So with my Barca game already crashed, I decided to start another game back to managing Manchester United. A squad that I’m most familiar with.
Not much of a transfer will be done in this first half of the season as most of the positions are well covered and I also have the backing of my youth squad. Also, with not much transfer budget, I just have to wait for the board to pump in some cash.
As for my tactics, will adopt the same 2 formations that I’ve been using all this while. 4-3-3 and 4-3-3 (counter).
Injury News – Rio Ferdinand out for 6-7 weeks due to a fractured wrist
Ferdinand will miss the match against Man City in the Community Shield and the opening league game against Stoke.
Transfer News – Manchester United had sign Andre Ayew for £11.5M
Community Shield – Manchester City (Wembley)
Formation: 4-3-3 (counter)
Line-Up: David De Gea, Chris Smalling, Phil Jones, Nemanja Vidic, Patrice Evra, Antonio Valencia, Michael Carrick, Ryan Giggs, Dimitar Berbatov, Wayne Rooney, Javier Hernandez
Subs Used: Andre Ayew, Nani
Man Utd had a nervous start in the first 10 minutes and Man City were dominating most of the game in the first-half. Man Utd had a chance to take the lead in the 33rd min from Kompany’s error but Hernandez’s shot just went wide. The score remains goalless at half-time.
In the second-half, Phil Jones who is making his first debut for Man Utd scores in the 58th min with a diving header from inside the six yard box through Giggs’s corner. Man City then responded with an equaliser in the 62nd from Kompany header. The score remains 1-1 at full-time and so the match went into shootout.
Eventually, Man City won 3-2 on penalties.
Man of the Match: Phil Jones
Injury News – Antonio Valencia out for 3 weeks due to a twisted knee while on Ecuador duty
Premier League – Stoke (A)
Formation: 4-3-3 (counter)
Line-Up: David De Gea, Rafael, Nemanja Vidic, Jonny Evans, Patrice Evra, Ashley Young, Park Ji-Sung, Nani, Danny Welbeck, Wayne Rooney, Javier Hernandez
Subs Used: Chris Smalling, Darren Fletcher
A good 2-1 win for Man Utd.
Nani got Man Utd off to a flying start with a shot to the top corner in the 8th min. Ashley Young scored on his debut to double Man Utd’s lead in the 24th min.
Stoke pulled one back in the second-half when David De Gea’s error allowed Peter Crouch to score a close range header. Man Utd hold on to the lead till full-time.
A good winning start to the season after losing to Man City in the Community Shield.
Man of the Match: Park Ji-Sung
Premier League – Swansea City (H)
Formation: 4-3-3
Line-Up: Anders Lindegaard, Chris Smalling, Phil Jones, Jonny Evans, Fabio, Ashley Young, Darren Fletcher, Anderson, Federico Macheda, Javier Hernandez, Dimitar Berbatov
Subs Used: Tom Cleverley, Ryan Giggs, Danny Welbeck
Man Utd dominated the game to win 4-0 with two goals each from Phil Jones and Javier Hernandez.
Javier Hernandez got Man Utd off to a flying start with a cleanly struck effort from close range in the 9th min. An error from Michel Vorm allowed Phil Jones to score a fine header from Anderson’s corner.
Jones added his second goal in the second-half which saw the ball deflected past the goalkeeper. Hernandez completed the rout in the 77th min.
Man of the Match: Phil Jones
Champions League Group Stage draw
Man Utd have been drawn along with S.L Benfica, LOSC Lille Metropole and M. Haifa.
The killer group will be in Group D where defending champion Barcelona were drawn with Shakhtar, Man City and Dortmund.
League Cup 3rd Round draw
Man Utd vs Colchester Utd
Premier League – Queens Park Rangers (A)
Formation: 4-3-3 (counter)
Line-Up: David De Gea, Rafael, Phil Jones, Nemanja Vidic, Fabio, Andre Ayew, Darren Fletcher, Nani, Danny Welbeck, Wayne Rooney, Dimitar Berbatov
Subs Used: Chris Smalling, Park Ji-Sung, Javier Hernandez
Man Utd were lucky to win the game 2-1.
Nani got Man Utd the lead with a screamer from the edge of the area in the 8th min. Queens Park Rangers got their equaliser through Alvaro Fernandez as he seized on Phil Jones’s error to score from close range.
With 20 mins to play, it seems that Man Utd would settle for a draw but things took a turn. Queens Park Rangers were reduced to 10 men when Petter Vaagan Moen earned a straight red for a two-footed challenge on Smalling. Man Utd took control of the game and they were lucky to be awarded an own goal from Anton Ferdinand in the 78th min.
Man of the Match: Nani
Transfer Window Roundup
Man City signed Ganso for £22.5M and Carlos Kameni for £5.25M.
Man Utd signed Andre Ayew for £11.5M.
Arsenal were the biggest spenders with a total transfer bill of £37M. Arsenal signed Vasilis Torosidis for £7M, Walter Montillo for £14M and Leighton Baines for £15.75M.
Premier League – West Bromwich Albion (H)
Formation: 4-3-3
Line-Up: David De Gea, Rafael, Nemanja Vidic, Jonny Evans, Patrice Evra, Antonio Valencia, Michael Carrick, Ryan Giggs, Federico Macheda, Wayne Rooney, Javier Hernandez
Subs Used: Nani, Danny Welbeck
After a break from the International duty, Man Utd thrashed West Bromwich Albion 6-0 with Nemanja Vidic keeping the match ball.
Nemanja Vidic got Man Utd off to a flying start with a towering header from close range in the 6th min from Valencia’s corner. Wayne Rooney doubled Man Utd’s lead with a placed shot in the 26th min. Vidic added his second goal of the game once again from a corner taken by Giggs.
Rooney handed the ball over to Vidic to complete his hat-trick when Tamas fouled Rooney in the box and Vidic made no mistake from the spot kick. Rooney got his second goal of the game when Vidic returns back the favour after he was brought down by Olsson in the box.
Substitute Danny Welbeck completed the rout in the 78th min with a close range finish. Great play by the boys.
Man of the Match: Nemanja Vidic
Champions League Group Stage – LOSC Lille Metropole (H)
Formation: 4-3-3
Line-Up: David De Gea, Chris Smalling, Phil Jones, Jonny Evans, Fabio, Ashley Young, Andre Ayew, Park Ji-Sung, Danny Welbeck, Wayne Rooney, Dimitar Berbatov
Subs Used: Patrice Evra, Tom Cleverley , Javier Hernandez
Man Utd starts their champions league campaign with a 2-0 win over LOSC Lille Metropole.
Andre Ayew got Man Utd off to a flying start with a curling shot in the 2nd min and Welbeck rounded off the victory in the 26th min with a close range header.
Man of the Match: Andre Ayew
Nice one on signing Ayew. How old is he because I know he has good potential
#50572 edam22 :
Nice one on signing Ayew. How old is he because I know he has good potential
He's currently 21 years old. Yup, he has great potential. Lucky to have him as Arsenal were bidding for him as well.
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