Manchester United/City XI

[KingMinger22]

This probably won't go down well but to most unbiased commentators, the quality in City's squad now at least equals United's. But what about the first XI made from both teams? How would that look?



---------------- Hart

Richards(?) - Rio ----- Vidic - Evra

-------- Toure ------- De Jong

Nani --------------------------- Silva

--------- Rooney ---- Tevez/Aguero


For me, anyways. Great team that is!

 

[Trigg]

I'd have:

Hart, Rafael, Rio, Vidic, Evra, Toure, Carrick, Nani, Silva, Rooney and Hernandez.

You could argue a place for Tevez/Aguero instead of Hernandez but I'd rather have the little Mexican for now on the basis that Tevez is a cnut, Aguero as still to prove in the English game and that Rooney and Hernandez is a good partnership.

I've for Hart over de Gea for now but I expect that to change as I think isn't as good as most people believe him to be.

 

[Blair]

A Manchester select certainly would be some team. One that would give Barca a right run for their money.

 

[I'm always right]

Right now it'd be:


Hart

Rafael - Rio ----- Vidic - Evra

-------- Toure ------- De Jong/Carrick

Nani --------------------------- Silva

--------- Rooney ---- Tevez/Aguero

 

[Average Joe]

-----------------Hart---------------------
Rafael----Vidic------Kompany------Evra
----------------Anderson-----------------
--------Silva-----------Toure-------------
Nani-------------Rooney----------Aguero

 

[I'm always right]

Good team Average but I think you're over-rating Kompany and under-rating Rio.

Kompany is without doubt City's best defender and one of the Premiership's best, but I'd say Rio is the Premiership's best.

 

[AttackingFlair]

Hart
Rafael-Rio-Vidic-Evra
Toure-Giggs
Silva-Rooney-Nani
Aguero

 

[Striker10]

De gea
Rafael
Ferdinand
Vidic
Evra
Nani
Anderson
Cleverly
Valencia
Rooney
Hernandez

City can swivel.

 

[Average Joe]

Good team Average but I think you're over-rating Kompany and under-rating Rio.

Kompany is without doubt City's best defender and one of the Premiership's best, but I'd say Rio is the Premiership's best.

True - my opinion my be clouded by form (and availability) over the past year or so.

 

[I'm always right]

True - my opinion my be clouded by form (and availability) over the past year or so.

Rio's form has been great, but yeah, his "availability" not so. Maybe if you were picking a team almost certain to play week in week out then you've got it bang on.

 

[Pogue Mahone]

-----------------Hart---------------------
Rafael----Vidic------Kompany------Evra
----------------Anderson-----------------
--------Silva-----------Toure-------------
Nani-------------Rooney----------Aguero

I'd go with almost the same team. More attacking line-up though.

-----------------Hart---------------------
Rafael----Vidic------Rio------Evra
----------------Toure-----------------
--------Silva-----------Giggs-------------
Nani-------------Rooney----------Aguero

Oh and disagree with this bit of the OP:

the quality in City's squad now at least equals United's.

The quality of United's squad is still significantly better than City's. Their best XI would run us close though.

 

[MUFCgal]

De gea
Rafael
Ferdinand
Vidic
Evra
Nani
Anderson
Cleverly
Valencia
Rooney
Hernandez

City can swivel.

This.

 

[SharkyMcShark]

Hart
Rafael Vidic Kompany Evra
Toure Carrick
Nani Rooney Silva
Aguero​

 

[Sir A1ex]

This.

Seconded.

You've got to have a sick mind to even sit around thinking about this sort of thing, it's not right.

 

[KingMinger22]

De Jong would start every week for us, ahead of Carrick.

 

[KingMinger22]

All of those teams would immense though!

 

[Pogue Mahone]

De Jong would start every week for us, ahead of Carrick.

Doubt it. Fergie's never been a fan of purely defensive central midfielders. He likes his front six to consist of players who are all decent passers of the ball.

 

[Cling Bak]

Doubt it. Fergie's never been a fan of purely defensive central midfielders. He likes his front six to consist of players who are all decent passers of the ball.

Yaya would certainly get in though.

The right back-spot is up for grabs, really. Nobody can even confidently say who our best is, whilst Richards is improving all the time and getting the games under his belt consistently.

Nani, Silva, Rooney and Aguero in a front four would be unplayable though.

