I'm surprised Jones isn't starting at RB. If he's on the bench he's almost like an attacking option to bring on, wherever he plays. Can see him doing damage running through City late on.
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Where the feck is Carrick? Excellent team otherwise, and surprised Mancini isn't really going for it. Nasri, Toure and Dzeko on the bench for them?!
Yaya Toure comes in for De Jong
Carrick injured? There are no CMs there.
I hope Ferdi has a good game. Recently I've been worried about Rio the way he got wrong footed by Adam last weekend...Fingers crossed. Shame there's no Cleverley even on the bench, Ando will have to have a monster of a game. Welbs over Chico? Ok I guess. Welbs has shown so far he's not afraid of the stage lights so good for him to get the nod and at least we have the option of sending Hernandez on in the second half if we need a goal.
vidic and carrick not on the bench either?
No Giggs and Cleverley either, bloody hell we have no cm on the bench.
No Giggs and Cleverley either, bloody hell we have no cm on the bench.
Silva, Aguero and Balotelli start though. Those are 3 strong players.
Anyone else prefer to see Owen than Berbatov on the bench?
Not really. Hernandez would come on regardless of who the other striker is if we need a goal.
Exactly - by Mancini's standards, this is by some distance the most attacking line up he's named against United. Especially at OT.
Looks like city are coming for a draw but hoping their front 3 can sneak one for a cheeky win.
Shitty make a late change.Ya ya for de jong
Some people don't understand why it's Evans.
Seriously?
Seriously?
Fletcher and Anderson is not a good pairing.
Maybe injured.
Vidic isn't on the bench either. Can only mean he's injured.
f*ck, i rate yaya as more a threat to our goal than de jong.
Ok, so everyone getting the jitters from the Fletch-Ando combo I see ...
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Why no vidic?
(and why didn't we sign Silva ages ago)
(and why didn't we sign Silva ages ago)
Evans is our best CB this season.
Fletch and Anderson as a midfield pairing is hardly confidence inspiring
Would have much preferred to see Ando in there
Would have much preferred to see Ando in there
I honestly thought Vidic and Clev would make it back for this one
Nothing wrong with Vidic maybe a mental problem.
This. He seems to raise his game pretty well in the big clashes.
I've neer been entirely convinced by Fletcher - Anderson, and really I think Carrick deserves a spot on the XI based on his performance in Romania...unless he's injured?
Rooney will have to play pretty deep today with the CMs that we've gone for. And fletch needs to be at his very best else we'l be overrun in the middle.
What's your point? Vidic not making the bench means he's clearly not fit and has nothing to do with Evans.
Shit. Fletcher & Ando we screwed. Ever since Fletch is back in the team we have dropped in form. Sad but true.
we screwed. Ever since Fletch is back in the team we have dropped in form. Sad but true.Absolutely - but recent experience has proven that experience counts in derby games. Remember the Giggs pass to Owen for the last minute goal...
I'm slightly worried about lack of experience and naivety in our front 6 today - no Giggs, no Owen and no Scholes of course. That's a lot of experience to lose in a game like this.
I think a lot rests on Rooney and Fletcher - they both need to step up and take responsibility today.
Fletch and Anderson as a midfield pairing is hardly confidence inspiring
Would have much preferred to see Ando in there
Umm... Eh ?
and you are nervous about Evans in the lineup. Show some faithI agree this is United's worst CM pairing
Big disruption for City to have to change their holding midfielder and gives Rooney a big boost IMO.
Gives us a lot more space.
Gives us a lot more space.
Didn't fergie say everyone is fit, or is he resting players again?
Fletcher/Anderson vs. Barry/Milner/Toure. Fletch better has one of his good games or we'll be in trouble in CM. Still confident though, looking at our attacking players and the back line. I'm also baffled Giggs isn't even in the squad, in a game like this his experience could have made the difference, even off the bench
It's a good team but Ando and Fletcher will get overrun in the middle. We'll be relying on the wingers to make the chances.
BBC say there is nothing wrong with Vidic.Might here more later.
He is fit.
He seems to have dropped back into a holding mid a lot more since they got Nasri. With Nasri not playing I agree that Yaya will be more of a threat coming forward than the thug de jong.
If Vidic isn't playing it's because he's not 100%. If he is fit, he starts. And he's obviously not quite there yet. Simple as.
Exactly, its ridiculous.