It's a great sign for me. Probably being rested for the harder away game Vs West Ham where he will be Vital where a 2 man midfield with a #10 should sort out Middlesbrough at home. If he played today I don't see how he would have played Monday based on Joses comments on Carricks recovery ability in such a short space of time.No Carrick ? That's not a good sign.
FA Premier League
Manchester United 2:1 Middlesbrough
Old Trafford
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In the latest episode of the United Hour Podcast, Nik @Rood and Imran @Annihilate Now! start with the good news by celebrating Manchester United Women's emphatic FA Cup win over Spurs at Wembley and the future of manager Marc Skinner.
Then it's the bad news and the ever worsening form of our Men with losses to Arsenal and Palace.
Finally the main debate - ETH Out now or keep him until the end of the season - if not longer. Are you Team Nik or Team Imran?
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But Middlesbrough aren't exactly easy to beat, even though it's at OT. They managed to get draws away to Arsenal and City if I am not mistaken. I'm not a fan of the 4-2-3-1 with Pogba in a double pivot. It stifles his creativity. He's much better off in a midfield trio. It was reported by M.E.N that Basti was spotted at The Lowry as well. So if he is given some game time, we could retain our shape and boss the game. Either that or we play Blind at CDM.Maybe we'll see a return of the all-conquering Fellaini-Pogba midfield.
Please no, I'm quite sure we lost every game they played together.Looking like Zlatan will be given the chance to get the silly record (just my opinion, it's for a calender year which means feck all and is over 20 goals behind the modern day calender year record anyway), but if he's still able to play at top level for both games then it's fine.
Jones has been great and played a lot of games, but I think we should look at using this game as a chance of Bailly or Smalling to get a start. Carrick is definitely being left out in favour of playing Monday, likely to be replaced by Mata, or perhaps a three of Lingard, Mkhitaryan, and Martial behind Zlatan.
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Valencia Smalling Rojo Darmian
Herrera Pogba
Mkhitaryan Mata Martial
Ibrahimovic
That would probably be my preferred set-up. Take off Pogba or Herrera for Fellaini or Schweinsteiger. Zlatan for Rashford, maybe Valencia for Bailly.
When it comes to West Ham, bring back Carrick, Jones, and Blind.Why on earth would we need to rest defenders? These are professional athletes and they can cope with two games in three days.
The only player that needs rest in our squad is Carrick. The rest are good to go.DDG
Valencia Jones Rojo Blind
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Mkhitaryan Mata Martial
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Who says no Carrick?No Carrick ? That's not a good sign.
Full-backs run crazy amounts in a game. I’m sure some of them will play both matches, but 3 matches in 7 days is a big ask. Tony V is a machine though so he could easily play both games.
Not in the squad as reported by MEN.Boro drew with Arsenal and City, they know how to play the underdog role. We should take them seriously and try to decide the game already in the first half.
Injured or rested?
He wasn't photographed getting into the Lowry by M.E.N. Probably rested for the West Ham game.
Yeah rested, only Rooney and Shaw (back in training, fit soon) are out injured.So this isn't on tv then? Are any of the 3pm kickoffs on?
In UK? Sat 3pm matches never are?DDG-Blind, Rojo, Jones, Valencia-Pogba, Herrera-Martial, Mata, Mickhi-Ibra
Seriously?So it's you and that other guy who's thinking LVG did nothing during his time here that now benefits the club
You should go check out his legacy thread. Members have been filling up stuff that he left us with and we've boiled it down to one post - and that one almost covers an entire page. Why? 
I'm actually quite intrigued/excited to see Pogba, Mata, Mkhitaryan all play together.
Full backs, I can get. But centre halves? No way. Jones and Rojo are playing well and it'd be madness to change it up for the sake of rotation. Valencia, who you mention yourself, can easily play three games in a week.Zlatan hattrick. You all heard it here first.
Agree to an extent. I’m pretty sure we’ll have a real physical battle against West Ham on Monday, so playing Bailly/Smalling could be an option.So likely that Smalling and Fellaini will start?
Please god give me strength...
It's on Sky Sport 5 (Irish version) if you know how to get it.Please win this so that I can enjoy my dinner and watch it in peace later tonight.
Smalling shouldn't be any cause for concern really
Gladly I live in Scandinavia so I see more or less all the matches live, no matter what time they are played
Middlesbrough are better than Sunderland defensively. This will be very tough.Awful how much worse the PL package has become in just a few years. We used to get 3 games at 4 pm on Saturdays and for midweek games. First it was cut back to 1 game for Saturday and now it's the same for midweek. And yet we pay even more money.
You'd think the PL would want more exposure around the world and not less.
Annoying as heck.
Oh dear, he's grown that WW1 officer tache back.
What I find bizarre is when I'm in Asia or the Middle East I have no trouble watching any game on live TV.
Yet when I'm England, the home of the feckin Premier League, I have to resort to choppy streams despite paying a fortune for both Sky AND BT neither of whom broadcast certain games.
Two days. It's 48 hours between the two games.
City and Liverpool have even less 46 hours.
Chelsea are the team in form yet they have over a whopping 99 hours(4 days) to recover. Can't believe that the FA screwed up these match fixtures to give Chelsea such a respite.
I'm in Norway and coverage used to be great. Now we're basically overpaying for a shittier package.What I find bizarre is when I'm in Asia or the Middle East I have no trouble watching any game on live TV.
Yet when I'm England, the home of the feckin Premier League, I have to resort to choppy streams despite paying a fortune for both Sky AND BT neither of whom broadcast certain games.
Why don't they want people in other countries to see as much PL as possible?Rafael in the stands today, watching his brother mark Mkhitaryan…While Rafael is here get his signed up as Tony's deputy!- Status
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Score Predictions
584,9,24
- Man Utd win
- Middlesbrough win
- Draw
Detailed Results
- 31% Man Utd 2:0 Middlesbrough
- 29% Man Utd 3:0 Middlesbrough
- 9% Man Utd 4:0 Middlesbrough
- 6% Man Utd 2:1 Middlesbrough
- 6% Man Utd 1:0 Middlesbrough
- 5% Man Utd 3:1 Middlesbrough
- 4% Man Utd 5:0 Middlesbrough
- 2% Man Utd 4:1 Middlesbrough
- 2% Man Utd 1:1 Middlesbrough
- 1% Man Utd 0:0 Middlesbrough
- 1% Man Utd 4:2 Middlesbrough
- 0% Man Utd 5:1 Middlesbrough
- 0% Man Utd 0:5 Middlesbrough
- 0% Man Utd 2:2 Middlesbrough
- 0% Man Utd 1:2 Middlesbrough
- 0% Man Utd 3:2 Middlesbrough
- 0% Man Utd 5:4 Middlesbrough
- 0% Man Utd 5:2 Middlesbrough
- 0% Man Utd 0:1 Middlesbrough
- 0% Man Utd 1:3 Middlesbrough
- 0% Man Utd 0:2 Middlesbrough
- 0% Man Utd 0:4 Middlesbrough
Match Stats
- Man Utd
- Middlesbrough
- Possession
- 66% 34%
- Shots
- 32 9
- Shots on Target
- 12 2
- Corners
- 12 2
- Fouls
- 9 14
Referee
Lee Mason
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