After consecutive losses against Tottenham Hotspur and AFC Bournemouth in all competitions, manchester united will travel to Molineux Stadium this afternoon to face Wolverhampton Wanderers in the first division.
The luck of the 'red devils' has not changed despite hiring Rubén Amorim as the new coach after his dismissal Erik ten Hag. United are 13th in the Premier League table and Amorim have lost four of nine games in all competitions. So United are in a desperate situation at the moment.
On the other hand, Wolves are also in a difficult situation as they languish in the relegation zone with 12 points from 17 games.
After a poor first half of this season, the Molineux club decided to part ways with Gary O'Neil and Vitor Pereira has been appointed new manager. He even won the last match against Leicester City in his debut match.
team news
Man Utd have a few injury absences ahead of this fixture as Luke Shaw, Mason Mount and Victor Lindelof are all out. ready to stay out with their respective injury problems for this match.
Besides, Mark Rashford He has fallen out of favor of late after failing to impress Amorim, so it remains to be seen whether he gets involved in this game or not.
Matthijs de Ligt was unavailable for selection in the previous two matches due to illness, but should return to action tonight.
Planned lineup
Amorim has not fielded the same team in consecutive games and is likely to make some changes to his starting XI in this match, as well as in last weekend's defeat against Bournemouth.
André Onana should remain in goal, while De Ligt, Martínez and Mazraoui could be the three defenders. Jonny Evans Harry Maguire and Leny Yoro could be among the substitutes.
Diogo Dalot is likely to be in the left-back position and Amad Diallo could start on the opposite side. Tyrell Malacia will therefore have to settle for a place on the bench.
Manuel Ugarte should be in the defensive midfield position and Kobbie Mainoo is expected to start alongside him. So, casemiro and Christian Eriksen would be among the substitutes.
Bruno Fernandes will be one of the attacking midfielders and Garnacho could be at his side with Rasmus Hojlund probably leading the line. In that case, Joshua Zirkzee and Antony will have to settle for a place on the bench.
Man Utd vs Wolves expected lineup
Onana; Mazraoui, De Ligt, Martínez; Amad, Ugarte, Mainoo, Dalot; Bruno, Garnacho, Hojlund