Manchester United vs Real Madrid

[nemanja15]

NOW OFFICIAL MUFC TEAM:

de Gea

Rafael
Ferdinand
Vidic
Evra

Carrick
Cleverley

Nani
Welbeck
Giggs

van Persie

SUBS: Lindegaard, Evans, Valencia, Young, Kagawa, Rooney, Hernandez.

 

[bosnian_red]

Rooney probably picked up a knock. He's our best big game player and Sir Alex would never drop him after the second half he had on the weekend.

 

[Hectic]

Still confident, the team out there is good enough, but it's a strange decision if he's not injured, which I assume he is.

Edit - Doesn't appear he is.

 

[ArmchairCritic]

The only thing I can think why Rooney would be dropped is Welbeck's work-rate and ability to get in behind.

 

[KM]

Rooney is on the bench.

 

[Gambit]

subs lindegard, evans valencia, kagawa, rooney, hernande

 

[Ekeke]

Speculation: rooney refused to play on the wing.

When was this, the other 25 matches he played there?

 

[Maajid]

On the bench according to Ben Hibbs, Manutd.com journalist.

 

[Cevno]

Called Giggsy starting at the start of the QPR game shunts.

 

[Beachryan]

Giggs is on to slow the pace in midfield, Rooney will replace him if we need a goal.

Giggs will undeniably succeed at that.

(it's like people can't remember the last 12 months of Ryan Giggs, just the last 3 or 4 games)

 

[Varun]

MAkes no sense if he's on the bench and is fit. Not for Giggs ffs. Cant even use the experience card to explain this one. Rooney is very very experienced.

 

[adexkola]

De Gea

Rafa
Rio
Vidic
Evra

Carrick
Cleverley

Nani
Giggs
Welbeck

Van Persie

Bench:
Lindegaard
Evans
Valencia
Rooney
Young
Kagawa
Hernandez

 

[alastair]

Maybe this is some bizarre 'backwards' sub ploy. Giggs still to play 30 minutes but come off in the first half?!

Yeh, sure.

 

[Starkie_1]

Giggs to give the ball away at every fecking opportunity? No Evans baffles me more tbh.

 

[Bref]

Really strange decision, if I was a Madrid fan I'd be delighted

 

[ha_rooney]

United subs: Lindegaard, Rooney, Evans, Valencia, Young, Kagawa, Hernandez #MUFC.

Fortune is lost for words on MUTV. As am I.

 

[Tibs]

Come on NANI LADDDDDD!

 

[That'sHernandez]

Giggs start?

 

[gooDevil]

So we can play 4231 in Madrid but need a midfield 3 in Manchester?

Guess SAF is playing for the clean sheet. Still, Giggs is a real shocker.

 

[Pink Moon]

Really bizarre decision. If he's fit then he should be playing. He works harder than anyone else in the team which is exactly what United will need tonight while he also has immense attacking talent to trouble Madrid at the other end should you need it.

 

[DocRockter]

Rooney IS on the bench.. .

Also Vidic starts and Evans is benched..

 

[shaggy]

Wrong decision IMO

 

[Phil]

What?

 

[simonhch]

Rooney has just come back from a short layoff and played 90 minutes a few days ago. A storm in a teacup this. He'll come on in the second half. He'll be disappointed because he always wants to play, but he'll understand the managers reckoning. Nothing to see here.

It's not like it's the final.

 

[Ekeke]

Really strange decision, if I was a Madrid fan I'd be delighted

Lets hope Madrid fans know nothing!

 

[Diabo_Sam]

feck the guardian, tweeted he's not even there

 

[Maajid]

They'll beat us comfortably

 

[gooDevil]

NOW OFFICIAL MUFC TEAM:

de Gea

Rafael
Ferdinand
Vidic
Evra

Carrick
Cleverley

Nani
Welbeck
Giggs

van Persie

SUBS: Lindegaard, Evans, Valencia, Young, Kagawa, Rooney, Hernandez.

Has to be 433, with Giggs in midfield.

 

[Beachryan]

As journo just pointed out: Left out Becks in 2003, left out RVN in 2006 Carling Cup final, leaves out Rooney in 2013...

 

[iSparky]

Kagawa and Rooney on the bench?

If I was a Real Madrid fan I would be delighted with that.

 

[Mad Winger]

Do people seriously believe that Rooney is going to leave just because Fergie didn't let him start a game?

 

[Mystry]

Rooney being rested for the game at the weekend. Fergie is super confident.

I'm scared.

 

[SiYuan]

Could be just as simple as SAF playing for the 120 minutes

 

[Red-Indian]

Ferdinand-Vidic is a bit of a surprise as well. Should suit us though especially since we won't be playing a high line.

 

[pauldyson1uk]

Why? If he's not in the squad then that would mean he's injured. It's if he's on the bench and not in the starting lineup that the muppets will go wild.

I know that, but you know what the transfer muppets are like on here.

 

[Varun]

fecking fuming now. wtf.

 

[kps88]

To be fair, if we go purely on the basis of the game in Madrid, Rooney was a bit shit.

 

[JakeC]

No midfielders on the bench worries me.

 

[VP]

Giggs for Rooney and that would've been my XI

Shades of Beckham 2003 definitely though...

 

[Irwinwastheking]

Rooney on the bench! Wtf?