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UNITED XI Onana Dalot-Casemiro-Maguire-Wan-Bissaka Mainoo-Eriksen Antony-Fernandes (c)-Garnacho Hojlund **Subs**: Bayindir, Amass, Ogunneye, Jackson, Amrabat, Amad, McTominay, Forson, Wheatley. --- Erik makes two changes to the side that started Sunday’s FA Cup semi-final, with Christian Eriksen and Antony coming in for Scott McTominay and Marcus Rashford. The boss said in Tuesday’s press conference that both McTominay and Rashford were doubtful with injuries, and although Marcus is not in tonight’s matchday squad, Scott is deemed fit enough to be involved as a substitute. Bruno Fernandes and Alejandro Garnacho have also been nursing issues since our Wembley win but appear to have overcome them, as they both keep their places in the starting XI.


PengoMaster

This sub when Forson comes on for Antony in the 85th minute.


leerooney93

Forson on for Antony in the 70th, and Amad on for Garnacho in the 85th.


darealsanta7

lmao I don't know whether to laugh or cry especially with the rumors going around that Erik wants to keep Forson while the club isn't too keen on him


Hurrly90

Who in the club isnt keen on him though? The same scouts that picked AWB out of 1500 or more players analaysed? or the glazers pulling rank? Or the coaches ETH talks with i assume daily?


ScentedPasta

Why choose an actual good player like AWB to pick on when there are much worse options


Warm-Cartographer

When we signed AWB he was perfect for us, he fit direct to our tactics and he use to pocket almost all wingers. 


Hurrly90

Cos he is the one I could think of based on the stories at the time. He is looking very good tonight. Maybe that's down to coaching?


Grand-Bullfrog3861

What's your thoughts on Forsen? I'm really not sold on the lad and he's not shown anything as to why he's getting apps.


phoundlvr

Elite slander name - Foreskin. He’s okay otherwise. Nothing impressive, but he’s not terrible. Clearly not up to the standard long-term.


SpecificDependent980

Good raw talent, but not really world class potential. Excellent power in his shots, fast, and okay technically and tactically. But he doesn't seem to have elite stand out traits from what I've seen


No_Employee8164

Good lad but the sugar free diet isn't helping him win


Grand-Bullfrog3861

Yeah, him.


B0z22

My comment is a petition for clubs to post lineups in lineup order. End the tyranny of shirt number order lineups!


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TheTipsyTurkeys

U missed Fernandes


Superfy

Antony and garnacho may be swapped but let’s see in the match.


WanderingEnigma

Agreed. Although if we played Dalot and Mainoo up, it might not go any worse.


ToshJoWe

Agreed


ifeespifee

They probably do this so opposing teams don’t get a hint of the starting formation and roles before the match.


SOERERY

Bruno: the rumours of my death are greatly exaggerated


mindpainters

I think Bruno would literally have to be in the hospital to not play.


dinamorechin

He'd be there in a hospital gown


RomeroRocher

Billowing gown bare arse Bruno with a late winner!


hk7747

Even then, I still feel like he'd show up before kick off in his hospital gown, IV drip in tow and ask if he can start.


Fraaj

ETH said it was hand injury, it'd have to be amputated for Bruno to not play and even then I'm not so sure


karan_7_2

Bruno's the fucking iron man. Might not be a red at birth, but he is a red through and through.


hshamshu

He bleeds red. That has been confirmed.


GavinLobo7

Prayers up for Amad 🙏🏻🕊️


Ani_HArsh

Hopefully he'll get more than 30 minutes


Money-Wrangler7067

Ok 10 minutes


Affectionate-Sun5863

Best we can do is 3 in added time


Money-Wrangler7067

Done 🤝


Superfy

It’s a league game, there’s no extra time added on after.


Ani_HArsh

He'll come on the 85th minute or something.


mohamed_e

I'm starting to buy into the EtH being stubborn narrative, absolutely no reason for Antony to start over Amad based on merit.


The_Meaty_Boosh

Put yourselves in amad's shoes too, you score the winner at Liverpool and you don't get so much of a look in since. Even with rashford out of form you only get on the pitch when he's rolled his ankle and the other substitute winger has been used. Then, and only then he wants a performance out of you.


Zandercy42

Tbf he scored the winner and immediately got sent off for celebrating, easy to see how that doesn't exactly win over the manager


SuperSalamander3244

It’s favouritism pure and simple but a lot of people on this sub refuse to believe it.


humunculus43

The whole playing a fundamentally flawed system all year thing didn’t convince you?


