Fletcher for Berbatov and it's right.
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Fletcher for Berbatov and it's right.
Fletcher better bring his A-game. A timely return to form please.
Lineups were always 45 minutes before game... I thought.
Was quite surprised with the earlier reports of us going 4-4-2. Been saying for a long time Berba will be dropped for this and I'm not surprised.
we played Valencia since Blackburn.
Thought he was injured?
Feel more confident with Fletcher, even out of form, in there
Berba is a more than useful option to have if we need to change things but this system is what works well for us against Arse.
Berba is a more than useful option to have if we need to change things but this system is what works well for us against Arse.
Not always, more often than not the correct team is leaked via way before it is announced on MUTV.
Shame about no Berba
Hopefully Rooney will have a good game, the loyal servant
Hopefully Rooney will have a good game, the loyal servant
No he shouldn't. Rooney was much better than him in mid-week.
Is Denilson in the Arsenal team? now seeing reports its rosicky? feck sake whats with the false team news tonight.
Yes I think its Rosicky. Sorry for getting it wrong.
I would normally agree (and wish i did because i still havent got over the Rooney saga) but hes looked like hes starting to hit top gear and in a 451 i would rather have Rooney leading the attack than Berbatov
It's the same front 6 that destroyed them at the Emirates, apart from Anderson in for Scholes.
So no Berbatov for us and no denilson for them, thats kinda taken the wind out of my sails.
Berbatov for Park and I would have been happy. But I'm not, I'll be in 2,5 hours time.
Great team - a formation that has worked against Arsenal in recent years and the Sir has stuck to it.
COME ON !!!
COME ON !!!
Screw it im waiting for sky to confirm the teams.
No leftback cover, O'Shea still injured from West Ham I guess ... Fabio must've picked something against Valencia.
I was hoping for Rooney to play behind Berba in a 4-4-1-1. I guess, SAF thought Fletcher-Carrick are better defensively, which they are, but that means, we'll accept the game in our half and chase ghosts Rooney would have pressed higher
Rooney would have pressed higherNo Berbatov? Oh well IFWT.
No Berbatov, unsurprising.
Time for another edition of "Arsenal - death by counter-attack"
Time for another edition of "Arsenal - death by counter-attack"
A night were I really thought the link up between Berbatov and Nani was much needed.
Here are the teams at sky, Sky Sports | Football News | Match Commentary | Man Utd v Arsenal - 13th December 2010
Manchester United manager Sir Alex Ferguson's programme notes for tonight's game: "Don't be deceived by the popular view that the Gunners play pretty football but can be kicked out of games. Other managers and coaches tell me that the present Arsenal side are one of the toughest in the Premier League and the most physical since the days of Martin Keown."
Well we just don't go 4-4-2 vs the top teams anymore. A 2 man midfield against the 3 arsenal have in midfield might not have been in enough. And I rather have Fletch than Berba vs Arsenal
He'll be a good weapon off the bench if things don't go to plan.
No berba? Me no likey.
Yep.
I figured we'd go 4 3 3, our best possible line up for this game.
Official:
Man Utd v Arsenal line-ups
Man Utd: Van der Sar, Rafael Da Silva, Ferdinand, Vidic, Evra, Fletcher, Carrick, Anderson, Nani, Rooney, Park. Subs: Kuszczak, Brown, Berbatov, Giggs, Smalling, Hernandez, Obertan.
Arsenal: Szczesny, Sagna, Squillaci, Koscielny, Clichy, Song, Rosicky, Wilshere, Nasri, Chamakh, Arshavin. Subs: Fabianski, Fabregas, van Persie, Walcott, Denilson, Djourou, Bendtner.
Referee: Howard Webb (S Yorkshire)
Arse line up 4-4-1-1 with Arshavin behind Chamakh
Man Utd v Arsenal line-ups
Man Utd: Van der Sar, Rafael Da Silva, Ferdinand, Vidic, Evra, Fletcher, Carrick, Anderson, Nani, Rooney, Park. Subs: Kuszczak, Brown, Berbatov, Giggs, Smalling, Hernandez, Obertan.
Arsenal: Szczesny, Sagna, Squillaci, Koscielny, Clichy, Song, Rosicky, Wilshere, Nasri, Chamakh, Arshavin. Subs: Fabianski, Fabregas, van Persie, Walcott, Denilson, Djourou, Bendtner.
Referee: Howard Webb (S Yorkshire)
Arse line up 4-4-1-1 with Arshavin behind Chamakh
Have just watched the full 90 of our last meeting with Arsenal.
Fantastic counter-attacking play, no Berba.
That was then, this is now.
good team. should be a good match.
We'll fecking do them
COME ON UNITED
COME ON UNITED
We better keep a close watch on Chamakh tonight. Andy Gray has worried me with examples of his aerial ability. It's a different option for Arsenal that they haven't used against us in a little while.
Wont be surprised if its Nasri down the middle and Arshavin wide
I think next week could be the first time in ages we play an unchanged lineup.
Not sure what your point is?
Adebayor, Bendtner.