Willing, I don't see him going for three strikers at the start, remember Park and Fletcher are big game players and he will want to have some space for them, your line sio mbaya!!!

I think United will down Barca on sato!!!!

@ Willin....I don't think SAF can risk fielding 3 strikers against a team like Barca. They are an attacking side so the priority will be how to stop them from playing their free flowing football. Fletcher should be a must in the starting line up, otherwise naona kichapo tena.

This is the lineup SAF should go with:- Vds,Evra,vida,rio,fabio,valencia,giggs,carrick,Park,rooney,chica. 3 strikers is sucidal, park will be played to nullify barcas midfield trio.

Barca's threat that most people don't see is the attacking fullbacks Alves and Abidal/maxwell... as what happens is that the the midfield of opposition teams gets stretched out wide and pegged back ... (thereby conceding possession).

If rooney can fall back into that pocket that Busquets thrives in, it will break up barca's buildup play. But Man u must REMAIN COMPACT (barca's midfield hardly ever passes the ball more than 10-15 yards between players but is however very mobile)

Dani Alves is the weak line IMHO on the barca side, as he hardly tracks back (especially if your team always has 78% possesion).

The way i know SAF, 5 in midfield with Chica upfront and rooney playing as an attacking midfielder. Puyol may struggle against chica.

On the other side, Man U's weakness is Carrick. he only survives when a team does not have a competent attacking midfielder... if Man u sit deep, Carrick has a knack for losing concentration and gets sucked deep in.

How I hate armchair experts!!