Man United vs Leicester City 12:30 PM SS1

Zerks has been dropped
Hopefully Rooney is too

Will this allow Pogba to finally play further forward?
Will Carrick start ahead of King Elbows?
Can the current PL Champions cope without Kante?
Will the Wonder-Kid Rashford start on the left or as striker?
Will the neutrals accuse Jose of punching Claudio if he tries to shake his hand?
Will this be an 8 page thread or a 48 page thread?

Tune in to find out!

GavRedKing

Whoever wins, the soccer forum losses.

Rayne Wooney

Leicester are deadly on the counter but Liverpool showed what happens if you hit them back and take your chances.

United should win this, will they is another story.

The rumours of no Rooney are encouraging at least.

bucketybuck

I fully expect Rooney to start.

v3ttel

Assuming Shaw and Martial are out, I'd like to see the following:

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DDG

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Val-Bailly-Smalling-Blind
----Carrick-Herrera

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--Mkhi-Pogba-Rashford--

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Ibra

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But I'd be shocked and amazed if Rooney didn't start. If Mkhitaryan isn't ready, I'd like to see Young there.

Cantona's Collars

Jaysus M!ck,piss poor effort of an op. I'm in Manchester,no sign of Rooney.

bucketybuck

zerks wrote: »

no sign of Rooney.

Must be watching the game now then...

zerks

zerks wrote: »

Jaysus M!ck,piss poor effort of an op. I'm in Manchester,no sign of Rooney.

Harsh!!

zerks

zerks wrote: »

Jaysus M!ck,piss poor effort of an op. I'm in Manchester,no sign of Rooney.

You will find the stats show that Micks effort was just fine and your critisism is way over the top maybe your dislike of him is clouding your judgement :pac:

zerks

zerks wrote: »

Jaysus M!ck,piss poor effort of an op. I'm in Manchester,no sign of Rooney.

Well for ya Zerks. I'm sitting in a delayed plane on the tarmac at Dublin Airport. Good vibe in the city?

rob316

you can get almost 6/1 on Leicester tomorrow. that's ridiculous

Cantona's Collars

In the hotel having a pint. Not heading to the city centre tonight, early kick off is a killer. Pub up the road will do.

niallo27

rob316 wrote: »

you can get almost 6/1 on Leicester tomorrow. that's ridiculous

I wouldnt touch it myself, leicester were hammered by liverpool only two weeks ago. Draw would be the best they can hope for here.

zerks

zerks wrote: »

In the hotel having a pint. Not heading to the city centre tonight, early kick off is a killer. Pub up the road will do.

Similar plan of attack here, though I won't rule anything out just yet! Have a good one zerks.

rob316

niallo27 wrote: »

I wouldnt touch it myself, leicester were hammered by liverpool only two weeks ago. Draw would be the best they can hope for here.

with the form United are in I think it's a great bet.

Alfa Quadrifoglio

dont have a good feeling about this game, Leicester seemed to have found their form after a poor start

Harry Palmr

niallo27 wrote: »

I wouldnt touch it myself, leicester were hammered by liverpool only two weeks ago. Draw would be the best they can hope for here.

Leicester now have new boy Islam Slimani up and running, he'll be a threat.

sabat

If Watford can score 3 against Utd then it's not a big stretch to say Leicester's front 3 could cause them a lot of problems so yeah, 6-1 is probably good value. I don't think this Utd team have the dynamic, barnstorming performance required to silence their critics in them yet, so a lacklustre scrappy win is probably the best they can hope for.

Korat

Utd are going to thrash Leicester 5-0.

Mars Bar

I'm in Rome. I doubt I'll be able to catch this game either!

the whole year inn

2-2 draw

Mr.Crinklewood

Strong rumours circulating on Twitter this morning of Rooney being dropped

First big call Jose has made if true

gosplan

Utd aren't exactly clicking up front and Leicester still carry a big goal threat.

The Utd defence needs to shore up a bit if they want to win this.

Can see it being a score draw or 2-1 either way.

PhlegmyMoses

M!Ck^ wrote: »

Strong rumours circulating on Twitter this morning of Rooney being dropped

First big call Jose has made if true

How could they know? Does Jose name his team earlier?

Lord TSC

PhlegmyMoses wrote: »

How could they know? Does Jose name his team earlier?

It seems to be stemming from Luckhurts at M.E.N.

