Manchester United Formation 2017

Manchester United Football Formation

Creation DateJanuary 15, 2017

Lineup (3-4-2-1)

De Gea · Rojo · Bailly · Jones · Smalling · Shaw · Valencia · Pogba · Mkhitaryan · Martial · Ibrahimovic

Target Man - Ibra/Fellaini: Hold up ball, back to goal striker, long shots, good in air, presence in box, plays in support strikers

Support Strikers - Mkhi/Martial/Rashford/Lingard/Mata/Depay/Young: works the channels, runs into open space, cuts inside, dribbles into box, plays quick one-twos, looks for layoff/knockdowns from target man, speedy

Attacking Central Midfielder - Pogba/Herrera: Tireless energetic midfielder, complete centre mid, box-to-box, creative in possession & pitbull without, powerful, aggresive, presses high up pitch

Wing-backs - Shaw/Valencia/Darmian/Rojo/Blind/Fosu-Mensah/Young: offers overlap, gets forward often, hugs touchline, good crossing ability, speedy

Defensive midfielder - Smalling/Fosu-Mensah/Schweini/Carrick/Blind/Herrera: Leads team in interception stats, turns defence into attack quickly, loves to tackle, enough ball-playing ability to carry ball out of defence, team metronome, disciplined, plays quick short passes, capable of long through balls

Centre-backs - Rojo/Bailly/Jones/Smalling/Darmian/Fosu-Mensah: fast, uncompromising, good in the air, aggressive, knows how to play 3 at the back, leads team in clearances & blocks