Manchester United 4 Chelsea 0

[Michael Tucker]

 

Please use this thread for all posts relating to our Premier League match against Manchester United at Old Trafford, before, during and after the game.

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The match is scheduled to kick off at 14:30, Sunday 11th August, 2019 (Local UK time/date).

[blue moon]

April? Is that early or late!

[Michael Tucker]

2 minutes ago, blue moon said:

April? Is that early or late!

I guess that's up to you. Fixed (I think!).

[blue moon]

Thanks Mike. Up and at ‘em, then. Good start to the season. A good opportunity for them to resume their habitual place in the league (sixth).

[Michael Tucker]

No probs, mate.

I'm looking forward to this game. More to get a better idea where we really are right now, than anything else. I think that potentially, we're a top 4 side again this season, and I'm not sure (at this stage) that much of the doom and gloom is justified.. 

[blue moon]

Follow that, and feeling amazingly bullish despite - perhaps because of - the transfer ban. Being pushed back to the essentials with no superheroes or magic bullets might be the making of a young team. God bless you and give you speed, young Frank.

[My Blood Is Blue]

Very excited for this one, will be watching from a campsite in France and hoping we can come away with at least a point. Really interested to see how Frank lines them up in this one, will Kante be fit enough to start? I expect we'll see:

Kepa

Azpi Luiz Christensen Emerson

Jorginho Kovacic

Pedro Barkley Pulisic

Giroud

Subs: Willy, Zouma, Alonso, Kante, Mount, Willian, Tammy

 

I think a nervy 1-1, that both managers will take and be glad to get the game out of the way.

[The_Ghost]

19 minutes ago, My Blood Is Blue said:

Very excited for this one, will be watching from a campsite in France and hoping we can come away with at least a point. Really interested to see how Frank lines them up in this one, will Kante be fit enough to start? I expect we'll see:

Kepa

Azpi Luiz Christensen Emerson

Jorginho Kovacic

Pedro Barkley Pulisic

Giroud

Subs: Willy, Zouma, Alonso, Kante, Mount, Willian, Tammy

 

I think a nervy 1-1, that both managers will take and be glad to get the game out of the way.

Pretty much this I reckon. 

[Holymoly]

42 minutes ago, My Blood Is Blue said:

Kepa

Azpi Luiz Christensen Emerson

Jorginho Kovacic

Pedro Barkley Pulisic

Giroud

Subs: Willy, Zouma, Alonso, Kante, Mount, Willian, Tammy

This sounds ok and about the best we will be able to muster. Whether it will be enough is open to debate however imagine how much more confident we would be if we had CHO, RLC and Rudiger available (as well as Kante and Willian fully fit).

[paulw66]

1 hour ago, My Blood Is Blue said:

Very excited for this one, will be watching from a campsite in France and hoping we can come away with at least a point. Really interested to see how Frank lines them up in this one, will Kante be fit enough to start? I expect we'll see:

Kepa

Azpi Luiz Christensen Emerson

Jorginho Kovacic

Pedro Barkley Pulisic

Giroud

Subs: Willy, Zouma, Alonso, Kante, Mount, Willian, Tammy

 

I think a nervy 1-1, that both managers will take and be glad to get the game out of the way.

That does highlight our issues if we go behind.

The bench contains one attacker who has missed all pre season, and 2 who are hugely unproven in the PL