Manchester United v Newcastle United

Blatter

Live on Setanta Ireland at 3pm.



Team News;

Manchester United top scorer Wayne Rooney is set to return after missing the Champions League draw with Benfica because of a hip injury.

Midfielder Anderson has been ruled out until February with a knee injury.

Newcastle are expecting both Chieck Tiote (knee) and Leon Best (groin) to return to action.

Winger Gabriel Obertan hopes to face his former club, having overcome the injury that ruled him out of the defeat at Manchester City.


Predicted line ups;

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Lindegaard

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Smalling

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Evans

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Vidic

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Evra
Park

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Fletcher---Giggs

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Young

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Rooney

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Hernandez

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Ba

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Ben Arfa

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Jonas

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Cabaye----Guthrie

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Obertan
Taylor

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Coloccini---Taylor

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Simpson

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Krul

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Think their could be a few changes for United. Don't think we'l play Ferdinand three times in a week. Nani will probably be on the bench as he's played a lot of games recently, same with Jones. Lindegaard also due a game.

Limerick Dude

Strong rumours going around that Collocini is injured for this game, can anyone confirm or deny this?

Also, has Pardew actually confirmed that Tiote will miss out?

COME ON THE TOON.

Al Capwned

Think DDG has been well and truly established as the No.1, so even though Lindegaard has defo impressed, I think the logical choice is de Gea...

Mind you..........

Luap

Will Rooney be playing in midfield today?

Blatter

Maloney_o9 wrote: »

Will Rooney be playing in midfield today?

He'll play further forward I'd imagine. Unless Welbeck starts with Hernandez.

Rooney has a very good record against Newcastle btw.

TheTownie

Limerick Dude wrote: »

Strong rumours going around that Collocini is injured for this game, can anyone confirm or deny this?

Also, has Pardew actually confirmed that Tiote will miss out?

COME ON THE TOON.

Ya he said it in the press conference. He said Danny Guthrie wasn't 100% either but could well still play.

Newcastle should win the midfield battle but I'd say utd should have enough in attack.

2-1 utd

That_Guy

"We're gonna win fúck all again, we're gonna win fúck all, but we still follow United."

HOWAY THE LADS.

Absolutely nothing to lose so hopefully we get right in their faces.

Ben Arfa to score anytime. UP AND HATEM!!!!

MagicMarker

Wouldn't be surprised to see Rooney in the middle with Berba and Chico up top.

Luap

I was thinking Rooney CM, Giggs out left and Young behind Herandez.

Jax Teller

Maloney_o9 wrote: »

I was thinking Rooney CM, Giggs out left and Young behind Herandez.

Why would he do that ? Giggs can play in cm no bother young is better on left and Rooney is best right in the hole behind chico

Limerick Dude

God help us if Collocini misses out and Perch starts at CB

Blatter

#MUFC De Gea, Fabio, Evra, Vidic, Ferdinand, Nani, Young, Giggs, Carrick, Hernandez, Rooney


NUFC XI vs #mufc : Krul, #Simpson, S Taylor, Coloccini, R Taylor, #Obertan, Cabaye, Guthrie, Jonas, Ben Arfa, Demba Ba

Vurnon San Benito

Can't wait for this, nothing for us to lose as mentioned already.

Really looking forward to seeing Ben Arfa's movement behind Ba, and Cabaye's & Guthrie's efforts at supplying Ba.

HOWAY THE LADS!

Hank Scorpio

strong attacking united side!

Paul Tergat

Blatter wrote: »

#MUFC De Gea, Fabio, Evra, Vidic, Ferdinand, Nani, Young, Giggs, Carrick, Hernandez, Rooney


NUFC XI vs #mufc : Krul, #Simpson, S Taylor, Coloccini, R Taylor, #Obertan, Cabaye, Guthrie, Jonas, Ben Arfa, Demba Ba

who are you following to get the team news mate? not on my feed yet so whoever the journo is can you give me their name?

MagicMarker

Giggs and Carrick in the middle?

Not even God can help Newcastle.

Giggs in the middle is good news for the Geordies

Vurnon San Benito

Confident about our midfield of Guthrie, & Cabaye up against Giggsy & Carrick.

Predictions lads?

