Manchester United (A) Pre Match (Tues 11 May 2021 18:00) BT Sport

[ARM1968]

7 hours ago, Smudge said:

 

 

 

St. Brendan’s day?  Hmm, wonder how that speech would go down in the changing room?

[Guest bennytwohats]

Huge game. Going to try to enjoy it and not spend the day worrying 

[foxfanazer]

2 minutes ago, lcfcfoz said:

😮

Sorry mate. 

 

It's only words..... And words are all I have.... To take your heart away

[An Sionnach]

5 minutes ago, Pliskin said:

Do you live in a box? Ole has pretty much already said they will. He puts a weak team out to face Liverpool and he may as well resign. He’s United through and through, it will mean as much to him to beat them as it will the fans.

Whatever team he puts out will play to win so expect a really tough match.

[Fox in the North]

Is it bad if I am not sure if I can watch this this evening?

[LestaAl]

7 hours ago, Smudge said:

 

 

 

As an aside ...you’ve just taken me back 45 years to O level English Lit. Funny how some things never leave you....

 

...rather like the team starting slowly...!

 

 

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[lcfcfoz]

7 minutes ago, Fox in the North said:

Is it bad if I am not sure if I can watch this this evening?

All have these feelings I'm sure, but you will be watching I'm also sure of

[HighPeakFox]

I'm clearly not alone in being pretty anxious about this.

[Sol thewall Bamba]

21 minutes ago, Bert said:

Agree. 
 

Beat Leicester with a decent strength side but lose to Liverpool with a weak side. Man Utd fans would be up in arms. Plenty of them would be thinking “would rather lose to Leicester than Liverpool”. 

Also, putting out a weakened team against us and giving us a better chance of winning, would dent Liverpool's chances of getting CL. Man Utd have basically got two shots of forcing Liverpool into the EL this week, which could weaken their hand in terms of strengthening for next season.

[weller54]

36 minutes ago, lcfcfoz said:

As Ronan Keating's song goes, life is a rollercoaster, just gotta ride it

Trouble is we fell off the bas*ard last season and looks like the track ahead this time is looking a bit buckled 😁

[Dahnsouff]

Quite funny on Red Café  Such classics as "Wouldn't forgive Ole if we won this"

[foxes_rule1978]

8 minutes ago, Dahnsouff said:

Quite funny on Red Café  Such classics as "Wouldn't forgive Ole if we won this"

Lol all the Man U fans will be getting behind leicester haha  

[Eskay]

Been a rough week. But today is a day for a positivity. I don't buy into the 'little old Leicester' nonsense that some people talk on here....but I do think its a fantastic position we find ourselves in........competing with Liverpool for a top 4 place and needing a win away at Old Trafford for European football (as opposed to staying in the league!).

 

Let's enjoy it! Just need a good performance based on huge huge effort. Bodies on the line for 90 mins and just appear as though you want it as bad as the fans do, and all will be ok.

 

Said on here before - I've no problem with losing games...it's when we look like we would rather be at home than playing that does my head in. Thankfully those matches are few and far between.

 

Good luck Leicester - plenty of the team have points to prove today. Go prove it!

Edited 11 May 2021 by Eskay

[FoyleFox]

If Man U are serious about not winning tonight as they want Liverpool to suffer, a couple of own goals would be ideal for all parties 

[Jimbo]

47 minutes ago, Bert said:

Agree. 
 

Beat Leicester with a decent strength side but lose to Liverpool with a weak side. Man Utd fans would be up in arms. Plenty of them would be thinking “would rather lose to Leicester than Liverpool”. 

I think if you gave United fans a choice then they'd rather lose to us and beat Liverpool just to deny Liverpool a top 4 place 

[Poznan34]

6pm kick off, so there's more left of our evenings to be ruined post game...anyway keep the faith and all that 

[Jimbo]

7 minutes ago, Poznan34 said:

6pm kick off, so there's more left of our evenings to be ruined post game...anyway keep the faith and all that 

I play 5 a side on a Tuesday, kick off is at 8. I've warned the lads that unless we're 3-0 up or 3-0 down with 10 minutes left, then I'm probably going to miss the kick off

Edited 11 May 2021 by Jimbo

[ARM1968]

31 minutes ago, HighPeakFox said:

I'm clearly not alone in being pretty anxious about this.