The same guy who said Mata had to be restrained at the Charity Shield when Jose subbed him off :rolleyes:

He's taking a guess based on logic in an attempt to look ITK. Mind, there are journalists who do seem to get the teams correct, so I'd guess there's leaks, internal memos, briefings etc.

MD1990

Rooney has been dropped.

That's why he's manager

Mushy

Check out @ManUtd's Tweet:

https://twitter.com/ManUtd/status/779628990109810689?s=09

5starpool

If they lose without Rooney it'll be mighty craic.

ricero

A loss without rooney will have jose on the whiskey

Mars Bar

Mars Bar wrote: »

I'm in Rome. I doubt I'll be able to catch this game either!

Go to Scholars via Nazionale. They often shows the English Football and is Irish pub

Well said Gary
First time I've heard sky agree that he should be dropped

5starpool

5starpool wrote: »

If they lose without Rooney it'll be mighty craic.

For the neutrals jumping on that narrative maybe

It's one game

Players need a sustained run without Rooney in the team

Miki isn't available which is disappointing, I'd have preferred him at #10

5starpool

M!Ck^ wrote: »

For the neutrals jumping on that narrative maybe

It's one game

Players need a sustained run without Rooney in the team

Miki isn't available which is disappointing, I'd have preferred him at #10

I don't mean for me and others who just want Utd to lose, I mean reading on here (the utd fans) and the media. The fact that it is so polarising an issue means that there will be one side or another having the louder shout in the discussion.

Rooney hasn't played well and dropping him is the proper decision, but there is still a huge element of scapegoating of him in this situation.

Utd should still win today with or without him at home against Leicester. 2-0 I reckon.

5starpool

5starpool wrote: »

I don't mean for me and others who just want Utd to lose, I mean reading on here (the utd fans) and the media. The fact that it is so polarising an issue means that there will be one side or another having the louder shout in the discussion.

Rooney hasn't played well and dropping him is the proper decision, but there is still a huge element of scapegoating of him in this situation.

Utd should still win today with or without him at home against Leicester. 2-0 I reckon.

There are multiple issues buried in the squad for a couple of years now. It's not just Rooney.
However for the sake of progression finally a lingering issue has a chance to be addressed.
The other players in the squad will have no excuse or place to hide if after 10+ games without Rooney they still don't signs of improvement.
The flow of our attacks needs to change and with Rooney in the side doing what he was doing it was never going to happen.

Harry Palmr

Blind at left back and Pogba/Herrera as the two? Is Martial injured?

Trigger

Harry Palmr wrote: »

Blind at left back and Pogba/Herrera as the two? Is Martial injured?

Yeah still injured from the crack he took at Watford.. thigh and ankle

Gone with over 2.5 goals

Think/Hope 3-1

Shaw being out a big plus for Utd.

Injured the official line

^lol
At it again

Trigger

RoboKlopp wrote: »

Shaw being out a big plus for Utd.

Injured the official line

Jesus..

davycc

Come on Leicester City 3-0 will be grand...

adox

RoboKlopp wrote: »

Shaw being out a big plus for Utd.

Injured the official line

I'm sure you used to be a decent poster at some stage.



Shame.

gosplan

RoboKlopp wrote: »

Shaw being out a big plus for Utd.

Injured the official line

Even if you're not a fan, at some times you have to just recognise the tireless commitment to one's trade.

I salute you roboklopp

secman

Shaw is a super player, just needs play time to get back to his best.

davycc

davycc wrote: »

Come on Leicester City 3-0 will be grand...

I never knew you were a city fan (In betway add voice)

Bridge93

What was the deal with the kids and jerseys there with the United players?

Giggsy11

5starpool wrote: »

I don't mean for me and others who just want Utd to lose, I mean reading on here (the utd fans) and the media. The fact that it is so polarising an issue means that there will be one side or another having the louder shout in the discussion.

Rooney hasn't played well and dropping him is the proper decision, but there is still a huge element of scapegoating of him in this situation.

Utd should still win today with or without him at home against Leicester. 2-0 I reckon.

Meh it's nothing. You lot said Gerrard was holding you back and made it like without him you would love everything in sight. Truth was Gerrard was detrimental to the team just like Rooney is.

Without Rooney can the team improve? Most probably yes.

Giggsy11

adox wrote: »

I'm sure you used to be a decent poster at some stage.



Shame.

lol when?

Faugheen

Bridge93 wrote: »

What was the deal with the kids and jerseys there with the United players?

Man United wore jerseys with the kids names on the back of them, then gave them to the kids.