River?
Manchester United vs AC Milan Sat 3rd August, 17:36 UK time
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It's the year of our Lord 2019 and it appears Juan Mata is still starting out on the right for Manchester United. Time is a flat circle.
Was that deliberate? Damning indictment of our club if so
Maybe. Apart from Rojo and Pogba (if injured), this is the line up I'd expect to see against Chelsea.
McTomminay is a clever and eloquent lad. He'll make a decent pundit/manager when he retires.
If they gave him a contract, they're going to play him some time.Rather he was match fit in friendlies than start him in major matches
Personally, I don't give two fecks what he does in his post playing career. He could be an anthropologist for all I care.
I want him to deliver for Utd, now.
Yes, this is why I'm depressed about the team selection, "it shows the manager's plans". The plan I see from our team selection is that we plan on doing the exact same thing as last season, just with a few different faces added. That isn't going to fix our problems.
I am not bothered that the horrible unbalanced team selection will lead to us not getting a good result against Milan in a friendly, I'm worried that horrible unbalanced team selection in the Premier League will lead to another garbage season, just like the previous 6 seasons of horrible unbalanced team selections.
He's a fine option at 10 but shunted out on the right? I'm not about that life.
Got a paddle but without shit creek...anyone with a river?
Should anyone know the address of a nearby flow of river, one would be appreciaitive if such information could find it's way to my inbox
Those little Welsh kids
Asked who will score. Rashford, Lingard .... then he didn’t know anymore players
30 seconds of thinking time later he shouts out.... Lukaku
Commentator broke the news that he won’t be playing and the little kid just stared at the ground.
Well at least somebody's a fan of his
Mata won't be on the right, as such.
Our shape right now is totally different from what we saw under LvG and Mourinho. It's far more fluid, and the left side is no longer lopsided with the Pogba/Shaw/Martial trio being our main outlet.
The whole left-side/right-side debate is tedious and misses the point more often than not. In any case, the same players can look like totally different in a new system. The high press, interchanging, constant movement of the Ole-ball will show that.
I'm expecting United to go the whole season playing a similar style to Solskjaer first 12 matches. Mata and Lingard will look better in that team. An additional consequence of it is that it will require a deeper midfield duo. Granted, Matic is no longer world class, but he's a natural in that position so I'm not concerned. As long as he frees the players in front of him, that's what matters. If anything, I'm more worried about Pogba adapting to the defensive aspects of the role when he gets back into the side.
Our shape right now is totally different from what we saw under LvG and Mourinho. It's far more fluid, and the left side is no longer lopsided with the Pogba/Shaw/Martial trio being our main outlet.
The whole left-side/right-side debate is tedious and misses the point more often than not. In any case, the same players can look like totally different in a new system. The high press, interchanging, constant movement of the Ole-ball will show that.
I'm expecting United to go the whole season playing a similar style to Solskjaer first 12 matches. Mata and Lingard will look better in that team. An additional consequence of it is that it will require a deeper midfield duo. Granted, Matic is no longer world class, but he's a natural in that position so I'm not concerned. As long as he frees the players in front of him, that's what matters. If anything, I'm more worried about Pogba adapting to the defensive aspects of the role when he gets back into the side.
For US based reds; it’s on ESPN2
My first major criticism for Ole ever would be if he persists with Mata on the right and starts him against Chelsea too. I'd rather see Greenwood or James there.
McTominay is a guaranteed starter for me next week.
I'm going to achieve so much in these spare 6 minutes.
Ole's pretty much stated in his pre match interview that he's looking at different permutations.
I doubt this will be the starting line up next week
I doubt this will be the starting line up next week
Ugh, too much info bro, too much info......
Don't you dare jinx him into injuries. The caf will hunt you down and tickle you.
If it was 7 minutes, I could probably have found the cure to cancer or something. But 6 minutes only leaves me enough time to knock one out.
I never knew I was so good at typing with one hand.
fecking hell dog! no more
Would have liked to see paqueta in action.
Started right on time: 9:36am PST.
Did he cost a Paqueta?
Musacchio is 28? Felt like he's been around forever.
Mata in the #10 Pereira on the right
Who's the commentator on MUTV.
Paulo Dybala, maybe.
Ashley Westwood
Ha, cant get his voice. Has a McMannaman mannerism about him without the scouse twang
Thanks
Stop asking for streams you reprobates
That pressing 
Love the pressing by Pereira there.
We'll see won't we. This season we'll see. If we played with a balanced attack, we'd be so much more effective. The left side/right side "debate" has been ignored for 6 seasons. Ignore it for another 6 seasons and we'll be having the exact same conversation as right now. Moaning about everything apart from what is most important. Why do Guardiola and Klopp play a balanced team in almost every game? Do you think them getting around the 100 points mark and being balanced is just a coincidence? It is also just a coincidence that we've been unbalanced for 6 seasons and garbage for 6 seasons? Why not just TRY a balanced team for a season, why not just try it, see what happens? Back in the 80s the team was horribly unbalanced. Phelan, we've got him on the coaching team right now, he was part of that, as a player. Then after Kidd became assistant manager we built a nicely balanced team, with Giggs and Kanchelskis on the wings. Is it important that Liverpool play Mane on the left, Salah on the right and Firmino central?
Mata has been pressing like a little beast since the whistle
Poor atmosphere there lads
It’s Gardiner and Ashley Westwood
And I have no idea if it’s the Ashley Westwood who plays for Burnley. Maybe we’ve snuck in that ’new Carrick’ signing we’ve all wanted very expertly.
And I have no idea if it’s the Ashley Westwood who plays for Burnley. Maybe we’ve snuck in that ’new Carrick’ signing we’ve all wanted very expertly.