***Official Manchester United Thread***

[Shinboners]

If you played that formation, our midfield would give yours a pounding.

Not really. You can see Gerrard and his five midfield pals standing around the centre circle wondering why there's nobody for them to mark.

It'd be like one of those pantomines where the crowd yells, "Look on the wings! Look on the wings!" After all, it's not as if the wings are a recognised part of the pitch for the Liverpool coaching staff and players.

Mind you, we'd probably still lose to a 92nd minute winner after Edwin van der Sar's goalkick goes in untouched.

Sweet.

 

[belfast_bomber]

Isn't Rooney wearing 10 this season?

he is? ah well then, 8's free. unless hargreaves has it.

It'd be like one of those pantomines where the crowd yells, "Look on the wings! Look on the wings!" After all, it's not as if the wings are a recognised part of the pitch for the Liverpool coaching staff and players.

Lowie concedes possesion... and Shinners scores!

 

[Thewlis Dish]

I expect Hargreaves will take 8 and Nani and Anderson will raffle 14 and 19.

 

[moomba]

he is? ah well then, 8's free. unless hargreaves has it.

I reckon Hargreaves is getting someone elses squad number. He's been photographed with a shirt with no number, the only reason I can see is that it wouldn't be a nice way of telling a player that they are no longer required.

What did Smith wear?

 

[Embers]

Which lucky soul gets Kieron Richardsons number or are you retiring that out of respect/fear for the next person to wear such a piece of Man U history

 

[Thewlis Dish]

Smith wore 14.

Wouldn't surprise me if 8 was being left open for Tevez.

 

[DaSawx]

I'm surprised Rooney changed, so many people would have Rooney 8 shirts.

Would have been nice to see a gun South American in the #10.

 

[Thewlis Dish]

Hargreaves has 8 and Nani has 17.

No word on Anderson or Tevez, but I'd expect them to get 14 and 19 respectively.

 

[Paralowiepower]

http://ixma.fimc.net/Article.asp?id=449589

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[Bartram_Class]

Good win last night, VDS in the shoot-out was just immense, stands tall, loved the Chelski fans walking out after SWP missed the 3rd.

Nani impressed me, couple of lovely corners and not afraid to run with the ball.

 

[moomba]

Nani impressed me, couple of lovely corners and not afraid to run with the ball.

It's only a game and pretty meaningless but I thought he was laughably poor. Takes a decent corner but his allround game was rubbish.

 

[jules101]

Tevez = 12?
No one was 12 in that list

 

[Big_Tazz]

hey do you guys think that Tevez will definately be ready for the first rd of the premiership??

 

[Jeremias]

hey do you guys think that Tevez will definately be ready for the first rd of the premiership??

There are queries over his match fitness, but personally I can't see that being too much of a problem as he has been playing lately.

I'd like to see him start, but I doubt that he will. A place on the bench is far more probable IMO.

 

[belfast_bomber]

It's only a game and pretty meaningless but I thought he was laughably poor. Takes a decent corner but his allround game was rubbish.

his first touch of the ball was complete rubbish. stepped on it and lost possession. after that he didn't do too much wrong though, in the, what, ten minutes he was on.

not impressed that he had to change his boots either. what was that all about?

 

[apollo_creed]

his first touch of the ball was complete rubbish. stepped on it and lost possession. after that he didn't do too much wrong though, in the, what, ten minutes he was on.

not impressed that he had to change his boots either. what was that all about?

tried to take on players and failed.

he was better than Lampard (who I'm told, was actually playing) in his 10 minutes but he was still far from impressive.

 

[DaSawx]

Wasn't the best start, but he would have been pretty nervous, he'll settle

 

[DaSawx]

Won the friendlies overnight 3-0 and 4-0. Nani score another spectacular goal apparently, the article hinted at him maybe getting a start on Sunday but I'm not so sure.

Ronaldo was rested as he got a knock in the Charity Shield while Scholes was a surprise inclusion in one of them. Tevez still not registered and Fergie said we won't see any of him on Sunday even if he is on time, should see him play some part in our second game, didn't see a mention of Anderson either.

May look something like this on Sunday

------------Rooney------------
Giggs-------------------Ronaldo
------------Scholes------------
------Carrick----Hargreaves----
Evra---Vidic--Ferdinand--Neville?
-------------VDS--------------

 

[Thewlis Dish]

Remember this?

[youtube]XvgiC014HC8[/youtube]

 

[Jeremias]

Remember this?

[youtube]XvgiC014HC8[/youtube]

Yes.

What a ****ing awesome goal.

Remember watching it live, and I was amazed. It was funny, I was momentarily shocked, and then I went nuts!

 

[Punchy Bassett]

Yes.

What a ****ing awesome goal.

Remember watching it live, and I was amazed. It was funny, I was momentarily shocked, and then I went nuts!

In the same season he scored a very similar goal against Boro if memory serves me right.

 

[Knowledge]

Lol paul scholes freak

 

[belfast_bomber]

the one he scored against villa last christmas wasn't bad either!

 

[DB10]

http://www.thesun.co.uk/article/0,,2002390000-2007360800,00.html

This is, perhaps, the stupidest thing The Sun has ever printed.

 

[Thewlis Dish]

Tevez finally signs, looks like he'll make his debut against City.