If the rumours are true, you won't see Jones play for the first team again. Apparently he has been relegated to the U23 squad permanently.I would rather see Jones than Maguire.
If the rumours are true, you won't see Jones play for the first team again. Apparently he has been relegated to the U23 squad permanently.I would rather see Jones than Maguire.
We are 5/6 years without a trophy. In no position to be turning our nose up at a competition we have a genuine chance of winning.Honestly I don't give a shit about the EL , play the reserves.
True and this competition might be Uniteds best opportunity of Champions league football next season.We are 5/6 years without a trophy. In no position to be turning our nose up at a competition we have a genuine chance of winning.
Not to mention its another route into the CLWe are 5/6 years without a trophy. In no position to be turning our nose up at a competition we have a genuine chance of winning.
This is the side I’d go with but I’d have either Elanga or Garnacho in for Sancho. I’d also only give Martinez 55 minutes maximum.I agree with @Havak - I don't think there'll be wholesale changes.
Even though we're doing well at the moment, I still maintain we need to try and win the Europa League because Top 4 is going to be very tough.
Play a strong side, rest whoever really needs it. Qualify, then play the kids in the last couple of games.
De Gea
Dalot - Maguire - Martinez - Shaw
Casemiro
Bruno - Fred
Anthony - Ronaldo - Sancho
The full back position is looking a bit shaky given we have a Thu-Sun schedule right through. Don't think Dalot-Malacia can play twice a week without a drop in quality due to fatigue.Next day after a match you'd normally see players who started either doing recovery or very light training, while subs and not involved train more seriously.
No sign of Shaw, Martial, Wan-Bissaka, Van de Beek in Monday's training pics or video.
Zidane Iqbal and Garnacho were training with Ronaldo, Fred, Casemiro, Lindelof, Elanga, Maguire.
Jones and Brandon Williams are not on United's A list for the Europa League group stage due to the timeframes of their respective injuries. Pellistri and Tuanzebe are included so could feature when fit.
You're missing that harmless joke, bro.Am I missing something if I didn’t?
I think so too, but this is what I would do.. Then you can start Palace again fresh as the (expected) line up has had plenty of rest. There is a lot of matched coming up in a very short time, so resting is already very important I think. I would rather focus fully on the PL and make sure the team you have there is ready/fresh/consisent..There's absolutely no chance ETH is going to change the entire 11 against a very decent Spanish team.
It will be 3-4 changes at most. Casemiro and Ronaldo to start for sure.
It's not the end of the world if we do, more important to keep the side fresh for Palace I feel.If you guys don't take Real Sociedad seriously you are gonna get embarrassed. If you rotate the entire team you are very likely gonna lose.
Difficult decisions as you say. I know its risky, but I'd be tempted to rest Varane, Erikson and Martinez if he's not fully fit. We can recover against an early set back in the EL but the league is going to be a tough slog.Difficult decisions... It's the toughest opponent of the group and we are playing at home so we can't be too careful. But we should probably rest some players.
I'd normally want us to rest Varane because of his injury record, but Martinez seemed to get a knock near the end of last game. But if we rest both then we are in serious trouble.
I'd probably give Eriksen a rest. He's too important to our midfield now.
Most teams across Europe????Also what’s Lindelofs status. The guy is a start for most teams across Europe bar the elite so he won’t accept no game time. Could we possibly see Maguire-Lindelof for the Europa, Martinez and Varane playing the league.
Agreed. It’s important to rest players/give minutes to others, but wholesale changes often lead to a disjointed performance.La Real is a strong side: I think we will have a few changes only. Remember, we can sub five players.
updated your Pros listDe Gea
AWB, Lindelof, Martinez, Shaw
Casemiro Iqbal
Anthony Bruno Elanga
Ronaldo
Pros -
*Rest afew players ahead of Palace that might need it including Erikson and Rashford
*Test run of Lindelof and Martinez partnership against decent opposition
*Rewards Iqbal for impressive Pre season an gives a platform
*Nice test for Ronaldo to prove some doubters wrong
*Not playing Maguire
Was trying to be nice by not drawing attention to it xDupdated your Pros list
This is probably reasonable, except I think Elanga will be in over Rashford. And possibly resting Bruno. But everything else I think is accurate based on what I’ve seen.Dubravka
Dalot Maguire Martinez Shaw
Casemiro Fred
Antony Bruno Rashford
Ronaldo
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Hard lineup to predict, I expect something like the above, 6 changes from the team that started Sunday, but looks very strong. Gives minutes to Casemiro and Antony to ready them for the weekend, plus keeps the others ticking over.
Marco Di Bello