But again I have to ask is that a mentality you believe the club currently have? I can’t see how it is…for example Arteta isn’t going to be obsessive about this as you or I because he was playing in Scottish football going back to the time when they ended our long unbeaten run. Those who are in important posts at the club don’t have that historical sense of grievance.Quote:
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I like to think Arteta is helping change our mentality so we don’t go into these games defeated before we start. I see today as a test of that. If we lose then fine, there’s no disgrace in losing up there, but make them earn it.
Unless we basically decide to throw the game which we won’t do, we aren’t going to lose by more than a goal two at the most. I absolutely cannot see United scoring more than two goals against us. The issue is going to be how effectively we attack.Quote:
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Tierney has given up on football, so Martinelli won’t get service….Ben White isn’t a right back and arguably neither is Tomoyasu so Saka won’t get service….Odegaard is usually completely anonymous in potentially tricky fixtures anyway and with Xhaka and Lokonga behind him he might as well just sit on the bench and have a cup of tea.
Jesus will try to torment their defenders but will be feeding off scraps. They will try and be in our faces as much as possible (absolutely don’t blame them either) they aren’t going to give Xhaka time to prance about like a tit…they will absolutely try to isolate him and Lokonga and it will work.
If we do a deep block in front of goal we could sneak a 0-0 if they have an off day in front of goal but then you’re inviting a soft penalty award.
Its not going to be fun to watch, it will be frustrating….it won’t be about not having a strong enough mentality it will be about the players themselves in certain positions not being good enough.
We can’t counter attack for a start, anyone looking for a reason why we lost all seven away games where we conceded the first goal (and didn’t score in a single one of those games) only needs to look at that.
I’m beginning to see why you never got a job at Sky promoting Super Sunday.
Smoking Crack outside the main reception didn’t do me any favours eitherQuote:
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Zinchenko back in the team after two games out. That’s the only change from midweek
United Casemiro not starting yet again but Antony is
Manchester United: De Gea, Dalot, Varane, Martinez, Malacia, McTominay, Eriksen, Antony, Fernandes, Sancho, Rashford
Subs: Heaton, Dubravka, Lindelof, Maguire, Ronaldo, Fred, Casemiro, Shaw, Elanga
Arsenal: Ramsdale, White, Saliba, Gabriel, Zinchenko, Lokonga, Xhaka, Saka, Odegaard, Martinelli, Jesus
Subs: Turner, Tierney, Smith-Rowe, Nketiah, Holding, Soares, Tomiyasu, Vieira, Marquinhos.
Interesting question has arisen as to who Arteta regards as his first choice left back
McTominay in to get away with red card tackle after red card tackle.
Nice line up - I like it.
God I want to give these guys a battering!