Manchester United take on Lyon in the first leg of the Europa League quarter-final on the road tonight.
The Red Devils are unbeaten in the European competition but face a stern challenge against Lyon, who have been in impressive form in Ligue 1.
Ahead of the game, we anticipate manager Ruben Amorim will make two changes from the goalless draw against Manchester City in the Premier League.
Formation: 3-4-2-1
Predicted Line-up:
Altay Bayindir is back in the squad after recovering from a foot injury, but Andre Onana is expected to continue between the sticks tonight.
Amorim confirmed in his pre-match press conference that the 29-year-old will start versus Lyon.
We don’t anticipate any changes to the backline. Noussair Mazraoui, Harry Maguire and Leny Yoro are poised to continue in central defence.
Matthijs de Ligt has yet to recover from an ankle injury.
Diogo Dalot and Patrick Dorgu should keep their places in the right and left wing-back positions.
Casemiro had a superb outing in the Manchester derby with multiple duels won, but he could be dropped to the bench for tonight’s encounter.
United must play on the offensive against Les Gones and don’t require two holding midfielders.
Manuel Ugarte’s better mobility should get him the nod. Bruno Fernandes could drop into a deeper midfield role where he has been most effective lately.
Fernandes has made several goal contributions from central midfield since February.
In the final third, Mason Mount could partner Alejandro Garnacho in attacking midfield. The ex-Chelsea man has had a couple of cameo appearances since injury.
Rasmus Hojlund was poor leading the line against City. There could be a straight swap with Zirkzee replacing him. The Dutchman had the best chance in the derby.
How Man Utd could line up vs Lyon
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