Real Sociedad 0:4 Manchester United

NFM · Feb 18, 2021

Walters_19_MuFc said:
United odds to win Europa League revealed
United are the favourites to win the Europa League this season, according to one bookmaker at least.

To win the 2020/21 Europa League (Betfair)

United: 5/1

Tottenham: 6/1

Leicester, Napoli, Arsenal: 9/1

AC Milan, Bayer Leverkusen, Ajax: 12/1

Villarreal, Real Sociedad, AS Roma: 14/1

Red Bull Salzburg: 20/1

Benfica: 22/1

Shakhtar Donetsk: 33/1

Club Brugge: 35/1

Rangers: 40/1

Lille, Hoffenheim: 50/1

Olympiacos: 66/1

Dynamo Kiev: 80/1

PSV Eindhoven, Granada, FC Krasnodar: 100/1

Sporting Braga, Dinamo Zagreb: 125/1

Slavia Praha: 150/1

Red Star Belgrade, Young Boys, Maccabi Tel Aviv: 250/1

Royal Antwerp, Wolfsberger AC, Molde: 500/1

That is a UK based bookie. You get very different odds elsewhere.

Judas · Feb 18, 2021

I was relaxed and confident for the West Brom game, so forgive me for my negativity.

I can see this going one of two ways, we'll lose in a tight game where we look toothless. Or we'll win even though we spend most of the match looking second best.

Hope Amad plays though!

Samid · Feb 18, 2021

Absolute state of these results :houllier:

Champ · Feb 18, 2021

Seven Seas Sardines said:
Instead a top club should injure and fatigue our most important players like Bruno by playing 9 additional Mickey Mouse Thursday nights while we're trying to stay in top4!

Instead a top club should be looking to win every trophy they possibly can...if they don't then they are not a 'top' club, just merely there to make up the numbers...

Adcuth · Feb 18, 2021

Reckon it'll be this me

Henderson

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Fred Matic

Mata Bruno Rashford

Greenwood

tombombadil · Feb 18, 2021

Oh dear ... i missed the cut off ..... damn ... my squad selection is screwed...

Zlatan 7 · Feb 18, 2021

How can people want us to lose :lol:

Adcuth · Feb 18, 2021

Is there a leaked line up. Just seen on twitter its

Amad Bruno Rashford

Greenwood

Siorac · Feb 18, 2021

Samid said:
Absolute state of these results

Is that 4 wins out of 26? And we only scored more than one goal in... one game? That's... wow.

peridigm · Feb 18, 2021

Zlatan 7 said:
How can people want us to lose

Helps them justify their feelings and narrative if we do lose so they can continue bitching about Ole.

Utd heap · Feb 18, 2021

NFM said:
That is a UK based bookie. You get very different odds elsewhere.

It's not 1995 anymore mate - all bookies use the exchanges to form the price. Broadly the same odds everywhere.

Coops73 · Feb 18, 2021

Adcuth said:
Is there a leaked line up. Just seen on twitter its

Amad Bruno Rashford

Greenwood

Doubt that’s true but I wouldn’t mind something a bit different, because let’s face it other front line ups ain’t working at the moment.

Adcuth · Feb 18, 2021

Coops73 said:
Doubt that’s true but I wouldn’t mind something a bit different, because let’s face it other front line ups ain’t working at the moment.

Yeah not having that ole will start amad over mata in europe.

Shane88 · Feb 18, 2021

Samid said:
Absolute state of these results

4 wins in 26.

0 wins in our last 10 games.

We are abysmal against Spanish sides. This is going to be painful, painful viewing.

ShinjiNinja26 · Feb 18, 2021

Adcuth said:
Is there a leaked line up. Just seen on twitter its

Amad Bruno Rashford

Greenwood

I hope that’s not the real line up. I would love to see Diallo start but there’s no reason both Bruno and Rashford should be starting, rest one of them at least if not both.

Judas · Feb 18, 2021

Adcuth said:
Is there a leaked line up. Just seen on twitter its

Amad Bruno Rashford

Greenwood

That would be fun.

McGrathsipan · Feb 18, 2021

Shane88 said:
4 wins in 26.

0 wins in our last 10 games.

We are abysmal against Spanish sides. This is going to be painful, painful viewing.

Agreed. Even if it is a shite record we are not very good lately so cant see anything other than a pasting

Adcuth · Feb 18, 2021

ShinjiNinja26 said:
I hope that’s not the real line up. I would love to see Diallo start but there’s no reason both Bruno and Rashford should be starting, rest one of them at least if not both.

Chelsea and City in a row after the 2nd leg. Better to get the tie in the bag tonight. Plus the Chelsea game is 3 days after it

Siorac · Feb 18, 2021

Shane88 said:
4 wins in 26.

0 wins in our last 10 games.

We are abysmal against Spanish sides. This is going to be painful, painful viewing.

But why are we so shite against them? This is over five different managers, against some very different teams - Guardiola's Barcelona have little in common with last season's Sevilla -, with hugely different United squads. Is it some curse? Are United players taught to be terrified of anyone with a Spanish-sounding name?

