In truth I don't see the need for all these whacky line-ups, I never expected Rashford or Martial to start anyway, so basically just plug Mkhi into the striker role and play Mata and Lingard either side, the movement between the 3 should be very good. The midfield should still be Carrick, Herrera and Pogba, not sure why Carrick is not in these line-ups.
Martial + Rooney injured, Zlatan suspended - RASHFORD STARTS
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In the latest episode of the United Hour Podcast, Nik @Rood and Imran @Annihilate Now! start with the good news by celebrating Manchester United Women's emphatic FA Cup win over Spurs at Wembley and the future of manager Marc Skinner.
Then it's the bad news and the ever worsening form of our Men with losses to Arsenal and Palace.
Finally the main debate - ETH Out now or keep him until the end of the season - if not longer. Are you Team Nik or Team Imran?
I was optimistic, hoping for us to cause an upset at the Bridge. Now i'm pretty sure we're fecked.
Like someone mentioned, this could be a blessing in disguise for Jose. Finally gets to play how HE wants to and not how Utd fans expect. I think he'll win with his 'style' too. Fellaini is a useful foil up front and a 4-5-1 defensive long ball formation is the way to beat Chelsea as long as you have enough decent ball players too (Micky, Mata, Herrera and Pogba).
We are completely fecked now. Fellaini upfront and Lingard on the wing. Horrible.
Could we not have Mata on the wing and Pogba down the middle? Then Carrick and Herrera holding.
Could we not have Mata on the wing and Pogba down the middle? Then Carrick and Herrera holding.
Fellaini hat trick all set up by Lingard no problems at all that i can see
And you can bet Chelsea are at full stength like always 
As much as I hate to say it - no. But there has to be someone who can be used as a sub that can make a difference. Something Mata's been good at.
Don't forget that this can go to extra time. If so a fourth sub can be used. Not that many choices for Mourinho.
Was shocked when I Heard this about the strikers. I'm almost thinking it's something Mourinho "made up" just to have an excuse for a potential loss against Chelsea. And if they win - even better for the team's morale if they can win without Ibra, Rashford, Martial and even Rooney.
It wouldn't go to extra time it'd go to a replay.
Pogba upfront??
I thought they don't do quarter final replays anymore.
I had both Rashford and Martial in my prediction, and Carrick was out because of the way he can't deal with pressing and Kanté is a machine at that. I really comes of what you make of the Rostov experience: just because of the pitch or was Mourinho trying something there?
It wouldn't. It would go to extra time.
We are indeed!And you can bet Chelsea are at full stength like always
Now I'm actually more nervous for this than I was before. Would be embarrassing to lose this at home when you've got so many injuries.
TBH I think this is a good sign... Phil Jones comes out of this uninjured rather than shattering like glass as he would have last season.
If it's Mkhi up front (which it won't be), he'd be playing as a striker, not a false-9. Anyway, I think it'll be Rashford if fit, otherwise Fellaini.
Feels like a "classic" park the bus tactics and hope Chelsea will make mistakes.
Prefer this to seeing Fellaini in the line up against Chelsea
Prefer this to seeing Fellaini in the line up against Chelsea
No more 1/4 final replays. They now go to extra time with option of a fourth sub.
We have no available striker and Fellaini is certainly not one. This has nothing to do with the style Mourinho prefers.
Take some calpol or baby nurofen Rashford, you'll be just fine.
But if Mourinho would use both Mkhi and Mata in the starting line up, who would he use as a potential sub? No "game changer"...
will be some craic when Rashford and Martial appear on the teamsheet tomorrow night
would you be surprised?
would you be surprised?
Yes, I would. This is "only" the FA-Cup and not that important. If they have the slightest signs of illness or injury I hope they'll be "saved" for the upcoming League games played without Ibra and the Europa League against Rostov.
Lack of attacking exciting football. Just frustrate the opponent and keep it tight as possible
Basically do to them what Bournemouth did to us in the second half
If so, then we're fecked. Chelsea are fresh legged and we can barely stick a offensive together.
But therefore, I hope:
de Gea
Valencia - Bailly - Rojo - Shaw
Herrera - Carrick - Pogba
Mata - Fellaini - Mkhitaryan
That's the best, we can do.
If we just had van Gaal, he would have take a young striker from the academy and give him some minutes, but we all know that Mourinho would rather die than use a unexperience player.
But therefore, I hope:
de Gea
Valencia - Bailly - Rojo - Shaw
Herrera - Carrick - Pogba
Mata - Fellaini - Mkhitaryan
That's the best, we can do.
If we just had van Gaal, he would have take a young striker from the academy and give him some minutes, but we all know that Mourinho would rather die than use a unexperience player.
Convenient how all our strikers are out at the same time. Don't really care either as we would have probably lost with them playing anyway. Europa League is much more important.
Who do you think the penalty takers would be if we draw - Herrera, Carrick, Mata, Mkhi, and Pogba ?
You don't think Fellaini will play in the absence of Ibrahimovic? Chelsea have a few pretty decent attacking options at set pieces. If Fellaini doesn't play, I can pnly see Rojo at left back or in a back 3 to compensate.
Really? That's fantastically dumb seeing how easy it would be to have the quarter finals at neutral venues.
It makes a mockery of every round before where games have gone to replays.
i agree with you but it still wouldn't suprise me
it would suprise me for Mourinho to consider this only the FA cup esprcislly against the backdrop of our last visit to Chelsea and Mourinho being a sore loser
FA cup is the least of our priorities though
Agree with the above. Also Chelsea have looked vulnerable in the air so Fellaini up top isn't a bad shout. Let's just hope he plays like he when he played up top against us for Everton that first game of the season a few years ago!
Fellaini is certainly the best chest receiver of the team, and that could be decisive, as we seen against Rostov, and he's also a pretty good header, so I could see him chesting or heading some of the Carrick and Pogba long balls.
De Gea
Valencia Bailly Rojo Shaw
Herrera Carrick
Mata Pogba Lingard
Mkhitaryan
Stinks massively of Mourinho 'mind games'
Does he have history of claiming players are injured and making them travel to games separately? I can't remember him ever doing that.
He didn't have a history of smuggling himself in laundry baskets before he did it.
Perhaps, but even in the academy there is no one. The U23s play with a midfielder as a striker and the u18s usually play a winger up there IIRC, or at least someone who isn't physically developed enough. Rashford was a different case because he was already pretty developed physically.
This is the one. So many of your fans advocating fellaini up front - he shouldn't be anywhere near your team
Miracles can happen... remember when this lot beat Arsenal 2-0. That midfield though.