Match day!
Ole's first proper season. The beginning of his dynasty.
Ole's first proper season. The beginning of his dynasty.
FA Premier League
Manchester United 4:0 Chelsea
Old Trafford
- Kick-off
- Sun, 11 August 2019 @ 4:30pm BST
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Discussion Live Updates 64 Your Lineup Prediction
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What I find interesting, and I never knew this before now, is the way that Maguire plays. He might play tomorrow.
I read what Graeme Sourness said about him and the way he works on the pitch. I thought he was speaking pish so I watched a few of his compilations on youtube and he's right. Half of his highlights are him playing in the opponents half, bringing the ball forward and creating chances from his pass.
He's essentially a pseudo-DM. Plus I never realised how much of a unit he is.
This was a pleasant surprise and gives me a bit more optimism moving forward. I don't know if he'll start tomorrow, and I'm predicting a 1-1, but I'm excited to see what he can do.Win lose or draw, I just want to see us playing like a team and not like the utter shite at the end of last season.I hope we can pull out a result and a good performance.... it feels like we need some positivity and confidence
we will definitely play 4 at the back - we have all Summer. I hope Matic doesn't play but I fear Solskjaer will give players an opportunity
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AWB-------Victor-------Harry--------Shaw
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Greenwood---------Lingard-------Rashford
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obviously fluid between Rashford/Martial. I think Greenwood will have earned the start. I can see him putting Lingard on Jorginho.
1 nil UnitedDid Ole say Matic and McTominay were doubtful?Im drunk as deck bu qe qill annihiliate cyelsea go greenfoed and rashwood All Will go åerfect we Will pummrl himPulisic vs awb should be fun.
what even
What he said! Come on you reds! Feck Chelsea!
This!Martial will tear Chelsea a new one.Well the time for moaning and for us disagreeing with each other is over.
Let’s get behind the team with a positive attitude.
See you back here for a moan tomorrow.
bwahahaLooking forward to Daniel James.
Agreed!Let's play some proper attacking football and get back the club of old. This should be an exciting vibrant team and not a has been middle aged guys experimental project anymoreJeez its hard to predict the starting XI and Subs, don't know if that's a good or bad thing.
Might have a very rare flutter today, £10 on Greenwood to get a hat-trick, and £5 on Maguire being nicknamed Harry Redkrapp by the Press before the weekend is out.My best guess is:
De Gea
AWB--Lindelof--Maguire--Shaw
McTominay--Pogba
James-Mata-Rashford
Martial
I'd prefer Greenwood to Martial for a spell but I think Ole won't take that risk in game 1 and I'd prefer the following lineup the first time we have a lesser opponent:
De Gea
AWB--Lindelof--Maguire--Shaw
Mctominay
James Pogba
Greenwood Rashford Gomes
I'd like to see this lineup at least for a game or 5 to see if the kids can get some momentum. The quality out of Greenwood and Gomes really impressed me even after watching probably a third of their youth team games last year. The were both very composed and purposeful on the ball this preseason. BUT, the Premier League is different than the preseason games for sure... BUT that's a pitch full of hard workers that could press and play fast. It'd be hard to keep up with these guys on the counter and with Pogba's vision and the other 4 running all over the pitch, I think we could put a lot of balls in the net.
I don't like 2 holding midfielders at all unless we play it really more like only 1 holding mid and just "sea-saw" attacking responsibility between the 2 midfielders..
Yeah it's a shame he's gone that way, his individual player tributes were amazing.
Wow - wonder how you will watch this season if you are already thankful that you are missing the first game!
I'm super excited by this game. Our first team looks good, and we have a new playing style. Looking forward to seeing how the team has changed over the preseason. Are we going to make average players look better than the sum of their parts (like the SAF years) or make the sum look worse than the parts (Jose years!).
If our squad performs at par, then we get into top 4. Don't see how you don't even want to watch a game to educate yourself on this, but you'll come on here to moan if the result is anything but a 3-0.
Exactly ! Cmon UnitedTheir back 4 is going to be torn to shreds. They’re going to have to rely on Pulisic creating something magical but then again Harry ‘Feck off’ Maguire at the back that’s not going to be too easy.
