MATCH THREAD "CARDIFF CITY v MANCHESTER UNITED “ MATCH THREA

CARDIFF CITY v MANCHESTER UNITED
Saturday 22nd December, 5.30pm
Premier League
Cardiff City Stadium




Cardiff City FC: Etheridge; Manga, Morrison, Bamba, Cunningham; Gunnarsson, Arter, Camarasa; Hoilett, Murphy, Paterson

Man Utd: De Gea, Young, Jones, Lindelof, Shaw, Matic, Herrera, Lingard, Pogba, Martial, Rashford


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The odds

CARDIFF WIN - 5/1

DRAW - 3/1

MAN UTD WIN - 4/7




21/12/18


Neil Warnock:

Injury latest

“There are one or two little niggles, Joe Bennett hasn’t trained this week but we should have a full squad at Christmas.”




Manchester United!s Romelu Lukaku will play no part in Saturday's game with Cardiff City


On Manchester United team news

How do you go about picking a side for this match when you’ve only been here 24 hours or so

OLE GUNNER SOLSKJAER:

"It’s Michael and Kieran that’s been here for the whole season, they’ve had their say and input but there are so many game over the next 10 or 15 games, it’s about picking a team that is going A to get results but every player needs to know they’re going to get their chance, Kieran and Michael have been great, it’s great being back home and seeing the development, Michael, as good a coach and man manager as he is."




Tues 18/12/18

Manchester United have sacked manager Jose Mourinho just days before the Red Devils' clash with Cardiff City.

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I can’t get to Cardiff City Stadium, is the match on TV?

Yes, the match is live on BT Sport.

About Manchester United

Manchester United Football Club, commonly known as Man United, or simply United, is a professional football club based in Old Trafford, Greater Manchester, England, that competes in the Premier League, the top flight of English football. Nicknamed "the Red Devils", the club was founded as Newton Heath LYR Football Club in 1878, changed its name to Manchester United in 1902 and moved to its current stadium, Old Trafford, in 1910.

Manchester United have won more trophies than any other club in English football, with a record 20 League titles, 12 FA Cups, 5 League Cups and a record 21 FA Community Shields. United have also won three UEFA Champions Leagues, one UEFA Europa League, one UEFA Cup Winners' Cup, one UEFA Super Cup, one Intercontinental Cup and one FIFA Club World Cup. In 1998–99, the club became the first in the history of English football to achieve the continental European treble. By winning the UEFA Europa League in 2016–17, they became one of five clubs to have won all three main UEFA club competitions, and the only English club to have won every ongoing top-flight honour available to them.

The 1958 Munich air disaster claimed the lives of eight players. In 1968, under the management of Matt Busby, Manchester United became the first English football club to win the European Cup. Alex Ferguson won 38 trophies as manager, including 13 Premier League titles, 5 FA Cups and 2 UEFA Champions Leagues, between 1986 and 2013, when he announced his retirement. José Mourinho is the club's current manager, having been appointed on 27 May 2016.

Manchester United was the highest-earning football club in the world for 2016–17, with an annual revenue of €676.3 million, and the world's most valuable football club in 2018, valued at £3.1 billion. As of June 2015, it is the world's most valuable football brand, estimated to be worth $1.2 billion. After being floated on the London Stock Exchange in 1991, the club was purchased by Malcolm Glazer in May 2005 in a deal valuing the club at almost £800 million, after which the company was taken private again, before going public once more in August 2012, when they made an initial public offering on the New York Stock Exchange. Manchester United is one of the most widely supported football clubs in the world, and has rivalries with Liverpool, Manchester City, Arsenal, and Leeds United.

Previous Meeting

Our last match against Man Utd was a Premier League fixture at Old Trafford in January 2014. We lost 2-0 after goals by Robin Van Persie and Ashley Young.

Team News - Predicted Line-Ups

Cardiff City: Etheridge, Manga, Bamba, Morrison, Bennett, Gunnarsson, Arter, Camarasa, Hoilett, Murphy, Paterson

Manchester United: De Gea, Darmian, Smalling, Lindelof, Dalot, Lingard, Matic, Herrera, Young, Rashford, Lukaku

Form - Last Three Games

Watford 3-2 Cardiff City
Cardiff City 1-0 Southampton
West Ham United 3-1 Cardiff City

Liverpool 3-1 Manchester United
Valencia 2-1 Manchester United
Manchester United 4-1 Fulham

Match Odds

Cardiff City - 9/2
Manchester United - 4/7
Draw - 11/4

Predictions

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1 win in their last 5 league games and that was Fulham. Mourinho under mega pressure. Bluebirds on fire at home, 2-1 to the mighty bluebirds

Their full=backs are bang average and prone to errors... and there other defenders are slow too, so with Patterson occupying them a bit there should be loads of joy for our wide players

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Manchester United sack Jose Mourinho ahead of Cardiff City clash


Tuesday 18/12/18


Manchester United have sacked manager Jose Mourinho just days before the Red Devils' clash with Cardiff City.

