CSKA Moscow vs. Manchester United

[Adzzz]

I know this is on earlier tonight, is kick-off 5:45? GMT.

If so, line-up's shouldn't be far off.

This is basically a line-up's post.

Sorry.

 

[Fuzzymel]

5.30pm I thought

 

[Xander45]

It's a 5.30 kick off mate.

 

[Carl]

5.30 BST.

Line-ups due any minute.

 

[Adzzz]

Ah brilliant, 15 minutes earlier than I expected, lovely. Thanks.

 

[Fuzzymel]

Surprised there is no news yet. The past matches were all an hour before.

 

[Fuzzymel]

Its up now uefa.com

 

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[unknownnames]

PFC CSKA Moskva

* 35 Igor Akinfeev
* 2 Deividas Šemberas
* 4 Sergei Ignashevich
* 6 Aleksei Berezutski
* 10 Alan Dzagoev
* 15 Chidi Odiah
* 17 Miloš Krasić
* 24 Vasili Berezutski
* 25 Elvir Rahimić
* 42 Georgi Schennikov
* 89 Tomáš Necid

Substitutes

* 33 Evgeni Pomazan
* 7 Daniel Carvalho
* 11 Pavel Mamaev
* 22 Evgeni Aldonin
* 23 Nika Piliev
* 26 Sekou Oliseh
* 50 Anton Grigoriev

Coach

Juande Ramos
Manchester United FC

* 1 Edwin van der Sar
* 2 Gary Neville
* 5 Rio Ferdinand
* 8 Anderson
* 9 Dimitar Berbatov
* 15 Nemanja Vidić
* 17 Nani
* 18 Paul Scholes
* 20 Fabio
* 22 John O'Shea
* 25 Antonio Valencia

Substitutes

* 29 Tomasz Kuszczak
* 6 Wes Brown
* 7 Michael Owen
* 16 Michael Carrick
* 19 Daniel Welbeck
* 23 Jonny Evans
* 27 Federico Macheda

Coach

Sir Alex Ferguson

 

[rocks13]

VDS
Neville
Rio
Vidic
O'Shea
Fabio
Nani
Ando
Scholes
Valencia
Berba

 

[KGBhoy]

O'Shea in midfield. I don't think I like it.

 

[gh78]

I don't think anybody predicted that.

 

[fergieisold]

A good line up, plenty of width! Although I'm interested to see how effective Berbatov is as a lone striker upfront.

 

[Xander45]

So O'Shea is playing in centre mid? Oh happy day the good times are back! All we needed was Giggs next to him and then

Although i will say i'm annoyed at having only 1 up top. That makes me think we're probably going to do the same against Liverpool.

 

[December_16]

*expecting line-up kneejerk spasm any minute now*


OK I'll start: WTF???

 

[simon_xazza]

It might be Valencia in the middle. Played there for his country.

 

[Galactic]

Fabio as left winger?

 

[Dobba]

Looking forward to seeing Fabio. Decent team considering the list of absentees

 

[prateik]

fabio left wing ? or Oshea in midfield

 

[cj_sparky]

Fabio may play in midfield

 

[Trigg]

O'Shea in midfield. I don't think I like it.

Not so bad in a midfield 3, he'll just be there to sit and hold which can hopefully free up Anderson and/or Scholes.

 

[johnmufc]

O'Shea in midfield then?

Think he'll do fine though if I'm honest. Be interesting to see how he fares against Dzagoev and Fabio against Krasic.

Carrick rested for Anfield then? Good.

 

[Adzzz]

Looks like Berbatov playing upfront with Anderson playing off him. Interesting.

 

[Solius]

Bizarre line-up, can't figure out a way in my head to play it without O'Shea in cnetral midfield. Still, will wait and see how it goes.

 

[MPTutd]

Looks like this to me:

-------------vds

GNev-----Rio-----Vida------Fabio

Valencia----O'Shea----Scholes----Nani
------------------Anderson

-----------------Berba

 

[prateik]

why isnt brown starting .. he has been on the bench for a while .. surely he must be ready for first team action now ..
and wouldnt gibson be a better option in midfield that Oshea

 

[Rowem]

Good team.

------------ Berbatov
Nani --------------------- Valencia
------ Anderson - Scholes
------------- O'Shea
Fabio --- Rio ------ Vidic -- Neville
-------------- VDS

I presume..

 

[Slugger]

Think it's fabio on the wing with o shea at left back and valencia or nani playing off berbs.

 

[Carl]

O'Shea could well be playing at left back and Fabio on the wing.

VDS
Neville Ferdinand Vidic O'Shea
Nani Anderson Scholes Fabio
Velencia
Berbatov​

Possible....

 

[Rowem]

Think it's fabio on the wing with o shea at left back and valencia or nani playing off berbs.

Our recent team selections away in Europe suggest otherwise.

Would be interesting, though.

 

[MPTutd]

I don't think there is a lot of goals in that team.

 

[Galactic]

Looks like Berbatov playing upfront with Anderson playing off him. Interesting.

Anderson will sit back in midfield. As usual. I think Scholesy might get forward more in this line up. He's been venturing forward more and more these days.

 

[simon_xazza]

Bizarre line-up, can't figure out a way in my head to play it without O'Shea in cnetral midfield. Still, will wait and see how it goes.

I personally think it will be.
VDS
Gary Rio Vidic O'shea
Nani Valencia Anderson Scholes Fabio
Berbatov

I hope so anyway.

 

[Xander45]

O'Shea could well be playing at left back and Fabio on the wing.

VDS
Neville Ferdinand Vidic O'Shea
Nani Anderson Scholes Fabio
Velencia
Berbatov​

Possible....

I would swap Nani and Valencia personally in that formation, mainly because Nani can use both feet. But if Fabio is playing on the wing it could be quite exciting, he;s not afraid to have a pop that boy.

 

[Brwned]

O'Shea in midfield. I don't think I like it.

He's often quite decent in there with Scholes, last time I remember was Portsmouth(with Anderson in a withdrawn wing role, so somewhat similar) and we dominated the midfield and had very few problems.

He gives us defensive stability and that's what we need alongside Anderson and Scholes, and it allows us to keep Carrick fit for the game at the weekend as well.

I'm happy about it.

 

[Brwned]

Bizarre line-up, can't figure out a way in my head to play it without O'Shea in cnetral midfield. Still, will wait and see how it goes.

Keeps Carrick fresh for the weekend?

 

[Fergies Formula]

hopefully o'shea isnt in midfield

 

[Viper KGB]

Fabio as left winger?

He might possibly do, for the reserves he has been getting forward and scoring so why not

 

[Slugger]

Our recent team selections away in Europe suggest otherwise.

Would be interesting, though.

Thinking about it you are probably right. 3 man midfield is the way to go.

 

[Kraftwerker]

Surely it's actually this:

- - - - - - - - - - VDS

Neville - Ferdinand - Vidic - O'Shea

Valencia - Scholes - Anderson - Fabio

- - - - - Nani - Berbatov