Match Day Thread Manchester United vs Southampton EFL CUP Final Sunday 26/02/2017 Kick-Off 4:30PM

Carrick and Rooney available according to Mourinho; the lad with the unspellable name is not.

 

Three bits of good news there.

 

Why? Carrick is a brilliant player.

Would have loved to have seen him out.

 

Late fitness test for Boufal. Puel said (in response to question) that some players know they are playing....others don't because they have been practicing different things. He said the important thing is not to think about the result and what you will do after the match, but keep concentrating on the moment.

 

Hazarding a guess, I'd say definites are Fraser, Ryan, Cedric, Maya, Oriol and Gabby. Rest is really upto how he wants to play.

 

Landed and now in London. Long flight but worth it.

Off to the Green Man now for a couple of beers and a catch up with a few mates. Plus see the arch before Sunday!!

It is happening!!

 

Only the single alarm? I have the watch, phone, Amazon echo, work phone and wife's phone all ready just incase I oversleep (though not sure how you can oversleep if you don't sleep). I also have the lights set up to turn on to wake me

 

Cue the solar storm that knocks out all electronic equipment in Dorset. May be worth buying a mechanical alarm clock as well.

Vin

 

Good luck - I probably wouldn`t see the game if I was to go on that crawl !

 

Anyone else do the thing where you keep telling yourself Saints will lose so you don't get your hopes up, but secretly inside it makes no difference as it's too late amd you are well and truly buzzing for the day and already have your hopes sky high?

 

The VERY BEST of luck

 

i keep going past bookmakers and thinking "Do I put money on Man U to win, so at least I'll get some money out of it if we lose?" Then I realise that we are nailed on certainties for the cup, so I' ll keep my money and be happy because we'll win.

And if we don't win, then at least I won't feel bad about not keeping the faith

 

You need to look at you Oscar Wilde and 'Message of Love' lyric a bit more often. Just keep dreaming.

 

First time I've ever been scared of expectations. I'm a saints pessimist, & that sits far easier with me. But Sunday has me rattled.
That makes no sense, I understand.

 

And if that doesn't work, at least I've got Brass in Pocket, and I've certainly got my, my, my, imagination

 

Eeek Sky reporting from Wembley!

So buzzing right now I can't even describe it

Less than 48 hours to ko