 

[krazyrobus]

------Hart

Zabaleta----Rio-----Vidic-----Evra

----Toure----Carrick-------

Nani----Rooney------ Silva

---------Tevez/Aguero-----

 

[alastair]

Richards has been fantastic for City for a while now. Capello doesn't fancy him though.

 

[a_devil_inside]

Hart
Rafael -- Ferdinand --Vidic -- Evra
Carrick ----- Y.Toure
Nani -- ------------------------ Silva
Rooney -- Aguero​

 

[An Irish Red]

------Hart

Zabaleta----Rio-----Vidic-----Evra

----Toure----Carrick-------

Nani----Rooney------ Silva

---------Tevez/Aguero-----

Zabaleta over Rafael or Fabio? not a chance. I would rather play Smalling at right back than play any of theirs, Richards included.

 

[vanthaman]

what about something like this

------------hart
----vidic----rio----kompany---
Rafael---------------------Evra
---------yaya--Carrick
--------------Silva
---------Rooney--aguero

 

[Rowem]

De Jong can feck right off. An absolute bore of a player. A last resort if we wanted to defend and kick the opposition, but that wouldn't be necessary.

Hart
Rafael - Ferdinand - Vidic - Evra
Valencia - Carrick - Y.Toure - Nani
Rooney - Aguero


Close between Rafael and Richards I suppose. Although you could add Smalling in too. It might be bias but I think our lads have the greater potential. Silva is a classy player but I can't justify picking him. If they sign Nasri I'd have Nasri over Valencia though.

 

[RDCR07]

Hart
Rafael Vidic Kompany Evra
Toure Carrick
Nani Rooney Silva
Aguero​

This.

 

[Ferguson]

Yaya Toure and perhaps Joe Hart for now would improve us. But I think it is a toss up between Silva and our wingers as to which should start. And as we know, Tevez's preferred position is also Rooney's, so Hernandez or Welbeck are actually a better complement to Rooney. Berbatov had as many goals as Tevez.

Really, only Yaya Toure for me is a certain choice.

 

[KingMinger22]

---- Hart
Rafael Vidic Kompany Evra
--- Toure Nasri
Tevez Rooney Silva
---- Aguero


Ridiculously good. Only one United player in the front six for me. Have to be honest...

 

[Sarni]

It's hard to pick the best XI because it hugely depends on formation etc. Hart, Vidic, Evra, Toure, Silva, and Rooney are certainties though if we are going for 442. For the rest it's Rafael v Richards, Ferdinand v Kompany, Carrick v De Jong, Nani v Nasri, Aguero v Tevez.

 

[MadDogg]

---- Hart
Rafael Vidic Kompany Evra
--- Toure Nasri
Tevez Rooney Silva
---- Aguero


Ridiculously good. Only one United player in the front six for me. Have to be honest...

Nani is better than Silva or Tevez in that position.

 

[Rowem]

It's hard to pick the best XI because it hugely depends on formation etc. Hart, Vidic, Evra, Toure, Silva, and Rooney are certainties though if we are going for 442. For the rest it's Rafael v Richards, Ferdinand v Kompany, Carrick v De Jong, Nani v Nasri, Aguero v Tevez.

Silva is far from a certainty imho.

Ferdinand is the best defender of the lot when fit.

 

[KingMinger22]

Silva is unbelievably good. He would definitely start.

 

[Robbie Boy]

Richards has been fantastic for City for a while now. Capello doesn't fancy him though.

Shockingly underrated on here though.

 

[MikeUpNorth]

If I had to pick a team to play in a final tomorrow it'd be:

Hart
Fabio Ferdinand Vidic Evra
Toure Carrick
Nani Aguero Silva
Rooney​

Maybe Nasri over Nani and De Jong over Carrick depending on form.

 

[An Irish Red]

I'd go for a line-up like this;

Hart
Rafael Ferdinand Vidic Evra
Toure Anderson
Valencia Silva Nani
Rooney​

As good as Aguero and Kompany are I would have to leave them out (Aguero as a result of tactics and Kompany as a result of Rio/Vidic). I rate De Jong but would rather have Anderson alongside Yaya Toure (who is the player that I would prefer most from them). Hart is only ahead of De Gea because he has more experience of the league at this time.

 

[Bilbo]

Hart

Richards
Rio
Vidic
Evra

Toure
Carrick

Nani
Rooney
Silva

Aguero

 

[Forever Red]

De gea
Rafael
Ferdinand
Vidic
Evra
Nani
Anderson
Cleverly
Valencia
Rooney
Hernandez

City can swivel.

This one