Swansea City 0:4 Manchester United

shabadu84 · Aug 18, 2017

The away end should be rocking, confidence should be flowing in the team. Stay focused and we can score a bunch while keeping a clean sheet.

ManuMou · Aug 18, 2017

Would love to see an attacking side of us, ie I prefer a 4-2 to 2-0

el3mel · Aug 18, 2017

I don't like the idea of us changing the formation again. We should focus on the last formation so that the attacking players become used to each other and their play becomes more coherent. Continuous chopping in the attack won't do us any favor in terms of consistency I'm afraid.

BluesJr · Aug 18, 2017

Anyone got the travelling squad?

DomesticTadpole · Aug 18, 2017

Confirmed United squad members

David de Gea

Sergio Romero

Joel Pereira

Victor Lindelof

Chris Smalling

Eric Bailly

Phil Jones

Antonio Valencia

Daley Blind

Matteo Darmian

Marouane Fellaini

Nemanja Matic

Paul Pogba

Ander Herrera

Jesse Lingard

Juan Mata

Henrikh Mkhitaryan

Anthony Martial

Marcus Rashford

Romelu Lukaku

el3mel · Aug 18, 2017

BluesJr said:
Anyone got the travelling squad?

nemanja15 · Aug 18, 2017

J Pereira and Lindelof to drop out of the matchday squad, you'd guess.

A shame no Carrick or Andreas involved.

RedCurry · Aug 18, 2017

A couple of goals from Lukaku in this game as well please. It'll be nice to start feeling excited about our striker. It would really ease the pressure on him and set his season up well. Both my fantasy teams would do nicely with those points.

whatwha · Aug 18, 2017

nemanja15 said:
J Pereira and Lindelof to drop out of the matchday squad, you'd guess.

A shame no Carrick or Andreas involved.

Why do you want to see Carrick? As long as Matic can play there should be little need for him.

nemanja15 · Aug 18, 2017

whatwha said:
Why do you want to see Carrick? As long as Matic can play there should be little need for him.

I like him and find it a little odd the new club captain hasn't been involved in either game so far. Looks like cup games for him, or having to wait for an injury or two.

Minimalist · Aug 18, 2017

whatwha said:
Why do you want to see Carrick? As long as Matic can play there should be little need for him.

Same. No idea why anyone would watch last weeks match and want to see Carrick anywhere near the pitch.

He'll get some games but I'd prefer we have a run of 8-10 games without him.

Gentleman Jim · Aug 18, 2017

Mourinho has prioritised a powerful start to the season and I expect United to win this one comfortably.

pacifictheme · Aug 18, 2017

Rake said:
1. de Gea

25. Valencia 3. Bailly 4. Jones 36. Blind

6. Pogba 31. Matic

8. Rashford 22. Mata 19. Martial

9. Lukaku
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Bench: 20. Romero, 12. Smalling, 17. Blind, 21. Herrera, 27. Fellaini, 14. Lingard,

Predicted Score: Swansea 0-3 Man Utd (Lukaku, Mata, Martial)

Would like us to try both Martial and Rashford on the wings while it is still early.

No Miki at all? Martial and Rashford lack the passing ability we need from one of those players.

el3mel · Aug 18, 2017

whatwha said:
Why do you want to see Carrick? As long as Matic can play there should be little need for him.

This. IMO Carrick should only play in the cup games this season to give Matic a rest. Jose should keep Matic fully concentrated on the league and CL only.

It was clear from the end of the last season and the preseason that Carrick fitness won't help him much anymore.

pacifictheme · Aug 18, 2017

Minimalist said:
Same. No idea why anyone would watch last weeks match and want to see Carrick anywhere near the pitch.

He'll get some games but I'd prefer we have a run of 8-10 games without him.

Probably the same reason people want to see herrera. They like him.

devil in me · Aug 18, 2017

Should be exactly the same as last week. No need to change anything at all.

Tom Van Persie · Aug 18, 2017

I would go with the same team that turned over West Ham last week. It's good to see Mata playing again and I thought he was brilliant last week. I'm sure Herrera will be back in the starting 11 when we come across a better team than West Ham and Swansea.

Hullyback · Aug 18, 2017

I can see this being a massacre and as much as it pains me to say, I hope it's a real annihilation. I want Swansea to get battered every single game from now til they're relegated after they decided to pretend they were footballers back end of last season and meant Hull went down.

Not that I'm a Hull fan, but the loss of revenue for the City is massive and they looked on course to stay up til Swansea pulled off a few results. They'll go down this season of that I have no doubt. They shouldn't be in the EPL anyway, it's an oxymoron.

Grylte · Aug 18, 2017

themoyesboy said:
Win or lose the result will tell us a lot. This is football.

I can't wait 6 days for this it's too long.

Just one day left, hope you're okay.

ManuMou · Aug 18, 2017

Grylte said:
Just one day left, hope you're okay.

It's not okay. He has been waiting for 4 years+.......you know......since Fergie left

G Best the Belfast Boy · Aug 18, 2017

I have ‘finally’ decided to go for the same team that played West Ham. Initially replaced Rashford for Martial, and then thought harsh on Rashford. Then reflected on Martial’s very good cameo in the last game, so had both starting; leaving out Mata. However I began thinking Mata is more likely to unlock a defence parking the bus, so he went back in the team. I also had Herrera in at one stage instead of Mkhi but that didn’t seem right as IMO Mkhi deserves to keep his place. So after lots of deliberation thought stick to the team that played really well last Sunday particularly as Swansea are not one of the strongest teams in the league.

I am useless predicting line ups and have yet to get 11/11!!!

