QPR vs Manchester United, Setanta. K/O 3pm 23/2/2013

Cantona's Collars · 23-02-2013 1:52pm #1

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Possible teams
QPR (4-5-1): Julio Cesar; Onuoha, Samba, Hill, Traore; Derry, Park Ji-sung, Taarabt, Jenas, M’bia; Mackie. Subs from: Green, Ben-Haim, Wright-Phillips, Granero, Zamora, Bothroyd, Townsend.

United (4-2-3-1): de Gea, Rafael, Ferdinand, Evans, Evra; Nani, Cleverley, Carrick, Kagawa; Welbeck, van Persie. Subs from: Lindegaard, Smalling, Vidić, Büttner, Valencia, Powell, Anderson, Giggs, Young, Hernández.

Match officials
Referee: Anthony Taylor
Assistants: P Kirkup, G Beswick
Fourth official: N Swarbrick

Form
QPR: WDLDDL
United: WWWWDW

Head to Head
Last 10: QPR 0, United 9, Draw 1
Overall: QPR 6, United 31, Draw 13

The_Kew_Tour · 23-02-2013 2:09pm

A nice win for United, that's what I want. If we score 5 then I want 6 and so on.

90% of time you just want 3 points, but not today.

Blatter · 23-02-2013 2:27pm

zerks wrote: »

United (4-2-3-1): de Gea, Rafael, Ferdinand, Evans, Evra; Nani, Cleverley, Carrick, Kagawa; Welbeck, van Persie.

I'd say this pretty much will be the lineup, although I expect Young to start and maybe Rooney as he did travel with the squad.

yabadabado · 23-02-2013 2:31pm

hopefully Kag and Nani start and both have good games.Would love to see Nani rip QPR a new one but I think it will be a fairly close game 2-1 United.

Blatter · 23-02-2013 3:06pm

#MUFC - De Gea; Rafael Ferdinand Vidic Evra; Nani Giggs Carrick Young; Chicharito RVP

#MUFC Subs - Lindegaard Evans Valencia Anderson Rooney Welbeck Cleverley

Vertigo100 · 23-02-2013 3:07pm

Giggs in midfield. Oh Lordy.

MagicMarker · 23-02-2013 3:09pm

Giggs ahead of Ando is madness.

adox · 23-02-2013 3:09pm

Vertigo100 wrote: »

Giggs in midfield. Oh Lordy.

Not ideal but still should have more than enough to see off QPR.

adox · 23-02-2013 3:10pm

Kagawa not in the squad?

ShooterSF · 23-02-2013 3:10pm

Vertigo100 wrote: »

Giggs in midfield. Oh Lordy.

Up until the last few weeks that would be my response but he has hit a good patch of form so hopefully he just carries on.

Red Crow · 23-02-2013 3:10pm

FFS give Anderson a game or let Cleverley get more experience. Playing Giggs is silly at this stage.

Blatter · 23-02-2013 3:12pm

I don't think it should be much of a problem. The way QPR have been setting themselves up against the big teams (sitting back very deep) should suit Giggs who has great vision and good creativity.

Vertigo100 · 23-02-2013 3:12pm

ShooterSF wrote: »

Up until the last few weeks that would be my response but he has hit a good patch of form so hopefully he just carries on.

Good patch of form out wide or coming on with 20 mins left. Not starting in a 2 man midfield with Carrick.

G.K. · 23-02-2013 3:18pm

I assume Fabio's ineligible?

Cesar, Bosingwa, Samba, Hill, Traore, Townsend, Granero, Mbia, Mackie, Taarabt, Zamora

Subs: Green, Park, SWP, Onouha, Jenas, Remy, Hoilett

IvySlayer · 23-02-2013 3:21pm

Ahhhh Giggs, how can he start ahead of Anderson or Cleverly??

Blatter · 23-02-2013 3:24pm

IvySlayer wrote: »

Ahhhh Giggs, how can he start ahead of Anderson or Cleverly??

Because Ando and Clev played on Monday night and it's a squad game.

RikkFlair · 23-02-2013 3:26pm

Happy to see Nani start

Blatter · 23-02-2013 3:26pm

Rahul ‏@forevruntd
This is Ryan Giggs 999th appearance in senior competitive football match. Manchester United 931 + Wales 64 + Great Britain 4.

Paully D · 23-02-2013 3:27pm

Actually thought this was on tomorrow, when was the last time Manchester United had a 3pm Saturday kick-off in the league?

Blatter · 23-02-2013 3:29pm

Paully D wrote: »

Actually thought this was on tomorrow, when was the last time Manchester United had a 3pm Saturday kick-off in the league?

West Brom at home, 29th Dec.

Apparently this is our first Saturday 3pm KO away from home in 2 years.

TheTownie · 23-02-2013 3:50pm

Blatter wrote: »

West Brom at home, 29th Dec.

Apparently this is our first Saturday 3pm KO away from home in 2 years.

26th February 2011 was the last away game with a Saturday 3pm KO. 4-0 win against Wigan.

Same again please.

Cantona's Collars · 23-02-2013 3:52pm

Really hope Giggs in midfield doesn't backfire,any time he's started in there he's been poor.Much better as a sub coming on to calm things down or unlocking a tired defence.

I've a feeling the sharpness of Hernandez & RVP up front will be way too much for QPR to handle.