Manchester United vs Southampton match thread. k/o 15.00 Setanta1.

Cantona's Collars

Manchester United (Possible, 4-2-3-1): De Gea; Rafael, Jones, Vidic, Evra; Carrick, Fellaini; Nani, Rooney, Januzaj; Van Persie


Southampton (Possible, 4-3-3): Boruc; Clyne, Fonte, Lovren, Shaw; Wanyama, Schneiderlin, S Davis; Lallana, Osvaldo, Lambert.

NUTZZ

Manchester United team news:

Manchester United manager David Moyes will assess the fitness of his international stars before settling on his line-up for Saturday's Old Trafford encounter with Southampton.

Robin van Persie and Wayne Rooney look certain to start in attack after both scored during the international break but Tom Cleverley is likely to miss out after picking up a calf injury prior to England's victory over Montenegro.

Moyes' major decision appears to revolve around 18-year-old Adnan Januzaj, who netted a match-winning brace on his full Premier League debut at Sunderland a fortnight ago.

Provisional squad: De Gea, Lindegaard, Amos, Rafael, Smalling, Jones, Ferdinand, Vidic, Evans, Evra, Fabio, Valencia, Nani, Fellaini, Carrick, Giggs, Anderson, Young, Zaha, Januzaj, Kagawa, Rooney, Van Persie, Welbeck, Hernandez.

Southampton team news:

Artur Boruc and Luke Shaw are both in contention for Southampton's trip to Manchester United on Saturday.

Shaw was unable to link up with the England Under 21s due to illness but is also in contention, while Gaston Ramirez will be assessed after arriving back from international duty with Uruguay late on Thursday.

Provisional squad: Boruc, K Davis, Gazzaniga, Clyne, Chambers, Shaw, Fox, Lovren, Hooiveld, Yoshida, Fonte, Schneiderlin, Cork, S Davis, Ward-Prowse, Wanyama, Lallana, Rodriguez, Ramirez, Do Prado, Osvaldo, Lambert, Lee.
Saints boss Mauricio Pochettino expects Boruc to start again in goal, despite the Poland team physio claiming he suffered a hamstring injury during the international break.

Rayne Wooney

The stage is set for Wanyama to upstage Fellaini isn't it...


Hopefully the break has let United get their act together. Southampton have looked really good this season, especially in midfield so Carrick and Fellaini need to have a big game.

2-1 United, I hope.

mewe

Can't wait for the game. International breaks are sh!te!

LostBoy101

Now back to football that is worth watching.

3greenrizla's

http://metro.co.uk/2013/10/16/can-this-mid-table-team-hold-off-the-title-chasers-when-they-clash-at-old-trafford-4147880/

Cookiemunster

RVP a doubt according to Moyes

"We have a few with knocks," Moyes told MUTV. "The one we are more worried about is Robin van Persie.

"He got a kick on the calf and he came off in the second game (against Turkey). He has had problems with his toes as well."

Cantona's Collars

Rumours that Carrick is injured,if so time for Fellaini to man up & show us what he can do.

Hank Scorpio

Would like to see Hernandez start if RVP is injured

Paul Tergat

nuxxx wrote: »

Would like to see Hernandez start if RVP is injured

Or Kag behind Rooney?

Paul Tergat

De Gea, Rafael, Jones, Evans, Evra, Nani, Carrick, Fellaini, Januzaj, Rooney, Van Persie

Vertigo100

@manutdreserves: United line up; De Gea, Rafael, Jones, Evans, Evra, Nani, Carrick, Fellaini, Januzaj, Rooney, Van Persie

Paul Tergat

Think Moyes has picked the CB's with Europe in mind in the week. Other than that its a very exciting team

MagicMarker

Very happy with that line up.

Conbhar

De Gea, Rafael, Jones, Evans, Evra, Carrick, Fellaini, Rooney, Nani, Januzaj, RVP Starting line up

Kylo Ren

Happy with that line up. Now, lets wait for us to concede first and have to fight back for a scrappy 1-1 or hopefully 2-1.