I’m seeing a nasty 3/4-0 win for united hereDe Gea
AWB Lindelof Maguire Shaw
Matic Pogba McTominay
Lingard
Rashford Martial
As much as it pains me, I think we'll see Mata instead of Greenwood and Matic instead of McTom.Hopefully Mata won't start today and I'm not sure on Matic too. With them in the team we will lack pace and also ability to press, which was clear when we played against Milan.
This is correct, but Matic seems undroppable. A piece of my soul withers and dies everytime I see his mug appear on that lineup/moody arms crossed pose picture that comes up pre-game
Yeah. For some reason he plays many games and I feel he slows down everything. When players like Pogba slows down the game they see bigger picture to create chances. When Matic slows down he just plays simple passes.
If we play 4-2-3-1 then hopefully it's McTominay alongside Pogba.
Imagine 20 players were injured- negligent not to have a second squad!
Come on those are 3 midfielders, it's a crisis if all 3 get injured. And in that case, we will have a highly rated Garner who can play a few games. Not ideal but it's a crisis, not an every day occurence!
Let's hope not. Don't see Mata getting into this one, but Matic could.
Will be very surprised if Ole, who is gambling a lot this season with a number of ifs in his squad, takes the most conservative approach to start the season.
I think he could start James as we will have lots of chances to counter attack. If pogba has the speed of Martial, Rashford, and James to hit consistently in the game - it will make us very dangerous!Let smash them 5-1.
2 by Maguire, 1 James, and 2 Greenwood.
It won't be that, Ole has played 4231 all pre season, he won't change now.
You can just rearrange that. Lingard on the right, Pogba Central and one of Rashford/Martial on the left.
Fair enough but I think he wants to play Pogba as one of the two in midfield and i'm hopeful that a fit Pogba and McTominay will keep Matic out of the side.I'm hoping he gives Gomes his debut in behind Martial.
Actually it won't be his debut will itDdgI’d be pretty surprised if it was anything else
AWB Harry Victor Shaw
Fred Scott
Pogba
Lingard AM9 Rashford
‘I’m rather inebriated, but we will annihilate Chelsea. Go Greenwood and Rashford, all will go perfect. We will pummel them’Last edited:Matchday
Please start GreenwoodI feel like we are going to be pummeled by chelsea and Redcafe is going to be horrible until next week.
No. He has only ever performed as part of a 3 man midfield. (AFAIK).
Always ahead of the play and gets frustrated at No 10.
Quickly pressurised and isolated in midfield two.- Status
Man of the Match
Runners-up
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19%
Aaron Wan-Bissaka
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16%
Marcus Rashford
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8%
Paul Pogba
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3%
Victor Lindelof
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1%
Anthony Martial
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1%
Scott McTominay
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1%
David de Gea
Player Ratings
Total Average Rating
Highest Rated Player
Lowest Rated Player
Compiled from 901 ratings.
Score Predictions
658,101,188
- Man Utd win
- Chelsea win
- Draw
Detailed Results
- 23% Man Utd 2:0 Chelsea
- 21% Man Utd 2:1 Chelsea
- 13% Man Utd 1:1 Chelsea
- 9% Man Utd 3:1 Chelsea
- 7% Man Utd 1:0 Chelsea
- 6% Man Utd 3:0 Chelsea
- 4% Man Utd 1:2 Chelsea
- 4% Man Utd 0:0 Chelsea
- 3% Man Utd 2:2 Chelsea
- 2% Man Utd 0:2 Chelsea
- 2% Man Utd 5:0 Chelsea
- 1% Man Utd 0:1 Chelsea
- 1% Man Utd 0:5 Chelsea
- 1% Man Utd 0:3 Chelsea
- 1% Man Utd 4:0 Chelsea
- 1% Man Utd 1:3 Chelsea
- 0% Man Utd 4:1 Chelsea
- 0% Man Utd 1:4 Chelsea
- 0% Man Utd 3:2 Chelsea
- 0% Man Utd 4:2 Chelsea
- 0% Man Utd 5:1 Chelsea
- 0% Man Utd 5:3 Chelsea
- 0% Man Utd 1:5 Chelsea
Match Stats
- Man Utd
- Chelsea
- Possession
- 46% 54%
- Shots
- 11 18
- Shots on Target
- 5 7
- Corners
- 3 5
- Fouls
- 15 13
Referee
Anthony Taylor
Man Utd Lineup
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replaced by Juan Mata
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replaced by Daniel James
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replaced by Mason Greenwood
