Manchester United 2:0 Nottingham Forest

saivet · Jan 31, 2023

I'd like to see:

Butland
Dalot (if fit), Lindelof, Maguire, Shaw (if fit)
Fred, Mainoo
Sancho (if fit), Antony, Garnacho
Martial (if fit)

Unsure whether Dalot/Shaw will be available and whether Sancho/Martial will be ready to start. If not, AWB, Malacia, Pellestri and Weghorst to start instead. Hoping Martial and Sancho get at least 30 minutes.

calodo2003 · Jan 31, 2023

Could Sabitzer be available tomorrow or is it too soon?

GregM40 · Jan 31, 2023

calodo2003 said:
Could Sabitzer be available tomorrow or is it too soon?

Chuck him in for half an hour at the end, needs minutes in the team.

Dannn411 · Jan 31, 2023

Cheeky Sabitzer minutes if everything goes according to plan.

Red Royal · Jan 31, 2023

calodo2003 said:
Could Sabitzer be available tomorrow or is it too soon?

Doubt it, cutoff is 12pm Friday for weekend games in the league so doubt he is eligible. Plus let's not risk him with a 3 goal lead. Could be last we see of McFred together for a while.

lysglimt · Jan 31, 2023

Would be very surprised if Forest don't rest more or less their entire team - they know they won't turn around a 3 goal-deficit, so why risk injuries to key players

MyOnlySolskjaer · Jan 31, 2023

45 minutes each for Martial and Sancho I'm hoping.

BarstoolProphet · Jan 31, 2023

calodo2003 said:
Could Sabitzer be available tomorrow or is it too soon?

He needs rest after heavy travelling.

M Bison · Jan 31, 2023

I dont think EtH will be complacent and still expect a strong spine in the team. Wouldnt be surprised to see Casemiro and Bruno both start and then hooked on 55 mins assuming everything going to plan.

Other than those, i'd expect Rashford to be rested and probably Antony, but imagine it will be the same back 4 as the weekend.

Hope Garnacho and Pellistri get a good run out, and would love to see a bit more of Mainoo, although would be surprised to see him start.

Dve · Jan 31, 2023

bosnian_red said:
It's not until March... We play twice a week every week. Newcastle play once a week every week with the odd midweek game. They can play strongest 11 every game because they have 1 week between games most weeks. For example... Chelsea have just under 2 weeks between their previous game and their next game. During that time, we'll have played 4 games. It's just a very different level of freshness. Yes you want matches every week for building rhythm, but midweek games throw off that rhythm and tend to go more in the tiredness side of things. Relentless midweek games just kills you. Every time.

I'm no expert on these things, but listening to players discussing the difference between emptying yourself at the 90 minute mark, contra leaving the pitch 15 minutes earlier with 10% still left in your tank, makes me believe it represent a bigger differences physically than the difference in minutes suggests. Yes, the upcoming fixture is crazy, but you also need to be physically prepared for it, and 60 minutes against Reading or Nottingham might contribute to fitness rather than fatigue. I don't know, but it would be interesting to have a fitness coach's input on this. Anyone?

Plant0x84 · Jan 31, 2023

BarstoolProphet said:
He needs rest after heavy travelling.

Seriously? A 2 hr flight on a swanky private jet? Is that really heavy travelling?

Dve · Jan 31, 2023

BluesJr said:
Please rotate ffs.

fernandes, fred and sabitzer?

Thiagoal · Jan 31, 2023

After the first leg result, I can see Forest putting out their reserves! There’s zero mileage in them playing their first team and risking injuries and fatigue!

Plant0x84 · Jan 31, 2023

Just watched Eriks press conference. He won’t be rotating! (Shock horror)

Sammy McIlroys fan club · Jan 31, 2023

Martial and Sancho to come off the bench for the last 15 minutes

pratyush_utd · Jan 31, 2023

Hopefully Martial and Sancho start alongwith Garnacho.

TheReligion · Feb 1, 2023

Sabitzer from 40 yards

calodo2003 · Feb 1, 2023

Plant0x84 said:
Seriously? A 2 hr flight on a swanky private jet? Is that really heavy travelling?

Wooooosh.

Blood Mage · Feb 1, 2023

How is Dalot's fintness coming along? Would be a good game for him to return.

De Gea
Dalot - Varane - Martinez - Malacia
Casemiro - Fred
Antony - Bruno - Garnacho
Weghorst

Hopefully we put the tie to bed quickly in the first half so we can take Casemiro and Bruno off in the second half.

Alemar · Feb 1, 2023

Is Sabitzer unavailable for this?

JakeC · Feb 1, 2023

We would be mad to start Casemiro or Bruno. McFred aren't world beaters but should be more than enough to not lose by more than 2 goals to relegation fodder.

Nicoseth · Feb 1, 2023

JakeC said:
We would be mad to start Casemiro or Bruno. McFred aren't world beaters but should be more than enough to not lose by more than 2 goals to relegation fodder.

