Etihad Stadium 22/9/2013 Manchester City - Manchester United EPL

Vlad the Impaler wrote:
However, the question is: who is going to play against City? Valencia will be for sure on the right, but what about the left side? Will it be Kagawa, Young or Nani? I'd go with Young or Nani due to the fact that they are more experienced in those kind of matches with City at Etihad. Also, Kagawa doesn't have enough minutes yet...for a match like this, you must be physically ready.

We should continue this in the City - United thread.

Lumiere_Blanche wrote:i still feel Kagawa should start against Chitty.. reason being obvious - need for more creativity and better penetration. But that being said rooney and fellaini are capable of providing that i know. Still he is too good a player to leave behind in these important games
His fitness is an issue so may be he can play for an hour and then subbed with may be Giggs

so I will go with Kagawa on the left and both Nani and Valencia on the right and Valencia as the RB :DValencia-Nani combo on the right worked well in the liverpool match even though it didnt materialise in a goal. Its less likely to happen i know in a crunch game like that and opting for a conventional rb would be better and less risky. but outta the box thinking is forcing me to go with this
I am sceptical though about the idea of going with Smalling once again in a big match like that. Next best option is rafael and i see him returning in that game to that right back role.

Zaha should be on the bench and so as Januzaj and the intro of one of those guys as a second half sub can lend the team an air of raw freshness and outta the box impetus and can be a tactical advantage as the opponents would have done relatively lesser home work on how to counter them as they are new to this stage

so my 11 against citty

.....................de gea...................
valencia......evans.......vidic.......evra
nani......carrick...........fellaini....kagawa
.....................rooney....................
..................van persie...................

subs
zaha
janu
giggs
chicha
ferdy
lindegard
rafael

RED wrote:Great fk by Rooney. Consolation.

As for everyone else, bar DDG and Rooney, complete crap. No fight whatsoever. Our defence was a shambles. Rio and Smalling had a nightmare and as for Young...............he could possibly be contender for the worst United player ever. I don't think I've ever disliked a Utd player more than him.