Chelsea vs Manchester United : Official Matchday Thread 22/10/2022 @ 5.30pm

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[SIZE="5"]Team News:

[SIZE="4"]Man United:
Out: Martial, and apparently we have a Portuguese lad that’s going to miss the match, no-one’s mentioned it so not sure what that’s about…

Axel Tuanzebe is out til after the World Cup.


[SIZE="4"]Chelsea:
Out: Reece James, Kante, Fofana

Doubts:Conor Gallagher

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[SIZE="4"]Pre-Match Press Conference

[SIZE="4"]vBet Thread

State of Martial. Tweaked his friggin’ back and this is the 4th game out.

Axel Tuanzebe is out til after the World Cup.



Who's he playing for these days?

Originally Posted by Joe Biden

Axel Tuanzebe is out til after the World Cup.



Who's he playing for these days?

Dog & Partridge

Manchester United predicted XI: 
De Gea;
Dalot, Varane, Martinez, Shaw;
Casemiro, Fred;
Antony, Fernandes, Sancho;
Rashford.

No Ronaldo.
I hope Eriksen plays.

Originally Posted by Peter13

Manchester United predicted XI: 
De Gea;
Dalot, Varane, Martinez, Shaw;
Casemiro, Fred;
Antony, Fernandes, Sancho;
Rashford.

No Ronaldo.
I hope Eriksen plays.

Thanks Peter. I’d prefer Eriksen to start over Sancho.

Originally Posted by Peter13

Manchester United predicted XI: 
De Gea;
Dalot, Varane, Martinez, Shaw;
Casemiro, Fred;
Antony, Fernandes, Sancho;
Rashford.

No Ronaldo.
I hope Eriksen plays.

The old “don’t change a winning team, eh peter?”

I like it

Look, I’ll ask again….what’s your favourite group?

Originally Posted by no fun

The old “don’t change a winning team, eh peter?”

I like it

Look, I’ll ask again….what’s your favourite group?

What do mean by group? Is it a music group?

Originally Posted by NedKelly

Thanks Peter. I’d prefer Eriksen to start over Sancho.

Eriksen instead of Fred.

Originally Posted by Peter13

What do mean by group? Is it a music group?

Don't answer him, Peter. He's trying to make you go off topic and that's not allowed.

Originally Posted by armchair

Don't answer him, Peter. He's trying to make you go off topic and that's not allowed.

Okay.

Genuinely buzzing for this. Excited to watch United again.

Originally Posted by armchair

Don't answer him, Peter. He's trying to make you go off topic and that's not allowed.

As much as I wouldn't change a winning team, especially after that last perfomance, Sancho would be benched. Offered absolutely £#%&! all yet again against Spurs aside from the check back inside and pass it backwards.

Any stats on pattys last 5?

LWWDW?

Originally Posted by windy waffles

As much as I wouldn't change a winning team, especially after that last perfomance, Sancho would be benched. Offered absolutely £#%&! all yet again against Spurs aside from the check back inside and pass it backwards.

I don’t think we can afford to bench him. We need the two wide players and there’s no other options. Bruno or Eriksen could play there, but I don’t think that gives us the same dynamic on the break and we’ve done really well recently in overloading the wide areas to create openings.

We all want more from Sancho, but fact is he’s part of a team playing well and who put in their best performance of the season last game. I’d be more inclined to change in Europe next week when we might have Ronaldo or Martial.

I think he’ll pick the same 11.

Originally Posted by armchair

Don't answer him, Peter. He's trying to make you go off topic and that's not allowed.

I’d move Sancho out for Eriksen too. Eriksen can drop in and give us 3 in midfield behind Bruno and Anthony if Chelsea have the momentum.

2 wingers feels a bit like the City mistake to me. I think we need 3 of Casemiro, Fred, Eriksen and McT starting here.

Jem would start all 4.

I think it'll be an unchanged eleven. Fred or Eriksen is the only real question.

Originally Posted by armchair

I think it'll be an unchanged eleven. Fred or Eriksen is the only real question.

Agreed.

Think we’ll start with an extra midfielder

Maybe Bruno wide.

Originally Posted by armchair

I think it'll be an unchanged eleven. Fred or Eriksen is the only real question.

Chelsea set up the same way Tottenham do with 352 (I think) it was the best performance I’ve seen from United in a very long time. I think you have to stick with it.
Even if Fred is …well fred
Nothing to stop him bringing a fresh Eriksen on later .