Manchester United's planned line-up against Southampton
manchester united will host newly promoted Southampton at Old Trafford in a crucial match first division meeting tonight.
The Red Devils suffered four consecutive defeats in all competitions before drawing Liverpool in the first game of this year. Last weekend they surpassed ArsenalThe challenge in FA Cup third round match despite playing with one less man.
Therefore, Rubén Amorim's team hopes to continue the winning streak in this match as well. Man Utd have not won in the Premier League since the defeat city of manchester last month.
On the other hand, the visitors have had a difficult first half of the season, placing themselves at the bottom of the table with six points from 20 games. They began the season with Russell Martin as coach, but after poor performances he was relieved of his duties. Ivan Juric has been appointed new coach, but performance has not improved at all under him.
team news
Victor Lindelof, Jonny Evans, Luke Shaw and Mason Mount are all injured at the moment so are not candidates to feature tonight. Diogo Dalot collected He last received a red card against Arsenal in the FA Cup, so he is suspended for this match.
Planned lineup
Altay Bayindir put in a winning performance last time out but Andre Onana is likely to be called up for this game starting between the sticks for Man Utd.
Harry Maguire He showed a promising performance last time, but he could be rested for this match and Leny Yoro could replace him. Matthijs de Ligt and Lisandro Martínez are expected to be the other two centre-backs, while Noussair Mazraoui and Tyrell Malacia can be the two full-backs.
Manuel Ugarte will partner Kobbie Mainoo in the midfield department and Bruno Fernandes and Amad Diallo are likely to be the two attacking midfielders. Therefore, Alejandro Garnacho could come off the bench.
Rasmus Hojlund He was calm last time and compared to him, Joshua Zirkzee looked brighter after his second half introduction. However, the Dane could keep his place at United's centre-forward position.
Expected lineup for Manchester United vs Southampton
Onana; Yoro, De Ligt, Martínez; Mazraoui, Ugarte, Mainoo, Malacia; Bruno, Amad, Hojlund
