manchester united travel to the Estadio do Dragao for his european league match against Porto on Thursday, October 3, as Erik ten Hag looks to relieve some of the pressure on his shoulders by scoring an important victory.
Here's a look at United's potential XI for the midweek visit to Portugal.
goalkeeper – André Onana does not have a reliable back-up at Manchester United and will play in goal in the Europa League match against Porto, just as he did against Twente last week.
Defenders – Erik ten Hag faces a race against time to save his place and cannot afford too many rotations at the back, also considering how strong Porto are. Diogo Dalot and Noussair Mazraoui will keep their place at full-back for Man Utd.
In defense, Harry Maguire He could replace Matthijs de Ligt. English was out of Tottenham match of the weekend due to a minor physical problem, but it is likely that he will be back in the fight against Porto. He will partner Lisandro Martínez in central defense.
Mainoo misses out, but Hojlund could return
Midfielders – Kobbie Mainoo was injured against Tottenham and may not be fit enough in time for the Porto clash, while Manuel Ugarte could also be rested with several minutes under his belt in recent matches.
casemiro He can start after being left out of the starting XI recently and could partner Christian Eriksen in midfield. The Dane was the scorer of Manchester United's only goal against Twente in last weekend's 1-1 draw.
Bruno Fernandes will start as an attacking midfielder and can be assisted by Alejandro Garnacho and Amad Diallo on the wings. Mark Rashford He showed flashes of recovery a couple of weeks ago, but his form has since deteriorated again.
Forwards – Rasmus Hojlund He played from the bench against Twente and Tottenham. With Joshua Zirkzee failing in front of goal in recent games, the former Atalanta striker could be in line for his first start of the campaign.
This is what Man Utd would look like on paper:
