PBP: UEL - FC Porto vs Manchester United FC - Oct 3, 2024 [R]

Ruud v.Nistelrooy 10 · Oct 1, 2024

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Competition: UEFA Europa League
Venue: Estádio do Dragão
Time: 20:00 (BST), 15:00 (EST)
Channels: BT Sport 2(UK), MUTV(UK), UniMás(US), Paramount+(US), TUDNxtra(US), Univisión NOW(US), DAZN(Canada), Rush Sports(JA), SuperSport Maximo 1(Zambia), SuperSport Grandstand ROA(Zambia), SuperSport GOtv Football(Zambia)

Porto injuries: Marcano (knee), Fábio Vieira (muscle)
Manchester United injuries: Shaw (calf), Yoro (metatarsal), Malacia (knee), Mount (knock)

Porto last 6: W-L-W-W-L-W
Manchester United last 6: L-W-W-D-D-L

Porto last league result: 4-0 home win over Arouca
Manchester United last league result: 0-3 home loss to Tottenham Hotspur

Porto league standing: 2nd
Manchester United league standing: 12th

Last Encounter: 0-1 win at Estádio do Dragão (UCL 2009)

Porto last starting XI (4-2-3-1):
Costa(c), Zé Pedro, Moura, Pérez, João Mário, Varela, González, Pepê, Vasco Sousa, Galeno, Samu Omorodion

Manchester United last starting XI (4-2-3-1):
Onana, Dalot, De Ligt, Martínez, Mazraoui, Mainoo, Ugarte, Garnacho, Rashford, Fernandes(c), Zirkzee

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can't you do better than that?

SF19 · Oct 2, 2024

Must win.

Ruud v.Nistelrooy 10 · Oct 2, 2024

United always bounce back from a bad defeat - that's what ten Hag always says right?

well let's see it. no more excuses about low effort or anything else

Sofabloke · Oct 2, 2024

Mount didn’t travel it seems.

Dan Gore did though. He was due to be involved in preseason but got injured and has only just returned. Would be surprised if he is involved - probs just extra cover.

Those that reportedly travelled;

Bayindir, Heaton, Onana; Dalot, De Ligt, Evans, Lindelof, Maguire, Martinez, Mazraoui; Casemiro, Collyer, Eriksen, Fernandes, Gore, Mainoo, Ugarte; Amad, Antony, Garnacho, Hojlund, Rashford, Zirkzee

thefly · Oct 3, 2024

Team to play Porto: Onana; Mazraoui, De Ligt, Martinez, Dalot; Casemiro, Eriksen, Fernandes; Amad, Hojlund, Rashford.

Subs: Bayindir, Heaton, Lindelof, Maguire, Zirkzee, Garnacho, Antony, Ugarte, Evans, Collyer, Gore.

Ruud v.Nistelrooy 10 · Oct 3, 2024

alright, it's time.

United, prove your point. good or bad

Sofabloke · Oct 3, 2024

Good start - Rashford goes direct, gets a bit of luck and his fairly poor shot is flubbed by Diogo Costa.

0-1

Ruud v.Nistelrooy 10 · Oct 3, 2024

0-1 Rashford. very poor by the keeper.

at least it's a good start

Ruud v.Nistelrooy 10 · Oct 3, 2024

is that offside or 0-2?

another huge blunder near post from the Porto keeper. Onana vibes

benni... · Oct 3, 2024

dalot and licha both 2nd to that 50/50 that leads to their goal.

Them the other CB, fullback pairing lose their dual in the air. Samu is a big boy, but still disappointing.

Ruud v.Nistelrooy 10 · Oct 3, 2024

1-2. a bit too easy...

and you just know the waves of pressure will come crashing in now...

CybrSlydr · Oct 3, 2024

Christ, I tune in and it's 2-0, now it's 2-2...

Ruud v.Nistelrooy 10 · Oct 3, 2024

stupid from Fernandes.

especially after the weekend

Ruud v.Nistelrooy 10 · Oct 3, 2024

United and ten Hag really need to learn to be compact in midfield.

deal with crosses better too. De Ligt should not lose out there

JamesA · Oct 3, 2024

None of this is surprising though. We're just as likely to concede 2 more and lose this 4-2 as anything.

benni... · Oct 3, 2024

Ruud v.Nistelrooy 10 said: ↑

United and ten Hag really need to learn to be compact in midfield.

deal with crosses better too. De Ligt should not lose out there
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I dont understand the selection, playing two older guys who cant cover as much ground, together in a tough away game. I know we have big game this wekend, but this is something that will add to his list of blunders.

We scored 2 then sat back?

benni... · Oct 3, 2024

The last counter attack. Casemiro crossed the ball. Eriksen was in the box. Bruno was next to Casemiro.

no middle.

Ruud v.Nistelrooy 10 · Oct 3, 2024

benni... said: ↑

I dont understand the selection, playing two older guys who cant cover as much ground, together in a tough away game. I know we have big game this wekend, but this is something that will add to his list of blunders.

We scored 2 then sat back?
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sadly yes,

i mean we've done it two seasons running at Arsenal, a few times in that fiasco of a CL campaign last season, amongst other league games.

we have more than enough evidence to show we cannot bunker effectively so i don't know why we persist with it. at least try and control the game and/or keep it compact.

instead we see De Ligt at the Porto touchline on the left as the furthest forward. why?

JamesA · Oct 3, 2024

We're a systematic mess.

Either the players have idea what EtH wants, or what EtH wants is a mess.

Either way, it's not a good look on him.

Ruud v.Nistelrooy 10 · Oct 3, 2024

half time.

it's looking more likely that we will lose this. our goals were flukes from blunders, the Porto goals were well crafted.

somehow we've squandered the best possible away scenario in under 15 mins

Sofabloke · Oct 3, 2024

Hate Thursday nights.

Is a struggle to watch (if you know what I mean) and when I do get some stability to watch ... it is still a struggle to watch

Martinez and Dalot side is being targetted as a weak area and sadly it is. Dalot has the partial excuse that he is not a LB but Martinez had just been really really bad this season - he is a liability in this form.

Ruud v.Nistelrooy 10 · Oct 3, 2024

lol.

we are really good at ignoring defenders galloping forward straight down the middle

Father Ted · Oct 3, 2024

31 - This is the 31st time since the beginning of last season that Manchester United have conceded 2+ goals in a match - the most any current Premier League club has done so in this time. Porous. pic.twitter.com/pP1QO07gkL
— OptaJoe (@OptaJoe) October 3, 2024

Ruud v.Nistelrooy 10 · Oct 3, 2024

see what i mean?

just not learning from mistakes... 2-3

Sofabloke · Oct 3, 2024

Dalot nowhere to be seen, Martinez doesn't track or stop the cross and De Ligt is beaten by the scorer.

Can't say it wasn't coming either as we let them have a 1 vs 1 right after the restart.

All at sea ...