Manchester United Fans Choose Midfield Formation They Want To See Against Arsenal At Old Trafford.
Barns1Oct 30, 2020 8:31 AM
After a dominant win in the champions league on Wednesday against RB Leipzig at Old Trafford, Manchester United return to play Arsenal in the premier league on Sunday.
However, United fans all have a similar demand for their manager, which is to stick with the diamond midfield formation that worked so well against Leipzig.https://googleads.g.doubleclick.net/pagead/ads?client=ca-pub-1883810847636355&output=html&h=250&slotname=4256911181&adk=251046487&adf=3454182382&pi=t.ma~as.4256911181&w=300&fwrn=7&lmt=1604053551&psa=1&guci=2.2.0.0.2.2.0.0&format=300×250&url=https%3A%2F%2Fcdn-af.feednews.com%2Fnews%2Fdetail%2F5688e40f531f30cbd521d36f6f4cd195-ng-en%3Ffeatures%3D2114057%26client%3Dmini%26uid%3D7ace0e80f8cd8f480cfbc69fbb0f772010208822%26like_count%3D0&flash=0&wgl=1&tt_state=W3siaXNzdWVyT3JpZ2luIjoiaHR0cHM6Ly9hZHNlcnZpY2UuZ29vZ2xlLmNvbSIsInN0YXRlIjowfSx7Imlzc3Vlck9yaWdpbiI6Imh0dHBzOi8vYXR0ZXN0YXRpb24uYW5kcm9pZC5jb20iLCJzdGF0ZSI6MH1d&dt=1604053548448&bpp=75&bdt=4691&idt=2967&shv=r20201027&cbv=r20190131&ptt=9&saldr=aa&abxe=1&cookie=ID%3D6286ac54c5394acb-225f2cf64da60053%3AT%3D1603260752%3ART%3D1603260752%3AS%3DALNI_Mba1wk0Pnk11o_DVZPf40oeOJAk8g&prev_fmts=0x0&nras=1&correlator=1732052511718&frm=20&pv=1&ga_vid=1107119749.1604053551&ga_sid=1604053551&ga_hid=1223164545&ga_fc=0&iag=0&icsg=565951&dssz=12&mdo=0&mso=0&u_tz=60&u_his=2&u_java=0&u_h=640&u_w=360&u_ah=640&u_aw=360&u_cd=32&u_nplug=0&u_nmime=0&adx=30&ady=450&biw=360&bih=568&scr_x=0&scr_y=970&eid=21068084%2C21066973&oid=3&pvsid=2357609317232576&pem=868&rx=0&eae=0&fc=1920&brdim=0%2C0%2C0%2C0%2C360%2C0%2C360%2C568%2C360%2C568&vis=1&rsz=%7C%7CoeE%7C&abl=CS&pfx=0&fu=8192&bc=29&ifi=1&uci=a!1&xpc=y1PvX9XMmC&p=https%3A//cdn-af.feednews.com&dtd=3164
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United played four central midfielders in a diamond formation instead of their usual three which included Donny Van De Beek, Paul Pogba, Fred and Matic in the first half and it produced a goal in the first half through a pass from Pogba to Greenwood who converted it to goal.https://googleads.g.doubleclick.net/pagead/ads?client=ca-pub-1883810847636355&output=html&h=250&slotname=5028900945&adk=206899950&adf=4224959137&pi=t.ma~as.5028900945&w=300&fwrn=7&lmt=1604053551&psa=1&guci=2.2.0.0.2.2.0.0&format=300×250&url=https%3A%2F%2Fcdn-af.feednews.com%2Fnews%2Fdetail%2F5688e40f531f30cbd521d36f6f4cd195-ng-en%3Ffeatures%3D2114057%26client%3Dmini%26uid%3D7ace0e80f8cd8f480cfbc69fbb0f772010208822%26like_count%3D0&flash=0&wgl=1&tt_state=W3siaXNzdWVyT3JpZ2luIjoiaHR0cHM6Ly9hZHNlcnZpY2UuZ29vZ2xlLmNvbSIsInN0YXRlIjowfSx7Imlzc3Vlck9yaWdpbiI6Imh0dHBzOi8vYXR0ZXN0YXRpb24uYW5kcm9pZC5jb20iLCJzdGF0ZSI6MH1d&dt=1604053548527&bpp=17&bdt=4770&idt=3273&shv=r20201027&cbv=r20190131&ptt=9&saldr=aa&abxe=1&cookie=ID%3D6286ac54c5394acb-225f2cf64da60053%3AT%3D1603260752%3ART%3D1603260752%3AS%3DALNI_Mba1wk0Pnk11o_DVZPf40oeOJAk8g&prev_fmts=0x0%2C300x250&nras=1&correlator=1732052511718&frm=20&pv=1&ga_vid=1107119749.1604053551&ga_sid=1604053551&ga_hid=1223164545&ga_fc=0&iag=0&icsg=565951&dssz=12&mdo=0&mso=0&u_tz=60&u_his=2&u_java=0&u_h=640&u_w=360&u_ah=640&u_aw=360&u_cd=32&u_nplug=0&u_nmime=0&adx=30&ady=1198&biw=360&bih=568&scr_x=0&scr_y=970&eid=21068084%2C21066973&oid=3&pvsid=2357609317232576&pem=868&rx=0&eae=0&fc=1920&brdim=0%2C0%2C0%2C0%2C360%2C0%2C360%2C568%2C360%2C568&vis=1&rsz=%7C%7CoeE%7C&abl=CS&pfx=0&fu=8192&bc=29&ifi=2&uci=a!2&xpc=PFdz6Q6vbr&p=https%3A//cdn-af.feednews.com&dtd=3306
Van de Beek was used as head of the diamond, Matic was at the base while Pogba and Fred were in the middle. With this, United were able to contain the high pressing Leipzig side.
