Manchester United 2:1 Liverpool

Longshanks · Aug 14, 2022

as it stands at the moment I would go with

Heaton
A.W.B Maguire Varane Malacia
Mctom
Eriksen Bruno
Sancho Martial Rashford

Be brave and hope for the best probably lose 3-1.

Infra-red · Aug 14, 2022

Apparently there are concerns about whether the OT scoreboards go high enough to record all of Liverpool's impending goals.

Nero · Aug 14, 2022

We'll win this 2-1.

crossy1686 · Aug 14, 2022

Nero said:
We'll win this 2-1.

If you're going to do drugs, at least share

Tom Cato · Aug 14, 2022

My heart will sing if the stand is indeed barren.

Jerry Garcia · Aug 14, 2022

United won’t even have a shot on target. The “match” will be over within 11-15 minutes. Maguire will be on a yellow inside 10 minutes. 7-0 is my prediction for Liverpool.

GoldanoGraham · Aug 14, 2022

Football can be a strange game - on paper we should get a hiding…..expectations will be so low - rock bottom.

However sometimes when a performance is so bad as at Brentford there has to be a reaction.

We cannot be that bad again and Liverpool will not be like they were in last seasons match.

Im going for a draw - 1-1 or 2-2 draw.

Big shake up by Erik this week.

croadyman · Aug 14, 2022

Nero said:
We'll win this 2-1.

Not a prayer

croadyman · Aug 14, 2022

GoldanoGraham said:
Football can be a strange game - on paper we should get a hiding…..expectations will be so low - rock bottom.

However sometimes when a performance is so bad as at Brentford there has to be a reaction.

We cannot be that bad again and Liverpool will not be like they were in last seasons match.

Im going for a draw - 1-1 or 2-2 draw.

Big shake up by Erik this week.

So no De Gea, Maguire,Shaw

Charlie Foley · Aug 14, 2022

Dve said:
It did, in 2001.

No?
You made me really doubt my memory there. I see others already corrected you-never mind :lol:

Annihilate Now! · Aug 14, 2022

It looked light I might not be going to this one, but it turns out I definitely will be, so my Old Trafford losing steak continues.

I'll pack the lube.

McGrathsipan · Aug 14, 2022

MUFC OK said:
Empty old Trafford will play into their hands. Will be impossible for the players to turn up, however unlikely they are ti get a result.

Personally want to see a roaring OT and pray we get something out of the game. I’ll certainly be going in.

You already know the players wont turn up and the ones that get picked will be so terrified or shit or both they will lose badly

But fair play to you for your grit. I couldnt do it.

horsechoker · Aug 14, 2022

I'd 8-2 be a United fan right now

mav_9me · Aug 14, 2022

Stroll in the park 3-0 for Liverpool. They will go fast at us and then relax. Easy and obvious gameplan.

McGrathsipan · Aug 14, 2022

sammyhol said:
As negative as a feel about this fixture…. At least it is a chance to try something different.

we clearly have to go defensive, so let try 3 at the back.

de Gea

Varane, Maguire, Martinez

Dalot, Fred, Erikson, Malacia

Bruno

Sancho, Martial

Why would you put the worst CB at the club in the middle at the back against Liverpool?

We need to play a back 5 that doesnt include Maguire or Shaw.
Drop Bruno and Rashford.

Figure it out from there and hope the planets align and liverpool have an off night and only get 5 or 6

ThanksBoss26 · Aug 14, 2022

Absolutely bloody dreading it.

#07 · Aug 14, 2022

Anyone else seen the latest season of Stranger Things? Feel like I am heart the clock chime every day this game gets closer.

Atheist · Aug 14, 2022

Liverpool must be quaking in their boots thinking of the deadly McFred combination.

tomaldinho1 · Aug 14, 2022

I hope ETH puts out the same team and just says this is your chance, clean slate, give me 100%. Anyone who buckles under the pressure or messes up is dropped for an extended period. Might actually see some fight from some of them and then we give much changed XI a chance against Soton.

DJ_21 · Aug 14, 2022

GoldanoGraham said:
Football can be a strange game - on paper we should get a hiding…..expectations will be so low - rock bottom.

However sometimes when a performance is so bad as at Brentford there has to be a reaction.

We cannot be that bad again and Liverpool will not be like they were in last seasons match.

Im going for a draw - 1-1 or 2-2 draw.

Big shake up by Erik this week.

Wish this was true… we thought we’d get a reaction after losing to Brighton and that things could only get better but no they got worse… only next time we play one of the best teams in Europe not Brentford… expect it to be 6/7 or 8-0.

Sweet Square · Aug 14, 2022

2 - 0 United.

Revolutions always start under the most difficult conditions and Ten Hag starts here.

I'm expecting and hoping the game will get called off due to protests.

I Am Zlatan · Aug 14, 2022

I’m really worried about what the scoreline will be, for this particular game and how things are going currently, damage limitation is our best option..

Ali Dia · Aug 14, 2022

I’m not going to watch this. Why should I bother when the players aren’t?

