Preseason Tour Game 5: Man Utd v Real Madrid (ICC, Wednesday 1st August 01:05 BST)

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Hope Ro-Shaun gets a few minutes and cleans someone out like he did to Shaqiri.
 

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Is McTominay actually good enough or does Jose just play him out of stubborness?

Genuine question
 

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Would be weird for him and Mourinho to come out saying he is a number 6 to then throw him out wide again
Yeah, just saying that's also option. Might be 4-3-3 or 4-3-1-2. Can go with lot of combinations.

Hopefully it's Pereira in midfield.
 

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Think that's Fred in the front 3. Feck knows why Darmian keeps getting games. Just sell him.

Think for the first game of the season we'll see:

De Gea
TFM Smalling Bailly Shaw
Herrera Pereira Fred
Mata Rashford Sanchez​
Reckon Darmian is playing as in the shop window type thing.
 

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Think that's Fred in the front 3. Feck knows why Darmian keeps getting games. Just sell him.

Think for the first game of the season we'll see:

De Gea
TFM Smalling Bailly Shaw
Herrera Pereira Fred
Mata Rashford Sanchez​
Valencia and Dalot injured plus Mourinho doesn't really see TFM as a right back.
 

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Is McTominay actually good enough or does Jose just play him out of stubborness?

Genuine question
We're not exactly spoilt for choice. That said, he did well when he was put into the team last seaso. Solid, disciplined performance led to him cementing himself in the squad. Jose is obviously rewarding him for that amd rightly so.

Going forward, he may not end up being a United player, but does he deserve a pre season under his belt to try and impress Jose? Of course he does!
 

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Valencia and Dalot injured plus Mourinho doesn't really see TFM as a right back.
Wonder what's his strongest position. Might end up like O'Shea, 2 years back thought he will end up as midfielder.
 

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What is the point of Mctominay, rather we play with 10 men.
 

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Looking forward to, what seems as though, a diamond formation.

Be nice if we had a proper 10, mind. Guess it will be McTominay or Fred playing there, with Mata and Sanchez up top.
 

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That width :drool:

Love Mata as a striker, he can really get in behind defences with his pace. Terrific option for the long ball too if we need a plan B! ;)
 

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It's crazy how many so called 'good' players we have who play centrally but not able to create enough clear cut chances in every single game last couple of years. We desperately need proper wingers who can take some of the burden off them
 

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What does countdown to encryption mean on MUTV? Does it mean I have to switch to regular TV at kickoff?
 

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I prefer that lineup since Fred and Pereira are playing in their right positions. Onus will really be on Shaw to provide width when partnered with the left winger McTominay. :lol:

If only we had Dalot, Chong and Martial in that lineup and I'd be excited. Let's hope Fred puts on a masterclass in midfield.
 

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RoShaun Williams sounds like a barrel of laughs.