Manchester United (h) build up

[Chazza]

I wish people would stop worrying about the refs we get allocated and get on with it.

They're the ones that make the decisions so live with it, refs decisions are completely out of our control no matter who's in charge, there's nothing any of us can do about it. We sound even more bitter than Everton fans the way some of us go on.

I have total confidence in Atkinson doing a good job and making the correct decisions come Sunday.

Who's worried about the ref?

[Pablo]

We need to dominate the midfield and really pressure their defence with quick attacks. Job done.

-----------Mignolet------------
----Can----Skrtel----Sakho----
------Henderson---Allen--------
-Sterling----Gerrard----Merano-
-------Coutinho---------------
-----------Sturridge-----------

Mareno, Merona, Morena etc.

[Nicey]

If we play to our potential, then we are going to win this. No question.....

Regarding line ups, if I was asked this time yesterday then there is no way I would have suggested that we start Gerrard. However, when Stevie came on last night, then it brought a real sense of control to the middle of the park. Considering that United will likely play a 4-3-3 that is in actual fact a 4-5-1 then we might need an extra body in midfield.

I wouldnt mind seeing:

----------------------------MIGNOLET---------------------------

-----EMRE CAN--------------SKRTEL--------------SAKHO-------

----------------------------GERRARD----------------------------

------------------HENDERSON--------ALLEN--------------------
STERLING------------------COUTINHO----------------MORENO

----------------------------STURRIDGE-------------------------


That will give us a lot of control of the middle of the park,

This is by far our strongest team .... good to go with this and change if we need from the Bench

[dww]

Maybe it would be best to go with Sterling up top and Lallana and Coutinho behind him that way there will be less space for Carrick and we'll disrupt the rhythm in midfield for them.

Given that United often seem to start games aiming to control possession then become more 'vertical' it could be effective to start somewhat defensively with the players you suggest with Gerrard and Sturridge to bring on as impact subs when United usually try to kick on in the game.

[Slinky Skills]

Who's worried about the ref?

Loads on here are, every big game we get and people start complaining about the ref.

Take Clattenburg, could have given us 4 pens at OT last year and people were complaining about him.

There's literally **** all any of us can do about the ref that gets chosen which is why it's not worth whinging about.

More of us get stressed about which ref is chosen rather than worry about the opposition.

[Nicey]

Anybody but Lee Mason please

[rodo]

Pele attending

[Chris]

Foaming at the mouth for this already, a bit of a shame they stumbled upon something instead of persisting with Rooney in midfield, the hapless Persie upfront etc etc but still, should be a comfortable and swift beat down if we play our stuff.

And hopefully theres no Mark Halsey type corruption.

[SK]

Foaming at the mouth for this already, a bit of a shame they stumbled upon something instead of persisting with Rooney in midfield, the hapless Persie upfront etc etc but still, should be a comfortable and swift beat down if we play our stuff.

And hopefully theres no Mark Halsey type corruption.

hopefully van gaal will drop Mata again and play Di Maria, with Mata in there and Rooney upfront they look like a decentish team

[ChrisDR1968]

I don't think United are as bad as most on here think. They looked ok in the first half against Arsenal in the cup although they lost their way in the second.

To beat them we'll have to play well and be much more clinical in front of goal than we have been of late.

I'm fairly confident we won't lose though as we've been very good defensively at home in 2015

[RichC]

I agree, whilst they're not the United of old they're still have players that could cause us concern, IF we play to our potential then I think we will win but it certainly won't be easy it'd be great to get a goal early doors and settle us into a rhythm.

I never look forward to us playing this lot.

[G]

I hate these games but I'm looking forward to this one strangely. I'll be a bag of nerves by the the time it arrives though. Just win please, smashing them would be ace but a scrappy one nil will do me too.

[Norbs]

It's on my birthday, and the Mrs organised a nice day out in London without checking with me first so I'll have to record it. FFS

[Redspin]

Sounds like a description of our game yesterday.

What nonsense. We had more possession, more shots off target, more shots on target and more corners than them. Mignolet only had two shots to save all game

[Redspin]

We've already played the '****' utd this season. That went well.

That was the **** Liverpool though. Not forgetting that one goal was awarded to them wrongly by poor officials and, even though we were ****, we created enough chances to win three games. De Gea made eight saves while we gifted them two shockers while under little pressure (Lucas wrongly left out and an unused substitute). De Gea was by a considerable distance MOTM.

We are much better than them now and the game will be very one-sided in our favour - and we will win.

Might look at the odds for a red card for "Elbows" Fellaini