I think he should. Sends a horrible message to start him and I would think very differently of Ole if he does start him.
Champions League Group H
RB Leipzig 3:2 Manchester United
Reb Bull Arena
- Kick-off
- Tue, 8 December 2020 @ 8:00pm GMT
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Fixed that for you
You are probably right.
If we lose I hope everyone is blaiming him as well, regardless if he plays or not.Has Matic played 6 alongside Donny as the 8 yet this season?How come we are still above PSG on the official group table? I thought the rule is about H2h and away goals. They scored 3 away goals against us and we only scored 2.
Because it’s a 3 way tie on points. So we can top the group in theory if both games are a draw.
Alright got it.
Yeah and it wasn’t a good memory against Istanbul.Oh God I really can't face another season in the Europa fecking league again!!!Expecting us to get the result. We usually perform in situations like this.Horrible stink hanging over this game because of Pogba now, that timing is truly unacceptable. Just adds pressure to the team in an already pressurised environment.
We should adopt the Sancho approach - set a price and then refuse any negotiation unless the price is met. Meanwhile he can train alone.
This will be the worst thing about losing tonight. I'd rather just bomb out of Europe completely.
But, we are going through so no worries
I really hope we go out there for a win and don't play for a draw as I fear it being 0-0 late int the game and us crumbling.
Possibly a bit of a gamble but I think we should play a diamond and go with:
GKI'm not sure about going with a back 3 tonight and ideally I wouldn't want Matic or Mata to start.
AWB, Lindelof, Maguire, Telles
McT
VdB, Pogba
Bruno
Greenwood, Rashford
DDG
AWB Tuanzabe Maguire Lindelof Telles
McT Matic
Bruno
Cavani Greenwood/Rashford
Rashford if 100% fit and Greenwood if not. Bringing Rashford on late would be a massive ace to playDe Gea will be back I feel, and if Tuanzebe comes in to a back three, then I think Matic might well play, with VDB and Bruno in front, and Rashford and Greenwood up front, if we play a back four, then I think McTominay will play instead of Matic, VDB and Pogba central, and Bruno further forward.
Cavani not travelled.I'll be surprised if Pogba starts now... I kind of expect him to not even get on the pitch at all. Sadly, that leaves us with very little attacking options from the bench if it goes tits.
de Gea
Wan-Bissaka Lindelof Maguire Telles
Matic
McTominay van de Beek
Fernandes
Greenwood Rashford
Probably need to win this game with that starting XI and make more defensive changes. For the first time in a little while, I won't fancy us to come back if we're losing and looking ragged, at least not to win. At least a draw will do and I hope we can get it! I've gone for 2-2, I think it'll be a very nervy night all round. I even expect PSG to go behind at some stage to throw another spanner in the works.
2-2, Bruno & Greenwood to light it up.
Ah yeah forgot about that, start Greenwood and Rashford then is what I'd go for otherwise we're seeing Mata or James play on a wingWe're in real trouble here imo. We've looked poor every time Matic has been on the pitch this season, and coupling that with no Fred, a reasonably out of form McTominay and hoping VDB can play deeper than he's used to...might work against weaker teams but this is a top, well coached unit.
If we set up like we all know we will - to sit back and play on the counter - that midfield will not provide enough protection and certainly won't enable fluid attacking. Their greatest strength is ideally lined up against our greatest weakness.
We will generate one or two chances on the counter, will desperately need Rashford to not fluff them.big fecking game tonight.my nerves are going to be tested if we are drawing going into the last few minutesTonight is as much about avoiding the Europa League as it is qualifying for the knockout stages of the CL.
Nervous much.Pogba has to be dropped from the squad. I don't care if he scored a good goal (for once) the other day or if we have no replacement for him outside of a youth player or even none at all.Are knock out stages 2 games this season, or sticking with one game as per last season after the restart?
If it's 2 and that includes potential far-flung travels, then the Europa is a disaster on our season.
I'd rather make him sit on the bench and never play him.Feeling good about tonight. Bruno and Rsshy are gonna fire us into the next round.
Why would you want him around the players who do want to play for United?
The only saving grace is we have a lot more kids who could get their first run out for the club in the EL this year. I’m with you though. We have a 90 million pound player on the bench most weeks. We don’t belong in the ELJust shows how much of a pain in the arse Pogba & Raiola are that the other thread has 20+ pages and this one only 7... you just know the pre/post match stuff will be dedicated to these clowns that don't deserve to be even remotely associated to our great club.
