Liverpool v Man Utd. Sunday Sept 1st KO@ 13:30.

OwaynOTT

I don't care whether we win good or bad as long as we keep up the pressure on Spurs with our 3.0 ppg.

Cantona's Collars

Anyhow,4-0 to United.

mike65

Liverpool will need to look on the bright side (take a look in the superthread)

Some crazy talk about Kolo being back, can't see it.

GavRedKing

That was last nights news Zerks, no need to bring it up, adds nothing to the thread.

SlickRic

lots of 4-0s and 4-1s about in here.

i reckon Utd will win, but do people not realise these games barely ever end up like that?

Cantona's Collars

GavRedKing wrote: »

That was last nights news Zerks, no need to bring it up, adds nothing to the thread.

It's related to the game so.....

Anyhow,I hope Moyes treats this as if it's just another game.Liverpool are no great shakes and are short at the back so I hope we go at them.

shamrock55

If we had luis in the side id be confidant of a win,but as it stands ill be happy with a draw

Oranage2

I hear toure might be back, the guys a machine if true.

Though what's up with skertl. Is he injured?

GavRedKing

zerks wrote: »

It's related to the game so.....

Anyhow,I hope Moyes treats this as if it's just another game.Liverpool are no great shakes and are short at the back so I hope we go at them.

It is related but its going to wind up a large % of the people posting here so I'd ask anyone not to post it again, it adds nothing but fuel to what is usually the most volatile match threads on the Soccer Forum.

mike65

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Mig
Johnson/Skrtel/Agger/Enrique

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Lucas/Gerrard

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<----Hendo--->
--Aspas--Coutinho

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Sturridge

Is what I expect. Might be tempting to go 3-5-2 with Johnson and Enrique attacking Evra and whoever is on the other flank.

5starpool

1-1 or 1-2 sadly.

The_Kew_Tour

GavRedKing wrote: »

If its brought up report it and we'll take care of it ASAP, some of those chants on either side are stupid and add nothing to the game and to be talking about on a match thread brings nothing of value to the thread, it goes for everyone, as this thread usually moves at 100mph during game day the Mods might not see everything, if you see anything report it and try not to get dragged into an argument where you might get a card, thanks.

Even though I only post predictions in games from now on in Match Threads like this im glad this will be dealt with.

the amount of crap spurned on songs last season was a joke.

The same posters would go "Oh isn't the atmosphere in this ground crap, nobody singing bla bla bla"

All of sudden 50% of ground sing a offensive song and world can hear it.

Finally ye have seen it will make yer job much easier to control somethings although good look with other 99 issues.:P

Grayditch

Oranage2 wrote: »

I hear toure might be back, the guys a machine if true.

Though what's up with skertl. Is he injured?

Skrtel has supposedly recovered from injury, but match fitness could be a problem. We might even see a half from each.

Cantona's Collars

The_Kew_Tour wrote: »

Even though I only post predictions in games from now on in Match Threads like this im glad this will be dealt with.

the amount of crap spurned on songs last season was a joke.

The same posters would go "Oh isn't the atmosphere in this ground crap, nobody singing bla bla bla"

All of sudden 50% of ground sing a offensive song and world can hear it.

Finally ye have seen it will make yer job much easier to control somethings although good look with other 99 issues.:P

Perhaps GavRedKing could use the official Liverpool list of banned words and phrases as a yardstick:pac:

GavRedKing

Nope, just the Soccer Forum charter will suffice for the time being.

5starpool

GavRedKing wrote: »

Nope, just the Soccer Forum charter will suffice for the time being.

So people can be told to man up? Phew, big call there Gav!

LightningBolt

Can't see anything other then a United win unfortunately. Think United up front will be very difficult to handle with what we have available to us. It will still be close thanks to Danny upfront.

FutureGuy

1-3 United. Nervy game, United get a late goal to kill it off.

Kerrigooney

2 days before the game and it already looks like this thread needs to be avoided like the plague. Pity.

Chancer3001

didnt Fergie go years? Like setting an all time record for consecutively changing the starting line up? Never started the same 11 in the next match.

Will be interesting to see if Moyes sticks to a starting 11 so soon

Kess73

2-2

Chucky the tree

zerks wrote: »

It's related to the game so.....

Anyhow,I hope Moyes treats this as if it's just another game.Liverpool are no great shakes and are short at the back so I hope we go at them.

Far better for him to do then treat it as a game against Liverpool considering his terrible record against us.

keano_afc

United's to lose this one. Pool will be too fragile at the back.

Nailz

4-0 to United I reckon, Rooney might even get off the mark with this one, hope to see Kagawa nick a goal as well. I wouldn't bet against Liverpool getting a consolation goal though.

