On to Sunday, now many people expect Liverpool to win because we're without our duo's, Vidic and Ferdinand. We're still favourites in my book and I'm expecting a very very tough game. If we play 4-3-3 then our midfield needs to get a grip on the game. At the moment there is no creative spark in our midfield whatsoever. Vidic has been our best defender for the whole season. Seeing as he's out for the Liverpool game, I'm having massive doubts we might not even be able to get a draw. This is a huge game for us and I hope it's not marred by any stupid decisions. What has happended to Wes Brown? I've always thought he was an excellent defender but hardly plays now. We're lacking to provide trust in our players, that's were it's going wrong for us. Is Brown not better then O'Shea? We've been poor in our last 4 games and we need a huge improvement to get a result.
I think we're probably favourites but I'm not overly confident. Liverpool seem to become possessed by the ghost of Shankly when they play us and perform far above their station. You could say they are cheating their fans the rest of the time I suppose. God knows what's happened to Brown. He seems to have been largely out of favour since the own goal at Anfield in September 2008.
Your only width will come from Nani, although he's having a great season this simply isn't enough. You're full backs will need to provide the width which Evra can go (and very well) but John O'Shea offers nothing going forward. The right side of the pitch will not offer anything offensively unsless Nani drifts.
it could be a trick game, but im hoping it could be a great springboard to creating great momentum for the end of the season, if we win at Anfield despite Liverpools rather dodgy year it'll still provide a huge moral boost due to the rivalry, i fancy going there to get a win more than i did when we went to the bridge simply because Liverpool are a little easy to beat defensivly. Will depend hugely on Wes Browns performance and how Smalling copes with his new defensive partner, but i have huge confidence in both of them, though would like to see Rafael return to playing at RB ahead of O'Shea, offers an extra attacking option, and is solid defensivly
It could be similar to the 1-0 win we got there on the same weekend of the 2006-7 season, when O'Shea scored the winner in front of the Kop. We were trying to wrestle the title back that season too, and the victory at Anfield was crucial in seeing us over the line. Hopefully we'll enjoy the same again this year
We are playing Liverpool. A team who this season have been a laughing stock. Not one of their players is someone I am worried about and their manager....HAHA....yeh, lets not mentions that sack of **** just because he won something 2billion years ago. We very very rarely lose 2 in a row so I expect us to go out to win. Obviously anything can happen but I will be very upset if we lose.
Keep the belief strong. Yes utd are weak in midfield and missing key cb's. So what? We're playing the scum what more of a motivation is there to win. If I was good enough to play for utd, I'd run through brick walls against Liverpool.
I am not worried about wes brown and Smalling. Yeh it could be so much better but I am sure they will have no trouble what so ever dealing with the rather laughable attack of LFC.
Carrolls first game back will be one he kind of lugs about. He wont be much of a threat. If he was fully fit and match fit....maybe different. Also he has the service of the liverpool players to deal with.....HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA. What service?
I think Wes plateaued quite a bit after Vidic joined, and has gone downhill a bit since his ankle surgery in late 08. Four or five years ago his defensive skills were on a par with Rio's, but Rio improved a lot after Vidic joined and Wes got left behind. Now it seems like SAF sees him more as a backup, and Evans and Smalling are the future. We should still beat Liverpool, particularly now they've lost Torres who has been the difference pretty much every time they've beaten us over the past three or four seasons. But we can't take anything for granted now we've let the advantage over Arsenal slip...
The only players in their squad at the moment that I'd class as a threat are Suarez and Meireles. They are the only two players this season that have proved their capability. Even though Suarez has recently joined. With Brown included in our starting line up, I have 100% trust in him to lead our defence. Smalling has made dramatic improvement over the past weeks and has shown that he's our future prospect.
I hope Man Utd win more now than I have done before, if you beat Liverpool, and Bolton beat Aston Villa, we go above liverpool into 6th. Do yourselves a favor and don't lose.
To be honest I will only be upset if the team does not give 100%. I want our team to show the passion and I know they will. We do not have to win the league as we do not have a God given right to win every year. Supporting the team on the day and the players working hard is more satisfying to me. I personally don't feel we will win the league playing the way we are . But I have enjoyed this season and I am proud how our team has kept united.
I`m glad that we are only playing Liverpoo this weekend. Liverpoo have no forwards and there is not a chance of them getting anywhere near our back four. 3-0 to Man U and another step towards our treble.
With our defence and away record, I will be happy with a draw and a half decent performance. A loss is unnaceptable.
Im feeling more confident than i normally do before an away game. The first half at chelsea was the first time we have played well away from home and with how poor Liverpool have been this season, I am hopeful.
It will be very tough, Liverpool will play like their lives depend on it (as they always do against us) before returning to playing as if they don't give a crap in their next game. They cheat their fans to be honest.
