Manchester United 2022-23 Thread

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Dre_00
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That man clearly didn't watch enough United games between 2013-2022. The positivity from this year is certainly not enough to say things like that if you had watched United then.
Dre_00
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Shaw and McTominay might be available for Forest. Which suggests that both have a pretty decent chance of being back for the 2nd leg at Sevilla.

If Shaw is available, will be interesting to see if he comes in at CB or LB. On the one hand, I doubt he wants to start Maguire and Lindelof together (no matter what he says) but on the other, Malacia was horrible last night. I mean dreadful even before that nonsense at the end.
Thunder18
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Broken 5th metatarsal for Martinez, he will definitely be out for the rest of the season.
Aston94
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Thunder18 said:

Broken 5th metatarsal for Martinez, he will definitely be out for the rest of the season.
Dre_00
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There is a very small chance he could be healed in time for a cup final (should we make it) but even if he made it back, it's not like ETH would start him straight away. His season is done but at least this shouldn't impact his preparation for next season.

So now the effectiveness of the middle of our defense rests entirely on Rafael Varane's tender, fragile body.
Dre_00
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Dre_00 said:

There is a very small chance he could be healed in time for a cup final (should we make it) but even if he made it back, it's not like ETH would start him straight away. His season is done but at least this shouldn't impact his preparation for next season.

So now the effectiveness of the middle of our defense rests entirely on Rafael Varane's tender, fragile body.

Aaaand Varane is out for about 2 weeks. That would mean he might be available for Spurs away on the 27th. Maguire is suspended for the FA Cup semi so if we get an injury/suspension before then, you might be seeing McTominay at center back or some such nonsense.
Dre_00
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OK United, Aston Villa did you a huge favor. Please don't eff this up.
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Bournemouth too. A win tomorrow would definitely go a long way.
Dre_00
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Starting Maguire and Lindelof away to a team in the relegation zone when 3 points are crucial...what could possibly go wrong?
Thunder18
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Dalot at LB
Mathguy64
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Back 4 of Dalot on the wrong side, slabhead, Lindelof and AWB.

That's brutal.
Dre_00
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Did Malacia get hurt? I missed that.

Shaw not even making the bench doesn't bode well for Thursday.
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Someone is saying a knee injury.

And they are reporting Sabitzer got hurt in warmups and Eriksen will start in his place. We will see in 5 minutes.
Thunder18
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We have had some terrible luck with injuries this year. Yikes
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Yep. Sabitzer out.

I'll say it. We should forfeit Thursday. This squad can't afford to play any more extra matches. It's Thursday and then a minimum of 2 more. They just can't do it.
Thunder18
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Not even 3 minutes in and Maguire is caught out and gets a yellow.
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I'm trying to remain rational, but it is getting to Paul Pogba levels for me where every time I see Maguire, I find myself getting instantly mad and disgusted.
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I think you are being rationale...his play is awful and damaging more often than not....
Mathguy64
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Wow. Martial contributes again.

That dude is an enigma.
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NF is trying to get Slabhead sent off.

They are trying too hard. Just let him play normally and let nature take it's course.
Dre_00
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That back line will present at least 3 more chances to Forest and every Forest corner looks like a scoring opportunity. Probably the least confident I've ever felt about a halftime lead.
Mathguy64
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Navas with a worldie.
Thunder18
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Navas playing out of his ****ing mind. Bruno has been cooking today
Mathguy64
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That was really well done. Antony cut so far back to his left (because he's incapable of going right) made a great drop to Dalot.
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Those are a massive 3 points. 6 points clear and a game in hand over spurs.
Furlock Bones
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Really big win for United. Forrest have been good at home. After that gut punch the other day, we needed to take advantage of spurs and Newcastle missteps. Did that with a clean sheet. It still amazes me how shallow our quality is considering the amount of money we have spent over the last decade.
Thunder18
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Great win
Dre_00
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Antony and Bruno were both really really good. That 2nd goal only happens because Dalot is forced into LB as an inverted full back. Really well worked and well taken considering it's not a primary tactic. Thrilled we took advantage of everyone else around us losing heading into the Spurs game in 11 days and pleasantly surprised.

No let's all pray to Jobu and see if we can get some of these players healthy in time for these cup games.
Dre_00
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I'd be remiss if I didn't also say that Eriksen was really really good. Because he was. Undefeated when he, Casemiro, and Bruno start (15 wins and 2 draws).
Thunder18
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Bruno, Antony, Lindelof, Dalot and Eriksen all had great games I thought. Really nice to see Antony start using his right foot a little more today.
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Thunder18 said:

Bruno, Antony, Lindelof, Dalot and Eriksen all had great games I thought. Really nice to see Antony start using his right foot a little more today.
He did a great job using it. He actually used it to stand on twice.
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Dre_00 said:

I'd be remiss if I didn't also say that Eriksen was really really good. Because he was. Undefeated when he, Casemiro, and Bruno start (15 wins and 2 draws).
Is it wrong to say I love Eriksen?
Dre_00
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I didn't realize that Maguire was suspended for the FA Cup semi. Which means if Shaw is not fit to start (or even go 90), we might be seeing McTominay or something at CB on Sunday.

Yippee.
Aston94
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What did slabhead do to get suspended from the FA semi? Yellow card accumulation?

Crazy how thin the club has gotten so quickly.
Dre_00
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Yeah apparently. I guess similar to other cup competitions, even 2 yellows can get you suspended from the next cup game.

It's all very confusing though because apparently red cards in league play can suspend you from cup games (i.e. Casemiro) but cup game cards don't apply to league games.
 
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