Man U vs Aston Villa pre match thread - FA Cup 3rd Rd - Monday, Jan 10th

[john e]

What goalkeeper do you think he will play ?

If you want to win the game you play Martinez
If you want to win the game but not quite as much you play Steer

Martinez is one of the best goalkeepers in the league maybe even THE best our other goalkeepers are a couple of levels below, Also Martinez brings confidence to the back line
It could be the difference in winning and losing

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He also his strongest XI for me.

Martinez

Cash
Konsa
Mings
Targett

Luiz
McGinn
Ramsey

Buendia
Watkins
Ings

Based on what we have available. Pip to come in on Saturday.

[Lastfootstamper]

Play our best available eleven. Reserve 'keepers  are for dire emergencies or walkovers, not third round ties at OT. We've not played in a week, we don't play again til Saturday evening. They'll be getting the record books out digging around for the last time we won twice at theirs in a season. FTKEASMUSTF, 2-none the Villa.

[Ad@m]

Is it too early to say I'd like Kidderminster Harriers at home in the 4th round?!

[brontebilly]

He also his strongest XI for me.

Martinez

Cash
Konsa
Mings
Targett

Luiz
McGinn
Ramsey

Buendia
Watkins
Ings

Based on what we have available. Pip to come in on Saturday.

Ideal game to get a good look at Sanson I think.

Ings to keep his spot, AEG or someone else on left wing.

[Bent Neilsens Screamer]

I heard on a podcast this week that only 3 away teams have ever won twice at Old Trafford in the same season. Apparently Villa were one of them but it was late 19th Century so history is against us winning but given their current form we’ve got a decent chance.

[Pete3206]

Looking forward to seeing Ferguson on the screen every 5 frickin minutes!

[PaulTheVillan]

He also his strongest XI for me.

Martinez

Cash
Konsa
Mings
Targett

Luiz
McGinn
Ramsey

Buendia
Watkins
Ings

Based on what we have available. Pip to come in on Saturday.

Ideal game to get a good look at Sanson I think.

Ings to keep his spot, AEG or someone else on left wing.

I can see Sanson & Traore start to get some minutes under their belt. Ings and Buendia should play.

[Percy McCarthy]

It's time, FTF again!

Of course there's leaks. Of course they're not happy. Because someone is here putting demands on them and making them earn their obscene wages.

So, let me get this straight: You don't like the nice guy Ole who tells you how talented you are and tries to be your mate - he's out of his depth. You don't like the mean German man who makes you train at a time you don't like?

What happened to all this looking in the mirror they were doing? It appears it resulted in them blaming everyone except themselves.

I'm sorry, but since when is it the coaches job to impress the players? Havent they got that backwards? Aren't the players supposed to impress upon the coaches? I bet Rangnick is pretty unimpressed by you lot being unable to execute simple 5 yard passes too. Can you imagine Steve Bruce and others leaking to the press in the 90s that they aren't impressed with this Brian Kidd fella that Fergie has hired.

You cheeky, lazy, complacent bunch of f***ing children!

And you haven't even got the balls to put names to these claims, so f*** every last one of them.

I guess we can't complain. We've bred a brood of players who have consistently underperformed and get rewarded with new bumper deals. Absolutely zero consequences for failing to meet a basic standard.

Don't like the current guy? Don't worry, just bide your time, do f*** all and club will give you a new deal and you can just wait it out until the new guy comes in.

No wonder they feel they can pick and choose when they turn up and who they turn up for.

Clean slate, great wages, get to say you play for Man United and if you don't perform, you'll probably keep your place in the team and you'll definitely keep your place at the club.

This club is toxic and broken and the manager's position is fast becoming a poisoned chalice. I wouldn't blame Poch, Zidane or whoever else telling Woodward and co to stick it up their arse if they're offered the job.

It goes beyond tactics, the odd signing etc. The club is paying for years and years of neglect and a steady lowering of the standards.

I've never felt we're further away than we are now. This is all playing out too while our two closest rivals are comfortably the two best teams in the country. Every season now amounts to a bit of pre-season optimism, a couple of promising performances before we're quickly playing 'who do we want to win the league the least'. Sat there hoping City win so that liverpool don't. In f***ing November.

I've never felt more detached from the club. I hate what we've become and I pity anyone going into that job with earnest enthusiasm.

Honestly, f*** the lot of them.

Proof positive, if proof were needed, that utd is officially nothing more than a revenue-generating promotional business with a football team attached.

We are all merely frogs being quietly boiled in a big pot of piss.

Although my head tells me it's the FA Cup on the BBC so we'll still lose.

Boo hoo, they’re upset because the glory has dried up. I suppose it’s a problem when glory is the only reason you ‘support’ them.

[exigo]

Tickets finally arrived in today's post.

[martin o`who??]

Man U content in the knowledge that they are about to put in their best performances of the season with depressing inevitability.

[john e]

It’s probably been mentioned before but is there be VAR on Monday

[exigo]

It’s probably been mentioned before but is there be VAR on Monday

Think it's used in any ground where it's already installed, so should be.

[john e]

It’s probably been mentioned before but is there be VAR on Monday

Think it's used in any ground where it's already installed, so should be.

Ok thanks

[RamboandBruno]

Hope everyone gets their tickets ok.
The Coutinhio factor, even if not playing, the Gerard factor, the bag of shite yanited factor. We win this.