Really looking forward for this, not quite champions league but still a European final , can’t wait to get a few tins in and hopefully see us lift a trophy under ole !! If we pass it quick and stay alert we’ll win this comfortably !
Villarreal - Manchester United | EL Final Build-up Thread
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I wish this thread title read Arsenal vs ......
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Big, one-off games against significantly weaker sides, always make me slightly nervous. We'll be heavily fancied and the overwhelming expectation will be a comfortable United win.
Need to hold our nerve and do the business!
Need to hold our nerve and do the business!
Delighted it's Villarreal and not Arsenal. Although Arsenal are utterly terrible, we seem to struggle against them for whatever reason.
Ole finally got a proper erection
22 years to the day since "and Solskjaer has won it!"
If we win, you know the commentator will say that.
And I might get another speck of dust in my eye....
If we win, you know the commentator will say that.
And I might get another speck of dust in my eye....
Emery is basically the final boss of the Europa League.
Still, not much nerves going into it mainly because the thought of Arsenal doing us and them back-dooring their way into the CL is gone now. Hoping for...
Henderson
Bissaka
Lindelof
Maguire
Shaw
Pogba
Fred
Bruno
Rashford
Cavani
Greenwood
Still, not much nerves going into it mainly because the thought of Arsenal doing us and them back-dooring their way into the CL is gone now. Hoping for...
Henderson
Bissaka
Lindelof
Maguire
Shaw
Pogba
Fred
Bruno
Rashford
Cavani
Greenwood
This has to go down as the biggest mismatch in a European final ever. I can see you winning by 7.
Think De Gea will start
That is never happening unless Emery is having a mare. But he will defend well.
Also McT for one of Rashford or Greenwood... whoever is in best form starts.
Hopefully Chelsea do too
But can he jizz?
You already starting with the jinxes?
Got to play Pogba wide left and Rashford on the right for the final.
Delighted to be in a European final, and very pleased that it's against Villarreal and not Arsenal.
I'd especially hate to lose to another English club but, more than that, I just feel we're more likely to put in a better performance against a foreign team than in an all-England final.
I don't think there's much between Arsenal and Villarreal, as the two matches show, and that we're better than both - but I think an all-England final would be more like a derby match where the form / gap goes out the window and it becomes a cagey affair. Hopefully, against Villarreal, we'll be able to play like we have against Sociedad, Granada, Roma, etc and our class will tell.
The only downside to it being Villarreal is that Unai Emery is a good coach and knows how to win this competition and so I'm expecting a clever tactical approach from them that we'll have to overcome. But we should have the extra quality to do so.
I'd especially hate to lose to another English club but, more than that, I just feel we're more likely to put in a better performance against a foreign team than in an all-England final.
I don't think there's much between Arsenal and Villarreal, as the two matches show, and that we're better than both - but I think an all-England final would be more like a derby match where the form / gap goes out the window and it becomes a cagey affair. Hopefully, against Villarreal, we'll be able to play like we have against Sociedad, Granada, Roma, etc and our class will tell.
The only downside to it being Villarreal is that Unai Emery is a good coach and knows how to win this competition and so I'm expecting a clever tactical approach from them that we'll have to overcome. But we should have the extra quality to do so.
United's rightful place is the CL final. United had beaten City, PSG, and Chelsea. Next year should be interesting and fruitful.
This one is going to penalties then
This Villarreal is superb in defense setup. I can see they will play as the others tried on us, high pressing from the start and run the channel from either side to look for a cross, then hope catch us at far post.
Seeing Ole with a trophy in his hands would be awesome...confident but it’ll be close.
Be nice to be wearing our home kit in a European final.
Be nice to be wearing our home kit in a European final.
There’s no way there will be any live audience? I’ll be fully vaccinated by then and I’d love a trip to Gdańsk, oh I’d pay well for a ticket
I genuinely think that this Villarreal side might be the biggest underdogs ever in any European final in living memory.
Hopefully, before the final, another protest might be organized. It will drive home the resolve of the United fans with the world watching. The necessary changes aren't just about the transfers this summer. They are about the fans being fanatics not customers.
On paper, we should be winning this game extremely comfortably but it’s a final and anything can happen in a one-off game.
Will be amazing to see Ole have a trophy in his hands.
Will be amazing to see Ole have a trophy in his hands.
If we somehow blow this final, 
We need to win this. A statement win would do wonders.
We need to win this. A statement win would do wonders.
De Gea will start. Pogba will start LW
He likes to come from behind and we know he’s a good finisher
9,500 allowed to attend. Both finalists receiving 2,000 tickets each and 2,000 tickets to be offered to the general public.
The remaining tickets will be allocated to the local organising committee, UEFA and national associations, commercial partners and broadcasters.
United deemed the away side on the night and not sure if it was mentioned already but May 26th is Matt Busbys birthday.
given our history vs Villareal, it's bound to be 0-0 in the 90 minutes.
Every game in the history of this fixture has ended 0-0.
I doubt it's been mentioned yet as it's quite an obscure fact but all previous fixtures between these teams have finished 0-0.
sarri mate, that's not true
Ole's first final with the club. He really needs a trophy. I think we all do tbh.
He got pumped in the final by Chelsea.
His only European meeting against United was as Valencia manager in season 2010/11. Lost 1-0 and 1-1 draw.
Emery when managing Sevilla knocked out Molde in the Europa league 3-1 on Agg in 2016.
Solskjær v Emery 2 wins each and a draw.
6th in La Liga they can't be that bad surely?
There was some random Ukranian team in the final a few years back
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