start impressing the jaffer during practice.
Manchester City v Manchester United
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start impressing the jaffer during practice.
OFFICIAL CONFIRMED TEAM:
van der Sar
Rafael
Brown
Evans
Evra
Fletcher
Carrick
Anderson
Valencia
Rooney
Giggs
SUBS: Kuszczak, Neville, Fabio, Scholes, Park, Owen, Diouf.
van der Sar
Rafael
Brown
Evans
Evra
Fletcher
Carrick
Anderson
Valencia
Rooney
Giggs
SUBS: Kuszczak, Neville, Fabio, Scholes, Park, Owen, Diouf.
Agreed. Fergie always plays the 4-5-1 in the big matches these days; for better or for worse. Berbatov would have missed out regardless.
The second coming
Our best midfield and Giggs, Valencia and Rooney upfront. Get in there Fergie, he doesn't want the Massives to end their fecking wait this year!
COME ON UNITED!
COME ON UNITED!
So much for kids playing, altho Rafael and Anderson are pretty young
Should get at least 20 mins of him this evening. Cant wait!!!! Would have preferred that he started. Any, with 20 mins, if he can get a goal, he will keep up with his 4 goals a game average.
Dead leg !? Thats not an injury !
That's as strong a team as we could have put out.
Very defensive line-up, that. Boyata is a bit shit and Kompany has been in poor form. Rooney should rip them to shreds.
Yes! A strong side!
Fletcher, Carrick, Anderson midfield.
Boyata always scored a shitload of goals for City's academy - having said that, so did most of their team. They had a decent side last year
Yeah, as Owen only got a hat trick in his last start. What would we do if Berba required surgery, play 4-5-1 for the rest of the season?
Ferguson wants this win as much as us lot...!
Oh and....
Anderson -- Fletcher
-------Carrick------
Our strongest midfield imo.
Anderson -- Fletcher
-------Carrick------
Our strongest midfield imo.
Allright then. Come on you reds.
Valencia against Boyata could turn the outcome of this match
So Rio is back in training; do we know when he might play?
Also, VIdic return?
Also, VIdic return?
Very strong line-up.
If we'd played owen, it would have meant a weaker midfield, and not that much added upfront. With Berba out, 4-3-3/4-5-1 was always gonna be the case.
Wow. I'd have expected Owen and Gibson to get a start. Fergie is going for it.
I honestly thought Diouf & Owen would have started up front together and Rooney on the bench. Probably too big an occasion for the lad Diouf to start, being at City's ground and in their biggest game in years. Would love the lad to come on and get the winner
Wtf ? No Owen ?! This is really weird...
Gibson injured I guess. Decent side, I'm expecting a lot from Anderson tonight.
Where is Nani? He disappeared again.
I will be hugely dissapointed. I want to stop them from reaching the final, even though it's just the League Cup. Had it been against Villa or Blackburn I wouldn't care about the result as long as the kids did well, but this is something diffirent.
Was hoping Vidic might be back shame hes still missing...otherwise strong side.
Giggs and Rooney starting was unexpected. But happy they are. Fergie wants to take something back to OT.
Why one upfront!!
Completely agree. Very glad Fergie sees it that way as well.
I honestly thought Diouf & Owen would have started up front together and Rooney on the bench. Probably too big an occasion for the lad Diouf to start, being at City's ground and in their biggest game in years. Would love the lad to come on and get the winner
Am sure that is SAFs thinking and I never ever disagree with SAF. Shame though as Im just so excited about this one. Dunno why, I just think he will hit the scene and become a goal monster like George Weah. Just a feeling I cant get rid of. Do you get what I mean?
If we'd played owen, it would have meant a weaker midfield, and not that much added upfront. With Berba out, 4-3-3/4-5-1 was always gonna be the case.
We're fecked then if Berba ever gets a serious injury. We don't have the midfield creativity or strike rate to play 4-5-1.
Playing it like a Euro away game.
Or more playing it like an away game against anyone other than relegation fodder, ie Birmingham.
Yeah I think he could do very well for us but he needs to be eased in gently. If the result is okay (either we're winning or drawing), throw caution to the wind and bring the lad on for the last part of the match, see what he can do in this type of atmosphere.
Well lets not forget even if we lose tonight - which we won't - we still have the return leg at home.
Do away goals count in the CC or is it straight aggregate score lines at the end of the day?
Do away goals count in the CC or is it straight aggregate score lines at the end of the day?
Yes, we are. Or even worse, Rooney.
I actually rate the midfield 3 of Ando, Fletch and Carrick as our best midfield combo. Its the attack that lacks in the 4-5-1.