Hull City Vs. Manchester United

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Sunday 27th December
KC Stadium, Hull
Sky Sports 1

Hull City v Manchester United, 4pm

Hull expect to have Nick Barmby available for the visit of champions Manchester United. He has not trained this week after suffering a calf injury during last weekend's defeat at Arsenal but should be fit.

Sir Alex Ferguson is ready to recall Fabio and Rafael Da Silva after their absence with shoulder problems. He is also hoping that either Wes Brown, who has been out with a hamstring injury, or Nemanja Vidic, who has hurt his thigh, will be able to play in central defence.

Hull (from): Myhill, McShane, Zayatte, Gardner, Dawson, Garcia, Barmby, Boateng, Hunt, Fagan, Geovanni, Mouyokolo, Mendy, Kilbane, Marney, Cairney, Olofinjana, Ghilas, Cousin, Altidore, Vennegoor of Hesselink, Duke.

Manchester United (from): Kuszczak, Foster, Rafael, De Laet, Vidic, Brown, Evra, Fabio, Valencia, Park, Carrick, Fletcher, Scholes, Anderson, Gibson, Giggs, Obertan, Rooney, Berbatov, Owen, Welbeck, Tosic.

ill go for a formation of this

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pig

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raf---de laet----vidic

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evra
valenica---fletch

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ando----giggs

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berba/owen----Rooney

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Iv a feeling vidic will make it for the hull game

hopefully fletch will be in the CM again, we miss him badly there

therokerroar

0-2 Manchester United.

Peyton Manning

hopefully fletch will be in the CM again, we miss him badly there

This is whats most important for us to get back to the way we were playing. Im not sure Berba will play - if the rumours of him being injured are true (it was also reported in the Bulgarian press before The Sun ran with it), so it looks like Owen might get an extended run in the first team for now.

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Archimedes wrote: »

This is whats most important for us to get back to the way we were playing. Im not sure Berba will play - if the rumours of him being injured are true (it was also reported in the Bulgarian press before The Sun ran with it), so it looks like Owen might get an extended run in the first team for now.

oh

was it


that's why I did the berba/owen

tomorrow will say alot anyway

Peyton Manning

Yup. Ill explain in the United thread so as not to drag this off topic.

SlickRic

fletcher plays in midfield, you'll be fine.

if not, it could be a fight, even against hull.

anderson would need to up his game 3 fold at least so that Carrick/Scholes can get the chance to dictate. if not Hull could harass them into a difficult afternoon.

fletch in midfield - 0-3
fletch not in midfield - 1-2.

either way, utd win for me so.

Kev_ps3

I see a 1-1. 1-2 if we are lucky.

killwill

United to win 0-2 hopefully. Fletcher and Rooney to score. Would be great to close the gap on Chelsea. We have a great run of about 5 games starting today where we should be getting close to maximum points.

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ill go for 0-3 utd

Rooney Hatrick please

Johner

0-5 to United have a feeling they will smash Hull up. If we don't sign anyone in January I think with United getting key defenders back they will go on a big run of wins and with the way we are playing we will get left behind. We really miss Anelka and Essien. Aguero pleaseeeeeeeeeeeeeee.

flahavaj

Johner wrote: »

0-5 to United have a feeling they will smash Hull up. If we don't sign anyone in January I think with United getting key defenders back they will go on a big run of wins and with the way we are playing we will get left behind. We really miss Anelka and Essien. Aguero pleaseeeeeeeeeeeeeee.

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Jinx post.:pac:

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Johner wrote: »

0-5 to United have a feeling they will smash Hull up. If we don't sign anyone in January I think with United getting key defenders back they will go on a big run of wins and with the way we are playing we will get left behind. We really miss Anelka and Essien. Aguero pleaseeeeeeeeeeeeeee.

I rather not see Ancelotti run around naked in the snow tbh

flahavaj

Headshot wrote: »

I rather see Ancelotti run around naked in the snow tbh

I might make this my new sig.:pac:

mike65

Headshot wrote: »

ill go for 0-3 utd

Rooney Hatrick please

I'll take 3-3 with a Rooney hattrick.

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flahavaj wrote: »

I might make this my new sig.:pac:

stop editing my posts Flahavaj

thought you were better than that

flahavaj

Headshot wrote: »

stop editing my posts Flahavaj

thought you were better than that

Schnakey ninja edit there Headshot. I quoted what was typed.;)

NukaCola

Utd maybe short at the back but Hull are really poor in nearly every position...i would expect Utd to smash them up.

I'll go for

Hull 0 - 4 ManUtd

Johner

Headshot wrote: »

I rather not see Ancelotti run around naked in the snow tbh

MagicMarker

If Berba isn't fit I can see SAF going 4-3-3 or 4-5-1 and leaving Owen on the bench. Then again it is Hull (no disrespect) so Owen could get a start.

Really looking forward to the game! Hopefully we can win it with a bit of style!

