after saying goodbye Erik ten Hag, manchester united They have entrusted Ruud van Nistelrooy with the responsibility of leading the team as interim boss.
The Red Devils won their first game against Leicester City in the EFL Cup under the former centre-forward, but only managed to come away with one point versus Chelsea in it first division last weekend.
They will now host the Greek PAOK at Old Trafford in the european league tonight. United have only collected three points from the first three games of this competition so far, so they will be desperate to come away with three points from this game.
On the other hand, the Greek team has only added one point in three games so far in this tournament, so it is also in a difficult situation like the Old Trafford club.
team news
Tyrell Malacia, Luke Shaw, Harry Maguire and Kobbie Mainoo will continue to be sidelined by their injury problems. But the good news is that Christian Eriksen is back in full training after recovering from his minor injury problem.
In addition, Mason Mount and Antony have also returned to group training after being out in recent weeks due to their respective problems. Leny Yoro is also approaching in top form, but is unlikely to appear in this match.
Planned lineup
Andre Onana will be between the sticks for the hosts and, in front of him, Diogo Dalot, Matthijs de Ligt, Lisandro Martínez and Noussair Mazraoui should be the back four. Therefore, Victor Lindelof and Jonny Evans could be among the substitutes.
Manuel Ugarte is likely to be paired with casemiro in the center of the field with Bruno Fernandes in the number ten position. Eriksen is therefore likely to be on the bench.
Mark Rashford he would return to his preferred role on the left, while Amad Diallo is expected to get the nod on the Red Devils' right flank. In that case, Alejandro Garnacho could come off the bench. Joshua Zirkzee should be in the center forward position ahead of Rasmus Hojlund.
Expected lineup for Manchester United vs PAOK
Onana; Dalot, De Ligt, Martínez, Mazraoui; Ugarte, Casemiro, Bruno; Rashford, Garnacho, Zirkzee
