Match Day Thread Manchester United v FC Basel

good line up, even with lots of changes

 

3 of the back 4 haven't played a single minute yet this season.

 

They are all experienced players, all will be fine*







* I hope

 

Everyone will tell us how ****ed we are now Pogba is injured after telling us how **** he is for over a year lol

 

boom

 

Extremely comfortable win, shame about Pogba don't think it's overly serious.

 

Well, 6 changes in a CL match with 3 of them not having played a minute all season and still win 3-0. Can't complain I suppose but I don't understand how Mikhi gets away without being subbed when he is having a mare but others go off as regular as clockwork.

 

Was hoping he would rest him anyway for the last 15/20.

 

He should have gone off for Lingard, so many times he lost the ball or ran into a crowd of players when he had a great pass on to Lukaku or Martial who were clear on goal. Great player but very poor decision making tonight.

 

Shows how far united have come since the days of LVG and Moyes. A quite comfortable win which augurs well. Yes, there were some loose play, some showboating by Mikhi which didn't come off. Unnecessary relaxation after going 2-0 up. Pogba going off injured could have massive implications for premiership matches. Hopefully he won't be missed too much.

The pluses are that this is a match we would have drawn with LVG. 3-0 in the first match is welcome. Mourinho subs score. Minnows will have a hard time at OT.

 

Rashford has now scored on his Premier League, Europa League, England U21, senior England and Champions League debuts.

Premier League:

Europa:

U21 England:

England:

Champions League:

 

Don't forget his League Cup debut as well:

Excellent goalkeeping there, provided you're a Liverpool fan anyway...

 

FFS I just flogged Sigurdsson and replaced him with Pogba in my fantasy Team and then Poggers goes and gets ****ing injured!!

 

You gotta wait for these mid week games to be played, school boy error.

 

Aye I shoulda waited.
But Sig was doing **** all, and Pogba was actually cheaper, and was the highest scoring MF player in the game so far.
Now I will have to take a points hit to swap Pogba out, as I only get one free transfer a week.
Might go with Mkhitarian.

 

Good to see the assists are coming from different players as well. Blind and Young getting one each last night, couldn't tell if Mkhi put anything on that Rashford goal otherwise that's one for Fellaini.

This defensive football under Jose is becoming unbearable to be honest, 15/2 GD is not good enough, Jose out.

 

You would think that was the case. Assuming he's playing the PL one, which I play. It can sometimes be clever though to make the transfer early in the week, even without knowing what will happen in the midweek games, due to the likelihood of his price rising later in the week. Pogba got another assist this weekend, and has been scoring good points every week. So his price tag would have likely risen during the week again.

It's obviously a risk that hasn't payed off this week for him, with the injury, but I still find your better off making these transfers early on players who are rising in price and consistantly scoring good points.

 

Too true. It was bloody embarrassing watching him park the bus by bringing Rashford on.

 

I loved how he smashed that ball into an empty net. LOL