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NUTZZ

Old Trafford
26/10/13
3pm
Referee: Lee Mason

Manchester United team news:

Robin van Persie is set to return for Manchester United's Barclays Premier League encounter with Stoke at Old Trafford.

The Holland striker missed the Champions League win over Real Sociedad with a combination of niggling injuries, but has recovered and could partner Wayne Rooney.

Danny Welbeck (knee) and Tom Cleverley (calf) are unlikely to figure as United look to record an 11th successive home win against the Potters.

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, Hernandez.

Stoke City team news:

Skipper Ryan Shawcross and defender Geoff Cameron are Stoke's major doubts ahead of Saturday's trip to Manchester United.

Shawcross has not trained all week due to illness, whilst Cameron missed last week's draw with West Brom after picking up a calf injury.

Mark Hughes' men are looking to improve the paltry tally of four goals scored but Stoke have not won at Old Trafford since 1976 and have lost on their last 10 visits.

Provisional squad: Begovic, Sorensen, Palacios, Cameron, Huth, Wilkinson, Shawcross, Munessa, Pieters, Walters, Pennant, Etherington, Whelan, Jones, Adam, Wilson, Ireland, Nzonzi, Assaidi, Arnautovic, Crouch.
Big match stats:

IvySlayer

This is better than zerks :P

NUTZZ

IvySlayer wrote: »

This is better than zerks :P

We're putting it to the public vote this week to decide! :pac:

Cantona's Collars

IvySlayer wrote: »

This is better than zerks :P

I've jinxed our EPL match threads when I start them:o

Cypher_sounds

zerks wrote: »

I've jinxed our EPL match threads when I start them:o

You start the next Arsenal match thread so please!!

callaway92

Would like to see Nani get another go starting. Any idea if he'll get a shot?

LostBoy101

Would like to see Januzaj to start as this is the perfect game for him.

MagicMarker

An attacking four of..

Nani Kagawa Januzaj
Rooney

... And I will cream my pants.

Lucas Hood

I'd like to see

De Gea
Rafael Smalling Vidic Evra
Nani Carrick Fellaini Januzaj
Kagawa
Rvp .

MagicIRL

Would really like to see

Nani Kagawa Januzaj
Hernandez

Too Tough To Die

Woke up feeling fantastic today. It can only mean one thing - we are going to destroy Stoke today.

IvySlayer

Stoke: Begovic; Cameron, Shawcross (c), Huth, Pieters; Walters, Palacios, Ireland, Nzonzi, Arnautovic; Crouch.

ScummyMan

#mufc team v @stokecity: De Gea; Smalling, Jones, Evans, Evra; Nani, Carrick, Cleverley, Kagawa; Rooney, van Persie.

Lovely Bloke

Not a bad side, should be easily dispatching this Stoke side.
3-0

miralize

Kagawa playing left or Rooney?

Rayne Wooney

Happy enough with that team

Should be destroying Stoke

adox

miralize wrote: »

Kagawa playing left or Rooney?

Kagawa I would say without a shadow of a doubt. I don't think Rooney will be played on the left again anytime soon.

Cypher_sounds

United bench?

ScummyMan

I'd like to think that Kagawa, Rooney and Nani will be interchanging regularly, with RVP up top.

ScummyMan

Cypher_sounds wrote: »

United bench?

#mufc subs to face @stokecity: Lindegaard, Rafael, Fellaini, Januzaj, Young, Valencia, Hernandez.

Paul Tergat

I dont get the people above not wanting Rooney to start

Hank Scorpio

Paul Tergat wrote: »

I dont get the people above not wanting Rooney to start

Me either Hes worked his bollox off this season

If the arguement is Kagawa should be playing instead of him behind rvp he hasn't done enough to warrant starting ahead of him

bad2dabone

Should be a comfortable victory for man United today. Stoke don't offer much.

RVD420

Would love to see Adnan come on for Rooney at some point, Kagawa moves in behind RVP with Januzaj on the left. (RandyMarsh.jpg)

Paul Tergat

**** me

Too Tough To Die

What the f*ck.

That_Guy

*sniggers*

Lord TSC

.......jesus

Nolars

well well

irishfeen

Ah FFS.. jesus christ almighty

Headshot

and it begins again

Chazz Michael Michaels

lol

Professional Griefer

this is worse than a nightmare

Lovely Bloke

there are no words

ThirdMan

Can we now admit there's a problem?

yomtea98

What is happening to us?

bucketybuck

nuxxx wrote: »

Me either Hes worked his bollox off this season

Its simply a suspicion that working his bollox off is not in fact what we need from a number 10.

Ruud Van Nistlerooy was still playing well and scoring goals when we sold him, but selling him was best for the team. People are starting to wonder if its a similar scenario with Rooney, his personal performances appear good but the team performance is crap, and which is more important?

Too Tough To Die

What the hell was Evans doing? Clear the f*cking thing!

GavRedKing

Its only 4 mins in, Utd will get back into it.

Lucas Hood

Shocking . Jones should have closed Pieters down quicker and better .

super_furry

Stoke at 9-1 on Paddypower this morning. Daft price considering.

deafroadrunner

Nothing surprises me anymore

How Soon Is Now

5 and a half hours without a premier league goal and they walk threw our defense at home in first five minutes....

Grid.

Marvellous!:rolleyes:

yomtea98

All you can do is laugh ..... or cry:(

Alpha Dog 1

That kills my super six already

Too Tough To Die

Embarrassing dive from Nani.

ThirdMan

GavRedKing wrote: »

Its only 4 mins in, Utd will get back into it.

Until the 89th minute.

onemorechance

Rafael dropped!

Cypher_sounds

Moyes can't be blamed for that shocking defending. It's not his fault we are a goal down already.

bucketybuck

Nani already the best player on the field.