Le King

Hoping just for a win, don't care how it comes. Need 3 points on the board.

Dave!

BBC say Vida is set to return

Mitch Connor

PIG

Raf
Brown
Vidic
Evra

Valencia
Fletcher
Carrick
Giggs

Berbatov
Rooney

Subs: Foster, Welbeck, De Laet, Owen, Park, Fabio, Obertan

Basically a first choice United side - NO excuses today, can't really expect more in that United side - Maybe O'Shea at RB or Evans/Rio in the centre, but that side is very strong. Hopefully they are all sharp.

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yessssssssssss

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pig

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raf----brown---vidic

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evra
val---fletch----carrick

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giggs-

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berba

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Rooney

Dave!

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Kuszczak
Rafael

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Brown

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Vidic

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Evra
Valencia

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Fletcher--- Carrick---- Giggs

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Rooney--- Berbatov---


Excellent team

Thank you please

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back to normality baby

Le King

Lovely stuff

ShooterSF

Headshot wrote: »

bad to normality baby

lol

C'mon United.

Dave!

Fletcher in midfield..... /erection

redout

Vidic and Brown are starting.

That makes one feel far safer.

Feeky Magee

F**king get in! Superb team, with two up front, a back four comprised entirely of defenders, and a strong midfield; this has to be a win.

OPENROAD

Come on Hull !!!!!

SlickRic

fletcher in midfield.

berba fit.

more importantly, brown and vidic back.

i can only see this going one way.

hull, obviously.

kenon

Seems like feckin' ages since Sky had a united game.

Feeky Magee

Hull team: Myhill, Mendy, Gardner, Zayatte, Dawson, Garcia, Boateng, Olofinjana, Hunt, Altidore, Fagan.

Bollocks. No McShane.

Mitch Connor

SlickRic wrote: »

fletcher in midfield.

berba fit.

more importantly, brown and vidic back.

i can only see this going one way.

hull, obviously.

I'm still worried, but I am a pessimist. Just hope the team we have put out is sharp, and will perform like they can/should.

Bobalicious93

1-4 United.

Olofinjana; Berba x2, Rooney and Brown

ragg

skys coverage just keeps getting worse

SlickRic

Mitch Connor wrote: »

I'm still worried, but I am a pessimist. Just hope the team we have put out is sharp, and will perform like they can/should.

i understand.

i think fletcher is absolutely vital today; given the fact he should definitely be match sharp.

as long as he can patrol that midfield, at least matching Hull's midfield for workrate, and allow Carrick to dictate, then logically there should be little trouble.

for hull to have any chance, i think altidore and fagan will be key with their strength and bustling nature maybe unsettling a quite not match sharp United defence.

i still foresee a comfortable United victory. a Bullard-less Hull is a Championship quality team imo.

Feeky Magee

Sky with the bizarre build-up again. Phil Brown doing what looked like a party political broadcast and then a hospital-themed montage of our recent injuries. Any chance of talking about the football lads?

ragg

Feeky Magee wrote: »

Sky with the bizarre build-up again. Phil Brown doing what looked like a party political broadcast and then a hospital-themed montage of our recent injuries. Any chance of talking about the football lads?

I hear ya bro

besty

Any ideas on a stream lads?

Come on, some festive spirit. I'm laid out in bed with a chest infection and dying to see United!

redout

5 losses and we are only one point worse off than this time last season!

I'll take that.

The Boss just said thats a strange one.

JerryHandbag

Come on lads, good team out, no excuses today
Back to winning ways please. 1-3

MagicMarker

SAF

''No messing about time as far as I'm concerned''..

Damn right baby!!!

redout

Redknapp just summed up Berba quite nicely.

"For £30m I would have expected a whole lot more"

Spot on.

Feeky Magee

Sir Alex with his beautifully patronising "Well done Geoff" at the end of the interview.

Feeky Magee

redout wrote: »

Redknapp just summed up Berba quite nicely.

"For £30m I would have expected a whole lot more"

Spot on.

Why is his price tag always used against him? It's not his fault how much money was paid for him. It was an inflated price due to city's late entry to the market.

We're a better team with him in it, stop quoting his bloody price, and stop quoting Jamie bloody Redknapp.

Y2J_MUFC

Feeky Magee wrote: »

Sir Alex with his beautifully patronising "Well done Geoff" at the end of the interview.

He always does that. Good to see Brown and Vidic back and playing with 2 up front!

Its a shame (for us) that McShane isn't playing.

kenon

The United team looks as strong as it has been for a good while.

I'm hoping all the defenders get through this game unscathed.

Eire-Dearg

Come on Rooney!

SlickRic

Feeky Magee wrote: »

We're a better team with him in it, stop quoting his bloody price, and stop quoting Jamie bloody Redknapp.

it is important enough imo.

even though i agree with you that you're a better team with him in it.

but i'll remember the above line in other threads about other teams.