Manchester United will aim to return to winning ways against Sunderland in the Premier League this afternoon.
The Red Devils have picked up only seven points from their opening six matches. They suffered a 3-1 loss at Brentford last weekend.
Ahead of today’s game against the Black Cats at Old Trafford, we anticipate manager Ruben Amorim to make four changes to the starting line-up.
Formation: 3-4-2-1
Predicted Line-up:
Altay Bayindir made five saves during the recent loss at the Gtech Community Stadium. However, he was also guilty of conceding two poor goals.
He provided Igor Thiago with an easy tap-in for the second goal, while he was caught out of position for Mathias Jensen’s stoppage-time strike.
With today’s game being a must-win, Amorim should hand Senne Lammens his debut between the sticks.
In the backline, there should be one change. Harry Maguire made a high-profile error for the opening Bees goal and should be dropped.
Leny Yoro should get the nod alongside Matthijs de Ligt and Luke Shaw. His ball-carrying ability should be utilised against the Black Cats.
Diogo Dalot had a tough return after injury. He won just one duel and lost possession on 15 occasions playing from the right wing-back role.
Amorim should replace him with Amad, who is back in the squad after a family bereavement.
The Ivorian possesses a natural attacking mindset and should link up with Bryan Mbeumo far better than Dalot, who is more defensive-minded.
In his pre-match presser, the manager acknowledged that Amad provides an extra man in attack and tends to excel in one-on-one situations.
Patrick Dorgu is guaranteed to start from the left wing-back role, in our view.
In midfield, Casemiro should be reinstated ahead of Manuel Ugarte in the number six position.
The Brazilian has the ability to make line-breaking and defence-splitting passes, which could be key to creating chances against the Black Cats.
Bruno Fernandes has not been in the best of form and has already squandered a couple of penalties during the ongoing league campaign.
Despite this, he has the complete backing from Amorim as the captain. He will undoubtedly retain his number eight position this afternoon.
The United attack should stay unchanged. Matheus Cunha and Bryan Mbeumo are expected to line up in the attacking midfield department.
Benjamin Sesko scored his maiden United goal last weekend and has the chance to find the back of the net at Old Trafford for the first time.
How Man Utd could line up vs Sunderland
Stats from Sofascore.com