(or is it that none of our managers bar Van Gaal placed enough emphasis on ball retention, something that Spanish sides generally excel at?)

Rood · Feb 18, 2021

UmbroDays said:
Same

Listening to the UtdHour pod and hearing who I think is @Rood (or the chap from yorkshire voices are pretty much the same) said he wants the reserves in, but I think it's way more important than that.

It's a European competition and is the 3rd most prestigious trophy for British clubs behind Champions League and the Premiership. It is a guaranteed Champions League place , another trophy in the museum, more global success and an actual tangible for the end of the season vs finishing 4th/3rd/2nd and getting nothing from it.

We need silverware and not just another Champions League place, as we've shown over the past few years we don't have the team to do anything substantial against Europe's best

Yes it was me on the podcast (Manc and Yorkshire accents are not the same!) and I would play a full 2nd string if it was upto me - to win this there are 9 games to play with extra travel, associated COVID risks and the crappy Thursday night schedule. If we go far it will undoubtedly affect our league form as our squad is not ready to fight on 3 fronts yet, we have already seen 2 bad performances straight after FA Cup wins and I dont think thats a coincidence

I think Ole will rotate but go stronger than I would

Hughie77 · Feb 18, 2021

Hes got to make at least 6 changes, we should try in this competition, that's a given and a decent side should be picked. But for me it's no big deal if we dont progress from this tie. Although I want us to, were UTD and should go for everything were in. The dissatisfaction of not progressing in CL group sours this competition.

But something tells me Ole will go pretty strong?

croadyman · Feb 18, 2021

AgentSmith said:
I’d definitely place it above the FA Cup in terms of priority as well because like you say, it’s more than a trophy - it’s a trophy and 4th place in one.

But I think a basic principle at United is to compete for every trophy within our grasp. Seeing competitions as beneath us is something reserved for fans I think - a professional player wants to win anything and everything they can get their hands on. And our players need to practice the mindset required to do that.

Also there’s a practical element to taking tonight seriously and playing a strong team - if we blow Sociedad out of the water it means we can rest key players next week in the reverse leg before the Chelsea game.

Chelsea, conversely, have to play Atletico midweek in Romania; a physically gruelling experience regardless of the result.

If we rest players tonight and then have to overturn a result next week Ole will undoubtedly have to play our strongest XI and it will be a slog - 3 days before we play Chelsea.

Only reason I would place it above the FA Cup as it also offers a route straight into pot 1 of the Champions League draw, therefore you avoid the holders and various league winners too.

Judas · Feb 18, 2021

James with a cheeky start ahead of Amad would be my prediction. Maybe he'll come off the bench.

Adcuth · Feb 18, 2021

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horsechoker · Feb 18, 2021

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Rashy up top?

thegregster · Feb 18, 2021

Strong team. We will win by 2 clear goals.

Judas · Feb 18, 2021

Shocked how strong we are going for this with a game on Sunday. Is Matic really not fancied anymore?

Adcuth · Feb 18, 2021

horsechoker said:
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Rashy up top?

Id think greenwood and James on the right

Adcuth · Feb 18, 2021

Do we really need 4 defenders and 2 keepers on the bench

Manoucha09 · Feb 18, 2021

Great to see Amad and Shoretire on the bench. Would be amazing to see them get a few minutes.

Bastian · Feb 18, 2021

How is Mejbri's shoulder? Is he injured? Asking as I see two GKs on the bench + Shoretire.

Jezpeza · Feb 18, 2021

2 keepers on bench? Its not an international friendly

bosnian_red · Feb 18, 2021

Hoping that's Greenwood up top and Rashford on the left, with James on the right. Good lineup though. Wouldve guessed Matic in and maybe Mata, but no real surprises.

Judas · Feb 18, 2021

Adcuth said:
Do we really need 4 defenders and 2 keepers on the bench

It's mad that we can't find another outfield player instead of 2 keepers on the bench.

Ali Dia · Feb 18, 2021

KiD MoYeS said:
Could easily lose tonight but is anyone really that bothered? We really need to get the league form back on track.

i couldn’t give a monkeys about the EL either. I’d much rather we played the kids than watch our best team struggle to a semi final or lose in the final again. Ole will play the strongest team and these lads tonight are going to do us

croadyman · Feb 18, 2021

Judas said:
It's mad that we can't find another outfield player instead of 2 keepers on the bench.

Yeah should have taken Hugill/Hannibal too

MattofManchester · Feb 18, 2021

I'd have risked Diallo. He looks like a confident guy, and I'd have more faith in him than James. :houllier:

The Urban Goose · Feb 18, 2021

horsechoker said:
Rashy up top?

Greenwood

DomesticTadpole · Feb 18, 2021

Remiro, Zaldua, Elustondo, Zubeldia, Monreal, David Silva, Illarramendi, Merino, Januzaj, Isak, Oyarzabal.

BlahRules · Feb 18, 2021

Manoucha09 said:
Great to see Amad and Shoretire on the bench. Would be amazing to see them get a few minutes.

Two goalies are on the bench, I don't think either will get minutes.

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