AbusementPark · Aug 14, 2022

We will have a full new team before kickoff, so only 5-0 Liverpool.

Hester_manc · Aug 14, 2022

Nero said:
We'll win this 2-1.

Thanks for making me laugh :lol:

At least I think you are joking. The only way we would win is, if Liverpool got a player sent off early in the game.

hellhunter · Aug 14, 2022

Hester_manc said:
Thanks for making me laugh At least I think you are joking. The only way we would win is, if Liverpool got a player sent off early in the game.

Crazier things have happened. We were in absolutely rotten form when Ole got a 2-0 win at City with the long range McT goal, if I remember correctly

Trequarista10 · Aug 14, 2022

Rashford
Bruno
Fred --- McTominay
Martinez
Malacia - Shaw - Varane - Maguire - AWB
DDG

Ten men behind the ball, park the bus, hoof it long for Rashford to run in behind. Bruno the only other player allowed to venture beyond the halfway line occasionally. 1-0 United. Bootiful.

Josh 76 · Aug 14, 2022

I Am Zlatan said:
I’m really worried about what the scoreline will be, for this particular game and how things are going currently, damage limitation is our best option..

It’s getting to the stage where most Utd fans would take a narrow defeat now rather than see what happens.

I have never experienced this as a Utd fan in my life. This proves it’s the worse it’s ever been!

Beans · Aug 14, 2022

Glad I don't have to pick the starters.

I tried to write one down, but I refuse to pick anyone for the midfield.

MyOnlySolskjaer · Aug 14, 2022

McGrathsipan said:
Only sadistic feckers will watch this game.

I'd stay at home even if I had a ticket

We can get through it like this.

Nani Nana · Aug 14, 2022

Most imbalanced derby since the 1970s

wormdoktor · Aug 14, 2022

Trequarista10 said:
Rashford
Bruno
Fred --- McTominay
Martinez
Malacia - Shaw - Varane - Maguire - AWB
DDG

Ten men behind the ball, park the bus, hoof it long for Rashford to run in behind. Bruno the only other player allowed to venture beyond the halfway line occasionally. 1-0 United. Bootiful.

This is what I'd suggest too but I don't think EtH has bus parking in him

GoldanoGraham · Aug 14, 2022

It will be nothing like you think……

Moriarty · Aug 14, 2022

Nero said:
We'll win this 2-1.

Only if Pearson, Greenhoff, Macari, McIlroy, and Buchan come out of retirement.

CarbonStoolBites · Aug 14, 2022

tomaldinho1 said:
I hope ETH puts out the same team and just says this is your chance, clean slate, give me 100%. Anyone who buckles under the pressure or messes up is dropped for an extended period. Might actually see some fight from some of them and then we give much changed XI a chance against Soton.

Great idea, if you want to see us getting absolutely spanked, that’s only acceptable in sex masochism.
Nah, Luke Shaw doesn’t deserve to start this match over Malacia, that’s just bad man-management.
Bruno doesn’t deserve to start that match but he probably, as are some of the others.
But we can’t just start with the same dross and expect something different just because they’ve had another week of training.
Its not gonna cut it.

CarbonStoolBites · Aug 14, 2022

Nani Nana said:
Most imbalanced derby since the 1970s

Maybe but trip out on this:

Pool:
Reina

Insua (I don’t even remember who that is)
Agger
Carragher
Johnson

Mascherano
Lucas Leiva

Aurelio
Kuyt
Benayoun

Torres (the broken version)

United:
VDS

Evra
Vidic
Ferdinand
O’shea

Giggs
Carrick
Scholes
Valencia

Rooney
Berbatov

Guess who won that match 2-0?

I Am Zlatan · Aug 14, 2022

Josh 76 said:
It’s getting to the stage where most Utd fans would take a narrow defeat now rather than see what happens.

I have never experienced this as a Utd fan in my life. This proves it’s the worse it’s ever been!

I never expected to feel that way, especially with this new season starting, I guess the years of incompetence, especially since around 2019 have dropped the standards big time.

Nani Nana · Aug 14, 2022

CarbonStoolBites said:
Maybe but trip out on this:

Pool:
Reina

Insua
Agger
Carragher
Johnson

Mascherano
Lucas Leiva

Aurelio
Kuyt
Benayoun

Torres (the broken version)

United:
VDS

Evra
Vidic
Ferdinand
O’shea

Giggs
Carrick
Scholes
Valencia

Rooney
Berbatov

Guess who won that match 2-0?

I remember it. That Liverpool side was superior to our current squad though

CarbonStoolBites · Aug 14, 2022

Nani Nana said:
I remember it. That Liverpool side was superior to our current squad though

It was a pretty awful Liverpool team, they finished 7th that year.
They just always made sure to show up against us, even at their worst.
Do I expect the same from our players? I don’t but I would hope they manage to surprise me.

NLunited · Aug 14, 2022

I‘m tempted to say MU will turn up for this one and win, because that is what often happens in a game like this after losing. Just what we need.

But seriously, I‘m crapping my pants.

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