Get a grip man. We win or we lose, or the other thing, not because it is easy, but because it is hard.

 

Because we are entering the territory of a moon shot.  🤣

Edited 11 May 2021 by ARM1968

[ARM1968]

7 minutes ago, FoyleFox said:

If Man U are serious about not winning tonight as they want Liverpool to suffer, a couple of own goals would be ideal for all parties 

Just keep giving us penalties. The irony would be delicious. 

[HighPeakFox]

2 minutes ago, ARM1968 said:

Get a grip man. We win or we lose, or the other thing, not because it is easy, but because it is hard. 🤣

Gripping far harder than is thought to be healthy...

[Babylon]

7 minutes ago, Jimbo said:

I think if you gave United fans a choice then they'd rather lose to us and beat Liverpool just to deny Liverpool a top 4 place 

Nobody there will want Liverpool to get top 4, why strengthen someone is far more of a direct rival to them than us. 

Edited 11 May 2021 by Babylon

[davieG]

https://www.hammers.news/news/ole-gunnar-solskjaer-speaks-out-to-reassure-david-moyes-ahead-of-massive-48-hours-for-west-ham/

 

Ole Gunnar Solskjaer has spoken out in a bid to reassure West Ham United boss David Moyes ahead of Manchester United’s games against Leicester and Liverpool.

Do new additions to West Ham club shop hint at next season’s kits?
Man United will have a huge say on West Ham’s Champions League hopes in the next 48 hours.

The Red Devils play Leicester tonight and Liverpool on Thursday evening. And West Ham are desperate for Solskjaer’s side to win both games to reignite their dreams of making the top four.

Man United set to have a massive say in West Ham’s Champions League hopes this week
If that happens – and West Ham beat Brighton on Saturday night, the Hammers would suddenly be favourites for fourth place.

Solskjaer admitted he would likely anger the likes of Moyes and West Ham by resting key players, particularly against the Foxes.

And he even admitted that gives West Ham’s top four rivals a seriously unfair advantage.

 

Last week Solskjaer slammed the decision to reschedule Man United’s clash with Liverpool for Thursday, insisting he will have no choice but to rotate his players in order to protect them from injury (Sky Sports).

He also said the concerns of the likes of West Ham, chasing the top four, were ‘not his problem’.

Solskjaer moves to reassure Moyes he is looking to beat Leicester and Liverpool in frantic 48 hours
That sparked a reaction from Moyes, who questioned the integrity of the Premier League (Manchester Evening News).

But now Solskjaer has spoken out to reassure Moyes and West Ham fans that he will be going all out to win both games, even if he does make some changes against Leicester.

Because Man United are under pressure to keep their fans happy amid ongoing unrest at the club.

“We want to listen, the players want to play the game,” Solskjaer told the press ahead of two games in as many days (Sky Sports).

‘We’re going to do everything we can’
“We’re playing Liverpool – of course we want to beat Liverpool and we want to beat Leicester.

“So we’re going to do everything we can for our fans to celebrate what we’re doing on the pitch.”

Solskjaer stopped short of confirming he would field his strongest possible team, though. He added that he would assess his squad today before deciding whether to hand debuts to a number of young players in his squad such as Amad Diallo and Shola Shoretire (ManUtd.com).

West Ham fans can only sit and wait in hope.

[Jimbo]

7 minutes ago, davieG said:

https://www.hammers.news/news/ole-gunnar-solskjaer-speaks-out-to-reassure-david-moyes-ahead-of-massive-48-hours-for-west-ham/

 

Ole Gunnar Solskjaer has spoken out in a bid to reassure West Ham United boss David Moyes ahead of Manchester United’s games against Leicester and Liverpool.

Do new additions to West Ham club shop hint at next season’s kits?
Man United will have a huge say on West Ham’s Champions League hopes in the next 48 hours.

The Red Devils play Leicester tonight and Liverpool on Thursday evening. And West Ham are desperate for Solskjaer’s side to win both games to reignite their dreams of making the top four.

