Manchester United 3:2 Nottingham Forest

AndyMUFC · Aug 24, 2023

Onana
Wan-Bissaka Varane Martinez Dalot
Casemiro Eriksen
Antony Bruno Rashford
Martial

Didn't take long to get back to the same team did it? :lol:

But that's what I'd go with and hopefully Hojlund is fit to come on for Martial after an hour or when he inevitably gets injured.

Sassy Colin · Aug 25, 2023

Plant0x84 said:
It’s conceivable that we lose this game. I’m not confident anymore.

When was the last confident about any United game?

Ole'sgunnarwin · Aug 25, 2023

Revan said:
I actually think we will beat them comfortably. Then we will lose against Arsenal.

We never win comfortably

justboy68 · Aug 25, 2023

Surely we will win this one. Otherwise it really will be panic stations.

Frank Grimes · Aug 25, 2023

Forest are muck, especially away from home. If we don't beat them we are looking at a disastrous start with Arsenal and Brighton to follow.

Waynne · Aug 25, 2023

Frank Grimes said:
Forest are muck, especially away from home. If we don't beat them we are looking at a disastrous start with Arsenal and Brighton to follow.

its already a disaster start even if we stomp Forest 10 - 0.
Arsenal and Brighton will take us to the cleaners, guaranteed.

Micky Targaryen · Aug 25, 2023

Can already see all the "We're only 3 games in, no need for kneejerk" threads popping up over the weekend..

Champ · Aug 25, 2023

Can already see the 'the seasons over after three games' kneejerk threads popping up over the weekend.

Ahmer Baig · Aug 25, 2023

How many times do we have to change the line up prediction,,,, hahaha

Plant0x84 · Aug 25, 2023

Elanga to score the winner

Catt · Aug 25, 2023

Champ said:
Can already see the 'the seasons over after three games' kneejerk threads popping up over the weekend.

Just play some decent football and win!

Cantona in disguise · Aug 25, 2023

Plant0x84 said:
Elanga to score the winner

it's written isn't it.

DevTheRed · Aug 25, 2023

Onana
AWB Varane Martinez Dalot
Casemiro Eriksen
Sancho Bruno Rashford
Martial

Just put Rashford back in the left.. that’s all I ask :annoyed:

Dannn411 · Aug 25, 2023

Revised ideal line-up in light of injuries:

Onana
AWB - Varane - Lindelof - Dalot
Casemiro - Martinez
Sancho/Garnacho - Bruno - Rashford
Martial/Hojlund
4-2-3-1

Obviously the actual line-up will be different but this is the ideal line-up for us right now in my opinion.

podurban2 · Aug 25, 2023

DevTheRed said:
Onana
AWB Varane Martinez Dalot
Casemiro Eriksen
Sancho Bruno Rashford
Martial

Just put Rashford back in the left.. that’s all I ask

This should be the line up but doubt we’ll see it.

TMDaines · Aug 25, 2023

Gonna be walking there with trepidation tomorrow. Line up with a team that will enable Rashford and I don’t care about anything else.

Ayoba · Aug 25, 2023

God speed Eric. God speed.

Ole'sgunnarwin · Aug 25, 2023

Onana
Lindelof Varane Martinez
Antony Eriksen Casemiro Garnacho
Fernandes
Sancho Rashford

kouroux · Aug 25, 2023

AndyMUFC said:
Onana
Wan-Bissaka Varane Martinez Dalot
Casemiro Eriksen
Antony Bruno Rashford
Martial

Didn't take long to get back to the same team did it?

But that's what I'd go with and hopefully Hojlund is fit to come on for Martial after an hour or when he inevitably gets injured.

Is it really the same team when Martial barely played

?

mitchmouse · Aug 25, 2023

Is anyone actually going to be fit to play...? something is seriously wrong at the club, if you ask me

Melville Red · Aug 25, 2023

mitchmouse said:
Is anyone actually going to be fit to play...? something is seriously wrong at the club, if you ask me

Well it wasn’t last year was it? Ok we stumbled over the line and somehow finished 3rd but on the whole it was a damn good season.(judged on recent seasons).
Injuries can happen at any time, look at the dippers last season.
Just a pity we signed a centre forward who was injured

and a midfielder we didn’t need instead of this Ambarat or whatever his name is

astracrazy · Aug 25, 2023

Has EtH every played with 3 at the back?

IRN-BRUno · Aug 25, 2023

Hojlund not available but he's just started training with the rest of the team.

JustinC00 · Aug 25, 2023

----------------Onana
--Lindelof-Varane-Martinez
------Casemiro-McTominay
----------------Eriksen
Antony----Bruno----Rashford
---------------Martial

3-0 United

Offsideagain · Aug 25, 2023

This time last year we were rock bottom remember. When Hojlund is fit in a week or so, that ahould give the team a lift, Rash will be back in his favoured position and Amrabat may be here soon to help Casemiro. Two months without Shaw and Mount will be testing though especially as Malacia is injured too.

croadyman · Aug 25, 2023

IRN-BRUno said:
Hojlund not available but he's just started training with the rest of the team.

