The Big Showdown : Liverpool vs Man Utd

F.raon.I.R SG

4years ago..i can say that manutd had one of the strongest midfield in europe.....giggs keane scholes and beckham were all at their prime performing with gusto week end week out..now....all oldies....i think manutd's midfield r trailing chelsea n pool.....arsenal?they r even worst....after selling vieira.
it will be a tight contest this sun.....gunning for a 2-1 victory to manutd!!!!

kaobeikaobu SG

agree too..but those were the days...someday it will be chelsea's turn... Laughing

Poolman SG

Great great news , Heinze , Brown and Gary Neville injured .

Meaning Fergie has to content with O'Shea , Silvestre , Ferdinand and Richardson for this match . I see the weakness on the both MU full back .

Perhaps Fergie will deploy a more defensive format for this match , play 5 midfielders across the park , and playing RVN as a lone striker , pulling back Rooney into mf .

the Bear SG

as always, the weakness of MUFC is their defense..

go attack them and they will have no idea what to do eventually...

they have always lived on their reputation and used it to intimidate teams into playing negative football.. and MUFC's attack WILL open you up..

it's their defense that is always suspect.. and if you attack, they will not be able to get their attack in.. and that'll be essentially taking away the strength of MUFC..

The man who was death SG

edwin van der sar will be hard to beat.
go!! pongolle and crouch!!!!!!!!!!

Poolman SG

Sinama confessed he would like that right winger role .

Why not Benitez ?

Poolman SG

One more thing to watch out .... MU usually score from breakaway goals .

Starting from Ronaldo or Rooney running down from those flanks .

The hardest obstacle for L'pool : Van Der Sar !!!

stellazio SG

Heinze otu for almost whole season..So i guess its either o shea or quinton fortune down the left,pool should exploit the flanks cuz GN and the left backs aren't pacey..But den again liverpool not that many exicitng wingers.. Laughing

F.raon.I.R SG

the fullbacks manutd left now no gd..liverpool?none any better….

Poolman SG

Not very good la , just concedes 0 goals in the Premiership .

The other team no conceded any goals is Chelsea .

stellazio SG

The thing is pool got no real wingers to try to harm man utd fullbacks..And since man utd has gone into a 4-3-3 liverpool full backs won't be under that much pressure either.. Laughing

Poolman SG

No better time to try Sinama on the right , and the experience Riise on the left , plus Zenden doing overlapping businesses .

It's good they played 4-3-3 , meaning the attack from MU will be limit .

It's good when they attack , meaning the defense is weaked by those attacks .

Poolman SG

Latest odds :

Home : 2.67
Draw : 3
Away : 2.37

Surprise at those odds , MU is favourite to win !

No better time to bet a Home win , or throw a bit on a draw . Just in case MU equalised !

c0ol_blu3z SG

man utd how 2 win without KEANE?? , sadly no GERARD-KEANE showdown also no more VIERA-KEANE showdonw ,, sad Crying or Very sad

Poolman SG

Keane stunning Man Utd return for Liverpool clash
tribalfootball.com - September 17, 2005

Manchester United captain Roy Keane is set for a shock recall for their high noon clash at Liverpool.

Keane has trained flat-out with the team for the past two days and his fitness will be assessed again today before a decision is made.

But his hamstring injury does not now appear to be as bad as first thought.

United confirmed he would be out for at least a fortnight in midweek, with many backroom staff rating six weeks nearer the mark.

Yet the problem, picked up in last Saturday's Manchester derby, has responded phenomenally to treatment. It would be an incredible recovery from Keane, even by his standards.

He is understood to be desperate to play at Anfield and has told manager Alex Ferguson he will be ready.

Medicated Oil SG

Keane is not fully fit.

Alex would not be so stupid to risk his captain as they still need to battle the qualifying group for the Champion League.

It is not advisable for Man Utd to lose their captain for three points.

stellazio SG

Yeap keane is not fully fit..Man utd in times of trouble.. Laughing

F.raon.I.R SG

hu say pool’s win backs will nto be pressured with manutd playing 4-3-3? joker….thats even more dangerous ..imagine u have ronaldo ,rooney n giggs at 1 go….

stellazio SG

First thing first,its unlikely there willl be ronaldo,rooney and giggs in the 4-3-3 lineup..Secondly when they are behind RVN,rooney will be expected to support RVN more with his direct running instead of flanking,ronaldo will be the only one who will attack the flank most of the time,but when he starts from the mid-right position there will be defensive midfielders there to cover him also..Because in the man utd lineup,ronaldo is the only one with trickery unless giggs comes on and terrorize the left flank..Man utd midfield will most probaly be keane,park and scholes..And among the 3 park is the only one with pace..So man utd 4-3-3 is abit more centralize as compared to chelsea's.. Laughing

Poolman SG

I haven't seen a team playing away , against L'pool , @ Anfield , and deploy a 4-3-3 attacking formation .

Yes for sure the attacking options is good , but what about the midfield control ?

Now we are talking about a Keane-less MU playing at Anfield , obviously MU midfield is weaked by his absence , no point playing with a 3 men midfield .

The last time MU played at Anfield , they need a Rooney's long range , plus a blunder by our 'keeper to get full points , don't think that will happened once again , especially with Reina .

We're smarter this season , more focus this season , Benitez more aware of the Premiership this season , on-paper , we're more confidence . Injury free really a bonus .

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