Rayne Wooney

I don't know about that CB pairing


Otherwise it's probably our best lineup we have (minus Kag), no excuses today.

I hope Fellaini and Carrick sit deep and soak up the pressure and let the forwards worry about scoring.

Rascasse

Lambert on the bench for Saints

Boruc, Clyne, Fonte, Lovren, Shaw, Wanyama, Schneiderlin, S. Davis, Lallana, Rodriguez, Osvaldo

subs: K. Davis, Lambert, Ward-Prowse, Cork, Guly, Chambers, Hooiveld.

CR 7

That's a great line-up. Almost exactly what everyone has been looking for all season. I think Januzaj was always going to be starting after the contract renewal.

Paul Tergat

Will be interesting to see how the Nani-Shaw battle goes on. Shaw has such promise and I'd like to think we are interested in signing him but I'd love to see Nani back on form and tear him a new one.

C'mon United

OctavarIan

Southampton play nice football, this should be a good game, hopefully everyone's on form now for Utd after the international break.

Nolars

C'mon a nice win here today 3-1 to utd!

PhlegmyMoses

Rayne Wooney wrote: »

I don't know about that CB pairing


Otherwise it's probably our best lineup we have (minus Kag), no excuses today.

I hope Fellaini and Carrick sit deep and soak up the pressure and let the forwards worry about scoring.

We need to start playing Jones at CB anyway. No point leaving him out on the right anymore. Maybe would be better with Vida but Evans has been excellent the last couple of years.

Lord TSC

Hey, **** off Clyne, hurting Januzaj like that...

double GG

Probably should have been a yellow for Clyne

OctavarIan

There's been a lot of hoofball going on so far.

double GG

southampton's pressing looks more and more impressive every game I see them!

Kerrydude1981

Southampton started bright,putting the pressure on the Utd players.

Rayne Wooney

We look so dangerous when we try and go through the middle.



Super from Nani so far

Nolars

better come on!

MagicIRL

Nani causing the Saints a lot of trouble. Great to see.

PhlegmyMoses

Much better from United.

Kerrydude1981

Need a goal to knock Southampton's confidence a bit

Passing the ball around like there the home team.

Crimson King

So far open enough game. Have a feeling V Persie is going to get one today as he seems to be in the right place all the time.

Nolars

bloody long balls, Southampton playing as the home team.

Rayne Wooney

Hoofing it just shouldn't be an option at United, shocking the way Southampton are in control

Paul Tergat

It all stems from teams playing 3 in the centre. We simply must adapt to this

Kirby

Paul Tergat wrote: »

It all stems from teams playing 3 in the centre. We simply must adapt to this

You can counter a 3 man midfield when you play with 2, by playing quick, direct balls down the flank to get them running back towards their own goal. But hoofing it doesn't work, it has to be on the deck.

Paul Tergat

Kirby wrote: »

You can counter a 3 man midfield when you play with 2, by playing quick, direct balls down the flank to get them running back towards their own goal. But hoofing it doesn't work, it has to be on the deck.

The problem we are always going to have against any half decent team is their 3 vs our 2 means they can press out CM's everytime they have the ball. Even if we take one of their CM's out of the game the spare one can then apply the next wave of pressing. It leads to hurried passing and makes it really difficult to implement what you are suggestng.

Nolars

wake up, we will lose this ffs

Kerrydude1981

Are we trying to set a world record in offsides this season?

onemorechance

YES!!!

Professey Chin

RVP!!!

Rayne Wooney

Get in

MagicIRL

RVP!!!!

Nolars

RVPPPP

Headshot

Get the **** in

Great to see him scoring again

Lord TSC

Yeay!

Paul Tergat

BOOM. What a ball that was

Professional Griefer

YEA!!!! Rooney should have done better

double GG

Januzaj what a ball!!!!!!!!!