Rojo not 100% though, so no blaming me if lineup prediction goes wrong
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Manchester United 2:0 Watford
Old Trafford
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- Sat, 11 February 2017 @ 3:00pm GMT
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A plus for Mou here. By this time of the season with Moyes and VG I used to think it was pointless discussing team line-ups, they always played dull stuff no matter how many yards to the left or right we put this or that player. Now it seems to be something of real importance.
You missed Rashford too.
He'll be there and starting 100%, Mourinho is trying to force him to make the LW spot his own.
I've got a bad feeling about this.
Think the ref will decide this game more than anything.Mourinho said a change in formation, does that mean going back to 433 with Carrick/Herrera/Pogba?
Probably. In which case Mata will probably make way for Carrick with the front three being Mkhi, Zlatan and Rashford.Think Martial is gonna start instead of Rashford
When did he say that?
No chance of that happening IMO. Rashford's permanently been given LW position it looks like.Please start Martial
Agreed. He might get a few minutes off the bench but its 50/50 with Rooney returning
Mata should not be dropped please. His combo with Miki seems deadly.
Carrick should remain on the bench.
Yes, Martial for Rashford if he has been behaving himself in the dressing room.
It's a pity Pogba has been pushed back in the last two or three games. He is undoubtedly better further upfront although his last few games there were poor.L
LOL!
I feel you mate. Each time they have to win, they seem to draw. Well, except for last weekend though.
Apparently in the press conference, just read it on the previous page of this thread.
From what I watched of it he simply said for the previous match he trained them with two formations and is developing the ability to change formation mid game to pose challenges to the opposition. Didn't see him say anything about formation for this game.
Why not? He's been really poor for a while now. If a player isn't playing well they should be dropped.
I'd like to see him get some minutes but probably unlikely, I think though if we revert to a 4-3-3 we'll start Mkhitaryan and Mata and drop Rashford.Luckhurst says the word is that Martial will start instead of Rashford.
That's exactly what he said!
I had given up hope on seeing him start. Especially after today's Sun exclusive. Believe it when I see it.If it is Martial, mata and miki playing together then thats going to be brilliant. Hopefully they all play as they can so Mourinho keeps them for the next one.
Please don't give the scum any clicks
I had given up hope on seeing him start. Especially after today's Sun exclusive. Believe it when I see it.
M.E.N. speculating again.
13:04KEY EVENT
Mourinho to make one change
It’s unconfirmed of course, but the early suggestion is Anthony Martial for Marcus Rashford will be the only change to the United side which beat Leicester.
That would mean Marcos Rojo, who came off at half-time at the King Power Stadium and was not pictured in training this week, is available to continue at left-back.
Mourinho spoke effusively about Rashford on Friday and the only peep about Martial was the injury he suffered in the build-up to Watford’s opener against United in September. The reverse psychology was convincing (provided Martial starts). Perhaps the key to Martial lining up in the future is for him not to be talked about in a relevant way.
We should reiterate the team is unconfirmed.
I didn't - saw it on the caf.Please don't give the scum any clicks
Now if this is true, Martial better score a hat-trick so that Jose won't have any excuses to drop him from the next game.
I dropped him for Martial in my team.Rumour on twitter is that Rooney starts so that could be the one change Mourinho is apparently making. Probably a load of nonsense though.
Then I shouldn't have changed my prediction
A foul was made on Martial in the lead-up to Watford's goal against us in the reverse fixture. If I remember correctly, since that game, Martial has never really managed to cement his place in the team. So, it would be poetic justice if he destroys Watford today and becomes a regular starter for the remainder of the season.
Oh god no. I can even accept Rashford ahead of Martial but not Rooney.
Ikr grrrThen I shouldn't have changed my prediction
Thinking it might be something like this:
DDG
Valencia - Bailly - Smalling - Rojo
Herrera - Pogba
Mata - Mhiki - Martial
ZlatanCarrick, Mata, Micki, Darmian & Martial in the squad.As are Smalling & Lingard, plus the sure ones.
Hoping for this. Want to see how the front four link up.Hi all, newbie sneaking in!
This could be a difficult game as defensively Watford is a well organized team. However I think we will start to convert some of the many chances we have been creating.
We also need to nullify Deeney. If we manage to do so we should be fine.
I have gone for:
De gea
Valencia Bailly Smalling Blind
Herrera Carrick Pogba
Mkhitaryan Ibra Martial
Despite thinking Rashford will be on the left instead of Martial, I have gone for who I think is the better player on the left wing. I do hope Jose picks Martial as he was returning to form before being dropped. Martial when up for it - can be a real handful and will be difficult for Watford to manage.
Rashford to me looks a little lost on the left and seems to predictably slow the game down as he is not great at crossing from the left. He is a lot better as a center forward or on the right (However not at the expense of Mkhitaryan).
3 – 1 UnitedMaybe the one change is Carrick for Mata.
I hope not.
To be fair they've been generally quite reliable.M.E.N. speculating again.
13:04KEY EVENT
Mourinho to make one change
It’s unconfirmed of course, but the early suggestion is Anthony Martial for Marcus Rashford will be the only change to the United side which beat Leicester.
That would mean Marcos Rojo, who came off at half-time at the King Power Stadium and was not pictured in training this week, is available to continue at left-back.
Mourinho spoke effusively about Rashford on Friday and the only peep about Martial was the injury he suffered in the build-up to Watford’s opener against United in September. The reverse psychology was convincing (provided Martial starts). Perhaps the key to Martial lining up in the future is for him not to be talked about in a relevant way.
We should reiterate the team is unconfirmed.
- Status
Man of the Match
Runners-up
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22%
Juan Mata
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16%
Ander Herrera
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9%
Henrikh Mkhitaryan
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4%
Eric Bailly
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1%
Paul Pogba
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1%
Zlatan Ibrahimovic
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1%
Antonio Valencia
Player Ratings
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Compiled from 611 ratings.
Score Predictions
613,19,35
- Man Utd win
- Watford win
- Draw
Detailed Results
- 33% Man Utd 2:0 Watford
- 20% Man Utd 3:0 Watford
- 10% Man Utd 2:1 Watford
- 8% Man Utd 3:1 Watford
- 8% Man Utd 1:0 Watford
- 6% Man Utd 4:0 Watford
- 3% Man Utd 5:0 Watford
- 3% Man Utd 0:0 Watford
- 2% Man Utd 1:1 Watford
- 1% Man Utd 4:1 Watford
- 1% Man Utd 0:5 Watford
- 1% Man Utd 1:2 Watford
- 1% Man Utd 0:2 Watford
- 0% Man Utd 0:1 Watford
- 0% Man Utd 4:2 Watford
- 0% Man Utd 5:1 Watford
- 0% Man Utd 5:4 Watford
- 0% Man Utd 2:2 Watford
- 0% Man Utd 1:3 Watford
- 0% Man Utd 0:3 Watford
- 0% Man Utd 4:4 Watford
- 0% Man Utd 2:3 Watford
Match Stats
- Man Utd
- Watford
- Possession
- 58% 42%
- Shots
- 22 9
- Shots on Target
- 11 3
- Corners
- 5 1
- Fouls
- 10 12
Referee
Robert Madley
Man Utd Lineup
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replaced by Jesse Lingard
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replaced by Marcus Rashford
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