Manchester United 1:1 West Ham United

The Urban Goose · Jul 22, 2020

RashyForPM said:
The importance of tonight’s game for us can’t be overstated. It doesn’t only determine top 4, it determines whether we sign Sancho, Partey etc etc, it determines whether we have to play Sunday-Thursday-Sunday and tire the players out, amongst so many other things.

Win, and we confirm ourselves in the top 4 at the end of the gameweek for the first time all season bar Gameweek 1. We’ve bottled every single opportunity to do precisely that all season, but if there was ever a time to change that, it’s the penultimate gameweek. I’ve got many important things going on right now and where I live, the game starts at 1am. Still though, I’ll be watching and cannot wait. Come on!

My preferred lineup:
DDG (if he breaks the record, we’ll win.)
AWB Bailly Maguire Shaw
Pogba Matic
Greenwood Bruno Rashford
Martial

Full strength. Forget Leicester. Win this and we’ll only need a draw there!

Prediction: 4-0, Rashford X1, Bruno X1, Martial X2

It can be, and has been, overstated. To an extent tonight is irrelevant; we're not going to win 6-0, but tiredness/another Chelsea performance could easily see us lose by 3 on Saturday.

Draw, win, whatever. Just don't lose.

Stacks · Jul 22, 2020

Squeaky Bumtime said:
If we start slow again and concede first. Ugh.

Due to goal difference, West Ham pretty much safe but this is my biggest fear. We have started slow for multiple games in a row now. Need to wake up a bit. Now is the time.

croadyman · Jul 22, 2020

freddie the red said:
25 years since those Irons helped give Dalgleish, Redknapp and co a party at Anfield so, even though we can't relegate them, I'd like to see a Fawlty type damn good thrashing this evening!

Don't forget Kenny Brown playing his part in Leeds pipping us to the last first division title in 92.

villain · Jul 22, 2020

My lineup prediction:

---------------- It's
------ All Shaky Back Here
---------Pogba - Matic
Mason - Bruno - Rashford
----------------Martial

Lets secure top 4!

brian017 · Jul 22, 2020

Why can’t I submit a score prediction?

Trex · Jul 22, 2020

Am worried about Lindelof today, Antonio is his perfect kryptonite could cause us serious problems

crossy1686 · Jul 22, 2020

Trex said:
Am worried about Lindelof today, Antonio is his perfect kryptonite could cause us serious problems

We'll have to score a couple today because they will score from targeting Lindelof or through a De Gea howler

KennyBurner · Jul 22, 2020

What are the chances United will embarrass us today? We only need 2 draws in our next 2 games to quality. Surely we can’t feck this up?

croadyman · Jul 22, 2020

KennyBurner said:
What are the chances United will embarrass us today? We only need 2 draws in our next 2 games to quality. Surely we can’t feck this up?

If we could get 4 pts from the two games do you reckon that could be enough for third

Schmeichel=God · Jul 22, 2020

Expecting a bastard of a game. We've got the Moyes element; our tiredness; the it's in our hands - oops fecked it up precedent; the Southampton esq 'opposition has nothing to play for but turns up like a team of Gattusos' issue.

This would be my shout for today.

De Gea - more furore will come for dropping him
Williams
Maguire
Lindelof
FosuM
McTominay - extra energy at 6 than Matic
Pogba
Bruno
Rashford
Martial
Greenwood

Would be tempted to play Matic or Fred at LB tbh for natural left foot. Matic as a defensive full back for height and calmness on the ball, or Fred for better agility and ability in tight spaces. Not feeling Williams today.

crossy1686 · Jul 22, 2020

Please just let West Ham be on the beach today.

Beachryan · Jul 22, 2020

These players need to be racing out of the traps today. At home, chance to set the tone for the game and just get things done. Only way they're getting any rest is to finish the match by the 60th or so.

If we start in slow motion before the drinks break again, we're going to Traveller ourselves.

We need to control the ball, put West Ham on the back foot and show them that it's going to be an awful afternoon. I think that'll give them a nice push towards the beach.

AFC NimbleThumb · Jul 22, 2020

I don’t care if West Ham raise their game tonight there’s no justification for not winning this; we’ve been gifted a chance at Top4 here. Excuses need to end.

Gordon S · Jul 22, 2020

crossy1686 said:
We'll have to score a couple today because they will score from targeting Lindelof or through a De Gea howler

Maguire have been worse lately IMO. They don’t need to target anyone special.

joedirt87 · Jul 22, 2020

it's far more likely we start slow again

Hammerfell · Jul 22, 2020

Gasolin said:
Where do you live? It's 18:00 in the UK, 13:00 in NYC for me.

The OP says kick off at 1400. :lol:

E-mal · Jul 22, 2020

Anthony Martial has scored in his last 5 premier league games at Old Trafford, I am optimistic he will score in his last home game of the season in the epl.

izec · Jul 22, 2020

Starting to get nervous. West Ham have some players that could raise their game today. I just hope we aren't tired, but we will be i guess.

freddie the red · Jul 22, 2020

croadyman said:
Don't forget Kenny Brown playing his part in Leeds pipping us to the last first division title in 92.