Really hoping for a good game and performance from United tonight. It will be great for our season if we can get something but if we bow out for me it has been a par group stage. Didn't expect us to qualify so can't criticise too much if we don't... won't be happy about the mickey mouse cup but at least we'll have some European competition. I'll be ecstatic if we can make it through and we've got a good chance, I believe in the team and the management!2-2 draw for me. It’s going to be a tough watch. They had us under the cosh in the first half at OT. I can see it being more of the same tonight. Please don’t start martial unless he’s been showing something totally different in training. He’s well out of sortsReally hoping we can get at least the point we need today to get through. That would give us a great lift for the league and allow some of our out of form players (Martial especially) to get firing for when it picks up again.
He hasn't travelled with the squad in Germany and neither has Cavani due to some minor injuries.De Gea
Wan Bissaka Lindelof Maguire Telles
McTominay Matic
Fernandes Van de Beek
Greenwood RashfordI can’t wait to see what horrific jacket their manager will have on tonight! 1-0 to us.
No Martial or Cavani for this game.
This could actually work, since we're probably gonna let them have the ball and try to hit them on the counter.
I'm not sure Ole will be as adventurous.
I think he's gonna go for a 352 with Shaw back.
De GeaVDB and Mata in if we're losing.
Wan Bissaka Lindelof Maguire Shaw Telles
McTominay Matic
Fernandes
Greenwood Rashford
It is a big, high pressure game but we are not playing prime Barca here. RBL play the type of football we thrive against so unless Nagelsmann has some crazy plan up his sleeve, we can literally go there and expect space in behind their defence.
My only fear is Ole goes and we setup to just contain them and play for a 0-0, feel like we aren't disciplined enough to do 90mins off bus parking and we don't really need to.
Absolutely no way in hell should pogba start, id pick the bus driver first.
Do you honestly think Raiola has gone rogue and just blurted out that one of his biggest and most marketable clients wants to leave United without consulting him?
Not for me, they’re a pair of cnuts and the timing is shocking, I hope I never see him in a United shirt again, I really hope Ole and the club make a stand this time because if they don’t it just tells every other player they can come to United and dictate, in a very public manner, their terms.
It's more important that we win the game rather than trying to prove a point. With Fred suspended and assuming Pogba's head isn't all over the place, I think he should start today.- Status
Man of the Match
Runners-up
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25%
Paul Pogba
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14%
Mason Greenwood
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6%
Scott McTominay
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3%
Donny van de Beek
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1%
David de Gea
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1%
Marcus Rashford
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1%
Victor Lindelof
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1%
Timothy Fosu-Mensah
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1%
Nemanja Matic
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1%
Luke Shaw
Player Ratings
Total Average Rating
Highest Rated Player
Lowest Rated Player
Compiled from 272 ratings.
Score Predictions
127,48,71
- Man Utd win
- RB Leipzig win
- Draw
Detailed Results
- 23% RB Leipzig 1:2 Man Utd
- 15% RB Leipzig 1:1 Man Utd
- 13% RB Leipzig 2:2 Man Utd
- 11% RB Leipzig 2:1 Man Utd
- 10% RB Leipzig 1:3 Man Utd
- 4% RB Leipzig 2:3 Man Utd
- 4% RB Leipzig 0:2 Man Utd
- 3% RB Leipzig 0:3 Man Utd
- 3% RB Leipzig 0:1 Man Utd
- 3% RB Leipzig 2:0 Man Utd
- 1% RB Leipzig 2:4 Man Utd
- 1% RB Leipzig 3:0 Man Utd
- 1% RB Leipzig 3:1 Man Utd
- 1% RB Leipzig 0:5 Man Utd
- 1% RB Leipzig 1:0 Man Utd
- 1% RB Leipzig 0:0 Man Utd
- 1% RB Leipzig 0:4 Man Utd
- 1% RB Leipzig 3:2 Man Utd
- 0% RB Leipzig 3:3 Man Utd
- 0% RB Leipzig 4:0 Man Utd
- 0% RB Leipzig 4:2 Man Utd
- 0% RB Leipzig 5:0 Man Utd
- 0% RB Leipzig 1:4 Man Utd
- 0% RB Leipzig 5:5 Man Utd
Match Stats
- RB Leipzig
- Man Utd
- Possession
- 45% 55%
- Shots
- 9 19
- Shots on Target
- 4 8
- Corners
- 4 10
- Fouls
- 18 7
Referee
Antonio Miguel Mateu Lahoz
Man Utd Lineup
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replaced by Axel Tuanzebe
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replaced by Brandon Williams
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replaced by Donny van de Beek
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replaced by Timothy Fosu-Mensah
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replaced by Paul Pogba
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