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Match Man Utd vs Tottenham Hotspur | Sunday 29 September | Old Trafford

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V Qarabag :

Vicario, Gray, Dragusin (Red Card 7 mins) , van de Ven, Davies, Bissouma (sub for Bentancur 71 mins) , Sarr, Bergvall (sub Udogie 12 mins) , Johnson (sub Kulusevski 46 mins) , Solanke (sub for Moore 85 mins) , Son (sub for Werner 71 mins)

Unused subs : Forster, Austin, Pedro Porro, Maddison, Lankshear. (plus Romero and Spence were not in Qarabag squad)

So likely line up to avoid over tired players :

GK --Vicario
Defenders - Porro, Romero, Dragusin (over Van de Venn ?), Spence (or start Udogie for first half)
Midfield - Bissouma, Bentancur Maddison (bring Sarr on for Bissouma after 60 ins ?)
Forwards - Johnson, Solanke (may need to sub for Kuklusevski on 60 mins ?) Werner ( Son injury ?)

Subs : Forster, Gray, Davies, Dragusin/Van de Venn, Sarr, Bergvall, Kulusevski, (Son, or Moore depending on Son injury), Lankshear.
 
So it's going to be pretty obvious how this one pans out tactically. We will defend with, hmm, a couple of bods (including Vic) and try to score 20 goals. They will clog their defence and try to get us on the break.

Both teams to score seems a decent bet. And Utd getting a pen of course if they're trailing towards the end.
 
The only selection issue in this one is with our CBs.

VDV has logged a lot of minutes and Dragusin is fresh and not available mid week. However, we need VDV’s legs for United and their counter attack.

Depends on whether Ange is okay with a partnership of Romero-Davies mid week I suppose.
 
Huge game and they are there for the taking 100%. Need to be clinical.
I would take Son out atm - he has been really poor and looked totally fucked yesterday and injured or close to injury.
Sitting a game or even two out might be good for him.
 
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