Pre-season friendly Manchester United - Borussia Dortmund

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I imagine it'll be the same starting XI as last game. I wonder who switches with Keane to play upfront at half time though? No Wilson in the side.

Johnstone
Fosu-Mensah - Bailly - Blind - Shaw
Herrera - Carrick
Lingard - Mkhitaryan - Memphis
Keane​
 

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I imagine it'll be the same starting XI as last game. I wonder who switches with Keane to play upfront at half time though? No Wilson in the side.

Johnstone
Fosu-Mensah - Bailly - Blind - Shaw
Herrera - Carrick
Lingard - Mkhitaryan - Memphis
Keane​
Probably Rashes of Bacon will get some game time.
 

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With De Gea and the England players not available our squad should be this?

Romero
Johnstone

Bailly
Blind
Fosu-Mensah
Jones
McNair
Rojo
Shaw
Tuanzebe
Valencia

Carrick
Herrera
Januzaj
Lingard
Mata
Memphis
Mkhitaryan
Pereira
Young

Keane
 

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Probably Rashes of Bacon will get some game time.
Mourinho did say the English players coming to the tour wouldn't really be playing. I guess he could make exception for Rashford because he barely featured at the Euros?
 

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Memphis up top, by the photo
That's most likely I guess. Maybe a front three behind Keane of Miki - Mata - Lingard for the first half, and then Memphis up top for the second half.
 

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Rashford should be available to play considering he barely played at Euros.

Jose did say he prefers specialists but for fitness/rest purposes he could sub Keane for Memphis or Januzaj
 

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That's most likely I guess. Maybe a front three behind Keane of Miki - Mata - Lingard for the first half, and then Memphis up top for the second half.
In the picture, the red writings team was Lingard Mata Mkhi behind Memphis.

As far as I can see red writing team:

---------------Memphis
Lingard---- Mata-------Mkhi
-------Carrick----Herrera

? Shaw---Blind---Bailly?---Valencia
---------------?------

Impressed. Mourinho picked up quickly on Memphis has good movement off ball and already experiment on him as #9.
 
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Rashford should be available to play considering he barely played at Euros.

Jose did say he prefers specialists but for fitness/rest purposes he could sub Keane for Memphis or Januzaj
It’s not only the playing time in Euros that has to be taken into consideration. He trained every day until England went out. So even if he played less, the work load was still significant. The mental side of it should never be ignored either, as you’re a sub, you have to focus 100% all the time. Saying that I heard that Rashford himself would’ve wanted to come back as soon as the tournament was over, so perhaps we’ll see him either tomorrow or on Monday.
 

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Mourinho picked up quickly on Memphis has good movement off ball
It's his only real top class trait at the minute. Hopefully the rest comes with confidence.
 

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In the picture, the red writings team was Lingard Mata Mkhi behind Memphis.

As far as I can see red writing team:

---------------Memphis
Lingard---- Mata-------Mkhi
-------Carrick----Herrera

? Shaw---Blind---Bailly?---Valencia
---------------?------

Impressed. Mourinho picked up quickly on Memphis has good movement off ball and already experiment on him as #9.
The midfield would be interesting. You have Mata Herrera Miki and Carrick who can all play the ball, while Memphis and Lingard bring directness I suppose. I am actually wondering what such a team could deliver on the pitch.
 

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I haven't seen anything from the club about watching from outside the UK. Anyone on the Caf have an idea if those of us in the States will be able to see this and the City game?
The City-United game is on BeIn sports, the Dortmund-Utd game probably is as well although I've not checked the schedules as I can't watch TV tomorrow. Checked that, game is on BeIn 1 tomorrow, I'll set the decodeur to record then.
 

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Mourinho has confirmed that Bailly-Jones will be the starting CB pair tomorrow.
 

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Can't wait for this, shame I am stuck at work while it's live.

Ousmane Dembele has been on fire for Dortmund so far, it'll be interesting how we deal with their attack! Great test or Bailly and Shaw.

First time we've played Dortmund since they knocked us out of the CL?
 

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So, we'll most likely see this. (so much for England players not playing):

1st Half
_________________________________________________________________________

Johnstone

Valencia Bailly Blind Shaw

Carrick Herrera

Mkhitaryan Mata Lingard

Memphis
__________________________________________________________________________

2nd Half
__________________________________________________________________________

Romero

Tuanzebe Smalling Jones Rojo

McNair Pereira

Young Rooney Januzaj

Rashford
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Man Utd 2
-1 Dortmund (Mata, Rashford)
Excited to see how each team does. I think we can gather that TFM failed to impress Mourinho in first game if these are the teams (he disappointed me too, though I'd have preferred to see him in the Carrick/McNair role). Glad Tuanzebe gets to play, looked very good in that 10 minutes against Wigan. Looking forward to seeing Rashford. Hoping Memphis does better as a striker because he looked awful against Wigan and I really can't see him being used as a winger unless he improves. He could still be sold imo. Don't like seeing Rojo there since he should be sold imo but I guess Shaw isn't ready to play 90 mins and CBJ is injured so we don't have that many options. Hoping Mata might be kept as backup this season. Fantastic player to come off the bench if he accepts that role.

EDIT: Leaked pics probably not for this game so lineups will likely be different.
 
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Rashford should be available to play considering he barely played at Euros.

Jose did say he prefers specialists but for fitness/rest purposes he could sub Keane for Memphis or Januzaj
Whether he played or not doesn't matter. He had an additional 6 weeks of training and keeping up to match fitness that the others didn't. They were allowed to rest and recuperate before building up fitness in preseason training.
 

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It must be awkward for Mkhitaryan to face his former team mates already after 2-3 weeks(?). Especially seeing as it's a friendly, where there's less focus on the actual football being played.
 

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I have to say that's what I had expected before the leaked pics. When did he say this and what was it exactly that he said?
That was from a small segment - the full versions on mutv at 6:30
 

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The City-United game is on BeIn sports, the Dortmund-Utd game probably is as well although I've not checked the schedules as I can't watch TV tomorrow. Checked that, game is on BeIn 1 tomorrow, I'll set the decodeur to record then.
Worst comes to worst, use fullmatchesandshows to watch the full game shortly after it finishes.
Cheers guys!
 

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I haven't seen anything from the club about watching from outside the UK. Anyone on the Caf have an idea if those of us in the States will be able to see this and the City game?
I just went through the entire telly schedule for tomorrow and I do not see this game listed. Sorry.
 

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Rooney gets nutmegged Twice in 5 seconds by depay and someone. Love the spirit at training. If they did this infront of van gaal, they would have been scolded for being too risky.
 

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Mourinho has refused to sign a chelsea shirt .:lol::devil: