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Erik ten Hag has chosen Victor Lindelof to play rather than Luke Shaw in opposition to 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 in all probability 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 shall be in purpose.
In midfield, it’s one other begin for the prodigiously proficient Kobbie Mainoo. He companions Casemiro in holding midfield.
Bruno Fernandes shall be within the quantity 10 function.
Mason Mount continues 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 can preserve him out for 2 to a few weeks.
This implies the entrance three shall be made up solely of academy graduates. He’s changed by 19-year-old Omari Forson, who’s most popular over Antony and Amad. It’s a super act of religion by Ten Hag to start out the teen, who solely has 4 earlier minutes of Premier League soccer underneath his belt.
Marcus Rashford and Alejandro Garnacho will in all probability 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Amad and Antony on the subs bench are Altay Bayindir, Jonny Evans, Willy Kambwala and there’s a shock call-up in 20 yr outdated defensive midfielder, Toby Collyer.
Kick-off at Previous Trafford is at 3pm.
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