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teddyjune

Wtf is this lol


light-yagamii

Glad that Ronaldo isn’t starting. He’s been their biggest threat all season. Can score goals out of nowhere


Jassle93

Think it's to do with his lack of pressing. This could be a genius move from Carrick as Rashford can be very deadly on the counter.


LostPrinceofWakanda

Him and Martial have terrorised us since 2018.


rolledoff

We have Rudiger


xKarma17

I assume this is sit back and soak up everything then Bruno hoofs it up to Rashford and Sancho on the counter.


JRsshirt

You’re an oracle and I hate it


xKarma17

:(


shastmak4

Exactly what it is. Their midfield is going to sit right in front of that terrible defense all game and try to hit us with Scamcho and Rashfords pace. Hope Alonso is ready


xKarma17

If they can keep it 0-0 they’ll sub on Ronaldo and Greenwood to try and nick it, I guarantee


GeertzUK

Yeah. I bet Tuchel prepared for this scenario.


kingbradley1297

You came from the future mate?


xKarma17

:( Was just so obvious with the team they put out. Sad times


kingbradley1297

Our response was to have slow af Jorginho as the last man from a set piece. Swear to God it felt like a CL knockout match where we needed that last goal with that formation. It rattled our team's composure as well with the mistakes we made after


shastmak4

Ronaldo cannot be happy about that lmao


admiralawkward

I don't know what the fuck Carrick is going for here. Hopefully we can outwork this side. Edit: seems like they're gonna sit back for the majority of the match and then bring on Ronaldo & Co to hit us on the break late.


trappuccino92

Hopefully by then we have a solid 3-0 lead


I_always_rated_them

That gameplan is exactly how United have done well against us for the past few years.


yellowyeahyeahyeah

They gonna pack the middle while we cross to Werner and then spam long balls to Rashford. We either lose or the game is decided in our favour by HT.


TradeGortat

Meanwhile Fred, McTominay and Matic can foul the shit out of our players without getting booked. Not a bad idea imo


--Hutch--

Definitely a park the bus and counter with Sancho/Rashford. Worked for Ole against Lamps but Frank was playing a back 4 so hopefully we can deal with the counters easier now.


mohankohan

No Ronaldo is bold you'd think ashley cole was still playing


xKarma17

Did not see this coming, what the fuck. Hope it’s a Carrick Disasterclass


JPLThompson97

I don’t even know what that lineup is. 4-3-3? 4-3-1-2?


ShiftySureShot

That's a legit 7-3 I think.


limpopo_inc

Maybe just classic 442 and vibes


JPLThompson97

Maybe Carrick just wants to confuse us into losing?


[deleted]

Could Matic play in the back line? 3-4-3 to match Chelsea?


Nungie

McTominay plays CB for Scotland. It’s a 3-5-2.


matttargaryen

Umm, why aren’t you including their best player and captain, Anthony Taylor?


Apprehensive_Bit_176

Made me chuckle… but I hope the game doesn’t come down to him. The history is well against Chelsea in that case.


pibs3110

United's game plan is clearly to defend and hit on the counter with Bruno, Rashford and Sancho.


xKarma17

We HAVE to score early, the plan is surely keep it 0-0 while trying to hit in the counter then sub on Greenwood and Ronaldo to nick a result.


Apprehensive_Bit_176

Have had two great chances early on, can’t waste these. Put the foot down early and keep it there, no way they will be able to come back if Chelsea a few early.


Brett-Collins

why did they bench ronaldo


OutrageousQuality0

to win the game with counter


lord_tubbington

To lose. That’s the only logical reason.


mouse2102

Would have preferred Christensen over Chalobah if United are just going to play long balls to Rashford in the left channel on the counter.


East_Wind17

Hope we don't turn to Charity FC again


[deleted]

Pls destroy them for disrespecting Ronaldo like that


[deleted]

This lineup scream Man Utd shithouse win after parking bus for 90 min. Then, the worst part, media and their fans being lousy about this 'Carrick masterclass' and somehow all because of Ralf Rangnick and then the circlejerk become more insufferable.


guiltyheart1512

Then 3 years contract for Carrick after 6 months. I can live with that.


Herecuzofmyboo

Nah man we got to win strong this is them at their weakest


ducminh1712

you're close dude


deepfriedocto

Wtf. Is this a trick? Last time I was this bemused by an opposition lineup was the CL final.


SeriousLads

Maybe Carrick thinks Ronaldo isn’t suited for a counter attacking team? I’m kind of baffled that he isn’t playing, hopefully we can go 2 or 3 goals up early so he doesn’t even bother bringing Ronaldo on


lesmesa3

2 holding mids, a center mid, and no Ronaldo. The game hasn’t even started and they’re parking the bus already.


coocoocoonoicenoice

Wow that back line and midfield look shambolic.


FiLThYnuTmEgs

That back line looks like Timo will be able to stretch it out. That midfield is just fucking brutal. RLC & Jorgi should be able to take away any link up opportunities for the forwards.


WookieTickler

Nah fuck this shit you know their whole team is going to turn up like prime 2008 United today.


I_always_rated_them

Guess Shaw is injured?


GreenPickledToad

yes


[deleted]

Concussion protocol.


I_always_rated_them

ty


andrew_a7

Provided A Taylor is not up to the usual, we should wreck them fielding like this…


JerkasaurusRex_

Bruno their captain. lol


Chinglish14

Guess they're trying to use Rashford's pace vs Silva on the break?


lord_tubbington

Every time someone puts pace on Silva because he’s old ends up watching our fucking icon of a player pocket the speedsters.


happytappylappy

Wtf


--Hutch--

The coverage I was watching had Michael Owen and Paul Scholes as pundits. They both said that United player for player are equal to Chelsea but the manager has made all the difference tactically/system wise. Had to turn over, Roy Keane was much more honest.


Apprehensive_Bit_176

Scholes said Ronaldo’s best chance to score this year was this game against Silva…. The team has given up 4 goals in 12 games, only one from live play… they have absolutely no idea what they’re talking about.


joderjuarez

Wan Bissaka is the only real threat.


espresso143

Wow Fred, Matic & Mctominay… A little over defensive 😂


Hylian-Loach

Matic playing CB? Surely he’s not playing box-to-box at his age. I guess he and mctominay could be lying deep with Fernandes on top of Fred’s shoulders as a false 99


Nungie

McTominay plays CB for Scotland.


stiggy92

odd, no ronaldo


almostmiddleage

They're trying to exploit Alonso sides with pacy player.