Five Manchester United players are missing for Thursday’s Europa League clash with FC Sheriff.
Marcus Rashford, who has scored three goals in his last four games, is out with injury, although Erik ten Hag does not expect him to be sidelined for long. Meanwhile, Martin Dubravka, Donny van de Beek, Anthony Martial and Aaron Wan-Bissaka also sit out the contest.
The Reds will be determined to bounce back from last week’s 1-0 Old Trafford defeat to Real Sociedad and are expected to name a strong line-up with this weekend’s game against Leeds postponed.
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“We always play a strong team, so also tomorrow we will play a strong team," Ten Hag said in Wednesday’s press conference. “They [Sheriff] are a serious and decent opponent and we have to play our best for the win."
MEN readers have chosen the team that they want to see start the match, and the most popular version looks like this:
There are four changes from the team that started against Sociedad last week, with Lisandro Martinez, Raphael Varane, Bruno Fernandes and Jadon Sancho coming in for Harry Maguire, Victor Lindelof, Fred and Anthony Elanga.
Cristiano Ronaldo is almost certain to start, so it is no surprise fans have chosen the goalless 37-year-old to lead the line. The veteran will hope his streak of losing every game he starts this season will not stretch to three matches.
Fans believe Antony should be handed a third successive start while Sancho ought to get the nod at the expense of Anthony Elanga.
They want to see Fernandes reinstalled with Casemiro and Christian Eriksen retaining their places and supporting in a 4-3-3 formation, while David de Gea, Diogo Dalot and Tyrell Malacia keep their spots in defence.
A graphic glitch sees Martinez end up on the right side of the defence, but he will undoubtedly operate as the left-sided centre-back if selected.
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