Against Arsenal, Solskjaer might use the same formation with the introduction of either Mata, Fernandes or McTominay since Arsenal likes playing wide just like Leipzig.https://res-odx.op-mobile.opera.com/pagead?w=0&h=0&pk=s3480327769472&ct=&uc=true&cc=US&lc=en&url=https%3A%2F%2Fcdn-af.feednews.com%2Fnews%2Fdetail%2F5688e40f531f30cbd521d36f6f4cd195-ng-en%3Ffeatures%3D2114057%26client%3Dmini%26uid%3D7ace0e80f8cd8f480cfbc69fbb0f772010208822%26like_count%3D0&rf=&cst=UTF-8&title=TWFuY2hlc3RlciBVbml0ZWQgRmFucyBDaG9vc2UgTWlkZmllbGQgRm9ybWF0aW9uIFRoZXkgV2FudCBUbyBTZWUgQWdhaW5zdCBBcnNlbmFsIEF0IE9sZCBUcmFmZm9yZC4gLSBPcGVyYSBOZXdzIE9mZmljaWFs&vr=cdn-af.feednews.com&bl=en-US&sh=640&sw=360&sch=1871&scw=360&scl=0&sct=0&tz=GMT%2B0100&vph=568&vpw=360&debug=false
If this formation is deployed, it will allow Marcus Rashford more room to roam centrally and cause Arsenal problems as he did against RB Leipzig.
When MEN Sport asked United fans the kind of formation they want to be deployed against the Mikel Arteta side at Old Trafford, most of them opted for the diamond formation.https://res-odx.op-mobile.opera.com/pagead?w=0&h=0&pk=s3349331957248&ct=&uc=true&cc=US&lc=en&url=https%3A%2F%2Fcdn-af.feednews.com%2Fnews%2Fdetail%2F5688e40f531f30cbd521d36f6f4cd195-ng-en%3Ffeatures%3D2114057%26client%3Dmini%26uid%3D7ace0e80f8cd8f480cfbc69fbb0f772010208822%26like_count%3D0&rf=&cst=UTF-8&title=TWFuY2hlc3RlciBVbml0ZWQgRmFucyBDaG9vc2UgTWlkZmllbGQgRm9ybWF0aW9uIFRoZXkgV2FudCBUbyBTZWUgQWdhaW5zdCBBcnNlbmFsIEF0IE9sZCBUcmFmZm9yZC4gLSBPcGVyYSBOZXdzIE9mZmljaWFs&vr=cdn-af.feednews.com&bl=en-US&sh=640&sw=360&sch=1871&scw=360&scl=0&sct=0&tz=GMT%2B0100&vph=568&vpw=360&debug=false
Out of the 3360 respondents sampled, 63.9 percent wanted to see more of a diamond played in a 4-1-2-1-2 formation.
Next was the 4-2-3-1 with 21.8 percent. This formation has been used by United severally this season.
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Others opted for the more rigid 4-3-3 formation while some went for the traditional 4-4-2 formation. ManchesterEvening News
The decision however rests with Solskjaer to determine which formation to play against The Gunners on Sunday at Old Trafford.
What formation will you encourage the coach to deploy against Arsenal?
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