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A mixture of want for match health and extra damage considerations may lead Manchester United supervisor Erik ten Hag to discipline a really different-looking staff in opposition to Barnsley within the Carabao Cup tomorrow night.
Ten Hag will wish to construct momentum after the 3-0 victory over Southampton on Saturday, however with video games coming thick and quick, he additionally must relaxation legs and convey some fringe gamers on top of things.
The boss has already mentioned that tomorrow’s match has already come too quickly for the likes of Luke Shaw, Mason Mount and Rasmus Hojlund, so we should assume that additionally goes for Leny Yoro, Tyrell Malacia and Victor Lindelof, who’re even additional away from health.
Add to this doubts over a number of gamers who limped off in opposition to Southampton – Noussair Mazraoui, Matthijs de Ligt, Lisandro Martinez and Harry Maguire – and choices are beginning to look skinny.
Whereas a few of these, particularly De Ligt, could recuperate, they could nonetheless not be risked.
Final season, Altay Bayindir was solely afforded one begin for his new membership United, an FA Cup tie in opposition to Newport County whereas Andre Onana was away on worldwide obligation.
With so many extra matches to be performed this time round, the Turk absolutely will probably be given extra probabilities and what higher alternative than a house tie in opposition to a League 1 facet?
Diogo Dalot could also be requested to press on as a result of lack of appropriate alternate options at proper again if Mazraoui is certainly injured. However the Portuguese will swap to the best, permitting younger Harry Amass a begin at left again.
With Jonny Evans probably the one match centre again obtainable, Casemiro might get extra minutes underneath his belt alongside him in a job that could be higher suited to him now that his legs make it troublesome to place in a full shift in midfield.
There’s each purpose to start out Manuel Ugarte as Ten Hag continues to combine him within the staff. He may very well be partnered by Toby Collyer in midfield. Christian Eriksen may have relaxation after beginning in opposition to the Saints and Kobbie Mainoo definitely wants extra safety this season after getting used relentlessly final time period.
Antony is one other participant who has had just about no sport time so he may very well be given an opportunity on the best wing, with Amad rested forward of a tricky journey to Crystal Palace on Saturday. On the opposite flank, Marcus Rashford may be rested, with Alejandro Garnacho beginning after one other supersub goalscoring look in opposition to the Saints.
Captain Bruno Fernandes by no means desires to be rotated and so is predicted to play, particularly given Mount’s ongoing absence.
Josh Zirkzee remains to be discovering his toes in English soccer and can doubtless play once more as he continues to construct his health ranges.
Right here then, is our predicted line-up for tomorrow night time’s 8pm kick-off at Previous Trafford:
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