Team for City

Wouldn't bother with rooney, he won't want city to lose and be plying his trade in the europa league next year

Originally Posted by Coracao

Our record in big games without Fletcher is fairly poor IIRC.

Park has had a few weeks off. Would be surprised if he wasn't involved.

Your side is completely lopsided btw

I think Park will play; he wouldn't make my team though. Same goes for Fletch.

Lopsided...how so?

Originally Posted by PaulParkersPubes

I think Park will play; he wouldn't make my team though. Same goes for Fletch.

Lopsided...how so?

Nobody on the left for a start. Hernandez isn't a wide player. Nor is he back until this afternoon.

Originally Posted by Coracao

Nobody on the left for a start. Hernandez isn't a wide player. Nor is he back until this afternoon.

As i said, I still haven't seen a credible source confirming Peas availability (no offence )

Rooney isnt a wide player either and I think Hernandez could play there. Tbh though Pea's inclusion was borne from frustration over Rooney's £#%&! performance against Wolves and the fact I think Pea deserves a start. In reality if I were actually picking the team Rooney would play

Originally Posted by PaulParkersPubes

As i said, I still haven't seen a credible source confirming Peas availability (no offence )

Rooney isnt a wide player either and I think Hernandez could play there. Tbh though Pea's inclusion was borne from frustration over Rooney's £#%&! performance against Wolves and the fact I think Pea deserves a start. In reality if I were actually picking the team Rooney would play

Rooney has vast experience of playing in a wide position. He was playing there before he even signed for United. Not a great comparison...!

Originally Posted by Coracao

Rooney has vast experience of playing in a wide position. He was playing there before he even signed for United. Not a great comparison...!

True

I don't like him anymore though so....

Originally Posted by Crumps

Just ignore the fact that Park was still coming back from being out with an injury when we played them. He was in fine form before the Asian Cup.

well he was injured at the end of the Asian cup so I guess putting him straight into the biggest game of the season when he was shit last time coming back from an injury makes perfect sense.

Looks grim. Thought city would be coming with the usual big match plan, defend and get a point, but it looks like it could be us who's going to try to scrap a draw.

VDS


Rafael, Smalling, Vida, Evra

Fletcher, Scholes, Anderson

Nani, Berba, Wazza



In that order.

Originally Posted by The Return of JC

Very worried about Smalling

He's not Evans - that will do for me at the minute

VDS

Rafael

Smalling

Vidic

Evra

Park (start right)

Fletcher (make 'em laugh)

Anderson

Nani (start left)

RooneyISuppose

Berbatov

Originally Posted by Tumescent Throb

VDS

Rafael

Smalling

Vidic

Evra

Park (start right)

Fletcher (make 'em laugh)

Anderson

Nani (start left)

RooneyISuppose

Berbatov

I reckon that starting 11 of yours would be perfectly capable of beating the bitter blues.

Originally Posted by tumescent throb

vds

rafael

smalling

vidic

evra

park (start right)

fletcher (make 'em laugh)

anderson

nani (start left)

rooneyisuppose

berbatov

3-5-2?

Originally Posted by Carrick

3-5-2?

could well appear more of a 3-6-1. just hope tevez can't run for laughing if he drops off into the hole and fletcher tries to engage him

actually £#%&! it, carrick in for fletcher

vds

rafael - rio/brown - vidic - evra

carrick - scholes - ando

nani - berba - rooney

would be happy to see giggs in there, but not for any of the front three.

Originally Posted by jem

vds

rafael - rio/brown - vidic - evra

carrick - scholes - ando

nani - berba - rooney

would be happy to see giggs in there, but not for any of the front three.

I would go with that. I fancy Fergie will want Fletch in there to "win the midfield battle". He may even play 5 across the middle too.

Vders

Raffers
Smallers
Viders
Evraers

Parkers
Anders
Fletchers
Nanners

Berbers
Wazzers (He'll score)

Gotta say that full on doom is overcoming me

Originally Posted by Harri Jaffa

Gotta say that full on doom is overcoming me

Hard not to be like that tbh, given our utter and absolute shiteness (first 10 minutes aside) last week

Too many players out of form/not good enough/not giving a shit......

Come on lads, prove us wrong

Originally Posted by red in cumbria

Hard not to be like that tbh, given our utter and absolute shiteness (first 10 minutes aside) last week

Too many players out of form/not good enough/not giving a shit......

Come on lads, prove us wrong

We've been a totally different outfit at home though. I'm not too concerned TBH mate. I can't see them beating us, so long as the defence play anywhere near what they have at home this year. For instance Arsenal we dominated that game tactically.