[Owenzy]

Fucking want to see Lindegaard, Anderson, Zaha and Rio involved in this.

We want to win, Peete.

 

[Owenzy]

Start Welbeck up front again to keep his momentum going and give a start to Zaha.

 

[Owenzy]

Manchester United provisional squad: De Gea, Lindegaard, Rafael, Smalling, Ferdinand, Evans, Evra, Vidic, Fabio, Valencia, Nani, Jones, Fletcher, Cleverley, Giggs, Anderson, Young, Zaha, Januzaj, Rooney, Welbeck, Kagawa, Hernandez.

No call up for any U21 players. Good to see Smalling, Vidic, Kagawa and Hernandez appear to be fit again.

Based on this, I'd play:

Welbeck

Zaha Rooney Valencia

Cleverley Jones

Büttner Vidić Smalling Rafael

De Gea


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[Owenzy]

Hernandez has to start, been our best player in the cup so far, and he needs games if we want him to stick around. Would probably be the perfect game to rest Rooney, or at least bench him and have him there to come on if needed. Would probably be a good game to give Fletcher a run out too

I think Chicharito will leave in January (for good money) in order to ensure his World Cup place and maintain his status as Mexico's star striker.

Fletcher will hopefully get 30 minutes in the second half. A full game against Stoke City away is tough on the legs. Adam and co are very physical.

 

[Owenzy]

I wouldn't be surprised if we used him as a makeweight in a deal for someone like Koke.

I'd rather sell him for cash. He's an £18-20 million striker.

 

[Owenzy]

Yeah, but then we go and spend it on Leighton Baines when we really need a midfielder like Koke or Herrera.

We already have the funds to buy any player, if you believe that shit.

So just bid $25-30 million for him if we really want him.

 

[Owenzy]

Ando will bag a brace. He is The League Cup king and suits that most advanced of the midfield role. He scored against both Reading and Schalke 04 playing that role.

We need to not rely on crosses, as Stoke will head them away from for fun.

Welbeck, Ando and Cleverley are capable of quick link up play. Hopefully Valencia drives his crosses low and avoids the air where Stoke will dominate.

 

[Owenzy]

That's a sexual back four if Smalling is in form.

 

[Owenzy]

Very nice to see Anderson start! Hoped to see Lindegaard in goal, but David doesn't even deserves a rest. He really has been fantastic, so I can live with it.

 

[Owenzy]

Jones will kick the living shite out of Stoke's midfield.

 

[Owenzy]

Apart from Evans.

Jonny is first choice. In fact, the only choice. He will carry Smalling whilst playing with no left back beside him.

 

[Owenzy]

Ando GOAT'ing against Chelsea last season.

 

[Owenzy]

Ando and Welbeck did well there. Then Young...

 

[Owenzy]

We were playing well. In control and moving it around nicely.

 

[Owenzy]

If I was a player out there I would definitely want to go off

Because you're gay.

 

[Owenzy]

We should be shooting more. The wind is with us.

 

[Owenzy]

Be better if it was called off anything can happen in the weather we could outplay them and the ball could stick in the mud they score and its all over

U mad? This is continuing, bitch.

First team to ever win in Stoke on a cold, wet and windy Wednesday night.

 

[Owenzy]

Imagine Messi playing in that weather!

10 goals. Easy.

 

[Owenzy]

Evra.

 

[Owenzy]

You obviously have never played a competitive game of football in your life.

Poor weather conditions such as these can be an obstacle for players to play at their best ability

Duh. The real men get on with it.