Oh yeah, lovely assist from Pally too....coulda been 6 titles on the trot if not for them :houllier:

K_Ash · Jul 22, 2020

Trex said:
Am worried about Lindelof today, Antonio is his perfect kryptonite could cause us serious problems

so Lindelof cant cover Pacey Forward (like Antonio) and cant cover the physical ones (like Giroud): How useless is he, really?

Sara125 · Jul 22, 2020

Why is the KO time 2pm in the OP? I almost had a heart attack!

OleTheGreat · Jul 22, 2020

Regardless of what happened against Chelsea, I think we'll get an easy win today. In spite of the little things we did wrong in the game against Chelsea like failing to make in-roads into the opponent box or creating actual chances, Ole put out a very bad side and a bad bad formation against Chelsea. To top that De Gea made 2 very costly mistakes. I think he's made far too many mistakes this season and even though I love the guy to death, I think he needs competition for his place as No.1. Henderson is the perfect person for that but i will not accept dropping De Gea for the remainder of the season. It was Ole's mistake not to play Romero in the cup game on Sunday. Jose approved Romero for the Europa League final but Ole cannot come to an agreement to put Romero in front of goal in a Semi. Definitely unacceptable. I think De Gea will start against the Hammers and we will start our normal XI and things are going to be just fine. We gonna score 2 or 3 goals, keep a clean sheet, and make the jump into Top4. I'm hoping Chelsea will lose against Liverpool and hopefully against Wolves as well. We must take down the Foxes on the final day and make it to 3rd in the table which will immensely boost our hopes for Europa. Also, we can rest most of the players for the second leg since we have a 5 goal lead against LASK. Things I hope works in our favor and we move on to the summer window to get the likes of Sancho, Grealish, maybe Rice or Saul, and go on to win the league.

We've struggled the last 3 games and it is evident because we've played a lot of games in quick succession but the team needs to know that even with the ball, we can keep the shape and play within our rights. Just go out there and dominate the ball, that is all we fans expect of you and the results will automatically follow!

Wednesday at Stoke · Jul 22, 2020

Expect Bruno and Matic to come off the bench after starting against Chelsea. So a Fred, McTominay and Pogba midfield.

mu4c_20le · Jul 22, 2020

"My Bruno always starts"

pratyush_utd · Jul 22, 2020

mu4c_20le said:
"My Bruno always starts"

My Captain shall always start alongwith Bruno

Mihai · Jul 22, 2020

pratyush_utd said:
My Captain shall always start alongwith Bruno

Which is true, given that Maguire started 50 games this season.

Devil81 · Jul 22, 2020

Please no more Daniel James, for the love of god Ole just spare the kid further embarrassment.

I'd love to see Ighalo, Martial and Greenwood start the match as a front three, Ighalo the main target Martial and Greenwood left and right. Midfield wise Mctominey, Pogba and Fernades and TFM in for AWB.

De Gea to be rightfully dropped as well.

JinnerJamie · Jul 22, 2020

We have to worry about tonight, no need resting players if it costs us the points. I know Sunday is more important but any advantage we can get before hand is vital.

Inigo Montoya · Jul 22, 2020

AFC NimbleThumb said:
I don’t care if West Ham raise their game tonight there’s no justification for not winning this; we’ve been gifted a chance at Top4 here. Excuses need to end.

Absolutely.Spot.On

We're still playing a team in the bottom 4 and we have more quality, and people are shitting themselves?

Sandikan · Jul 22, 2020

2 more games, play the best team no messing.

If we get this right, we can piss about in the Europa to our heart's content.

joedirt87 · Jul 22, 2020

my brain might break if Ole decides to do another half rotated squad today.

Knux · Jul 22, 2020

De Gea
AWB
Lindelöf
Maguire
Williams
Matic
Pogba
Bruno
Greenwood
Martial
Rashy

Now watch me 11/11

londonredmaniac · Jul 22, 2020

Just go easy on my nerves tonight ffs.

Save my garden furniture a tonking at full time.

GifLord · Jul 22, 2020

If we win 3-0 and then lose 2-0 we're still 4th due to goal difference right?

Ainu · Jul 22, 2020

GifLord said:
If we win 3-0 and then lose 2-0 we're still 4th due to goal difference right?

We'd fall back behind Leicester in that case. A 2-0 loss on the final day would be a 4 goal swing in goal difference, a 3-0 victory against West Ham would only put us 3 ahead.

Alemar · Jul 22, 2020

GifLord said:
If we win 3-0 and then lose 2-0 we're still 4th due to goal difference right?

No, we will only be able to lose by 1 goal in the last match then

Dante · Jul 22, 2020

It's been years since I've felt this nervous about a game.

Not only is this a big moment (relative to where we've recently been). It's also happening under a manager that I believe could actually build on it for the future.

Mihai · Jul 22, 2020

GifLord said:
If we win 3-0 and then lose 2-0 we're still 4th due to goal difference right?

No white text?

joedirt87 · Jul 22, 2020

We should have a sticky megathread on goal difference in direct head to head going into the Leicester game.

Gary_Walsh_Nou_Camp_Hell · Jul 22, 2020

Would love us to score early and settled the nerves. Got a bad feeling Moysie is going to feck us over

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