Manchester United can be eager to bounce again from their stoppage-time defeat at Brighton & Hove Albion once they host fierce rivals Liverpool on Sunday within the Premier League.
The Purple Devils are but to search out their ft in 2024/25 after defeat within the Neighborhood Defend on penalties, heartbreak on the Amex Stadium and a nervy late victory over Fulham. A optimistic end result in opposition to Liverpool may kickstart their marketing campaign.
Nonetheless, accidents proceed to make life tough for Erik ten Hag at Outdated Trafford. The Dutch coach is with out his deadline day signing Manuel Ugarte who’s but to be registered, with a number of his new Man Utd teammates caught within the remedy room.
Defence is the place Man Utd are most harm by health considerations, with each senior left-backs Luke Shaw and Tyrell Malacia each sidelined. That implies that Diogo Dalot is prone to begin on the left-hand facet of defence, with new signing Noussair Mazraoui residing at right-back.
One other new recruit can also be out of motion for the Purple Devils. Leny Yoro picked up a nasty harm in pre-season and is unlikely to function till November on the earliest. Fellow centre-back Victor Lindelof is absent with a toe harm, too.
As talked about, Man Utd can be with out Uruguayan midfielder Ugarte for Liverpool’s go to, with the membership failing to register the previous Paris Saint-Germain in time for the weekend fixture. He can be obtainable after the upcoming worldwide break.
Sadly for Ten Hag, he’s with out Mason Mount as soon as once more. The previous Chelsea midfielder picked up an harm in opposition to Brighton final week and is about to overlook the remainder of the month. He spent a lot of final season on the sidelines as nicely.
Joshua Zirkzee made a formidable begin to life at Man Utd with a successful purpose on his debut in opposition to Fulham two weeks in the past, however Ten Hag has typically favoured utilizing Bruno Fernandes as a false 9 thus far this season. Which may be the case this weekend, too.
Fernandes’ inclusion up prime has come because of an harm to Rasmus Hojlund, who picked up a hamstring pressure in opposition to Arsenal in pre-season. The Danish ahead may make his comeback after the worldwide break.
|
Participant |
Damage |
Standing |
|---|---|---|
|
Luke Shaw |
Calf |
Out |
|
Tyrell Malacia |
Knee |
Out |
|
Leny Yoro |
Foot |
Out |
|
Victor Lindelof |
Toe |
Out |
|
Mason Mount |
Unknown |
Out |
|
Rasmus Hojlund |
Hamstring |
Out |