RasTa

Really are some morons working for LFC

http://www.theguardian.com/football/2013/aug/30/liverpool-twitter-munich-air-disaster

I hope we eat their children style of discomfort on Sunday. Same for Kerry.

GavRedKing

RasTa wrote: »

Really are some morons working for LFC

http://www.theguardian.com/football/2013/aug/30/liverpool-twitter-munich-air-disaster

I hope we eat their children style of discomfort on Sunday. Same for Kerry.

Liverpool FC : "We apologise, unreservedly, for any offence that was caused by this mistake."
Liverpool have launched an internal investigation into how it happened.


A Manchester United spokesman said: "We welcome the apology."

Let that be an end of it and not to drag the match thread off topic.

Applies to everyone BTW.

weldoninhio

Can see another 0-0 snoozefest.

Moyes isn't gonna want to put too much pressure on himself by losing at Anfield and Rodgers is going to want to keep his unbeaten run going.

Both teams to cancel each other out a la Chelsea-United.

RayCon

I reckon 0-2 unfortunately ...

CastingCouch

Chucky the tree wrote: »

Far better for him to do then treat it as a game against Liverpool considering his terrible record against us.

But now he is managing the champions of england.

Grayditch

Hate to say it, but I think this one's United's. We've been switching off in the second half. It hurt us in the last game, and it'll hurt us this time more.

Agueroooo

Grayditch wrote: »

Hate to say it, but I think this one's United's. We've been switching off in the second half. It hurt us in the last game, and it'll hurt us this time more.

We will not switch off in this game but we still wont win.
Draw at best for LFC but hard to look past Utd.

Super-Rush

There will be space between the back four and midfield that Coutinho and Sturridge can exploit. I'd be playing Henderson beside Lucas and push Gerrard forward because he just can't defend any more.

Liverpool will play well but I still see Utd sneaking it. RVP with two goals.

Paulegend

if toure plays i think he'll keep RVP quiet. if our midfield give them little space then we shouold be able to get the ball up to sturridge and exploit their weak defence

aramush

United are weak, 3rd if not the 4th best squad in the league now (but still stronger than Liverpool's). I still fancy the Reds to take them though.

Gbear

aramush wrote: »

United are weak, 3rd if not the 4th best squad in the league now (but still stronger than Liverpool's). I still fancy the Reds to take them though.

That weak squad did win the the league at a canter last season.

Chelsea have no forwards. I'm not entirely convinced by their CMs either.
Although Spurs have made a huge leap forward all these new players they've bought in are still largely untested.
City, well you can have that one.

And anyway, we're not playing their squad.
Even just because they have Van Persie they're miles ahead of us because of that constant goal threat from all angles.
Without Suarez in the team we're a different prospect.

Backstreet Moyes

Paulegend wrote: »

if toure plays i think he'll keep RVP quiet. if our midfield give them little space then we shouold be able to get the ball up to sturridge and exploit their weak defence

Weak defence i am not sure if your serious. It's one of the best probably the best defence in the league.

eyescreamcone

Gbear wrote: »

That weak squad did win the the league at a canter last season.

Chelsea have no forwards. I'm not entirely convinced by their CMs either.
Although Spurs have made a huge leap forward all these new players they've bought in are still largely untested.
City, well you can have that one.

And anyway, we're not playing their squad.
Even just because they have Van Persie they're miles ahead of us because of that constant goal threat from all angles.
Without Suarez in the team we're a different prospect.

Eto anyone?

Rayne Wooney

aramush wrote: »

United are weak, 3rd if not the 4th best squad in the league now (but still stronger than Liverpool's). I still fancy the Reds to take them though.

Lol

Gbear

eyescreamcone wrote: »

Eto anyone?

I was being hyperbolic.

Lukaku is a great prospect. They also have Torres (but he's ****).
Etoo has an awful lot to prove after ****ing off on holiday for the past couple of seasons.
His goalscoring record was fairly good for Anzhi - a little under 1 in 2. Still, there's always been question marks about his personality and there's certainly a risk that he'd be another expensive ****up for Chelsea at CF.

Either way, they're miles short of Rooney/Van Persie/Hernandez etc..

Backstreet Moyes

aramush wrote: »

United are weak, 3rd if not the 4th best squad in the league now (but still stronger than Liverpool's). I still fancy the Reds to take them though.

Amazing how a team who's squad romps the league by 11 points finishes 17 points clear of 4th are now the 4th best squad in the league. Did they lose two or three of their best players that we didn't hear about?

Surprised the fantasy 11 between both teams hasn't started up yet. Will be interesting if Liverpool will still have 6 or 7 starting in the team and finish 20 odd points behind again.

