On Thursday night, Man United will play Sheriff Tiraspol in their penultimate Europa League Group E matchup.
an early peek at the starting lineup that Manchester United supporters want the Reds to use against Sheriff.
an early peek at the starting lineup that Manchester United supporters want the Reds to use against Sheriff.
When Manchester United hosts Sheriff Tiraspol at Old Trafford for their penultimate group match this evening, they will be aiming to keep their chances of winning their Europa League group alive.
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United, who defeated Moldova 2-0 in the reverse match last month, will advance to the competition’s knockout rounds with just a point. To avoid a two-leg play-off round match in February and to automatically advance to the competition’s last-16, they must win the group, though.
The Reds, who are now in second place in the group, will play Real Sociedad in their last matchup the following week. To have any hope of taking first place in the group, United must win their final two games, especially with Sociedad being heavy favourites to defeat Omonia Nicosia this evening.
But United will be extremely confident going into the game with Sheriff. At Stamford Bridge on Saturday, Casemiro’s injury-time header against Chelsea extended their unbeaten streak across all competitions to six games.
Although it is anticipated that United will easily defeat Sheriff this evening, manager Erik ten Hag, like he has done thus far in the Europa League, is not anticipated to take any chances. He will probably start with a good lineup since he wants to win the group and avoid playing in a play-off against a team that finished third in the Champions League.
But how should the Reds lineup this evening, according to United’s supporters? MEN Sport has carefully examined the results of their voting using our interactive widget.
Given that the Spaniard has been a constant throughout this season, it is not unexpected that the fans chose David de Gea to start in goal. This season, he has played every minute of the Europa League, recording two shutouts in his first four games.
The back-four that began against Chelsea is one of two adjustments that the supporters want to see implemented in defence, with the other modification being enforced. With Raphael Varane expected to miss a few weeks due to a hamstring injury, Victor Lindelof will likely fill in at centre defence.
Due to Luke Shaw’s recent success, Tyrell Malacia’s playing time has decreased recently. But tonight, the supporters want to see the summer acquisition return to left-back.
The supporters only want to see one change made in the middle of the field. They want Casemiro to take a break after scoring a last-second equaliser at the weekend so that Scott McTominay, who scored the winning goal in United’s most recent Europa League match, can replace him and team up with Christian Eriksen, Bruno Fernandes, and Scott McTominay.
The biggest discussion topic is probably the fans’ desire to see Cristiano Ronaldo put back in the starting lineup after he refused to come off the bench in the 2-0 victory over Tottenham Hotspur at Old Trafford just over a week ago. Ten Hag stated at his pre-match press conference on Wednesday that he was in the running to return despite being cut from the team for the trip to Chelsea.
The 37-year-old is expected to lead United’s offence, with Antony and Marcus Rashford flanking him on each side. In their prior encounter, Sheriff was the source of Ronaldo’s second goal for United.
What the fans of United want to see in the starting lineup against Sheriff
De Gea; Dalot, Lindelof, Martinez, Malacia; McTominay, Eriksen, Fernandes; Antony, Ronaldo, Rashford.