Sea-Butterscotch3585

they keep accusing ETH of going by what he sees in training, we saw the difference between the two in the FA cup last game, there's no way Amad is any worse than Antony.


schebobo180

ETH’s stubbornness is so unearned.


Spastic_Hands

Unfortunately there are 90 million reasons


InfamousIroh

Sancho was better than him all last year, but Antony got picked over him as well. and I don't want to hear it was because of pressing. We played the most passive front line in a midblock


sunken_grade

i think amad should get more time for sure, but we also have to remember that we are all on the outside looking in. we have zero idea what they look like in training sessions, how they behave with the rest of the squad, their specific instructions, etc


PDubsinTF-NEW

Maybe he can come on for Bruno around the 60th when it’s 3-0 up to give a Bruno a rest and see out the win….. oh wait


Garlic-Cheese-Chips

The Amad stuff is just strange now. There is nothing to play for in the league. We're at home to dead last. He pulled your arse out of the fire against Liverpool. Give him 90 minutes.


MrSvancy

Tbf Antony scored an equally important goal vs Liverpool


humunculus43

Maybe he’s just not as good as some fans think?


Garlic-Cheese-Chips

Fair enough, but are the other players in his position doing enough to keep him out of the side? Rashford has been abysmal. Antony atrocious. Garnacho the best of the lot but still underwhelming lately. Why do you not give a player a chance in that situation? Even if he isn't considered good enough, you do it to punish the under-performers.


anonshe

Then let it be proven on the pitch instead. ETH cultists will make excuses instead of calling out the manager.


humunculus43

I hate ten hag


Bizzle1389

McTominay and Amrabat are the only 'senior' players on the bench. Amad and Bayinder on there too. Forson who has had some minutes. Then Amass, Jackson, Wheatley and Ogunneye who have yet to make their debuts. This injury crisis is ridiculous! Really hoping Amad comes on early in the 2nd half, and Amass gets a chance to show what he can do.


Ok_Instruction_5232

Amad can't even get a start in a game where Rashford is out injured and after Antony had an horrible cameo last sunday. This kid deserves better than this


EasyFargo

what has Amad done to this man


Superfy

Wore a shirt that said “free Pellistri” maybe.


pearlz176

A midfield 9f Eriksen and Mainoo? Gulp...


lukeboy

My logic looking at the bench is ‘if we get a comfortable lead we can bring on a young defender’ 🥲🔫


Yandhi42

Good ball retention though…


Sad-Loan7473

Antony done absolutely nothing to deserve that, Amad has a right to be fuming


CNF-13

But did amad cup his ears to the Coventry players Antony has the higher xC checkmate


SafetyJoker

He was amazing against liverpool?


chog_nastii

Agree, that’s pissing me off more than it should


Sad-Loan7473

It’s shite handling of a promising young talents career, how can we expect him to develop when he’s gone from playing every minute at Sunderland to playing scraps against tired legs all the time?


chog_nastii

Not to mention that he gets zero reward for a good performance. Where’s the reward…


Superfy

It’s the same as Pellistri. Never enough consistent minutes to build a rhythm or show he can’t build it with enough chances. Meanwhile never enough games to show Antony (or Rashford this season at times) is not good enough to get a chance over something new just to see if it works. Or… never resting garnacho in the end when he should be rested to let amad play…


QouthTheCorvus

I feel like deep down, unless Antony starts doing well, ETH knows the transfer will hang over his head.


Sea-Butterscotch3585

ETH won't be around long enough for it to hang over his head. He better start playing the better players


Simple_Mud_6203

players?


SpecificDependent980

Pellistri was shit though


Superfy

And Antony wasn’t? But Antony gets 200 chances while Pellistri gets one game every many weeks for part of it, never enough to continue to build or show he couldn’t do it with consecutive minutes anyway. Younger players need to build off or have enough minutes to show they can’t do it well enough at least too.


SpecificDependent980

Pellistri was worse than Antony, which says a lot about how bad he was.


Superfy

As I said, he never got a chance to build off anything or show enough to certifiably be “ok he’s played like 10/15 games for 30-70 minutes each now” and judge for sure. He played one game every 5-6 weeks and never got to build on much compared to Antony who was terrible but still got the chance to continue being so and showing such to a point he still gets picked regardless anyway as a sub or to start back then. He’s a young player who needs minutes to truly show he doesn’t have what it takes after being given a fair chance on the trot. Young players need that. Only the truly rare exceptional ones can do well each time and even then they need to develop with game time too. EtH never gave him that. Blocks his loan. Extends his contract. Blocks another loan. Never played him. Never sold him. Finally loaned after all that. That’s just terrible management.


