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Liverpool v Manchester United, Anfield, 15th October 12:45 - (MOD NOTE - Post #1)

Blatter · 2011-10-12 20:40:27

Team news; Steven Gerrard looks set to start for Liverpool, with Glen Johnson hoping to replace the injured Martin Kelly at RB. Agger should also return. The question will be whether or not Dalglish will play Carroll from the start or opt to let Suarez lead the line. Vidic should be restored to the starting lineup beside…

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Team news; Steven Gerrard looks set to start for Liverpool, with Glen Johnson hoping to replace the injured Martin Kelly at RB. Agger should also return. The question will be whether or not Dalglish will play Carroll from the start or opt to let Suarez lead the line.

Vidic should be restored to the starting lineup beside Rio Ferdinand. Tom Cleverley is fit but unlikely to play from the start. Smalling also returns from injury but it's unknown whether he or Phil Jones will get the nod at RB. Again,
the question for Ferguson is whether he will play with Hernandez/Welbeck with Rooney from the start, or opt for a 5 man midfield.

Possible lineups;
Reina

Johnson
Carragher
Agger
Enrique
Lucas
Adam

Kuyt
Gerrard
Downing
Suarez

Welbeck

Young
Rooney
Nani
Anderson
Fletcher

Evra
Vidic
Ferdinand
Smalling/Jones
de Gea

Should be a good game and I'm really looking forward to it, especially after the international break.

And play nicely people;)

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#2 12-10-2011 08:41PM

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But if that is the United midfield i will be very confident that we can get a result like the game at Anfield last March.

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#3 12-10-2011 08:43PM

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Cant wait to be in away section on Saturday..

going be tough one to call liverpool been having upper hand in these games last few years.

I go 2-1 United though.

EVENFLOW

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#4 12-10-2011 08:43PM

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Has to be at least the third time that a train-wreck photo has been almost the first reply in one of these threads.

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#5 12-10-2011 08:46PM

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Better get that new mod in quick.

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#6 12-10-2011 08:46PM

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Really looking forward to this.

If Manchester United are going to lose any game in the Premier League this season then it will be this one IMO. Liverpool will raise their game to another level (which they'll have to do to get the better of Manchester United), the crowd will be buzzing and it should make for a great game.

I'm going to say score draw. I certainly wouldn't be backing a Manchester United win here, which I don't think I'll say again over the course of the Premier League season.

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baz2009 wrote: »

Has to be at least the third time that a train-wreck photo has been almost the first reply in one of these threads.

And it's usually a fairly accurate prediction which is more sad than the picture itself...

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#8 12-10-2011 08:46PM

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Not really sure about this. Never confident of these games as Liverpool have consistantly raised their game against us at Anfield over the past couple of years.

I'll go with a score draw. Hopefully no dodgy decisions and we win. Let the train wreck commence.

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#9 12-10-2011 08:48PM

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early start ... game at Anfield .... gonna throw my neck on the line and claim a 1-1 draw ...neither side enjoying a win.

Liverpool and United suffering from International fatigue - Game ruined by free kicks given by the referee not allowing the game to flow - both teams getting a number of yellow cards and ...maybe even a red (but I'm not saying which team ...or ahem ...rooney .... player)

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#10 12-10-2011 08:50PM

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Stupid mistakes have cost United in this fixture the past few years. We need to cut them out, and break even in the midfield battle. Fletcher and Anderson should prove a more mobile pair than Scholes and Carrick in that area. Get enough ball to our wings and Rooney and they'll win it for us.

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Can't wait for this.

Will be in the Kop end losing the plot.

Hard to call these games as usual but would love more of the same as the last few years please

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#12 12-10-2011 08:52PM

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If Johnson doesn't make it, I'm guessing it will be Skrtel at RB?

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Blatter wrote: »

If Johnson doesn't make it, I'm guessing it will be Skrtel at RB?

I hope not

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#14 12-10-2011 08:55PM

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Blatter wrote: »

If Johnson doesn't make it, I'm guessing it will be Skrtel at RB?

I really really hope not. Id rather Carra out there with Skrtel in the centre. Either that or just play Flanagan/Robinson

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#15 12-10-2011 08:55PM

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rarnes1 wrote: »

I hope not

I'm the opposite of course. It would surely make more sense to shift Carragher there and put Skrtel in the centre. It was rather bemusing that Skrtel played RB against Spurs.

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Might as well start the shenanigans...

Liverpool to get stuffed !!

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#17 12-10-2011 08:56PM

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Blatter wrote: »

If Johnson doesn't make it, I'm guessing it will be Skrtel at RB?

I really hope so!

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Blatter wrote: »

I'm the opposite of course. It would surely make more sense to shift Carragher there and put Skrtel in the centre.