MCT is out for at least a week - maybe more.

Nicoseth · Feb 1, 2023

My 3 in midfield would be Fred, Martinez and Mainoo.

IRELANDUNITED · Feb 1, 2023

I’ve no idea what the team is going to be but please for the love of god don’t risk Casemiro or Rashford. The transfer market is shut and if anything happens to them our season could be derailed

IRELANDUNITED · Feb 1, 2023

Heaton

Williams Varane (45minutes) Maguire Malacia

Fred Mainno

Pellistri Sancho garnacho

Martial

P-Nut · Feb 1, 2023

Butland
Dalot/AWB Lindelof Maguire Shaw/Malacia
Mainoo Fred
Pellistri Antony Garnacho
Martial/Weghorst

The slashes are just fitness dependent. Whilst ETH said we'd be playing a strong squad he can't really say no I'll be playing a weak side can he :lol:

DJ_21 · Feb 1, 2023

Alemar said:
Is Sabitzer unavailable for this?

I’d imagine so. ETH will probably want him to have a few days training with the team anyway rather then just Chuck him in.

zenith · Feb 1, 2023

Might be a good game to try Martinez in midfield, alongside Fred. Surely Casemiro can be rested for this one

croadyman · Feb 1, 2023

Alemar said:
Is Sabitzer unavailable for this?

Yeah will be in Directors Box tonight a la Weghorst against City,hopefully plays some part on Saturday after couple of days training but that decision is down to Erik

Real Name · Feb 1, 2023

Are Martial and Sancho available for this one?

Real Name · Feb 1, 2023

Plant0x84 said:
Just watched Eriks press conference. He won’t be rotating! (Shock horror)

Did he say so?

Plant0x84 · Feb 1, 2023

Real Name said:
Did he say so?

He said ‘the next game is always the most important‘ (or words to that effect) and ‘we will pick a strong team’.
I wouldn’t expect too many changes personally.

Plant0x84 · Feb 1, 2023

calodo2003 said:
Wooooosh.

It was a genuine question. I had to check because it seemed ever so slightly ludicrous but, well you know what this place is like. Some posters would have taken that statement at face value and agreed with it! :houllier:

Hughes35 · Feb 1, 2023

BarstoolProphet said:
He needs rest after heavy travelling.

Not sure if this is a joke? He's flown from Germany :lol:

RedorDead21 · Feb 1, 2023

Plant0x84 said:
Seriously? A 2 hr flight on a swanky private jet? Is that really heavy travelling?

A life change mentally would be pretty tiring I imagine if we get 30 mins out of him I’d be well happy.

AngeloHenriquez · Feb 1, 2023

Sabitzer cannot play, he is not registered in time for the cup. Dalot, Shaw, Williams & Mctominay are out and Sancho and Martial will return to the squad selection but are 99% unlikely to start, I think we will go with the following:

DDG
AWB Varane Lindelof Malacia (Shaw & Dalot out, Varane hasn't played for 2 games so could do with some minutes in what should be a quiet afternoon)
Casemiro Fred (No other choices)
Antony Bruno Rashford (No other choice at #10 and don't think he will start Pellistri/ Elanga but either one + Sancho could come in for some minutes)
Weghorst (Martial to get some minutes)

Annihilate Now! · Feb 1, 2023

I would try rest Case and Rashford.

We don't really have the bodies to be resting much more then that.

Shai-Hulud · Feb 1, 2023

Annihilate Now! said:
I would try rest Case and Rashford.

We don't really have the bodies to be resting much more then that.

I love your username + tagline combination :lol:

groovyalbert · Feb 1, 2023

Hard to see a situation where Casemiro doesn't start. I'd be ok Mainoo starting next to him for this, but probably not with Fred.

Given who's available, I reckon we'll opt with:

DDG

AWB
Lindelof
Maguire
Malacia

Case
Mainoo

Elanga
Bruno
Garnacho

Weghorst

Martial & Sancho on second half, Pellistri and Fred to save Bruno and Case's legs after an hour. Wouldn't be against Williams being included to look after our wing-backs. If Shaw's out with Dalot, we need to be careful there.

RedorDead21 · Feb 1, 2023

AngeloHenriquez said:
Sabitzer cannot play, he is not registered in time for the cup. Dalot, Shaw, Williams & Mctominay are out and Sancho and Martial will return to the squad selection but are 99% unlikely to start, I think we will go with the following:

DDG
AWB Varane Lindelof Malacia (Shaw & Dalot out, Varane hasn't played for 2 games so could do with some minutes in what should be a quiet afternoon)
Casemiro Fred (No other choices)
Antony Bruno Rashford (No other choice at #10 and don't think he will start Pellistri/ Elanga but either one + Sancho could come in for some minutes)
Weghorst (Martial to get some minutes)

Still in 4 comps…the club could have helped out their new manager a little more I feel in this window.

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