Manchester United vs. Everton

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Wednesday December 4th, 2013​
Barclays Premier League​
Old Trafford, Manchester​
KO: 1945 GMT​
 
We'll be in a media 'crisis' again if we draw this one too. It's a strong possibility though.
 
Hopefully:

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De Gea​
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Rafael Evans Vidic Evra​
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Nani Jones Giggs Januzaj​
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Rooney Van Persie​

If RVP doesn't make it, then Kagawa instead of him.

As a must win as you will ever have.

Edit: Jones out because of bookings so feck sake. I don't like neither Fellaini nor Cleverley but if it is one of them, then I would go with the afro.
 
Martinez's warriors will be licking their lips ready to tuck into this seasons United defence, but United will score lots too. United wont fail to win in 3 so going for 4-2.
 
Jones is suspended after his 5th booking today. Rooney and Valencia are both on 4.
 
De Gea
Rafael Evans Vidic Evra
Valencia Fellaini Cleverley Nani
Rooney Van Persie

Jones suspended for the next game I'm pretty sure, and with Carrick out that will give us problems. Hopefully the quality in the rest of our team is enough to make up for the awful midfield, and the game will probably be a struggle. We'll have Giggs, Januzaj, Kagawa and Hernandez all capable of changing the match from the bench though. I think we'll win it cause we're at home, and we drew the last 2 league games, so we need a win.

Hopefully this can start a nice run of games until new years for us, 8 very winnable games in all comps and our hardest games are this one, and then the one on the weekend against Newcastle, both at Old Trafford, and seeing as they're both shortly after we dropped points, I don't see us dropping points in the next 2. The games after that we should win as well. Would put us on 40 points after 19 games.
 
Nani/Januzaj must start on the left wing and we must win this.

We just aren't creating enough chances in the league. Moyes must select the players that will get more out of our attacks. Rafael has got to come under consideration for right back now.
 
At least we are at home for this and the Newcastle game, surprised it's not on TV as this is the kind of built in story game Sky love.

De Gea

Smalling
Vidic
Evans
Evra

Valencia
Giggs
Fellaini
Welbeck

Rooney
RvP
 
De Gea

Rafael
Vidic
Evans
Evra

Fellaini
Cleverley

Nani
Giggs
Januzaj

Rooney
 
Pretty sure Giggs will start this one after not playing today, with Jones being out probably alongside Fellaini who I hope is up for this being against his former club. Can see RvP making the bench then starting against Newcastle next weekend.
 
4-5-1, defensive tactic but the sheer offensive and creative quality will still inevitably score.

---------Smalling----Evans-------
Rafael---------Fellaini--------Evra
--------Januzaj-------Kagawa-----
Valencia-----------------------Nani
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----------------Rooney-------------
 
Jones suspended will mean Fellaini's in. That's going to mean one of two things:

1) Fellaini plays like shit, Everton play circles around us, and he gets sent off.
2) He scores the winner.

There is no middle ground.
 
So Jones is out. Meaning it will most likely be Fellaini and Cleverley in the middle. That is really close to midfield aids.

Edit: Forgot about Giggs.
 
We will get absolutely mugged if we go for Cleverley and Fellaini in a midfield 2 again so I reckon Kagawa or Giggs will start in a 3 man midfield with Rooney or RVP possibly up front on their own
De Gea
Rafael Evans Vidic Evra
Giggs Fellaini Kagawa
Valencia Rooney Nani
 
If Rooney can wait until VP is 100% again before getting his 5th booking that'll be very useful! Or at least wait until the Villa game, and miss the Stoke cup clash!
 
De Gea
Rafael Evans Vidic Evra
Valencia Fellaini Giggs Nani
Rooney
Van Persie​

If RVP isn't fit then Kagawa in behind Rooney.
 
De Gea
Rafael--Evans--Vidic--Evra
Fellaini--Giggs
Valencia--Kagawa--Nani
Rooney

Subs: Lindegaard, Smalling, Cleverley, Anderson, Januzaj, Welbeck, Hernandez

I really hope van Persie is fit enough at least for the bench. But with him being out for a bit I'm not sure if he'd even be in the squad. The problem is I don't want us to rush him back and he feels his groin again.

I don't think we'll go Kagawa behind Rooney though, I think it'll be Welbeck or Hernandez partnering Rooney.
 
I see quite a few selecting Nani but with Coleman and Baines being such a big attacking threat for Everton I think Moyes will stick with his two most disciplined defensive wingers.

hp88 said:
It's on BT Sport.
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The Newcastle game is, but this match doesn't seem to be on English TV at all.
 
Honestly if Jones wasn't suspended I think we would win this 3-1 but not too sure now. I think we'll win but it'll very tight separated by one goal. As someone above mentioned, I think Lukaku will give us a hard time. Need to win this one. Very crucial! The league is starting to take shape above and I feel Arsenal, Chelsea plus City are going to open a little gap amongst the rest real soon.
 
Think we're going to see a lot of rotation since the Newcastle game is an early Saturday kick off. Just hope we get the center backs right; Rio against Lukaku could be disastrous.
 
Think we'll go for:

De Gea, Rafael, Smalling, Evans, Evra, Fellaini, Giggs, Valencia, Rooney, Welbeck, Hernandez
 
ISSYNAZAR said:
Think we'll go for:

De Gea, Rafael, Smalling, Evans, Evra, Fellaini, Giggs, Valencia, Rooney, Welbeck, Hernandez
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I'd be disappointed with that front four to be honest. Got players that will score but not much creativity there.
 
Gerald G said:
I'd be disappointed with that front four to be honest. Got players that will score but not much creativity there.
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I was disappointed today and expect to be further disappointed midweek. I'd love to see Kagawa, Nani and Januzaj but I don't think we will.
 
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