The FA Cup starting XI

Originally Posted by jem

lol. fred may well start, if antony doesn't, but... let's not forget that fred is an abomination. dalot in midfield would be better than fred. a midfield of cass and fred against city will not work.

He looked alright today.

Would go for the Garnacho, Rashford and Sancho like today. Martial doesn’t put the effort in.

Originally Posted by jem

lol. fred may well start, if antony doesn't, but... let's not forget that fred is an abomination. Valencia in midfield would be better than fred. a midfield of cass and fred against city will not work.

Correction

Originally Posted by Denis Irwell

Correction

good one.

Ddg
Awb
VARANE
Linda
Shaw
Casemiro
Fred (Hear me out)
Bruno
Sancho
Rashford
Garnacho

Fred - He did a hell of a job with his following job of De bruyne in Feb. Big game Fred. I just don't trust Eriksen to last more than 29 minutes against city's midfield

Sancho - I actually kind of like Sancho on the right. He seems like the next best option if Antony is not fit

Originally Posted by History

Ddg
Awb
Maguire
Linda
Shaw
Casemiro
Fred (Hear me out)
Bruno
Sancho
Rashford
Garnacho

Fred - He did a hell of a job with his following job of De bruyne in Feb. Big game Fred. I just don't trust Eriksen to last more than 29 minutes against city's midfield

Sancho - I actually kind of like Sancho on the right. He seems like the next best option if Antony is not fit

you're playing maguire ahead of varane? mmmk.

Originally Posted by jem

you're playing maguire ahead of varane? mmmk.

Nope absolutely not no idea why I've put him in there. Let me edit that

Tempted to go for 4 in midfield

Casemiro Fred Ericcssonn and Bruno

Like the son a Greggs franchise owner, let Rashers have a free roll and have Antony cause mayhem where he wants.

Just need to survive the first half.

Read that Antony should be available?

De Gea

Wan-Bissaka - Lindelof - Varane - Shaw

Casemiro - Fred

Bruno - Eriksen - Rashford

Martial

We need energy so no way does martial get near the team. He looks so out of shape right now.

Solid midfield 3. Play Bruno as one of front three with rash and sancho. We’ll lose a little in attack but won’t have City walk through our midfield.

Originally Posted by shenwen

We need energy so no way does martial get near the team. He looks so out of shape right now.

Solid midfield 3. Play Bruno as one of front three with rash and sancho. We’ll lose a little in attack but won’t have City walk through our midfield.

yeah, depending on antony's fitness, you could have rashers up top with, antony right and bruno left outside of eriksen. i'd still go with fred cass base.

Originally Posted by Gypsum Fantastic

yeah, depending on antony's fitness, you could have rashers up top with, antony right and bruno left outside of eriksen. i'd still go with fred cass base.

Sages know

Fred is a must.

Even if we play 4-5-1

We can’t allow city to dominate us in the miggul

We have players who can hurt them but we need a strong (buttery biscuit) base to allow that

Pack the midfield, soak up the pressure for 80 minutes if possible, snatch a late winner.

De Gea

Dalot Varane Shaw Malacia

Bruno Casemiro Fred

Sancho Martial Rashford

Got to be into them from the first minute like the home game against the dippers. Violence from the off.

Just a shame Martinez can't be involved. His snide would be most welcome.

2-0

Originally Posted by atticusgrinch

De Gea

Dalot Varane Shaw Malacia

Bruno Casemiro Fred

Sancho Martial Rashford

Got to be into them from the first minute like the home game against the dippers. Violence from the off.

Just a shame Martinez can't be involved. His snide would be most welcome.

2-0

If we play Dalot and Malacia at full back we may as well flog our tickets.

lindelof has played well enough that we can put shaw at left back, where he belongs, and not have the severe downgrade that is mighty mouse anywhere near it.

and wan b has been pretty good recently.

the only way dalot gets in is as a midfielder, but 10h will go with fred (if not eriksen). it's a gamble. we could get the fred of the glorious through ball for the tap in or we could get fred giving it away on the edge of the box for a tap in.

BREAKING: Anthony Martial is out of the FA Cup final with a hamstring tear suffered against Fulham. #mufc

ffs mad:

Originally Posted by united_1878

BREAKING: Anthony Martial is out of the FA Cup final with a hamstring tear suffered against Fulham. #mufc

ffs mad:

Must have picked that up getting onto the bus home as he did £#%&! all in the match that could have caused it.

DDG

AWB
VARANE
LINDELOF
SHAW

CASEMIRO
FRED
ERIKSEN

BRUNO
RASHFORD
SANCHO

Garnacho the impact sub.

Originally Posted by Dr Stranger

DDG

AWB
VARANE
LINDELOF
SHAW

CASEMIRO
FRED
ERIKSEN

BRUNO
RASHFORD
SANCHO

Garnacho the impact sub.

I can see this being it and tbf it’s probably the best set up.