The old Man Utd Thread

[Mammas_Boy]

Ah yes, i'll use that.

i've logged onto that tvcatchup.com

[Baring]

They like to ask the ref for bookings don't they. Fellanis was a genuine attempt at the ball and not a booking.

[sith]

Snorefest so far.

[Guest]

Dire

[feltmonkey]

Shocking miss from Hernandez.

This is a terrible game. I feel like I'm wasting my evening watching it.

[LiMuBai]

Shocking miss from Hernandez.

This is a terrible game. I feel like I'm wasting my evening watching it.

I could be playing Dark Souls instead of watching this boring rubbish

[feltmonkey]

Yeah, exactly.

[spork]

Kagawa in the middle! That's what we were all waiting for right?

[feltmonkey]

Yeah, for half an hour in a game that's drifting into oblivion.

Having said that, he's already started making things happen.

rofl classic Young there. The man has no shame.

Edit - missed anyway!

[Guest]

Not going for us tonight

[Liamness]

Let's never play Young and Valencia on the opposite wings again. In fact let's never play Young again if we can help it.

[Mr Do 71]

Giggs

[Guest]

2nd most boring game I've ever seen just behind Blackburn v Trelleborgs in 1994

[Gabzy]

What a dire game.

[Baring]

Thank god I fell asleep at HT.

[feltmonkey]

You missed another example of Ashley Young's terrible affliction. The poor guy seems completely incapable of running without falling over. What is it that causes this? An inner-ear problem that effects his balance? Narcolepsy perhaps?

[Gabzy]

Shititis, I believe. Something our wingers seem to suffer from quite often

[ManLikeColonel]

You missed another example of Ashley Young's terrible affliction. The poor guy seems completely incapable of running without falling over. What is it that causes this? An inner-ear problem that effects his balance? Narcolepsy perhaps?

Diving Cunt?

[feltmonkey]

not tonight, i've got a sore jaw.

[FATEone]

Let's never play Young and Valencia on the opposite wings again. In fact let's never play Young again if we can help it.

That'd lose you about 15 points a season at least!

[Gabzy]

So... anyone else bricking it today?

[The Fox]

Weeeeell twitter rumours that Mertesacker is out with flu (dude is always fucking ill), which would be pretty massive. Could be bullshit but if you remember how terrible Vermaelen was in this game last season...yeah.

[Liamness]

Why are you posting that in this thread, you trying to gee us up or something? Now I have this vision in my mind of Vermaelen leaving Koscienly horribly exposed on the break, forcing him into a last ditch tackle which gets him sent off, then Ramsey has to play right back for the rest of the game. One can only hope.

Anyway assuming everyone's fit, Arsenal are playing much better than us at the moment and I'd honestly take a draw going into the game. If Arsenal can get three points at Old Trafford, that would be huge for them, and would very likely shut up everyone still umming and ahhing about their title credentials.

[The Fox]

Well Mert trained yesterday so hopefully it's bollocks. I wouldn't be at all confident with Vermaelen and Koscielny.

I reckon both sides would take a point but it won't play out like Man Utd vs Chelsea for instance, because Wenger doesn't set out to kill games from the first minute unlike some people.

edit: Giroud just posted a photo of the team out for a stroll and Mert appears to be there, so I assume he's fine

edit2: people now saying it's Bendtner (you can only see the back of his head). Also RVP seems to have bottled it and could be out.

[Gringo]

I'm more worried about Arsenal's midfield than their defence to be fair

[Gabzy]

I'm more worried about our defense. It could get embarrassing if they're as shaky as they have been lately.

[spork]

De Gea;

Smalling, Vidic, Evans, Evra;

Valencia, Jones, Carrick, Kagawa;

Rooney, van Persie

I guess Jones will be tasked with stopping Ozil.

Hm.

[Nicky]

BROWN AND O SHEA

[Baring]

Great result for Sunderland.

Considering the bad start, a win would put United a point ahead of City and only 1 behind Chelsea.

[feltmonkey]

pretty underwhelming team selection. Kagawa shuffled out to the left again. and the first thing Moyes said in the pre-match interview was that we have to stop them playing. we're the home side, ffs. and for that matter, we're Man Utd. not some over-awed minnows playing against a big club.