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Erik ten Hag has chosen Victor Lindelof to play rather than Luke Shaw towards Fulham this afternoon.
Shaw’s comeback after a protracted damage layoff didn’t final lengthy and he’s now prone to miss most of this season.
With Tyrell Malacia, Lisandro Martinez and Aaron Wan-Bissaka additionally all injured, Ten Hag is again to reveal bones defensively.
Diogo Dalot will most likely play at proper again, with Raphael Varane and Harry Maguire at centre again and Lindelof on the left, though the Swede and Dalot may very well be reversed.
Andre Onana can be in aim.
In midfield, it’s one other begin for the prodigiously proficient Kobbie Mainoo. He companions Casemiro in holding midfield.
Bruno Fernandes can be within the quantity 10 position.
Mason Mount remains to be not match sufficient for a recall though he’s again coaching on the grass. Scott McTominay, Christian Eriksen and Sofyan Amrabat are on the subs bench.
Up entrance, Rasmus Hojlund picked up an damage in coaching this week that may preserve him out for 2 to a few weeks.
This implies the entrance three can be made up totally of academy graduates. He’s changed by 19-year-old Omari Forson, who’s most well-liked over Antony and Amad. It’s a great act of religion by Ten Hag to begin the teen, who solely has 4 earlier minutes of Premier League soccer underneath his belt.
Marcus Rashford and Alejandro Garnacho will most likely proceed on the wings though it’s attainable Rashford performs up entrance, Garnacho left and Forson proper.
Anthony Martial stays sidelined with a groin damage.
Becoming a member of McTominay, Eriksen, Amrabat, Amad and Antony on the subs bench are Altay Bayindir, Jonny Evans, Willy Kambwala and there’s a shock call-up in 20 12 months outdated defensive midfielder, Toby Collyer.
Kick-off at Outdated Trafford is at 3pm.
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