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So this is probably now the most important game of the season the last chance of any silverware no matter how small a chance is still there.
Haven't seen any early team news but we know Shaw missed the last match with Covid, Bruno was reported as illness rather than Covid and McTominay missed the game with a calf injury.
So Utd are a little bit short of numbers in midfeld positions can Matic realistically be expected to go again?
Rashford is so badly out of form it almost feels negligent to play him but it's a big gamble sticking Elanga into a game like this.
You do wonder if they might change the formation and look to play with Ronaldo and Cavani up top like they did vs Spurs earlier in the season problem with that idea is where can you play Sancho who's been our best player in 2022.
There's a long gap after this to our next game it's 3 weeks before our next league game due to the FA Cup/International breaks so Utd need to throw everything at this one to try and get through.
At this level games are won and lost in midfield Utd can't afford to lose the midfield battle again like we did away from home we have to find some aggression and keep the ball to expose a pretty weak defence.
DDG
Dalot Varane Maguire Telles
Pogba Matic Fred
Elanga Ronaldo Sancho
Haven't seen any early team news but we know Shaw missed the last match with Covid, Bruno was reported as illness rather than Covid and McTominay missed the game with a calf injury.
So Utd are a little bit short of numbers in midfeld positions can Matic realistically be expected to go again?
Rashford is so badly out of form it almost feels negligent to play him but it's a big gamble sticking Elanga into a game like this.
You do wonder if they might change the formation and look to play with Ronaldo and Cavani up top like they did vs Spurs earlier in the season problem with that idea is where can you play Sancho who's been our best player in 2022.
There's a long gap after this to our next game it's 3 weeks before our next league game due to the FA Cup/International breaks so Utd need to throw everything at this one to try and get through.
At this level games are won and lost in midfield Utd can't afford to lose the midfield battle again like we did away from home we have to find some aggression and keep the ball to expose a pretty weak defence.
DDG
Dalot Varane Maguire Telles
Pogba Matic Fred
Elanga Ronaldo Sancho