Manchester United 2:0 Nottingham Forest

Berbasbullet · Feb 1, 2023

Get to HT and get main ones off the pitch.

JustinC00 · Feb 1, 2023

Telsim said:
The last time Forest scored against us was 25 years ago. I somehow doubt they are going to come in and beat us 4:0 amidst Manchester.

10-men Reading scored a goal against a United side that had no Casemiro, Martinez or Varane

Hoof the ball · Feb 1, 2023

Man, I'm super stoked about Sancho getting on in the 2nd half. I'm totally ready for a transformative Sancho starting tonight. Visibly less body fat, more active in engaging a front press, sharper in general.

Castia · Feb 1, 2023

AdNani said:
he's made 6 changes to be fair.

Nice to see Rashford get a rest but surely Varane and Casemiro could have dropped out for this one

harms · Feb 1, 2023

Sancho on the bench! I really hope to see him later in the game, reinvigorated. And it looks like Mainoo will get some minutes under his belt as well.

Adam-Utd · Feb 1, 2023

Castia said:
Jesus

Strong team that, god knows why we aren’t rotating the squad more.

A couple home games in a row.

ETH did say they aren't doing heavy training and the games are the 'fitness'. I assume that means they're just working on technical things and not burning out by over training.

Rustyspider13 · Feb 1, 2023

Three of the back four are changed from the last game, Rashford rested too. Very glad to see Martial and Sancho on the bench, they need minutes. Gelling in Fred-Casemiro midfield ahead of the league makes sense. I guess VdB would've started over Bruno if he was fit. Would've started Pellistri over Antony but maybe EtH wants Antony to build on his performance vs Reading. I expect to see wholesale changes in the second half if it stays 3-0.

AdNani · Feb 1, 2023

Castia said:
Nice to see Rashford get a rest but surely Varane and Casemiro could have dropped out for this one

Varane hasn't played the last 2 matches, neither has Shaw, Martinez had plenty of rest post world cup

Red4Life_#7 · Feb 1, 2023

Samid said:
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8/11.
Got the front 6 right and the GK. Messed up on Shaw, Martinez and Varane. Thought he would have kept with Maguire, lindeloff for sure... wow!

Scorpy · Feb 1, 2023

No other way than playing Casemiro. Sabitzer not signed in time and McTom unavailable.

croadyman · Feb 1, 2023

Berbasbullet said:
Get to HT and get main ones off the pitch.

That's what I want to see happen too

always_hoping · Feb 1, 2023

Only Degea and Rashford. Tonight was ideal opportunity to rest the likes of Casemiro, Varane

Sandikan · Feb 1, 2023

Strong start, get a goal or 2, then get Casemiro, Bruno off for certain and also re-introduce Martial and Sancho in a pressure free setting.

2 man midfield · Feb 1, 2023

Surely Shaw, Varane and Casemiro could’ve had the night off

JustinC00 · Feb 1, 2023

The Law of Denis said:
Not even resting Varane.

Was rested against Reading

Samid · Feb 1, 2023

Damien said:
10/11. Missed Antony. Good lineup.

Had 9/11 but thankfully saw @Tom Van Persie's tweet about Heaton and Shaw literally seconds before the deadline. Managed to just about salvage 14/11.

DJ_21 · Feb 1, 2023

Very strong bench finally! Decent team out too. Let’s hammer these

skc_18 · Feb 1, 2023

Varane and Shaw could be rested but other than that not too many options right now. Glad Rashford is rested.

Damien · Feb 1, 2023

Samid said:
Had 9/11 but thankfully saw @Tom Van Persie's tweet about Heaton and Shaw literally seconds before the deadline. Managed to just about salvage 14/11.

Jammy git.

Forest Red · Feb 1, 2023

Well we are down to the bare bones on the bench. 3 under 21’s + The useless Dennis.

Hennessey
Williams - Boly - McKenna - Lodi
Frueler - Mangala - Scarpa
Lingard
Johnson - Surridge.