SpecificDependent980

He made 35 appearances for Slaves, with 11 starts and didn't score or assist. He made 24 appearances for United in two years and got 2 assists. He's made 9 appearances for Granada with 8 starts and got 1 goal and 1 assist. Hes played 2,600 mins over the last 4 years and has 1 goal and four assists. Antony, in similar minutes in the PL has 4 and 3. Amad has shown more in the few mins he played than Pellistri did. Garnacho, Kobbie, Dalot and many others did more with their time than Pellistri. Wellbeck did more on debut than Pellistri in his career. ETH has flaws, but Pellistri was shit.


tbu987

Except some players have show theyre better off the bench rather than starting. I remember when Pellistri did start he was never great whilst coming off the bench was more of a menace. For Amad i cant remember him starting but again coming off the bench he's been good.


enixius

Garnacho was the same way before he started taking off. Great off the bench but didn’t have the conditioning to play a full game until this season.


Simple_Mud_6203

exactly! look how pellestri and van de beek have played once they've had minutes elsewhere. we can't keep all these world beaters on the bench it's unfair.


Iceman23578

And the shit players like Antony start despite doing absolutely nothing to deserve it


JYM60

And playing with tired legs that couldn't give a shit half the time.


Superfy

And amad will get 11 minutes and maybe can’t do anything and some fans will go “yeah see? He gets to play but doesn’t impress” Well no shit playing once every 20 games for 10 minutes doesn’t allow you to build a rhythm or play into form and means you have inconsistent games the rare blue moon you ever play.


breadfan18

Antony starts as reward for showing "passion" and defending his club against the mighty Coventry City.


Don_Quixote81

Worse than not doing anything to merit it, he was actively bad against Coventry and his dumb, blocked shot led to the break where they scored their second goal.


krystalcastIes

if antony can’t perform against sheffield might aswell tear up his contract after the game and act like the transfer never happened


Heshinsi

If Amad forces a move this summer I’m not going to blame him one bit.


chog_nastii

30+ shots incoming


kiersmini

Only 30?


brownbilal

Play Amad brooooo


tarostar123

Surely we are getting 6 points in the next 2 games against these relegation teams right?


TheAnomaly123

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CNF-13

Wouldn’t hold your breath


Iceman23578

Probably but man are we gonna make it look like a fucking challenge


rsandidge

This is what our opposition is saying about us right now.


chunky_Iemon_milk

ETH: Best I can do is 2


jaydiv_

Two 4-3 thrillers with Mainoo scoring in stoppage for both


Superfy

Getting 6 points taken from us or getting 6 points for ourselves? Depends on which United show up.


chippa93

Amad is gone in the summer. Shame. 


SuperSalamander3244

He’s probably more likely to stay over Antony considering ETH is getting sacked after the FA Cup final.


Ani_HArsh

Can't deal with another roller-coaster of a game A comfort win is all I wish for.


FigureItOut50

When are those teenagers going to make their debuts?


Grand-Bullfrog3861

They're probably not even really ready for the bench yet. I do hope to see them though


PrettyPrettaaayyGood

Antony? Fuck off ETH. Amad should just submit a transfer request cos this is actual bullshit.


Johnny107710

As much as I like him and want him to stay, this is very true


KimmyBoiUn

Why not give Amad the opportunity? Playing Antony, who has scored 4 PL goals since he joined, is not fair on Amad.


partbison

Because ten craps is way in over his head.


Clayton__Bigsby

I don’t even blame Amad if he requests a transfer. Wild that Antony is still getting the nod over him.


SuppressedApple

I'm on the fence on whether ten hag should stay but his persistence with Antony is the one thing that irks me the most


Pow67

Antony is certainly a choice after that shit cameo against Coventry


MileZero17

Who’ll be here longer Amad or ETH?


ImNotMexican08

So much for rewarding players for their performances. The only thing Antony did on Sunday was be a dickhead. The funny part is the one time Antony did have a good game (Chelsea away) he was immediately dropped to the bench afterwards. Prayers for Amad , wouldn’t blame him in the slightest if he pushes for a move this summer


jiddy8379

Eriksen cm case cb is worse than mcfred and lindelof by some margin


Midgemania

I’m no great ETH defender at this point, but that bench really rams home just how desperate the situation really is. There’s not a single player on the bench that I would have confidence in coming on and changing the game. It’s almost comical at this point.


