Manchester United are taking on Brighton on Saturday afternoon as the Premier League continues.
The league campaign continues this weekend at the Amex Stadium.
After Manchester United won on the opening day against Fulham, confidence will be high of also enjoying a successful second outing. However, the challenge will be greater after how impressive Brighton looked against Everton.
Ahead of the game, Erik ten Hag has provided some injury updates, with Victor Lindelof joining the unavailable list. The manager also confirmed that Leny Yoro, Tyrell Malacia, Rasmus Hojlund and Luke Shaw are also all injured this weekend.
Despite these absences, United still have a fairly strong group and we expect a very strong XI to be named against the current league leaders.
Here is our predicted line-up…
How Manchester United could line-up against Brighton
Ten Hag has plenty of big calls to make ahead of the 12:30 pm kick-off against Brighton on Saturday, with almost two strong options in each position, he has the luxury of being selective.
But after the Fulham game, there are some decisions which are already made for him.
Andre Onana
One game, one clean sheet for Andre Onana. He will now bid to keep it that way on Saturday as he starts again without a doubt.
Noussair Mazraoui
For Noussair Mazraoui it was a dream debut, barely putting a foot wrong the Moroccan impressed fans and pundits with Roy Keane in particular an instant fan.
Harry Maguire
Harry Maguire might not be the pick everyone wants to see, with Matthijs de Ligt a player we all want to see in action. But after a team-of-the-week worthy performance against Fulham, Maguire cannot be dropped.
Lisandro Martinez
Alongside Maguire, Lisandro Martinez is another shoo-in with the Argentine being hugely impressive against Fulham as he bullied Adama Traore in duels.
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Diogo Dalot
At left-back, Diogo Dalot should continue. Despite not being a natural, he plays like one and his versatility has been a godsend for Ten Hag. He will have to deal with the threat of Yankuba Minteh though.
Casemiro
For Casemiro, the opening weeks of this season have been very encouraging as he appears to have rolled back the years and therefore we can quite happily predict him to start.
Kobbie Mainoo
Next to Casemiro, who else but Kobbie Mainoo. The academy graduate has had a solid start to the season, but hopefully, he can now kick on and begin showing he is world-class like we know he can.
Alejandro Garnacho
After assisting against Fulham, that is two goal contributions in two games for Alejandro Garnacho and we imagine Ten Hag will start him ahead of Amad Diallo – despite his horror miss.
Bruno Fernandes
It is harsh dropping Mason Mount, but unfortunately United need a striker and therefore it should be Bruno Fernandes in attacking midfield. But if he has another bad day, calls for Mount to start could begin.
Marcus Rashford
Marcus Rashford has not been bad, but he has not been good either. Improvements are needed but he should start here to try and take advantage of Brighton’s ridiculously high line.
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Joshua Zirkzee
Up top, it’s the match-winner from last time out. Joshua Zirkzee became an instant hero with his goal against Fulham. That being said, his start is due to more than that with a striker needed considering the poor finishing on show last week.
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