I really wanted us to play a B-team in Europe to rest everyone for this match, and then ideally have Luiz in midfield. The Lamps/ Ramires duo has consistently failed to provide adequate defensive cover - which means Man U will score today.

It really depends how knackered the likes of Mata are, if they have the energy we have a chance, if not we'll lose - but we won't get hammered.

Cech Azpilicueta Luiz Cahill Cole Ramires Lampard Moses Mata Oscar Ba

Turnbull Ivanovic Terry Bertrand Mikel Hazard


Ramires / Lampard, + Luiz in CD :yawn:

I fear the worse now. Could see this happening!

May have to watch the Spurs game, a massacre maybe on the cards here. Can't bare to watch!

Spurs it is then!

Already there mate.

10 mins gone and we are 2 nil down... great stuff. Looking like an 8 niler.

Glad i didn't look forward to the Chelsea match all weekend, oh wait!

Ridiculous but i had a feeling, match is dead already!

Pathetic.

Ba is an even bigger Donkey than Torres!
Luiz will never be a quality defender!
For the millionth time, Ramerez is just good enough!
Moses is another out of his depth at this level!

Just woeful from back to front!

If a 5 goal goal hammering meant Rafa being sacked, then bring it on!

Nice one Ash! Great stuff, when in doubt.

Frank off? really? Bizarre subs at times from Benitez

Defensively we are shocking, and going forward we have no end product and look a lot like Arsenal used to be, plenty of passing that leads to nothing or just a boot into the box that reaches a united player. Not good enough. As skillful as Oscar and Mata are they really havent created much.

Edit: Finally a bit of class, fantastic goal from hazard.

Now that is quality.

Brilliant, come on now Chelsea!

I personally would get Terry on instead of Ramires, get Luiz into the midfield and we look much more solid. Luiz does really well connecting the defence to the attack and he tackles pretty well. Its what we need in midfield and Ramires doesnt bring that, just runs about like a headless chicken and occasionally a forward run that ends in nothing, but other than that he offers nothing. Ramires gets off lightly with our fans as hes been awful for me this season.

Still living off the back of the CL last season imo.

****ing get in there, ****ing come Chelsea!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Yes!! Drawn level!!

Harzard sub = game changer!!!!!!!!

Then ramires goes and scores, still very untidy finish and i thought he was going to blow it, seemed to dribble in. DDG should have saved it maybe?

Pretty unbelievable if we go on to win this, still expecting us to lose IMO.

Have to keep defending also though.

Mikel, too. I do agree with Dend about Ramires this season, but he does clearly play better when he has a defence minded player next to him. He and Lampard are an awful partnership, but that's who Ramires is always stuck with.

Oh, ****.

Here comes Torres.

Man Utd get a 5th defender!

Hopefully eat my words.

Oh, double f**k. Mata's not one to roll around for no reason