Jax Teller

2-1 to us . Nani and Chico

Blatter

Paul Tergat wrote: »

who are you following to get the team news mate? not on my feed yet so whoever the journo is can you give me their name?

I'm following a lot of people so a few appeared on my timeline

http://twitter.com/#!/fersch_espn

http://twitter.com/#!/RedMancunia

http://twitter.com/#!/ianirv


They all had it first for me. Only two are proper journos though.

Blatter

rarnes1 wrote: »

Giggs in the middle is good news for the Geordies

He's usually very good beside Carrick. The two compliment each other very well.

Seannew1

Anyone have a decent link for the game? cheers!

Paul Tergat

Wheres Berba?

Insect Overlord

Limerick Dude wrote: »

Strong rumours going around that Collocini is injured for this game, can anyone confirm or deny this?

Also, has Pardew actually confirmed that Tiote will miss out?

COME ON THE TOON.

Where are you watching this today? Text me afterwards!

Blatter wrote: »

#MUFC De Gea, Fabio, Evra, Vidic, Ferdinand, Nani, Young, Giggs, Carrick, Hernandez, Rooney


NUFC XI vs #mufc : Krul, #Simpson, S Taylor, Coloccini, R Taylor, #Obertan, Cabaye, Guthrie, Jonas, Ben Arfa, Demba Ba

2 good line-ups there. Looking forward to an entertaining game now.

Icaras

Seannew1 wrote: »

Anyone have a decent link for the game? cheers!

Where ill be watching it: http://tykestv.eu/index.php

Nalz

not great options on the bench for United imo

Lindegaard, Evans, Smalling, Park, Valencia, Macheda, Gibson.

MagicMarker

No Jones on the bench, I hope that's just to rest him.

Macheda is a surprise too, has he been injured? Haven't heard anything of him recently.

Nalz

MagicMarker wrote: »

No Jones on the bench, I hope that's just to rest him.

Must be surely. No Berba too. Danny still injured?

This has a draw written all over it :-pessimistic

Unless a Gibbo piledriver wins it for us!!!

TheTownie

MagicMarker wrote: »

No Jones on the bench, I hope that's just to rest him.

Macheda is a surprise too, has he been injured? Haven't heard anything of him recently.

Ya hes only recently back from injury. Ankle or calf I think it was.

Paul Tergat

im often critical of tv punditry in general but they are hitting the nail on the head here with evra just not closing down crosses. he's so half assed a lot of the time its infuriating.

Will I Amnt

Newcastle to capitulate,United to run amok.
5-0 easy.Eat my shorts suckers

Limerick Dude

Insect Overlord wrote: »

Where are you watching this today? Text me afterwards!

Watching it in Maynooth, you working today? I'll give ya text updates if you are.

MagicMarker

Anyone else think Demba Ba looks like John Fashanu?

That_Guy

Phew. Colo in. Hopefully that back spasm wasn't too serious.

Seannew1

Icaras wrote: »

Where ill be watching it: http://tykestv.eu/index.php

Cheers mate,is it working for you though?? mine isn't showing up!

MagicMarker

Delighted this is on Setanta Ireland because my net connection just turned to shít.

MagicMarker

It's bloody dark in Manchester!!

The Master

Seannew1 wrote: »

Cheers mate,is it working for you though?? mine isn't showing up!

Full list of streams here mate

M5

easy 3 points for man u according to Steve Mcmanaman

Bigdeadlydave

Good stream? Sopcast preferably

Insect Overlord

Come on United!

Limerick Dude wrote: »

Watching it in Maynooth, you working today? I'll give ya text updates if you are.

Working at five, so I'll need updates from the last 25 minutes or so. Cheers!

Jax Teller

Rio and Vidic swapped around again

M5

man u look sharp

Professional Griefer

Good strike by Hernandez, good run as well.

MagicMarker

I don't think I've ever seen Chico run at a defender and shot from outside the box before.

Jax Teller

Decent strike by chico

Duff

Anyone find a stream that doesn't freeze every few seconds?

M5

get Ryan Taylor off

Jax Teller

Well done fabio

Icaras

Seannew1 wrote: »

Cheers mate,is it working for you though?? mine isn't showing up!

Yep working fine, watching it on channel 1