Yeah I suspected he hadn't trained with the team until this week. Just hoped we might get a surprise of him at least making the squad

mitchmouse · Aug 25, 2023

Melville Red said:
Well it wasn’t last year was it? Ok we stumbled over the line and somehow finished 3rd but on the whole it was a damn good season.(judged on recent seasons).
Injuries can happen at any time, look at the dippers last season.
Just a pity we signed a centre forward who was injured and a midfielder we didn’t need instead of this Ambarat or whatever his name is

and that midfielder is injure... as is Shaw

roseguy64 · Aug 25, 2023

Dannn411 said:
Revised ideal line-up in light of injuries:

Onana
AWB - Varane - Lindelof - Dalot
Casemiro - Martinez
Sancho/Garnacho - Bruno - Rashford
Martial/Hojlund
4-2-3-1

Obviously the actual line-up will be different but this is the ideal line-up for us right now in my opinion.

ETH has played Lindelof in midfield instead of putting Martinez there so I don't know why you've gone with that

OverratedOpinion · Aug 25, 2023

McTominay, Casemiro and Bruno in midfield and Martial up front and we will batter them.

Jackal · Aug 25, 2023

dubplate warrior said:
If you take good players away from a team they'll look significantly worse, particularly one that was in the first year of its transition. We looked far better last year for a significant period of time until Martinez got injured.

If you're going to pick a shitty start to the season to ignore a whole year of progress, where we won the second most games in Europe, made top 4 and two cup finals, then that's your prerogative. I have been watching football long enough to know things can change very quick and not to make a snap judgement. Try to keep a perspective.

The problem with long football watchers like you is that you don't think beyond your nose.

If United's rivals(teams competing for the same prize) aren't stagnant, the whole year of progress made by United will not matter. United can improve by 30% but if all the teams around them improve by 50%, United's improvement will not win squat.

For instance, Man City have replaced Mahrez with Jeremy Doku, Laporte with Josko Gvardiol, Gundogan with Mateo Kovacic. Ten Hag on the other hand wants to replace Maguire with Johnny Evans, Fred with Mason Mount, etc.

Do you hionestly think these replacements are an UPgrade that can close the gap on Man City? We can all hold hands in Kumbaya and hope for the best but the reality is that the present squad does not have what it takes to genuinely challenge for the league title.

Maybe you are just happy with finishing top 4. Its been 10 years since the last league title.

Wake up!!!

Remember the geese · Aug 25, 2023

Jackal said:
For instance, Man City have replaced Mahrez with Jeremy Doku, Laporte with Josko Gvardiol, Gundogan with Mateo Kovacic.

I rate Gvardiol, but generally those are downgrades.

JustinC00 · Aug 25, 2023

Jackal said:
Ten Hag on the other hand wants to replace Maguire with Johnny Evans, Fred with Mason Mount, etc.

This is just not true. ETH can't buy another CB without Maguire going which he seems to be refusing to go, Evans is a free depth addition. Mount isn't a Fred replacement, he was an Eriksen replacement to allow Eriksen to move to a sub/rotation role instead playing 60+ minutes in 40 matches. Fred's replacement was meant to be Mainoo but he got an injury (ETH starting him with Casemiro against Real Madrid in the preseason showed that intention)

peridigm · Aug 25, 2023

Offsideagain said:
This time last year we were rock bottom remember. When Hojlund is fit in a week or so, that ahould give the team a lift, Rash will be back in his favoured position and Amrabat may be here soon to help Casemiro. Two months without Shaw and Mount will be testing though especially as Malacia is injured too.

You say this like we've had Hojlund for years and he's been a prolific goal scorer at United. We don't know what he is going to provide. It's safe to think it won't be much in the current setup but I hope I'm wrong. Kudos to you though for staying positive.

RuudTom83 · Aug 25, 2023

United are what 30 games unbeaten at Old Trafford now? (not 100% sure about that stat)

2-1 victory incoming.

crossy1686 · Aug 25, 2023

3rd game of the season and it's already a must win due to the way we've started. Nowhere to hide if we don't get all 3 points tomorrow.

Todd · Aug 25, 2023

Going to 3 at the back out of the blue because of an injury isn't a good idea. I'd rather see one of Dalot or Martinez shifted to LB. If we can't make do with that for 90min at home against a mid-table club then we're hopeless.

Onana

AWB
Varane
Martinez (Lindelof)
Dalot (Martinez)

Casemiro
Eriksen

Antony (only because ETH won't drop him)
Bruno
Rashford

Martial

elmo · Aug 25, 2023

RuudTom83 said:
United are what 30 games unbeaten at Old Trafford now? (not 100% sure about that stat)

2-1 victory incoming.

I hate stats like these, they’re basically inviting us to be jinxed, especially when we’re playing so terribly.

RuudTom83 · Aug 25, 2023

elmo said:
I hate stats like these, they’re basically inviting us to be jinxed, especially when we’re playing so terribly.

Don't fear elmo...United couldn't possible play any worse than they did against Wolves

George The Best · Aug 25, 2023

RuudTom83 said:
Don't fear elmo...United couldn't possible play any worse than they did against Wolves

Oh yes we can. Mount & Shaw out from the starting line-up. Cas not up to speed yet, Hojlund not yet fit. We’ve blown a fortune on players when Onana was the only one we really needed. We desperately needed a DM/AM and a proven striker. Can see us struggling for goals again and conceding midfield space. Having everything crossed for tomorrow as I don’t think this is a walk in the park.

DRJosh · Aug 26, 2023

What is ETH’s justification for starting Rashford as a number 9? What more evidence does he need? I’m baffled.

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