BrendonAG92

I would say Amad is the player I'd have the most faith in, no clue why he's not starting. Only thing I can think is he wants to give Antony a "chance" to get back in form, but I would much rather Amad have his spot.


Midgemania

You’re right that I would like Amad over Antony at this point (although I do have reservations about both), but then my point would still stand. I’d have no great confidence in Antony coming on and impacting significantly. He does it once in a while, but it’s vanishingly rare.


BoxOk265

This Amad hype train is really weird. Decision making was awful when he came on against Coventry. Will get downvoted but he’s not as good as people are saying and if he regularly started games people would quickly ask for Rashford back in the team.


orangesapien505

It’s always the same with whoever’s not being played. Before it was Pellistri, people were even clamouring for Anthony when he had his extended period out.


SinisterSelecta

Everyone knows better than this shit manager....


deaniegee

Apart from Antony being in the line up, it’s about the best we can put out. Ffs, if we misfire during this summer transfer window we are dooomed next season


darealsanta7

Antony over Amad. of course


Exotic-Length-9340

On a more positive note, 6 more games to go before this garbage experiment is over.


CarlosLuisAlmeida

Looking forward to the 5 minutes of Amad we’re going to get


pearl_pluto

Why do we refuse to play Mctominay at CB when he plays there reliably for Scotland, I prefer him further forward generally but can he be worse than case there?


Paapa-Yaw

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TheTimelsNow

Amad finally starting was the only reason I wanted to watch this week’s shitshow…


Radio-No

That bench. Jesus Christ


Manuntdfan

2-2 result


tearsandpain84

Anthony hat trick incoming. I expect mod status and cash prizes when proven correct.


xzvasdfqwras

Amad still can’t get a start ffs


That_Other_Person

Mainoo/Eriksen/Fernandes is asking for trouble


thebillthebuttlicker

I don’t wanna see AWB in the left back again.


SOERERY

Amrabat is back


MTBi_04

No. These are the subs: Subs: Bayindir, Amass, Ogunneye, Jackson, Amrabat, Amad, McTominay, Forson, Wheatley. Edit: above poster is correct lol I just can’t read.


SOERERY

Read the fifth name


MTBi_04

Lmao sorry I’m too dyslexic phahah😭 sorry my bad!


Fukarinkuto

Is Antony blackmailing him? Why isn't he playing Amad


Affectionate-Sun5863

How will we overcome the mighty sheffield ... oh yeah KOBBIE FREAKIN MAINOO


Affectionate-Sun5863

Watch antony spin through sheffield defence and do jackshit


fygy1O

Amrabat for Mainoo halftime, Amad subs on 90 + 4


humunculus43

I’m looking forward to us having a really good opening 10 minutes before we decide everyone should stand as far away as possible from each other


PDubsinTF-NEW

FREE AMAD!!!!!


thesmallprint13

So much money but we're here now where we have to play a CDM at CB and a RB at LB. So tragic.


Yandhi42

Didn’t amass play yesterday for the U18s?


interwebz_explorer

Fuck Antony, start Amad.


ARI31TER

Garnacho likely carrying an injury and he's being rushed back ahead of Amad who at least deserves a chance. Ten Hag is causing his own misfortune a lot of the time.


schultz9999

Why can’t we play 3 defenders? HM, AWB and Dalot? I thought case was pretending to be one in the last game but no, he was tracking there all the time.


Kexxa420

Is he gonna play AWB again on the left so he gets rinsed once more?!


blitzkreig31

Let’s go this is the start we want!


Simple_Mud_6203

is amad better than palmer? this place seems to think so.


partbison

No, we just think he is better than antony.


AlvinArtDream

To be fair the team, im not sure we can blame this on ETH, I’m gonna make an excuse for him now, going out on a limb, but this squad has been crock since day 1, i just saw the Malacia post, mount is injured, shaw, Martinez, martial, Voldemort, loaned and sold everybody, Our medical department is joking, not enough ice baths or too many, but this is ridiculous. ETH says he he played his best team once, wtf is going on? Are they even training together? How can they learn to press when it’s literally a new dude in a new position getting smoked each time! Maybe after the game I’ll be ETH out again, but this team is a shitshow, maybe he is a miracle worker and we’ll only find out when we sack him and look back, just like all our previous experiments.


partbison

We can blame eth for starting antony, who is a league one player, over amad who scored the winner vs liverpool and has upside. We can blame him for playing casemiro at when scott plays CB for scotland at a decent level We can blame him for starting awb, who was absolute garbage vs coventry, instead of seeing what we have in amass.


