Manchester United vs. CSKA Moscow

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Tuesday 3rd November
UEFA Champions League
Old Trafford
KO 1945 BST
Sky Sports 2, HD2​
 
Team should be....

GK: Foster

RB: Rafael
CB: Ferdinand
CB: Evans
LB: Evra

RM: Obertan
CM: Fletcher
CM: Scholes
LM: Nani

CF: Rooney
CF: Owen

Subs: PIG, Brown, Fabio, Carrick, Anderson, Berbatov, Giggs

Hope for some goals 4-0 Rooney x2 Owen x2
 
Longest ever gap between a new matchday thread being made. Should be a comfortable win.
 
I hate mid-week game, as I'm always at work.

VDS

Rafael
Brown
Evans
Fabio

Valencia
Carrick
Scholes
Nani

Rooney
Owen

Subs: Foster, O'Shea, Evra, Anderson, Fletcher, Welbeck, Berbatov.

Hope we'll walk this, but it'll probably end up a scrappy win. 1-0 Owen


EDIT: Just read somewhere that Giggs is not available for this game.
 
saf will most probably rest the players that will play against chelsea...so we'll get line ups for two games come tuesday.

rooney should be started as he needs to score to boost his confidence...he always scores in patches like he scores in 6-7 games then doesn't get a goal for some time.
 
Giggs will be rested for this because he will surely start on sunday. Bench at best for Giggs.
 
...............................PIG

...Neville........Ferdinand.......Evans.......Fabio

..Valencia.......Fletcher.......Scholes......Nani

....................Berbatov......Owen


Have a feeling Sir Alex will have one eye on Sundays clash with Chelsea especially with us already having maximum points in the group…given that Rooney will most likely be asked to play the lone striker role against Chelsea on Sunday id expect Berbatov and Owen to partner each other up top for this one....Giggs assuming hes fit of course will again probably not play due to the Chelsea game on Sunday so Nani will probably stay in the side in the absence of Park.....Fletch was on the bench against Blackburn and will probably need a game ahead of the Chelsea clash to get his match sharpness up to an ideal level ahead of such a big game so I expect him to play...With carrick and Anderson probably in line for starts at the bridge and Fergie especially liking to go down the experience route in European games id bet Scholes is a certainty to start this one...the fact he was unused against Rovers would also suggest he will play...

Defence is a little trickier to predict but again i fancy Neville especially given his domestic ban will play on Tuesday to keep him in the loop so to speak as well as providing that experience that as previously mentioned fergie likes for European games...Rio if fit i expect to play alongside Evans...Vidic as Fergie has said seems to be struggling with a calf problem that has plagued him for a while now so i doubt unless hes 100% he'll be risked for this one with a big physical battle with Drogba awaiting on Sunday that im sure he and the management will want him in prime condition for..…for all his supposed troubles against Torres Vidic is most definitely our best way of combating Drogba next weekend so theres no need to risk his fitness against CSKA…

Also fancy we’ll see PIG in goal...Fergie likes to rotate his keepers in games like this...Foster played against Barnsley in the Carling cup last week...so it wouldn’t surprise me if PIG gets the nod in goal for this one....
 
-----------------------Van Der Sar--------------------



--G.Neville---------Brown-------Evans----------Fabio----



--Valencia--------Scholes-------Anderson-------Nani---



---------------------Owen-----Berbatov------------------



Subs:Foster, Vidic, Carrick, Rooney, Obertan, Fletcher, Welbeck
Ins: Fletcher (Scholes), Obertan (Nani), Welbeck (Berbatov) in 2nd half to get some game time.
Prediction:2-0. Owen, Scholes
 
Just hope Fergie doesnt do a Rafa and play a weakened team for the sake of a more important match few days later. And hope no 'unfit' players will play as well. Rest giggs, rio and vidic well. Rest the 'old' VDS too.

I want:

...............Foster.................
..oshea...brown..evans...fabio
valencia..fletcher..scholes..nani
.........owen..berbatov............

In a way, this will still be a weakened side since it will mean evra and rooney are rested. But Fabio is no Degen and Owen is no Voronin. I hope Park can make it to sub bench and gets 15-20 mins of game time. He has perform well against chelsea before, and he might be useful again this weekend. I want to see a non wasteful nani for once. Just keep it simple to get the confidence back.
 
Pig

O'shea
Evans
Brown
Fabio

Obertan
Scholes
Anderson
Nani

Owen
Welbeck
 
--------------------VDS-------------------
Rafael--------Brown------Evans-------Fabio
Valencia-----Carrick-----Fletcher-------Nani
-------------Berbatov----Owen-------------

Subs: Foster, O'Shea, Anderson, Scholes, Obertan, Macheda, Rooney.
 
i heard a rumour that rio might be out for 2 months. cant see it being a too weak team plus with prize money on offer for winning cl games.

I know its good to rest players before big games but don't want team to change too much, never worked against liverpool.

Not confident on our regular two CB'S
 
We've all but qualified for the next round so expect a young side. It wouldn't surprise me if we field one similar to the one we fielded in the Carling Cup last week.
 
