Manchester United (A) - Match Build Up

[Gibbo]

Not a fan of Lallana not being in midfield in all honesty.

Think this is probably the best of what we have though, Coutinho can't be ready or he'd be starting.

Post injury Henderson has a track record of taking several weeks to get back in the flow also.

[Shaggy]

Lovren Klavan ..... Hendo wini can midfield...origi lallana firmino..... I'm worried

Oh ****.

[rodo]

not looking forward to this today we look very slow at the moment and look a shadow of a team from the start of the season

[Phoenix07]

Would love to see a Klopp style celebration like this today.

[marcus50bucks]

As expected really.

[RedReet]

Lovren or Can. I'd go with Lovren, the yellow card king. He will pick up one yellow too many tomorrow.

4 this year, 2 last year, 4 the year before.

[Exiled_red]

So much more pressure on us winning now that all the others around us have already done so.

Us & the bitters to win to give a bit of breathing space over the Manchester teams.

It's all getting tight in there now, worst case scenario would be we lose and City win and we would finish the day in 5th, best scenario we win and are in 2nd 2pts ahead of Spurs and 5 behind Chelsea.

A win for us today would be huge not just from the position it would put us in in the table but also psychologically getting a win over an in form Man Utd team at OT.

[Doc_Piptorious]

Not a fan of Lallana not being in midfield in all honesty.

Think this is probably the best of what we have though, Coutinho can't be ready or he'd be starting.

Post injury Henderson has a track record of taking several weeks to get back in the flow also.

Could well be something close to a diamond formation, looking at the players on show, and given how the Mancs like to play against us.


Henderson deep with Wijnaldum and Can ahead of him to add physicality in the centre. Lallana could then roam between midfield and attack with Origi and Firmino playing as an attacking duo.


With Mane not available, our width was going to come from the full backs anyway so packing the centre with more physical players makes sense against a team that will employ ****e house tactics.

[Rich]

Really hope Lallana starts in midfield. I'd be tempted to start Coutinho even if he only plays the first half.

[cream]

4 this year, 2 last year, 4 the year before.

All doom and gloom in here. We're gonna win this.

[Paddy]

Surely it will be Coutinho in for Can.

[cream]

Coutinho probably can't do a full ninety minutes so the idea may be to contain them early on then unleash the magic in the second half.

[dom9]

I'm worried about not being worried enough.

I'm mildly concerned, bordering on apprehensive.

Should I be worried?

[Fredo]

I'm expecting a defeat, so not worried.

[ChesterDave]

I'm not worried at all. We're going to win by 4