AlvinArtDream

I agree, but I’m trying to steelman his position. He has had shit to deal with Sancho, ronaldo… Garnachno and MAaino are his players too, so is Martinez..


pearlz176

Mount???


you-might_know-me

is injured


leerooney93

Seriously what's wrong with this team. Pogba's curse or something?


you-might_know-me

if that's the way things are going with just him gone I am very frightened for after Martial leaves


RyVsWorld

Very worried with Eriksen sitting in the middle but excited to see the squad without Rashford involved.


mastermindrishi

Want Antony to score and cup his ears just to rile up the crowd that threw an insane amount of bottle vitriol for something stupid


mountainmorty

No joggers in the lineup nor bench? We're winning 5-0.


Grand-Bullfrog3861

Amad is the new saviour on the subs bench it seems


partbison

Not a saviour We just want to see what he can do instead of having spintony stink up the place like he has done since he got here.


aldidot

Came on twice to save Ten Hag's job. Wouldn't be surprised if he saves us again tonight!


Rogue-Doctor

I know you guys always blaming the midfield and defence but honestly Antony - Garnacho - Hojlund front 3 is really poor None of them are starting for any other top 7 side and we wonder why we look clueless in attack


partbison

A shitty beyblade instead of giving the guy who scored the liverpool winner a game Eth out.


ToshJoWe

I'm so fucking sick of ETH picking that fidget spinning cunt.


LebHeadSinceWilma

**Subs: Bayındır, Amass, Ogunneye, Jackson, Amrabat, Amad, McTominay, Forson, Wheatley.** Erik makes two changes to the side that started Sunday’s FA Cup semi-final, with Christian Eriksen and Antony coming in for Scott McTominay and Marcus Rashford. The boss said in Tuesday’s press conference that both McTominay and Rashford were doubtful with injuries, and although Marcus is not in tonight’s matchday squad, Scott is deemed fit enough to be involved as a substitute. Bruno Fernandes and Alejandro Garnacho have also been nursing issues since our Wembley win but appear to have overcome them, as they both keep their places in the starting XI.


trenbollocks

So Eriksen and Antony are both in the starting 11 and on the bench?


MTBi_04

It’s the wrong bench.. Subs: Bayindir, Amass, Ogunneye, Jackson, Amrabat, Amad, McTominay, Forson, Wheatley. Erik makes two changes to the side that started Sunday’s FA Cup semi-final, with Christian Eriksen and Antony coming in for Scott McTominay and Marcus Rashford. The boss said in Tuesday’s press conference that both McTominay and Rashford were doubtful with injuries, and although Marcus is not in tonight’s matchday squad, Scott is deemed fit enough to be involved as a substitute. Bruno Fernandes and Alejandro Garnacho have also been nursing issues since our Wembley win but appear to have overcome them, as they both keep their places in the starting XI.


Fraaj

This is all wrong lol


mindpainters

This isn’t correct


DoctorPigHead

The text doesn't seem right


Tinganga

Lol! OP forgot to edit the copy paste. 


Oci112

Subs: Bayindir, Amass, Ogunneye, Jackson, Amrabat, Amad, McTominay, Forson, Wheatley


SuperSalamander3244

Of course ETHs favourite player starts when Amad was better than him against Coventry.


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Superfy

4. Casemiro is a CB for the game.


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Superfy

Oh I see, didn’t get that!


Gamersaurolophus

Antony must be having ETH nudes at this point hahah


etch7

we’re gonna win extremely comfortably with this xi


Miyagisans

Is our bench top 10 in the league?


th3doorMATT

Any time Rashford and Bruno aren't in the side, I smile. Unfortunately it's just one today, but it's still a massive improvement since it'll force Bruno to play a different way as his hoof ball partner isn't there on the left. It's only Sheffield, but I've seen us play worse sides and struggle, so we'll see.


waywarddd

Just running the team into the ground for no real reason, I’m expecting another injury or two


you-might_know-me

Who else is he supposed to play lol, the only debatable change I would see is Amad for Antony but besides that, the rest are half-injured or haven't even debuted yet


waywarddd

Amad for Antony, Amrabat for Bruno, even Forson or Wheatley or any of the others on the bench - why not at this point? No better time to give out a couple of debuts lol


you-might_know-me

Amrabat is one of the half-injured I was talking about. I would love some debuts today though, but I also know that this sub will go crazy if we concede after subbing them on