopefully it's Fred rather than Matic.

    I think AWB will start.
     

    ash_86

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    We always perform well when wehhave our backs to the wall. It helps our players to focus better than when onus is on us to attack. Remember we have conceded points not because we were getting opened up but for simple lapse in concentration. This won't happen tomorrow. This falls right into our counter attacking style which suits us better. We will do well tomorrow and get all 3 points.
     

    Inigo Montoya

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    red4ever 79 said:
    Tomorrow we will probably play Rojo, Matic, Mata and McTomminay. Dire to say the least
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    You're probably right there.

    It would be great however to give Gomes/Garner a chance. A Matic/McT defensive midfield wouldn't be the worst as long as we play nippy forwards and hit them on the counter.

    My biggest worry is going in without our first choice full backs
     

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    fergiesarmy1 said:
    Surprised me that people weren’t aware we had all these injuries, must switch off during international week. I been dropping hints all week we were gonna be in trouble.
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    The hope was the injuries weren't that serious and they'd be fit by Sat. For me anyway, the extent of the injury list wasn't worth thinking about tbh
     

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    ash_86 said:
    We always perform well when wehhave our backs to the wall. It helps our players to focus better than when onus is on us to attack. Remember we have conceded points not because we were getting opened up but for simple lapse in concentration. This won't happen tomorrow. This falls right into our counter attacking style which suits us better. We will do well tomorrow and get all 3 points.
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    Might be clutching at straws but given the players available I can see us keeping it tight and nicking a win.

    Pretty grim to be parking the bus at home but watyagonnado?
     

    Rafaeldagold

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    Utterly disgraceful how we have had such a poor transfer window, selling quality players with no replacements that Leicester are probably favourites now. As we all knew injuries would happen & loss of form.

    We have an average manager, average & thin squad. Why are our fan base just acceptant of this? As if thinking the kids will save us- they wont
     

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    2OLEgend_2019 said:
    Might be clutching at straws but given the players available I can see us keeping it tight and nicking a win.

    Pretty grim to be parking the bus at home but watyagonnado?
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    We will play like we played against Chelsea. That's our most effective style of play.
     

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    SteveW said:
    Same here. But the board is full of anti-Ole threads. Its gonna be the same shit
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    I fear Woodward more than the forum, wouldn't surprise me one bit that he expects a top 4 finish with this meager squad. Ole has been dealt the weakest hand of all managers since SAF retired.
     

    Cee90

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    Anyone expecting Greenwood to start?
     

    manunited1919

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    Denis79 said:
    I fear Woodward more than the forum, wouldn't surprise me one bit that he expects a top 4 finish with this meager squad. Ole has been dealt the weakest hand of all managers since SAF retired.
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    He spent £150m. He could have reinforced the midfield instead of the defense. I recently read some comments by Vidic, from way back in MARCH, suggesting we had to prioritize reinforcing our midfield and that the defense was fine. He specifically mentioned that Maguire was a great player, but the club had to have priorities.
     

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    Rafaeldagold said:
    Utterly disgraceful how we have had such a poor transfer window, selling quality players with no replacements that Leicester are probably favourites now. As we all knew injuries would happen & loss of form.

    We have an average manager, average & thin squad. Why are our fan base just acceptant of this? As if thinking the kids will save us- they wont
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    We can’t depend on the kids to save our season. But for a game with many injured, at least one or two deserve to be given a start. Greenwood and Gomez.
     

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    If AWB and lingard are fit, I'd like to see
    -------------------De Gea------------
    AWB---Tuenzebe-------Maguire-----Young
    -----------------Mctominay----------
    ---------------Lingard----Fred------
    Rashford----------Greenwood-------James
     

    Reddevil1978

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    If Wan Bissaka Pogba and Martial are out i wouldn't mind seeing this.

