Manchester United welcome Bournemouth to Old Trafford on Saturday afternoon, here is our predicted line-up for the Premier League match.
Erik ten Hag will be buzzing after Wednesday’s 2-1 win over Chelsea in which the scoreline in fact flattered the visitors.
Manchester United were brilliant and Alejandro Garnacho in particular was unstoppable down the left wing, making a mockery of not only Marc Cucurella but Reece James too.
Scott McTominay bagged a brace in the game, taking his tally to six and making him the club’s top scorer this campaign.
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But as December rolls on, so does United, which entails a visit from the Cherries who have been in decent form themselves lately.
Here is our predicted XI to face Bournemouth…
Manchester United predicted line-up
Given how excellent the display was against Chelsea midweek, we expect Erik ten Hag will largely stick with the same team against Bournemouth.
That begins in goal with Andre Onana looking to continue in the golden glove race by securing another after failing to do so against Chelsea.
Moving into defence, Diogo Dalot keeps his place after performing well against the Blues. On the left, Sergio Reguilon comes in to replace Luke Shaw after his best performance in a United shirt.
In central defence, Shaw starts on the left with Victor Lindelof moving to the bench. Harry Maguire will then start on the right side of the pairing, this all-English combination has been quite successful in recent games.
Moving into the midfield sees the second change in team selection with Kobbie Mainoo replacing Sofyan Amrabat. Amrabat was brilliant against Chelsea however the manager seems keen on rotating this pair game by game lately so it could continue here.
Alongside Mainoo will be the goalscoring hero McTominay who’s almost undroppable at this point.
In attacking midfield Bruno Fernandes should start with Antony also keeping his place on the right in the continued absence of Marcus Rashford.
Garnacho starts again on the left as he continues to become one of the key players in the team game after game.
Rasmus Hojlund then keeps his place up-front given how impactful his pressing is on the team’s performance.
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