Anyway here’s to the same line up as against the Hammers and a 0-3 win to United.

peridigm · Aug 18, 2017

G Best the Belfast Boy said:
I have ‘finally’ decided to go for the same team that played West Ham. Initially replaced Rashford for Martial, and then thought harsh on Rashford. Then reflected on Martial’s very good cameo in the last game, so had both starting; leaving out Mata. However I began thinking Mata is more likely to unlock a defence parking the bus, so he went back in the team. I also had Herrera in at one stage instead of Mkhi but that didn’t seem right as IMO Mkhi deserves to keep his place. So after lots of deliberation thought stick to the team that played really well last Sunday particularly as Swansea are not one of the strongest teams in the league.

I am useless predicting line ups and have yet to get 11/11!!!

Anyway here’s to the same line up as against the Hammers and a 0-3 win to United.

I had 11/11 once. Then someone was injured in the warmup and the lineup changed.

I think the majority are predicting the same lineup this week. There really is no reason for Jose to change. If he does make a change the only change I could see is Herrera coming in for Mata and Mkhitaryan being pushed out wide. With my prediction luck, he'll keep MF the same, drop Mata for Martial.

RedPed · Aug 18, 2017

Is it Saturday yet??

podurban2 · Aug 18, 2017

RedPed said:
Is it Saturday yet??

Soon. If you drink an entire bottle of Jack Daniels it will be Saturday even sooner.

edcunited1878 · Aug 18, 2017

The line-up predictions are becoming a bit harder to predict which is a good thing because it shows that the squad is much more competitive and there are good choices for the majority of the outfield positions.

Santoryo · Aug 18, 2017

I'm confident I'll get 11/11. I see the same line up with Herrera coming in for Mata. Mou would probably like to play a 3 in midfield away. Then again I've seen him play with 2 away last season, so there's that.

yo@Kirk · Aug 18, 2017

If Mourinho is going to use 4-3-3 against strong competition, I think it would make sense test his 4-3-3 formation and personnel against PL teams like Swansea before we play tougher competition. Herrera for Mata and Mkhi to RW.

RedPed · Aug 18, 2017

podurban2 said:
Soon. If you drink an entire bottle of Jack Daniels it will be Saturday even sooner.

I'm on the cider tonight mate! :lol:

Watching the Bayern game to kill time, then movie myself to sleep.

TimScoreboard · Aug 18, 2017

abaka said:
We should win this comfortably. Expect the same line up as last week but I would like to see Martial get a start ahead of Rashford, I thought Rashford was very good last week but Martial has looked good in pre season and had a good cameo and got a goal last week so think he deserves a chance.

I think we could see Ander in and Miki going wider; not what I'd do, but it wouldn't surprise me if Jose tightens it up a bit

Android1974 · Aug 18, 2017

Mihai said:
No way we start the game with no strikers on the bench. It's either Martial or Rashford.

Yeah, people tend to forget that.

Android1974 · Aug 18, 2017

Santoryo said:
I'm confident I'll get 11/11. I see the same line up with Herrera coming in for Mata. Mou would probably like to play a 3 in midfield away. Then again I've seen him play with 2 away last season, so there's that.

Alright, but are you sure Blind's over Darmian, Rashford over Martial, etc.?

RDCR07 · Aug 18, 2017

Mihai said:
No way we start the game with no strikers on the bench. It's either Martial or Rashford.

I agree only one of them will start but your reasoning isnt clear. If Lukaku gets injured(knock on wood) then one of them will move from the wing to the #9 position and a winger/AM might come on. Whats the difference if they are playing or on the bench?

pauldyson1uk · Aug 18, 2017

podurban2 said:
Soon. If you drink an entire bottle of Jack Daniels it will be Saturday even sooner.

Drink a whole bottle of JD and you will be reading about the match on Sunday, because there is no way you would be seeing Saturday :lol:

Android1974 · Aug 18, 2017

RDCR07 said:
I agree only one of them will start but your reasoning isnt clear. If Lukaku gets injured(knock on wood) then one of them will move from the wing to the #9 position and a winger/AM might come on. Whats the difference if they are playing or on the bench?

It's not so much about injuries, more about being able to change the run of the game when chasing a result, if needed. If things aren't working out, you can't crack Swansea's bus, will you put Mata or Lingard in?

horsechoker · Aug 18, 2017

podurban2 said:
Soon. If you drink an entire bottle of Jack Daniels it will be Saturday even sooner.

Might be your last Saturday if you do that :lol:

Mihai · Aug 19, 2017

Android1974 said:
It's not so much about injuries, more about being able to change the run of the game when chasing a result, if needed. If things aren't working out, you can't crack Swansea's bus, will you put Mata or Lingard in?

This is exactly what I was thinking about. Options from the bench. Bringing a forward with pace against tired defenders is a good option to have when chasing a result.

RDCR07 · Aug 19, 2017

Android1974 said:
It's not so much about injuries, more about being able to change the run of the game when chasing a result, if needed. If things aren't working out, you can't crack Swansea's bus, will you put Mata or Lingard in?

If you don't trust your players to get the job done then why are they in the team?

Betson · Aug 19, 2017

Like others have said we need to be getting 3 pts in games like this if we have serious title ambitions , I just want to see that this season is different , anytime last season we lucked like we might have turned a corner we would invariable follow it up with a poor performance the next day. We need to be consistently putting good runs together , even this early.

Also if it is choice between Martial and Rashford , I think Rashford is the one who should start.

JustinC00 · Aug 19, 2017

Always nice for me when we are the 7:30AM Saturday game here in the States.

ChaddyP · Aug 19, 2017

Android1974 said:
It's not so much about injuries, more about being able to change the run of the game when chasing a result, if needed. If things aren't working out, you can't crack Swansea's bus, will you put Mata or Lingard in?

obviously we will throw on fellaini

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