    ---------------------De Gea------------------
    ------Lindelöf---Maguire ---Rojo-----
    ---Young---Mctominay---Fred---James---
    ------------------------Mata--------------------------
    ---------Greenwood---Rashford--------------

    I know Fred has had no minutes but Matic next to Mctominay does Mctominay no favours.
     

    bosnian_red

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    Feck will be tough with the injuries. Assuming nobody of the questionables are fit to start....
    Rashford
    James Mata Greenwood
    Fred McTominay
    Rojo Maguire Lindelof Young
    De Gea
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    Not great...
     

    ash_86

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    Looks like awb and lingard will make it. So Pogba and Martial it is.
     

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    manunited1919 said:
    He spent £150m. He could have reinforced the midfield instead of the defense. I recently read some comments by Vidic, from way back in MARCH, suggesting we had to prioritize reinforcing our midfield and that the defense was fine. He specifically mentioned that Maguire was a great player, but the club had to have priorities.
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    Considering the exodus of players a 90M net spend is peanuts considering our last season and our ambitions.
     

    3KDré

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    Play the youngsters, can't be worse than Pereira,Rojo and Matic:
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    Young-Lindelof-Maguire-Williams
    McTominay-Fred
    Greenwood-Gomes-James
    Rashford​
     

    Cee90

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    pocco said:
    Thin we'll play..

    ................De Gea
    Young Lindelof Maguire Rojo
    .......McTominay Matic
    ... Pereira Mata James
    ..............Rashford
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    I honestly hate the doom and gloom on here sometimes, but when I see a potential United starting line up for a Premier League game that looks like that, I kind of get it.

    What a mess of a team that is.
     

    bond19821982

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    This is what happens when you sell Sanchez and Lukaku with no replacements. The state of our squad .

    Vardy will have a field day.
     

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    roonster09 said:
    Pogba, Martial, Shaw will be big loss. Matic, McTominay, Mata will be too slow, hopefully it's Fred rather than Matic.

    I think AWB will start.
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    I don't know man, back injuries are something you don't want to push a person.

    That injury will bite you in the arse if not taken carefully. I expect him to sit out tomorrow.
     

    manunited1919

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    Denis79 said:
    Considering the exodus of players a 90M net spend is peanuts considering our last season and our ambitions.
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    Yes, it’s a low net spend, but our priorities should have been to fix our midfield instead of CB position. That was Vidic’s opinion, and I am in full agreement. You can’t just absolve Ole of all responsibility.
     

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    Cee90 said:
    I honestly hate the doom and gloom on here sometimes, but when I see a potential United starting line up for a Premier League game that looks like that, I kind of get it.

    What a mess of a team that is.
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    It is a thoroughly depressing line up. Thing is, everybody could see it coming the way we left our squad. That's why I believe that, behind the scenes, we've written this season off and anything we achieve will be seen as a bonus. You can't have any expectation with our squad because every team has injuries and ours can't cope with that.
     

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    manunited1919 said:
    He spent £150m. He could have reinforced the midfield instead of the defense. I recently read some comments by Vidic, from way back in MARCH, suggesting we had to prioritize reinforcing our midfield and that the defense was fine. He specifically mentioned that Maguire was a great player, but the club had to have priorities.
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    150m barely gets you a portugese teenage striker these days. Net spend was around 80 million. Not enough considering what was required.

    Not signing a CM was fecking insane though.
     
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  • 20% Man Utd 2:1 Leicester
  • 16% Man Utd 1:2 Leicester
  • 13% Man Utd 1:1 Leicester
  • 10% Man Utd 2:0 Leicester
  • 7% Man Utd 0:2 Leicester
  • 7% Man Utd 3:1 Leicester
  • 5% Man Utd 1:3 Leicester
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  • 4% Man Utd 2:2 Leicester
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  • 2% Man Utd 0:3 Leicester
  • 2% Man Utd 3:0 Leicester
  • 2% Man Utd 5:0 Leicester
  • 2% Man Utd 0:0 Leicester
  • 1% Man Utd 3:2 Leicester
  • 1% Man Utd 0:5 Leicester
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  • 1% Man Utd 4:0 Leicester
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  • 0% Man Utd 1:4 Leicester
  • 0% Man Utd 3:3 Leicester
  • 0% Man Utd 2:4 Leicester
  • 0% Man Utd 0:4 Leicester
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