ChaddyP · Feb 1, 2023

played near full strength with who is available and yet the bench looks OP

Djemba-Djemba · Feb 1, 2023

Varane, Shaw and Martinez have all had rests post World Cup so it's not a major issue I think. Shaw and Varane haven't played since Arsenal away and Martinez was on the bench a lot after the World Cup.

The concerns are Bruno and Casemiro, we don't have the depth to rest them both but I certainly would have rested one of them.

Massive Spanner · Feb 1, 2023

I think EtH is probably mad to win a trophy and get this team winning a trophy and as such I’m not surprised. This is easily our best chance. Barcelona could easily knock us out and the FA Cup, feck knows, so no surprises we’re going all out.

Scorpy · Feb 1, 2023

The only real issue with the line up is starting Casemiro, but with Sabitzer not signed in time, McTominay unavailable and Eriksen injured, there's not much choice here. I'm sure he'll come off for Mainoo in the second half.

Varane does not need more resting and Martinez needs the minutes.

edit: forgot about Bruno. Sucks that VDB is injured.

Roux · Feb 1, 2023

going to go against the grain here and say I'm glad its a strong team. Finish the job, rest some players in the second half and take us to Wembley.

JustinC00 · Feb 1, 2023

always_hoping said:
Tonight was ideal opportunity to rest the likes of Casemiro, Varane

Who are you playing instead of Casemiro? McTominay isn't fit and Sabitzer wasn't registered in time

Varane was rested this weekend.

Red in STL · Feb 1, 2023

Giggsy13 said:
Heaton

AWB Lindelof Maguire Shaw

Mainoo Fred

Antony Pellistri Garnacho

Martial

Miles off

Jev · Feb 1, 2023

To not give Pellistri an outing in this match is quite frankly ridiculous. I hope for him he leaves and finds another club.

CM · Feb 1, 2023

I know Ten Hag likes a strong line-up but it's a bit mad that Bruno and Casemiro are playing literally every game.

mav_9me · Feb 1, 2023

Haha if ETH is not going to rotate here, he will never rotate.

Bertie Wooster · Feb 1, 2023

I'd have probably made just one or two more changes - maybe Maguire for Varane and Fernandes only on the bench?

But I'm pleased we've gone a lot stronger than some of the suggested line ups. Really don't fancy making this game unnecessarily tricky by going a goal or two down which some of those line ups flirted with.

Hopefully by 45-60 minutes we'll be in a position where we can give more minutes to Mainoo and Pellistri, and some game time for Sancho and Martial.

RedPed · Feb 1, 2023

Loving all these pleas for players to be rested. People must be losing their shit right now. :lol:

mav_9me · Feb 1, 2023

CM10 said:
I know Ten Hag likes a strong line-up but it's a bit mad that Bruno and Casemiro are playing literally every game.

Yeah agreed. I mean there's other players too... It is what it is.

zenith · Feb 1, 2023

Good line up. Varane and Martinez needed to revive the partnership. Fred needed to get game fit.

I'd love to see a trio of rashford, Sancho and martial later on in the game.

Hoping bruno take it easy today

BluesJr · Feb 1, 2023

People really are clueless.

Pexbo · Feb 1, 2023

The Law of Denis said:
Ten Hag is not fecking around.

Not even resting Varane.

What’s the obsession with resting players? He’s been rested already for 2-3 entire matches in the last 6/7 games.

It’s a cup semi final and we pay him a healthy wage, I’d rather he was on the field racking up appearances personally.

Alemar · Feb 1, 2023

We need Martial, Sancho, Mainoo and Pellistri off the bench today, the fifth sub could be anyone

Canucantona20 · Feb 1, 2023

Wish Pellistri started

DomesticTadpole · Feb 1, 2023

The ones wanting loads of changes. If they score the first goal, the same people will be cr*pping themselves. Another goal then we can make changes.

Bondi77 · Feb 1, 2023

HookedOnAPhelan said:
If that team is correct then:

1. At least Rashford is getting a rest.
2. Ten Hag is really trying to push out Maguire isn't he.

No

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