The Old Trafford outfit are set to appoint a caretaker boss until the end of the season.

A club statement read: "Manchester United announces that manager Jose Mourinho has left the club with immediate effect.

"The club would like to thank Jose for his work during his time at Manchester United and to wish him success in the future.

"A new caretaker manager will be appointed until the end of the current season, while the club conducts a thorough recruitment process for a new, full-time manager."

Manchester United have sacked Jose Mourinho


The Red Devils are currently 11 points adrift of the top four and trail Premier League leaders Liverpool by 19 points following their 3-1 defeat to Jurgen Klopp's side at Anfield on Sunday.

And Mourinho's sacking comes after what has been the club's worst ever start to a Premier League campaign.

The Portuguese won the Community Shield, Europa League and the League Cup in his first season at Old Trafford but has failed to land any silverware since then.

Sky Sports have reported that Michael Carrick will take interim charge of the club, with an external appointment set to be announced ahead of United's trip to South Wales this weekend.

They also claim that Carrick - along with Kieran McKenna - will take the club's training sessions until a caretaker boss is installed.

Former Real Madrid boss Zinedine Zidane is the early favourite with bookmakers to land the role while Antonio Conte, Mauricio Pochettino, Leonardo Jardim and Laurent Blanc are among those listed.




Neil Warnock's side host Manchester United at Cardiff City Stadium at 5:30pm on Saturday, December 22.

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According to the Telegraph, Sir Alex Ferguson’s long-term former assistant Mike Phelan is set to make a return to Old Trafford to help Solskjaer.

A club statement on Tuesday morning read: "Manchester United announces that manager Jose Mourinho has left the club with immediate effect.

"The club would like to thank Jose for his work during his time at Manchester United and wish him success in the future.

"A new caretaker manager will be appointed until the end of the current season, while the club conducts a thorough recruitment process for a new, full-time manager."

SOLSKJAER UPDATE

19/12/18


Sky Sports News understands the Ole Gunnar Solskjaer is not yet in the country and he is due to arrive and take training for the first time tomorrow

He is likely to speak to the press for the first time on Friday ahead of Man Utd's trip to Cardiff to Saturday.

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Vincent Tan has now planned to come and watch Cardiff City v Manchester United on Sat live on sky


Plus Manchester United’s

full entourage expected apparently- I suppose that means Ferguson, Charlton, and Ed Woodward etc.

Vincent Tan has now planned to come and watch Cardiff City v Manchester United on Sat live on sky

You mean "Saturday night live"?



Ole Gunnar likes himself a 4-2-1-3 formation.

DDG (aka GOD)
Valencia Smalling Lindelof Shaw
Herrera Pogba
Mata
Lingard Martial Rashford ​

Cardiff 0 - 5 ManUtd

Vincent Tan has now planned to come and watch Cardiff City v Manchester United on Sat live on sky

You mean "Saturday night live"?



Ole Gunnar likes himself a 4-2-1-3 formation.

DDG (aka GOD)
Valencia Smalling Lindelof Shaw
Herrera Pogba
Mata
Lingard Martial Rashford ​

Cardiff 0 - 5 ManUtd

What's the weather like up there in a Manchester today, have you needed an umbrella to get around??

Vincent Tan has now planned to come and watch Cardiff City v Manchester United on Sat live on sky

You mean "Saturday night live"?



Ole Gunnar likes himself a 4-2-1-3 formation.

DDG (aka GOD)
Valencia Smalling Lindelof Shaw
Herrera Pogba
Mata
Lingard Martial Rashford ​

Cardiff 0 - 5 ManUtd

yes you keep saying.. you can get 60/1 with skybet.
but if your looking for something a little more conservative and realistic 33/1 OGS to be next prem manager sacked..

Ole Gunnar Solskjaer has suffered his first setback as Manchester United's caretaker manager, with star striker Romelu Lukaku set to miss his first two games in charge.

It is understood that Lukaku has spent this week on compassionate leave and is unlikely to return until December 30, ruling him out of two matches.

The news is a blow for the 45-year-old Norwegian, who started a six-month stint in charge of United on Thursday.

Vincent Tan has now planned to come and watch Cardiff City v Manchester United on Sat live on sky

You mean "Saturday night live"?



Ole Gunnar likes himself a 4-2-1-3 formation.

DDG (aka GOD)
Valencia Smalling Lindelof Shaw
Herrera Pogba
Mata
Lingard Martial Rashford ​

Cardiff 0 - 5 ManUtd

One of 10 formations he'll play in a single half of football! Enjoy

Vincent Tan has now planned to come and watch Cardiff City v Manchester United on Sat live on sky

You mean "Saturday night live"?