Neither, really need Johnson fit.

I'd sooner go with Kuyt at RB than Skrtel tbh.

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#19 12-10-2011 08:57PM

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I'm strangely confident about this game, tbh. Would go a bit more defensive, though.
DDG
Jones--Smalling--Vidic--Evra
Carrick
Anderson----Cleverley----
Nani
Young
Rooney

If it's 4-4-2, then Park has to start, imo.

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#20 12-10-2011 08:59PM

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baz2009 wrote: »

I'm strangely confident about this game, tbh. Would go a bit more defensive, though.
DDG
Jones--Smalling--Vidic--Evra
Carrick
Anderson----Cleverley----
Nani
Young
Rooney

If it's 4-4-2, then Park has to start, imo.

That looks a much more solid team than the one posted in the OP. We have shown over the last few years how weak the United midfield is when there is pressure put on it. Scholes, Carrick, Anderson and Fletcher havent been able to handle it at Anfield recently. Cleverley is a much different style of player and would be perfectly suited to that kind of "battle".

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#21 12-10-2011 09:08PM

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baz2009 wrote: »

I'm strangely confident about this game, tbh. Would go a bit more defensive, though.
DDG
Jones--Smalling--Vidic--Evra
Carrick
Anderson----Cleverley----
Nani
Young
Rooney

If it's 4-4-2, then Park has to start, imo.

If we hadn't lost at Anfield three times on the trot, I'd say it'd be a cert that we'd play 4-4-2 as we have done this season. However, Liverpool have largely gotten success against us in the recent past because they've overwhelmed us in midfield, so it might make him think twice about the formation.

Saying that, our midfield on those three occasions was Scholes and Carrick. Berbatov also started all three games, I'd feel Welbeck will help out the midfield an awful lot more. I also like the look of Fletcher and Anderson more than Scholes and Carrick. It's a lot more mobile, and we've also never really played them with Rooney in that playmaker role, which makes a huge difference to our midfield in general.

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Can see Nani being dropped after his 'mare last time out.

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#23 12-10-2011 09:20PM

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2 in midfield is fine imo. Having Rio and Vidic at the back means having a 'sitter' isn't essential. Fletcher and Anderson are mobile and able for a battle, which will be a change from previous games. We also have Rooney dropping back in to help out. It's clear that Rooney isn't as good up top on his own, and I think we should have Hernandez playing as he can exploit Liverpools lack of pace at the back.

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#24 12-10-2011 09:23PM

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Hulk Hands wrote: »

2 in midfield is fine imo. Having Rio and Vidic at the back means having a 'sitter' isn't essential. Fletcher and Anderson are mobile and able for a battle, which will be a change from previous games. We also have Rooney dropping back in to help out. It's clear that Rooney isn't as good up top on his own, and I think we should have Hernandez playing as he can exploit Liverpools lack of pace at the back.

Welbeck is very quick aswell in fairness, and his all round game is much better than Hernandez's.

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#25 12-10-2011 09:25PM

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baz2009 wrote: »

I'm strangely confident about this game, tbh. Would go a bit more defensive, though.
DDG
Jones--Smalling--Vidic--Evra
Carrick
Anderson----Cleverley----
Nani
Young
Rooney

If it's 4-4-2, then Park has to start, imo.

I'd much rather see Fletcher start in place of the inept Carrick. Great to see Cleverly back in action.

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#26 12-10-2011 09:26PM

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Wellbeck >>>>>> Hernandez

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#27 12-10-2011 09:27PM

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I have a feeling Giggs will start

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Mr Alan wrote: »

Wellbeck >>>>>> Hernandez

This opinion is really starting to spread and I'm not sure I agree with it. First they are different players. I'd have Hernandez playing with Rooney over Welbeck every time tbh. Welbeck is a deeper player who I think would actually work quite well with Chico himself and while I might be persuaded that Welbeck is the better all round player, Chico is the better striker imo.

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#29 12-10-2011 09:35PM

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Chico is a better goalscorer, not by much, but every other aspect of Wellbecks game is far superior to Chicos whos general play is pretty poor.

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#30 12-10-2011 09:37PM

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united have gifted liverpool alot of goals over the past few years, hopefully this wont happen saturday. if it doesnt, i cant see united losing, but its a massive game and could go either way.

i think a draw here is the most likely.

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Mr Alan wrote: »

Chico is a better goalscorer, not by much, but every other aspect of Wellbecks game is far superior to Chicos whos general play is pretty poor.

Thing is we have Rooney, Anderson, Nani and now Young to take care of the general play and I feel a better goalscorer should be the option to play with them in the biggest games when everyone's fit.

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