I don't understand the opposition to Blind at CB. He was very good there last season.
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Should be a free flowing attacking with them all capable of interchanging positions that's for sure. Memphis coming in as Wilson or Mkhi drift wide. Same on the opposite side with Lingard.
So Mourinho is looking to keep 3 or 4 players on for the whole game. Guess those will be the players he's not quite sure about.
EDIT:
Jose just confirmed that one of those players will be Eric Bailly because of language barrier.
EDIT:
Jose just confirmed that one of those players will be Eric Bailly because of language barrier.
Mata is gone gone,
Puts it into perspective doesn't it.No Rooney, No Martial, No Pogba. Mata is still on the bench.
The reading into the first friendly of pre-season where every sub will probably come on
Most of the players will get 45 mins so you'll get to see new faces 2nd half
Bailly will play 70 minutes, and 7 changes at HT. Nice.
Mourinho confirms Shaw trained every day all summer, just got a bit of a weight and match sharpness problem but in great physical shape.
Shaw starting 
Bah, thought it was free on MUTV then, but it encrypts at KO
Great to see shaw back. Shame I have to miss the game but it should be alright with shaw, blind, bailly, tfm, and the front 4.
Great to see Shaw in the line-up.
An offtopic question regarding this game:
I just bought the MUTV app for my iPhone, and are currently in Sweden. Will I be able to watch the game through the phone now? Or do you have to be in England?
I just bought the MUTV app for my iPhone, and are currently in Sweden. Will I be able to watch the game through the phone now? Or do you have to be in England?
Why are people reading so much into our first preseason friendly? ffs
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You must be the only United fan to be disappointed. I for one can't be nothing but excited, a chance to see the new signings and having people like Shaw and Wilson back in the team. Behave!!
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There will also be 7 substitutes, not a full 11 according to Jose.
Love all the moaning about the starting XI in the first pre season game
Mkhi through the middle then. I wonder if that is his long term option or if he will play him more from the right when other players come back into the squad?
7 at half time. Others will be kept back in case of injuries.
I was skeptical at first but now I don't even see him as a midfielder. It's only yesterday that I told myself:"Hey, Blind is also a DM".
The Spanish lads will look after him until the French lads come back, Miki can also speak every language known to man which helps.
Is he serious? Big hint in the first game of pre season? REALLY?
Probably the best line-up we could field, interesting to see TFM at RB and Blind at CB under Jose.
Absolutely, it's a pre-season kickabout against a Championship side that were in League 1 last season and half of our first teamers are not yet available.
Why are people reading so much into our first preseason friendly? ffs
Pretty sure this happens every year, regardless of who's in charge.
Why are people reading so much into our first preseason friendly? ffs
Ha! I thought I was alone.
The others will come on after 60-70 minutes. He said Bailly will play 60-70 minutes to help him learn to communicate with his new team mates.
Why are people reading so much into our first preseason friendly? ffs
I think it's just excitement.
So that is why Jones isn't starting.
Max Power starts for Wigan. We're screwed.
well with van gaal our preseason lineup was basically his first team so...
How did he lie? Jose hasn't said a single word about Blind, we just all thought he wouldn't fancy him at CB, in the case of Rooney he definitively said he's not a CM.
I like that team. Really excited to see the new signings.
Interesting things: Blind at CB, Fosu-Mensah at RB, Mkhitaryan maybe playing central and not on the right.
Interesting things: Blind at CB, Fosu-Mensah at RB, Mkhitaryan maybe playing central and not on the right.
THIS !!!The reading into the first friendly of pre-season where every sub will probably come on
It's the first bloody pre season game and people are already reading into it. Mou needs to test things and he's sure to try players he certainly hasn't had the chance to work with or know well. People should at least ought to wait and see how things progress before starting to read into things.
Had totally forgotten that Jääskeläinen plays for Wigan.
I'm gonna laugh out loud like a lunatic if jones gets injured today.
Shit, i was hoping Zlatan, Martial and a few others would be starters this season.
Looking forward to see what this Mkhitaryan is all about. A proper pre season to by the looks of it.