Ole Gunnar likes himself a 4-2-1-3 formation.

DDG (aka GOD)
Valencia Smalling Lindelof Shaw
Herrera Pogba
Mata
Lingard Martial Rashford ​

Cardiff 0 - 5 ManUtd

To troll or not to troll? That is the question!

(Gungne origin: a Norwegian gas and condensate field in the North Sea)

Gungne (in this name at least) was last seen on this Forum on its only previous appearance around the time we played ManUre (away) in 2013/14

Coincidence or not?

I'll let others decide!

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Manchester United!s Romelu Lukaku will play no part in Saturday's game with Cardiff City

On Cardiff team news

How do you go about picking a side for this match when you’ve only been here 24 hours or so


OLE GUNNER SOLSKJAER:

"It’s Michael and Kieran that’s been here for the whole season, they’ve had their say and input but there are so many game over the next 10 or 15 games, it’s about picking a team that is going A to get results but every player needs to know they’re going to get their chance, Kieran and Michael have been great, it’s great being back home and seeing the development, Michael, as good a coach and man manager as he is."

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(Gungne origin: a Norwegian gas and condensate field in the North Sea)

Wrong Sherlock, just wrong...

(Gungne origin: a Norwegian gas and condensate field in the North Sea)

Wrong Sherlock, just wrong...

It's elementary, my dear Watson...


Posts by you (in current name) are 9 in total and all coinciding with City v ManUre games....


Cardiff City v Man Utd (Sat 22nd Dec 2018)

by gungne
Fri Dec 21, 2018 3:38 pm

by gungne
Thu Dec 20, 2018 12:20 am

by gungne
Wed Dec 19, 2018 12:20 am

by gungne
Tue Dec 18, 2018 11:47 pm


Manchester United v Cardiff City (28th January 2014)

by gungne
Sun Feb 02, 2014 9:34 am

by gungne
Sun Feb 02, 2014 8:38 am

by gungne
Fri Jan 31, 2014 5:06 pm

by gungne
Tue Jan 28, 2014 8:29 pm

by gungne
Sat Jan 11, 2014 12:07 pm

Nothing (under this name at least) in between...

Am I still wrong?

Im sure todays match will go off without incident, goes without saying any Mancs in with Cardiff supporters should be ejected, may be pretty hard to spot them though with their south wales accents

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Im sure todays match will go off without incident, goes without saying any Mancs in with Cardiff supporters should be ejected, may be pretty hard to spot them though with their south wales accents

They will be the ones jumping up & down when utd score or get close to a goal and swearing at utd players dead give away!

Im sure todays match will go off without incident, goes without saying any Mancs in with Cardiff supporters should be ejected, may be pretty hard to spot them though with their south wales accents

They will be the ones jumping up & down when utd score or get close to a goal and swearing at utd players dead give away!

Sadly, it will happen...and sadder still, some will have local accents!

The odds

All these odds are correct at the time of publishing and according to Paddy Power

CARDIFF WIN - 5/1

DRAW - 3/1


MAN UTD WIN - 4/7

Match facts



These come courtesy of our friends at Opta


Cardiff City have won only one of their last 12 league matches against Manchester United (D3 L8), winning 3-0 in November 1960.


Manchester United are unbeaten in each of their previous seven matches against Cardiff in league competition (W5 D2).



Only Arsenal (12) have won more points from losing positions in the Premier League this season than Cardiff City and Manchester United (9, level with Leicester).



Cardiff City have won four of their last five Premier League home games (L1), as many as they had in their previous 22 in the competition (W4 D6 L12).




Manchester United have lost their last three Premier League away games against promoted sides, as many as they had in their previous 36 such matches (W27 D6 L3).




Manchester United have conceded more goals in 17 Premier League games this season (29) than they did in the whole of 2017-18 (28). Only Fulham (0) have kept fewer clean sheets than the Red Devils this season (2).



Manchester United have picked up 26 points after their first 17 league games this season under Jose Mourinho; their worst points haul in the top-flight at this stage since 1990-91 (also 26 points).



Manchester United won 176 Premier League points under recently dismissed manager Jose Mourinho; fewer than Manchester City (222), Tottenham Hotspur (202), Chelsea (200) and Liverpool (196) since August 2016.



Of the 31 players with at least five Premier League goals this season, Romelu Lukaku has scored the highest percentage of them away from home (5/6 – 83%).



Cardiff City manager Neil Warnock has failed to win any of his seven previous encounters with Man Utd in all competitions, losing six of those games (D1).

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Pathetic wall when will we learn that you've got to defend properly against teams which we fail time & time again to do.

Enough time to make cuppa before shooting can be 5 by end game we've had 20% possession

2 goals from 2 deflections. Could be a long day.

2 goals from 2 deflections. Could be a long day.

Yes but both caused by really poor depending again!