I reckon we beat the shit out of them, 4-0
 
All we need is a point to progress to the knockout stage, so I think Fergie will definitely select his side with an eye on the game at Stamford Bridge.
CSKA Moscow are in a bit of turmoil at the moment, having just sacked Juande Ramos, and in the midst of a disappointing League campaign. They are currently 5th in the table, 10 points behind leaders and current champions Rubin Kazan, with only 3 games left to play.
Hopefully Fletcher is involved at some point to get him back into gear for the big match at Stamford Bridge. We really shouldn't have too many problems against CSKA.


Kuszczak

Neville • Brown • Evans • Evra

Obertan • Fletcher • Scholes • Nani

Owen • Rooney

Substitutes:
Foster; O'Shea; Rafael; Carrick; Valencia; Welbeck; Berbatov
​

2-0 to United; Scholes and Rooney to score.
 
Would be good if Obertan could feature. Any news on Fletcher?
 
Rooney won't be rested. He hasn't played many games since coming back from injury, so he needs games.
 
I think we'll see a changed first 11 for this game due the Chelsea game. The good thing is we play on the Tuesday and the Chelsea game is on the Sunday so its plenty time for the players to rest and recuperate.

Foster

Rafael - Brown - Evans - Fabio

Obertan - Fletcher - Scholes - Nani

Welbeck - Owen​

Giving key players a chance to have a full week to rest for the big game and gives some needed playing time for the younger members of the squad. Hopefully Fletcher can come through this game and be ready for the weekend clash.
 
really hard to predict this team given chelsea on sunday, the amount of injuries we have and the fact that we are nearly qualified. i hope hargreaves makes the bench for this one. im going to go with -

PIG

Neville
Brown
Evans
Fabio

Nani
Scholes
Anderson
Welbeck

Owen
Macheda
 
No chance we'll field a weakened team. We've learnt our lessons from past seasons.

We'll play our strongest side and hope that we finally find some attacking spark. I wouldn't be surprised however if Rooney doesn't play with Colleen's birth, probably Berbatov/Owen. But I expect that to be the only change.
 
Foster
Neville
Evans
Brown
Fabio
Valencia
Fletcher
Anderson
Obertan
Rooney
Owen

Subs:
PIG
Oshea
Rafael
Scholes
Carrick
Nani
Berbasub

3-1 United - bring on Chelsea
 
VDS

Neville - Brown - Evans - Evra

Valencia - Fletcher - Scholes - Nani

Berbatov - Owen



Rooney will likely miss this match.
 
Foster
Neville Brown Evans Evra
Obertan Fletcher Scholes Nani
Berbatov Owen
--
Amos; O'Shea, Fábio; Carrick, Anderson, Valencia; Macheda​

Valencia, Giggs, O'Shea, Vidic, Rooney, van der Sar, Carrick - probably all rested for the majority, if not all, of the game. Fletcher, Berbatov, Evra, and probably Evans will all play against Chelsea too, so I can see at least Berbatov coming off after the hour, probably for Macheda. Fábio on for Evra would be good, with perhaps Fletcher coming off too. Should win this quite easily, and then win the group.

If Berbatov isn't fully fit, then Macheda will start I reckon. Not sure on Welbeck's fitness but maybe he'd be on the bench if so.
 
Starting XI: ------------- Foster -----------------------
Neville -------- Brown ------------- J.Evans ------- Fabio
Obertan ------ Scholes ------------ Fletcher ------- Nani
--------------- Owen ------------- Berbatov -----------

Bench: Kuszczak, Rafael, O´Shea, Carrick, Anderson, Valencia, Macheda

Out: Rooney, Giggs, Ferdinand, Vidic, Hargreaves, Park, Tosic, Gibson, Welbeck

Rest: VDS, Evra
 
van der Sar

Neville
Brown
Evans
Evra

Valencia
Fletcher
Scholes
Nani

Rooney
Berbatov

SUBS: Kuszczak, O'Shea, Rafael, Obertan, Anderson, Carrick, Owen.

Of course if Rooney doesn't play then Owen comes in with Welbeck on the bench; fairly sure the Berbaknock won't be too bad. I still think Fergie will want to win this one to get qualification in the bag for the year, hence the slightly stronger team and bench than a couple others have put out as their choices.

Also, he has to think about Chelsea of course. Against them, he'll play Carrick and one of Anderson and Scholes so whichever one starts this game you think would be on the bench at the Bridge.
 
Heard that Vidic and Rio are out injured. Is that true.
 
Don't see why people have Anderson started don't think it would wise to have him start three games in a week and then be ready for a midfield battle v Chelsea more than likely. I'd wouldn't mind any 2 of scholes fletch and carrick
 
Fletcher has got to play at least 45-60 minutes, just long enough to prove his fitness for Sunday, but not long enough to really tire him.
 
------------------Van der sar----------------

Neville---------Brown-----Evans---------Fabio

Valencia-------Carrick-----Fletcher-------Nani

-------------Berbatov------Owen------------
 
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