:pl: :manunitedfc: Man Utd v Southampton :saintsfc: (Live on :bt_sport: sport)

:manunitedfc: v :saintsfc:

This is a bonus game to be fair, any points we get from it will be welcomed.

  • :saints: are on a bad run of form but it would be the most :saints: thing to do to beat :manunitedfc: at Old Trafford, :saints: to win
  • :saints: injury list is gettting longerer and longerer, :manunitedfc: are on a bad run of form, teams always turn bad form around against :saints:, :manunitedfc: to win easily
  • a draw would be no surprise to anyone

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Highlighting for @CB-Saint that this game is on :bt_sport:

Nailed on 3 points

You have been on the sauce havenā€™t youā€¦

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He didnā€™t specify which team Bob :grin:

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Iā€™m focusing on the Cup for the moment :roll_eyes:

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Anyone free to help out at DM? No Diallo, Romeu or Smallbone. Donā€™t think JWP will be RB.

Looks like a toss up between Jankewitz or Armstrong. Neither ideal. :weary:

Stephens would be a potential option there but thatā€™s based on Vestergaard being available which I suspect he wonā€™t be.

Orā€¦ Maitland-Niles gets an immediate opportunity to play in his ā€˜favoured midfield positionā€™ā€¦?

We need him. And itā€™s his chance.

Iā€™ll dig out my boots :+1:

And the referee for Man U v Saints on Tuesday night is ------- Mike Dean.

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Chauke, Jankewitch are #6 types.
Weā€™ll be fine.
It is the most everse Spurs thing we ever do, drop points at homedo something away nobody expects

Poll added to the OP, have at it Sotonians

From the Guardian. Hope JWP is reading.:grinning:

Fernandes must beware the wind-up merchants

It looked like a classic case of softening up, of the gameā€™s darker arts. Leading with his arm in a 13th-minute aerial challenge, the Arsenal full-back CĆ©dric Soares clouted Bruno Fernandes about the head and then reinforced the impression by going after his fellow Portuguese to hiss a few words in his ear. Cedric was booked. Granit Xhaka could also be seen in conversation with Fernandes. The upshot? The Manchester United midfielder was incensed and, moments later, he left his boot in on a challenge with Xhaka, raking the achilles of his opponent. It was a mystery how Fernandes, who did not have his most effective game, avoided censure (Edit: not much of a mystery - plays for MU) but it was a rush of blood that could have led to problems. It would also have been noted by other wind-up merchants. Fernandes is driven by passion but he can be provoked. Cedricā€™s move will not be the last of its kind.

I also felt this summed up the VAR disgrace. Also from the Grauniad: (Sorry, wrong thread really, but relevant as weā€™ve got Dean tomorrow. Some refs might try to balance the books. Suspect heā€™ll just pour fuel on the fire)

Ings farce lays bare the absurdity of VAR

As the replays of Danny Ingsā€™ disallowed stoppage-time equaliser played out on a monitor behind the Southampton substitutes twisting, a voice echoed what everyone was thinking. ā€œThey change the rules every week,ā€ one said while awaiting the VAR decision. That the former referee Chris Foy later suggested the goal may well have stood had Ings not been wearing a black armband in tribute to the former Southampton club president John Mortimore just about sums up the madness of it all. And that is before you factor in the moment Matty Cash handled in the box only for the VAR, Mike Dean, to deem that his left arm remained in a natural position as the ball grazed his thigh. The Leeds defender Robin Koch was not so fortunate at Anfield in September. If fans were not already disillusioned with the technology, this game of marginal calls and microscopic lines may well have pushed some of those on the fence over the edge.

Oh well.
Change prediction time then

And Lee Mason is VAR

Oh you are a wagā€¦

Referee: Mike Dean.
Assistants: Ian Hussin, Darren Cann.

Fourth official: Lee Mason.

VAR : Graham Scott.
Assistant VAR: Stephen Child.

No, 4th official so the worst he can do is send Ralph off.

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