CastingCouch

Surprised at Liverpool fans pessimism. I felt more confident going into last seasons games than this one. Can see Liverpool scoring once or twice and they're well capable of keeping it tight defensively. Hoping for a Utd win of course.

eyescreamcone

Liverpool fan here.

Good start to the season
But United could be too much too early for us.
Will the CBs take care of RVP?
This is a big worry.

Is Toure 100% out?
If so he's a huge loss.

Agger and Wisdom would be shaky at best.
I'd take the draw now if offered.

Utopia Parkway

CastingCouch wrote: »

Surprised at Liverpool fans pessimism. I felt more confident going into last seasons games than this one. Can see Liverpool scoring once or twice and they're well capable of keeping it tight defensively. Hoping for a Utd win of course.

Well Toure may not play and Agger has looked a bit wobbly so far. Sakho and Ilori (if they sign) won't be there in time to play. Still no Suarez. You have to think United will score so depends if Liverpool can do likewise.

CastingCouch

Utopia Parkway wrote: »

Well Toure may not play and Agger has looked a bit wobbly so far. Sakho and Ilori (if they sign) won't be there in time to play. Still no Suarez. You have to think United will score so depends if Liverpool can do likewise.

Sturridge and Coutinho can easily score between them.

aramush

Nuts102 wrote: »

Amazing how a team who's squad romps the league by 11 points finishes 17 points clear of 4th are now the 4th best squad in the league. Did they lose two or three of their best players that we didn't hear about?

Surprised the fantasy 11 between both teams hasn't started up yet. Will be interesting if Liverpool will still have 6 or 7 starting in the team and finish 20 odd points behind again.

When we look at the squads on paper for this season, United are 3rd if not 4th best. Best starting 11 is 3rd/4th best also. There is no more AF in the dugout and to my mind, won't come close to the league title unless they add some quality before Monday.

Oranage2

Nuts102 wrote: »

Amazing how a team who's squad romps the league by 11 points finishes 17 points clear of 4th are now the 4th best squad in the league. Did they lose two or three of their best players that we didn't hear about?

Surprised the fantasy 11 between both teams hasn't started up yet. Will be interesting if Liverpool will still have 6 or 7 starting in the team and finish 20 odd points behind again.

Just out of interest what would be the fantasy eleven


keeper - little in it between the two keepers
RB- Johnson easily
CB - Jones, Evans too in experienced, rio, vidic get old- my pick would be Agger and Vidic
LB - evra
Lw - coutinho easily
rw - nani valencia welbeck the new guy, not great options but better than what the pool have currently

Dm - Lucas easily
cm - toss up between gerrard and carrick- Stevie edges it for me

up top - rvp and Suarez

4 or 5 pool players without a doubt, possibly 6 if bias is involved.

CastingCouch

Oranage2 wrote: »

Just out of interest what would be the fantasy eleven


keeper - little in it between the two keepers
RB- Johnson easily
CB - Jones, Evans too in experienced, rio, vidic get old- my pick would be Agger and Vidic
LB - evra
Lw - coutinho easily
rw - nani valencia welbeck the new guy, not great options but better than what the pool have currently

Dm - Lucas easily
cm - toss up between gerrard and carrick- Stevie edges it for me

up top - rvp and Suarez

4 or 5 pool players without a doubt, possibly 6 if bias is involved.

Why? You did that on purpose.

Will I Amnt

aramush wrote: »

When we look at the squads on paper for this season, United are 3rd if not 4th best. Best starting 11 is 3rd/4th best also

I've been hearing this around the start of every season for the last 10 years or so...

Lovely Bloke

yes, five or six players from last years 7th placed team would get into the Champions starting eleven.

Awesome.

GavRedKing

Oranage2 wrote: »

Just out of interest what would be the fantasy eleven


keeper - little in it between the two keepers
RB- Johnson easily
CB - Jones, Evans too in experienced, rio, vidic get old- my pick would be Agger and Vidic
LB - evra
Lw - coutinho easily
rw - nani valencia welbeck the new guy, not great options but better than what the pool have currently

Dm - Lucas easily
cm - toss up between gerrard and carrick- Stevie edges it for me

up top - rvp and Suarez

4 or 5 pool players without a doubt, possibly 6 if bias is involved.

Liverpool and Utd dont play a 4-4-2.

And there is more Utd players in there if you'be being unbiased.

GK - 50/50
RB - Rafael
CB - Vidic
CB - Agger
LB - Evra

RM - Nani
CM - Gerrard
CM - Carrick
CAM - Rooney
LM - Couthino

CF - RVP

That's how I'd see a 4-2-3-1 line up anyway.