Man United set to have a massive say in West Ham’s Champions League hopes this week
If that happens – and West Ham beat Brighton on Saturday night, the Hammers would suddenly be favourites for fourth place.

Solskjaer admitted he would likely anger the likes of Moyes and West Ham by resting key players, particularly against the Foxes.

And he even admitted that gives West Ham’s top four rivals a seriously unfair advantage.

 

Last week Solskjaer slammed the decision to reschedule Man United’s clash with Liverpool for Thursday, insisting he will have no choice but to rotate his players in order to protect them from injury (Sky Sports).

He also said the concerns of the likes of West Ham, chasing the top four, were ‘not his problem’.

Solskjaer moves to reassure Moyes he is looking to beat Leicester and Liverpool in frantic 48 hours
That sparked a reaction from Moyes, who questioned the integrity of the Premier League (Manchester Evening News).

But now Solskjaer has spoken out to reassure Moyes and West Ham fans that he will be going all out to win both games, even if he does make some changes against Leicester.

Because Man United are under pressure to keep their fans happy amid ongoing unrest at the club.

“We want to listen, the players want to play the game,” Solskjaer told the press ahead of two games in as many days (Sky Sports).

‘We’re going to do everything we can’
“We’re playing Liverpool – of course we want to beat Liverpool and we want to beat Leicester.

“So we’re going to do everything we can for our fans to celebrate what we’re doing on the pitch.”

Solskjaer stopped short of confirming he would field his strongest possible team, though. He added that he would assess his squad today before deciding whether to hand debuts to a number of young players in his squad such as Amad Diallo and Shola Shoretire (ManUtd.com).

West Ham fans can only sit and wait in hope.

 

[Babylon]

6 minutes ago, davieG said:

https://www.hammers.news/news/ole-gunnar-solskjaer-speaks-out-to-reassure-david-moyes-ahead-of-massive-48-hours-for-west-ham/

 

Ole Gunnar Solskjaer has spoken out in a bid to reassure West Ham United boss David Moyes ahead of Manchester United’s games against Leicester and Liverpool.

Do new additions to West Ham club shop hint at next season’s kits?
Man United will have a huge say on West Ham’s Champions League hopes in the next 48 hours.

The Red Devils play Leicester tonight and Liverpool on Thursday evening. And West Ham are desperate for Solskjaer’s side to win both games to reignite their dreams of making the top four.

Man United set to have a massive say in West Ham’s Champions League hopes this week
If that happens – and West Ham beat Brighton on Saturday night, the Hammers would suddenly be favourites for fourth place.

Solskjaer admitted he would likely anger the likes of Moyes and West Ham by resting key players, particularly against the Foxes.

And he even admitted that gives West Ham’s top four rivals a seriously unfair advantage.

 

Last week Solskjaer slammed the decision to reschedule Man United’s clash with Liverpool for Thursday, insisting he will have no choice but to rotate his players in order to protect them from injury (Sky Sports).

He also said the concerns of the likes of West Ham, chasing the top four, were ‘not his problem’.

Solskjaer moves to reassure Moyes he is looking to beat Leicester and Liverpool in frantic 48 hours
That sparked a reaction from Moyes, who questioned the integrity of the Premier League (Manchester Evening News).

But now Solskjaer has spoken out to reassure Moyes and West Ham fans that he will be going all out to win both games, even if he does make some changes against Leicester.

Because Man United are under pressure to keep their fans happy amid ongoing unrest at the club.

“We want to listen, the players want to play the game,” Solskjaer told the press ahead of two games in as many days (Sky Sports).

‘We’re going to do everything we can’
“We’re playing Liverpool – of course we want to beat Liverpool and we want to beat Leicester.

“So we’re going to do everything we can for our fans to celebrate what we’re doing on the pitch.”

Solskjaer stopped short of confirming he would field his strongest possible team, though. He added that he would assess his squad today before deciding whether to hand debuts to a number of young players in his squad such as Amad Diallo and Shola Shoretire (ManUtd.com).

West Ham fans can only sit and wait in hope.

Odd article, of course they want to win. But he said he has go to make changes and not to point fingers at him when he's got absolutely no choice as the players can't play that number of games. 

[ARM1968]

I don’t think Moyes needs to worry too much