Going to point out you left out Lindelof. I think he replaces Smalling. I also think Shaw is far from guaranteed anything.

I did leave him out. I think he hasn't outshined the other CBs in pre-season. At first I put CB and LB instead of Smalling and Shaw, but decided to include them to make the line-up look better :). I haven't been that impressed with Lindelöf so far and Shaw has not been featuring lately either. I think we'll see a lot of CB-rotation this season anyway with the two games every week and it's really anyones guess who will be our main CB-pairing next spring if everyone is fit. Jones has been solid (AND fit!!!) lately, Smalling is good IMO, Rojo is probably going to come back strong and Lindelöf will adjust to United at some point. Bailly is the only one who is probably the clear first choice.
As for LB I don't know who will play there either - I'm just hoping that Shaw will focus on football and becomes the LB we know he could be. Blind isn't bad, Darmian and Young can fill a gap and there are a few young boys who can play there as well, but.. yeah, you'd hope that Shaw delivers.

Duncan1 kirjoitti:

I think it's a very good signing, it releases Pogba to play further forward in a more attacking role without having to worry about what's behind him. I have a feeling we'll see a much more improved and influential Pogba this year as a result.

Agreed.
I think Pogba will "profit" most of all, from the arrival of Matić.
I expect him to have a great season and silence the critics.
Concerning Matić himself, we are probably overpaying, but I guess Mourinho wanted an experienced player in such a delicate position. At the same time, José gets someone he knows and trusts, someone who knows his system through and through, someone who can hit the ground running.

At the end, I am pleased to see another Nemanja in United shirt :)

I like this news. I like what little I've seen from him, but Mourinho doesn't seem to trust him yet. Will be happy to see him get a string of games at a high level.

(http://www.bbc.com/sport/football/40851164)

Yeah, that's good news. De Boer is probably the type of a manager who will not be afraid to use a young player as well. Interesting to see where he gets used though. Palace have.. ok players both at right back and centre back and not so bad ones in midfield either - there is no clear hole in their squad that Fosu-Mensah would fill.

Hopefully he impresses there and comes back to provide serious competition for Valencia.

Yeah I really hope he does well for Crystal Palace and gets a lot of game time, I really have high hopes for this lad, I see him compete with Matic for Def. midfielder role in a couple of years :-)