QPR vs Manchester United Match Thread 17/1/'15 3pm. Not on UK TV.

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QPR

Midfielder Niko Kranjcar has recovered from thigh trouble ahead of QPR's Premier League clash with Manchester United at Loftus Road on Saturday.

Armand Traore will miss out with a toe problem, while Sandro (knee) and Yun Suk-Young (ankle) are both still sidelined.

Unsettled attacking midfielder Adel Taarabt could feature again after coming in from the cold for QPR's 2-1 defeat at Burnley last weekend.

Provisional squad: Green, Isla, Dunne, Caulker, Hill, Vargas, Henry, Barton, Fer, Taarabt, Austin, Phillips, McCarthy, Onuoha, Mutch, Zamora, Zarate, Kranjcar.


Manchester United

Robin van Persie has a slim chance of playing against QPR on Saturday after Louis van Gaal revealed the Manchester United striker only suffered a 'minor' ankle injury against Southampton last weekend.

If Van Persie is ruled out, either Radamel Falcao or James Wilson is likely to come into the starting XI.

Defenders Rafael (cheekbone) and Marcos Rojo (thigh) are in contention after recovering from their respective injuries but wing-back Ashley Young is unavailable because of a hamstring problem.

Provisional squad: De Gea, Lindegaard, Valdes, Vermijl, Blackett, Shaw, Smalling, Evans, Rojo, Jones, McNair, Rafael, Pereira, Blind, Fellaini, Fletcher, Herrera, Valencia, Lingard, Anderson, Carrick, Powell, Januzaj, Di Maria, Mata, Falcao, Rooney, Van Persie, Wilson, W Keane.

eagle eye

Niko Kranjcar is back, United are done for sure!

Augmerson

Rio & Dunne in, no hope for Utd*



*sir lollington of loltown

NUTZZ

Bein Sports 11 HD with Keys and Gray, beats Setanta every day of the week.

keeponhurling

Powell is in the United squad ?
No hope for QPR so

irishfeen

Anything other then 3 points would be a disaster for us... Pressure will continue to mount on LVG if we don't win.

2-1 United for me.

OctavarIan

Want to see Utd change from 3 at the back to 4.

Expect to see 3 at the back with Wilson and Di Maria up front with Rooney in midfield and Falcao on the bench.

Skylinehead

Chaz Austin to smash it up.

TheFullDuck

https://twitter.com/manutd/status/556450961900986368

yabadabado

Manchester United XI: De Gea, Jones, Smalling, Rojo, Valencia, Carrick, Mata, Blind, Rooney, Di Maria,Falcao.
:mad:
Could we see Rooney in cm with Di Maria upfront ?

Nolars

3-5-2 yesss...

PhlegmyMoses

Most likely 532 again. Frustration levels rising

thelad95

I think we'll just have too much firepower for what is a gash QPR backline. An uncoonvincing 3-1 to pave over the cracks is my prediction.

beno619

thelad95 wrote: »

I think we'll just have too much firepower for what is a gash QPR backline. An uncoonvincing 3-1 to pave over the cracks is my prediction.

I bloody hope so.

Liam O

yabadabado wrote: »

Manchester United XI: De Gea, Jones, Smalling, Rojo, Valencia, Carrick, Mata, Blind, Rooney, Di Maria,Falcao.
:mad:
Could we see Rooney in cm with Di Maria upfront ?

For fantasy football reasons, I would like that.

For all normal reasons I would hate that.

Copper_pipe

Chris Kamara has tweeted a team sheet error from Man Utd. Evans starts and Smalling on the bench...

dfx-

No streams or stream requests please, posts will be deleted

Unearthly

Yeah so that's the end of setanta for me.

Spurs v Sunderland wtf

MagicMarker

Unearthly wrote: »

Yeah so that's the end of setanta for me.

Spurs v Sunderland wtf

You can hardly expect them to show Utd every time they have a 3pm kick off?

Unearthly

MagicMarker wrote: »

You can hardly expect them to show Utd every time they have a 3pm kick off?

I would expect either Man Utd, or Liverpool.

Anyone else considering who the Irish population follow makes no business sense.

keeponhurling

Unearthly wrote: »

I would expect either Man Utd, or Liverpool.

Anyone else considering who the Irish population follow makes no business sense.

Isn't there a big Irish support for "Roy Keane' Sunderland", or is that finished now ?

CSF

irishfeen wrote: »

Anything other then 3 points would be a disaster for us... Pressure will continue to mount on LVG if we don't win.

2-1 United for me.

Continue to mount? Hard to see that pressure has mounted on LVG at all tbh

MagicIRL

Christ Almighty, 3 at the back again? Thankfully I have Austin in my Fantasy team... :-/

Liam O

MagicMarker wrote: »

You can hardly expect them to show Utd every time they have a 3pm kick off?

Honestly, a pay service should be offering all games available here, sub standard service only put up with because of English services having a near monopoly over the Irish rights.

Nolars

Wake up Mata ffs

sky88

Rooney in midfield and di maria up top

irishfeen

Very poor start here from United.

MagicIRL

Happy to see Rojo in the back three. At least he can play football.

Hotblack Desiato

There is live commentary on Absolute Radio on satellite

Freesat 724
Sky 0107

3 centre backs again? f**k that :mad:

Nolars

oh the passing is horrible. Jones & mata.

LuckyGent88

What the fcuk was up with those passes.

FutureGuy

3-5-2 again. Di Maria out of position again. Rooney out of position again.


Joke.

irishfeen

WTF is with Di Maria's first touch lately?

MagicIRL

Where is Mata playing? He looks deeper than Rooney?

irishfeen

How can Valencia bate the ball off the defenders legs every single time.. How is it even possible like?

Mantis Toboggan

Hotblack Desiato wrote: »

There is live commentary on Absolute Radio on satellite

Freesat 724
Sky 0107

3 centre backs again? f**k that :mad:

It's on today fm also

MagicIRL

This is not good for the blood pressure.

MagicIRL

Falcao is some striker for off the ball movement. Hope he stays. He deserves his chances.

irishfeen

Falcao should have scored

Lord TSC

Sweet pass from Mata, nearly from Falcao. The two work well together.

LuckyGent88

Falcao had to bury that chance

Lucas Hood

What was Jones doing taking that corner.?

Trigger

Phil Jones taking corners?? wtf

MagicMarker

Did Phil Jones just take a corner?

Nalz

Have we had a shot on goal yet? In Gatwick airport listening to Chelsea game on radio

newballsplease

Lol this is actually worse then Moyes team

newballsplease

Trilla wrote: »

Have we had a shot on goal yet? In Gatwick airport listening to Chelsea game on radio

Falcao had good chance. Keeper saved.

Nalz

MagicMarker wrote: »

Did Phil Jones just take a corner?

Lol what

Must have seen homerjays cannot pass 2 yards post or whatever it was :-)

kona

You'd have to wonder why united even bother sending people up for corners.

MagicIRL

The sole problem with this United team is that, of our three midfield players, only one of them (Carrick) is actually a proper CM.

How Herrera doesn't start is beyond me. Di Maria is very isolated floating in between a ****e midfield and Falcao up top.

Lord TSC

Falcao is having to come so deep.