Manchester United vs Aston Villa

4-3 ;) Or 1-0 lol

So much is at stake for both sides, it'll be quite the game by my reckoning.
 
Absolute must win match lose this game and we could be giving up the title and allow Liverpool to just stay ahead of us in titles.

This is SAF most important game in 15 years IMO.
 
At such a time you need to have some certainties, reliability.

Gary [if fit], Giggs, Fletcher, Park, Tevez, i expect to be in the reckoing.

We cannot be found wanting or of lesser capacity in terms of spirit now more than ever.
 
United had the option to move this to Saturday right?

very strange; maybe those early morn kick offs are really not what Fergie wants


But Porto is 2 days later

Our squad is depleted with injuries as things are. Wouldn't help our cause having a game on Saturday with Tevez and Anderson (Da Silvas too?) playing 3 days earlier in South America, probabaly making it back to the UK only on Friday.
 
I have a bad feeling we'll draw it. Just have no confidence at all at the momment and you know O'Neil will get a response from his team. We have to clinical.
 
Liverpool giving them a thumping wont do us any favours either - they'll be up for this. Lets hope he tries to win it rather than draw.

at least friedel is out for it.
 
Absolute must win match lose this game and we could be giving up the title and allow Liverpool to just stay ahead of us in titles.

This is SAF most important game in 15 years IMO.

I think you'll find that was the one two weeks ago against L'pool! :confused:

What's the betting Villa suddenly rediscover their form! Sod's Law! :confused:
 
--------Vds---------
-----Defence--------
---Fletcher--Carrick---
Ronaldo-Giggs/Anderson-Park
--------Tevez--------
 
Do Tevez and Park have to go to Argentina and Korea? If they do they will be knackered. Does anyone feel that the CL is a tad more important to SAF so he may gamble with this game as we always beat Villa at OT?
 
Do Tevez and Park have to go to Argentina and Korea? If they do they will be knackered. Does anyone feel that the CL is a tad more important to SAF so he may gamble with this game as we always beat Villa at OT?

Presently, i think the rediscovering of our form is the most important thing. All eyes on the clash in two weekends time, the first match is against Villa and they cannot be taken for granted at all, past results be damned [we had a good record against Fulham too and that counted for nothing].

A winning spirit and the relief of which can cacnel out a bit of fatigue.
 
Put Ronaldo to partner Tevez and get Nani out of the freezer.

Not sure about Nani - we seem to be easily exposed defensively on the wing he is playing, and some of Evra's worst performances this season has been with Nani in front of him. With Aston Villa's game much being relied on pace down the flanks I'm not too sure if I'd want to risk starting him. He's a nice option to have from the bench though.

Most important game of the season so far IMO.

Seconded. Time for the lads to step it up and get back on track.
 
Not sure about Nani - we seem to be easily exposed defensively on the wing he is playing, and some of Evra's worst performances this season has been with Nani in front of him. With Aston Villa's game much being relied on pace down the flanks I'm not too sure if I'd want to risk starting him. He's a nice option to have from the bench though.
Evra's worst performances this season have been in the past 2 games, both of which park/ronaldo were playing in front of him and not Nani.
 
Carling Cup final springs to mind. Nani provided no support whatsoever to Evra who was really struggling against the pace of Lennon.

I'd like to see average goals conceded pr. match with and without Nani in the team. Brwned?
 
It's sooo important that we win this game. I'm not usually one for the psychological shite that gets hyped up by the media, but if we were to slip up here we could be looking at a catastrophic collapse.

Win.
 
Let's tear them a new one, get back to winning ways and get back on a long unbeaten run.

No fecking about with silly positions for players.

VDS

Sheasy Rio Evans Evra

Carrick Fletcher

Ronaldo Scholes Giggs

Tevez
 
according to the press yesterday...

john o shea has warned the irish team that berba may be playing on saturday....


my team

VDS
O SHEA.....RIO....VIDA....EVE
RONNIE.....GIGGS.....FLETCH.....CARRICK......PARK
.......TEVEZ........
 
Let's tear them a new one, get back to winning ways and get back on a long unbeaten run.

No fecking about with silly positions for players.

VDS

Sheasy Rio Evans Evra

Carrick Fletcher

Ronaldo Scholes Giggs

Tevez

Scholes is banned.
 
I'll be amazed if both Tevez and Park play. They'll both be jet lagged to hell and had just played 2 games. Anderson will also have an issue but could be ok depending if he's played or not. We maybe forced to play Tevez, although if Berbatov is fit i'd stick him upfront instead of Tevez.

---------------VDS---------------
--Oshea----Rio-----Evans--Evra--
--Ronnie--Fletcher--Carrick--Nani--
---------------Giggs---------------
--------------Berbatov-------------

Subs: Anyone whos available

This is trival of course as any of our players could pick up injuries.
 
I'll be amazed if both Tevez and Park play. They'll both be jet lagged to hell and had just played 2 games. Anderson will also have an issue but could be ok depending if he's played or not. We maybe forced to play Tevez, although if Berbatov is fit i'd stick him upfront instead of Tevez.

---------------VDS---------------
--Oshea----Rio-----Evans--Evra--
--Ronnie--Fletcher--Carrick--Nani--
---------------Giggs---------------
--------------Berbatov-------------

Subs: Anyone whos available

This is trival of course as any of our players could pick up injuries.

Tevez running o half a tank in the role of the most advanced forward [leadign the line] is preferable to Berba in the role and just back from a leg injury at that, some would say.
 
I'll be amazed if both Tevez and Park play. They'll both be jet lagged to hell and had just played 2 games. Anderson will also have an issue but could be ok depending if he's played or not. We maybe forced to play Tevez, although if Berbatov is fit i'd stick him upfront instead of Tevez.

---------------VDS---------------
--Oshea----Rio-----Evans--Evra--
--Ronnie--Fletcher--Carrick--Nani--
---------------Giggs---------------
--------------Berbatov-------------

Subs: Anyone whos available

This is trival of course as any of our players could pick up injuries.

Any news on Berbatov since you're predict him in the line up?
 
This is our biggest game of the season so far....


I think it is our biggest game of the last 10 seasons.

If we don't win I can't see how we will come back. We will have thrown away a massive lead in a year when we had the chance to equal Liverpool's record of 18 titles. And instead we will let them win no. 19 and they can say that their 4-1 over us was the turning point!