Team v Liverpool

Originally Posted by Denis Irwell

Torn between this and Antony in place of a mf spot.

Id rather Bruno out of the engine room for Anfield Have him probe further forward. Sabitzer would go further to helping Casemiro dominate with Fred pressing ahead of them too.

Our attack gets at that defence and we’ll win.

Would save garnachers for the final 30m to destroy TAA.

Quietly confident. Their defence and midfield is poor. Just need to be careful defending against their attack, which despite everything is still a big threat .

Originally Posted by Gypsum Fantastic

If Rashford fully fit then I Think Wiggy might sit this one out. Look for them to have the majority of possession and hit them in the break.

Ddg
Obi one
Rapha
Sandro
Sheezy

Cass
Fred (I’d play Sabitzer but don’t think 10H will)
Bruno

Sancho
Rashford
Antony

Why on earth would you put Sancho up against the biggest liability in their team ? There are two options for the left, Rashford or Garnacho.

First 15-20 mins is massive. They’ll come flying out the blocks like they always do and we haven’t been starting well in games at all recently: Leicester, Barca, cup final and Wednesday all really sluggish starts.

We can’t afford to do that or the giddy £#%&!ers will be 2 up inside half an hour.

If we can get through that then I fancy us to grow into the game. We have a lot of ways to hurt them and it’s the first time we’ve gone there in about seven years in better shape than them. Our midfield is better, our defence is better. We just need to piece it all together.

I’m going to sit on the fence and say draw. A cagey, bad tempered draw.

I can see weggy going through Virgil...the joy

Originally Posted by shenwen

Our attack gets at that defence and we’ll win.

Would save garnachers for the final 30m to destroy TAA.

Quietly confident. Their defence and midfield is poor. Just need to be careful defending against their attack, which despite everything is still a big threat .

Yep. All this. They’re all front and long ball.

Just a case of balance for us, how much/high to contain, when we have a potent force ourselves.

Just desperate to £#%&!ing thrash these whinging, deluded victims. Hope Erik has them sussed and Weggy notches at least one.

We’re quite a different team from what has gone over there for a while. Time was, they went years without getting a result, home or away against us. Time for a change.

Originally Posted by Denis Irwell

Yep. All this. They’re all front and long ball.

Just a case of balance for us, how much/high to contain, when we have a potent force ourselves.

Just desperate to £#%&!ing thrash these whinging, deluded victims. Hope Erik has them sussed and Weggy notches at least one.

We’re quite a different team from what has gone over there for a while. Time was, they went years without getting a result, home or away against us. Time for a change.

At the very least, we will improve on what we’ve done in recent years there, which has been nothing short of a disgrace. No win since 2016. One goal in six visits. And that was a Jesse Lingard consolation.

4-0 and 5-0 last season. We owe them one, make no mistake.

Would take a draw right now, won't be half as easy as some are making out....

Originally Posted by Bunker Buster

Would take a draw right now, won't be half as easy as some are making out....

Weirdly more nervous than I was when we were almost guaranteed losers in these fixtures. I think I’m still readjusting to actually expecting us to turn up and play well - it’s a big change from years of rubbish football.

Would love - LOVE - us to beat these, preferably with a controversial goal, just to wind their fans up.

Originally Posted by Bunker Buster

Would take a draw right now, won't be half as easy as some are making out....

Absolutely this.

Draw is fine. Win would be fantastic.

Originally Posted by NedKelly

Weirdly more nervous than I was when we were almost guaranteed losers in these fixtures. I think I’m still readjusting to actually expecting us to turn up and play well - it’s a big change from years of rubbish football.

Would love - LOVE - us to beat these, preferably with a controversial goal, just to wind their fans up.

Same. We came into this big of fixtures and I assumed something had to give somewhere along the way.

Don’t think my brain will allow me contemplate the prospect of

Beating Barca
Winning the league cup
Quarters of the FA Cup
3 straight league wins
Winning at Anfield

City v Newcastle this weekend too, so a win puts us closer to city, clearer of Newcastle or both - all while virtually killing Liverpool’s top four hopes.

I think my head would fall off.

Originally Posted by Bunker Buster

Would take a draw right now, won't be half as easy as some are making out....

Yep. Keep them out in the first 20 mins of each half and we could win it.

I'll take a scabby 1-0, not interested in 'owing' them for the hammerings we took last season,

Originally Posted by NedKelly

Weirdly more nervous than I was when we were almost guaranteed losers in these fixtures.

That’s the norm for me. Last season when we went there I knew we were getting drubbed so barely worried.

Back to bricking again because we’re good.

Bunks is right. Draw is fine. I actually think we’re going to get beaten and boiled piss on here aots. Fabinho will get booked in the 90th minute whereas Cas will be in the book first half etc etc

1-0 them.

Originally Posted by Bunker Buster

Would take a draw right now, won't be half as easy as some are making out....

it doesn't matter how shit liverpool have been this season, they will be up for this one. we cannot afford to rely on a comeback.

Originally Posted by jem

it doesn't matter how $#*! liverpool have been this season, they will be up for this one. we cannot afford to rely on a comeback.

They’d lost 4 on the spin the day of the David Ngog game in 09-10. The ground will be baying for blood and the ref will want to make himself a fan favourite early doors. Seen it all too many times before.

Should be a belter of a game and whatever the score, it's a beautiful feeling knowing which team (and club) is in the ascendency and which one has run itself into the ground.

https://twitter.com/unitedstandmufc/status/1631593061703729152?s=46&t=46osAsCMaSbh7vgQsN2lEQ

Klopp talking about other clubs signings.

Again.

Their midfield is shite so they'll be bypassing it at every opportunity.
Expect ETH to be fully aware of their strengths and weaknesses and have a cunning plan. If we can start fully awake and focused and get through the first 20 minutes or so we should be fine.

Originally Posted by Dr Stranger

https://twitter.com/unitedstandmufc/...aSbh7vgQsN2lEQ

Klopp talking about other clubs signings.

Again.

Ah yes, Liverpool are obviously a team built for the next 20 years with players like Salah (30), Fabinho (29), Van Dijk (31), Thiago (31), and James Milner (37).

20 years ffs.

Originally Posted by NedKelly

Ah yes, Liverpool are obviously a team built for the next 20 years with players like Salah (30), Fabinho (29), Van Dijk (31), Thiago (31), and James Milner (37).

20 years ffs.

Might be worth telling the toothy #@&%! that 20 years is longer than most players play.

Originally Posted by Dr Stranger

Might be worth telling the toothy #@&%! that 20 years is longer than most players play.

Think he’s suggesting we field our under 7’s junior team? Seems a perfectly reasonable suggestion.