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Pretty sure we'll lose this, i know we've done a few clean sheets now but the mistakes have been there in the last couple games, against a team like United with rooney and RVP we will not get away with it, our defence just makes too many mistakes. Soon as we scored yesterday they almost equalised immediately it's just not good enough and needs to be sorted That's our main worry D. e. I, and we don't have the defensive back-up to do anything about it. For me all we can do is go out and play our own game and go for it, in other words play to our strength, such as it is, and not to our weakness which is our lack of defensive cohesion, we get pulled out of position far too easily, leaving gaping holes which Man U would exploit. We just need to go for it and win or loose on what we've got, inviting Man U on to our defense is the path to destruction, while getting service to Suarez and Sturridge (if playing) might just win it for us.
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united like us are very fragile to pace and become increasingly nervous when a ball is played between their centre halves. The balls gerrard played last night out wide and into Suarez were perfect.
if we try and slow the game down in the middle it will suit UTD as they will suck us in and hit with pace on the break. We need to keep their midfield running all the game as they struggle for legs in the centre.
start with Hendo then finish with Allen -pure energy which Carrick, Scholes, Giggs, cannot compete with anymore. Sturridge in for Sterling at the start then replace later. UTD hate direct players running at their back 4.
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dont underestimate to hugeness of the game. this is no stoke or whoever the [oops] we've lost against this season. manu home & away are the two biggest games of the season. for me, for us fans in general(i believe) but also for the players and the club. okay everton. those two  but this is a HUGE game. [oops] the games v arnsel or chelski, this is it... our players will be at their best, i have no doubt of that. gonna be an exciting match
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united like us are very fragile to pace and become increasingly nervous when a ball is played between their centre halves. The balls gerrard played last night out wide and into Suarez were perfect.
if we try and slow the game down in the middle it will suit UTD as they will suck us in and hit with pace on the break. We need to keep their midfield running all the game as they struggle for legs in the centre.
start with Hendo then finish with Allen -pure energy which Carrick, Scholes, Giggs, cannot compete with anymore. Sturridge in for Sterling at the start then replace later. UTD hate direct players running at their back 4. Agreed, with our younger team we should be able to out run them and we need to take advantage of that. But based on that is why I'd start with Sturridge on one wing and Sterling on the other. Then later in the game if we're in the lead or drawing, bring on Downing and tell him not to get forward to much so he can help Johnson on his defensive duties and hopefully cut Valencia out of the game, because we can be pretty certain that with 15 minutes to go, United will come at us, we just have to hope we've tired them out enough by then so that we can with stand it
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Reina
Wisdom Skrtel Agger Johnson
Gerrard Lucas
Sterling Henderson Suarez
Sturridge
Basically same team the other day with Downing no-where near the pitch and Sturridge in. Would have Suarez and Sturridge switching around every now and then to try and drag defenders out of position.
Not a Henderson lover, but must admit he has looked much, much better recently and had a good game last night so would definately start him.
I think a few people have pretty much gone for this already though ha
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united like us are very fragile to pace and become increasingly nervous when a ball is played between their centre halves. The balls gerrard played last night out wide and into Suarez were perfect.
if we try and slow the game down in the middle it will suit UTD as they will suck us in and hit with pace on the break. We need to keep their midfield running all the game as they struggle for legs in the centre.
start with Hendo then finish with Allen -pure energy which Carrick, Scholes, Giggs, cannot compete with anymore. Sturridge in for Sterling at the start then replace later. UTD hate direct players running at their back 4. Absolutely, positive attacking football focused on their weakness and our own strengths is the only way to go. If we can get past 60 min. without conceding your point regarding their midfield comes into play. Also if we can get service up to our front players their defensive frailty comes into play, However if we invite them onto us we negate all those opportunities.
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united are easuly capable of defeat, by any team their defence is abysmal so far just the rvp effect is saving them
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Reina
Wisdom. Skrtel. Agger. Glen
Hendo Lucas. Stevie
Downing. Luis. Sterling
Still think we can win three one as their defence has been poor this season and we are playing some good stuff recently. Our only defeats have come against stoke and villa and that is because we are very vulnerable to physical sides which united are not. They are a team which play football which I believe can work to our advantage as long as agger and skrtz hold up.
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They have 3 0r 4 players who can wound you if you let them run at you, so we must ensure that we pressure them with an aggressive attacking style. As others have said that exposes their weakness. When they have the ball they are very, very dangerous but strangely look disjointed when they don't. This game will turn on how well we retain and regain possession. We must play a high energy game, if we do we can nick it. I'd take my courage in my hands and predict 1 - 2, providing we start with a high tempo and sustain it over the entire 90 mins
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Everyone is saying we'll lose, but Newcastle nearly topled them last week. Their defense is terrible. The have a world class attack, but I think Gerrard and Suarez can pick apart their defense. I think this will be a real high scoring game. 4-3 us maybe?
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Wisdom Skyrtel Agger Glen
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Subs: Sturridge to come on for Raheem and Allen for Jordan.
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