As he tries to snap a losing streak that has already reached three games, Manchester United manager Erik ten Hag is finally receiving some good news regarding the team’s injury situation. The Red Devils have a Premier League encounter away against Burnley, and a victory is very necessary given that Vincent Kompany’s team has had a slow start to the new season.
Nine of the 11 absentees are out due to injury, while two players (Antony and Jadon Sancho) are unable to participate due to circumstances unconnected to the game itself. Ten Hag has been struggling to manage this list of absentees.
However, there is cause for optimism regarding the likelihood that four of the injured players will be able to take part in Saturday’s game. Tom Heaton, the goalkeeper, is already a candidate to play.
Raphael Varane, Mason Mount, and Kobbie Mainoo—the latter of whom has yet to make an appearance this season—have all returned to training. Sofyan Amrabat, who has yet to play in a game this season, has resumed training, but at this point is thought to be far less fit than the others.
Varane and Mount starting the following match against Burnley right away after being called up from the reserves would not be shocking. Having Varane there to assist steady the defense is undoubtedly a priority considering the team has already conceded 10 goals in only three games.
He is predicted to be a member of the defensive foursome that will line up in front of Andre Onana, alongside Sergio Reguilon, Diogo Dalot, and Lisandro Martinez. On the other hand, Victor Lindelof is likely to be relegated to the bench.
Unfortunately, Luke Shaw, Aaron Wan-Bissaka, and Tyrell Malacia have yet to make a comeback from their injuries.
Despite the fact that both Casemiro and Christian Eriksen delivered below-par performances against Bayern Munich, it seems likely that they will both continue to start in the midfield. This is as a result of Casemiro scoring twice during the game.
On the other hand, you might be in for a surprise. Sofyan Amrabat might replace Eriksen if he is able to recover his fitness in time because Scott McTominay has also been having trouble lately.
Mason Mount is predicted to recuperate quickly and rejoin the starting lineup. In the unlikely case that Amrabat is unable to replace Eriksen, Mount is a player who might be taken into consideration. Ten Hag might attempt a diamond formation in the middle of the field, which was unsuccessful in their game against Brighton, if Amrabat is healthy.
This could indicate that Casemiro retains possession of the ball, Amrabat plays on the left side of the central midfield and Mount on the right (or vice versa), and Bruno Fernandes plays at the position of number 10. Rasmus Hojlund and Marcus Rashford would play the front two positions in this fictitious encounter.
Based on the assumption that Amrabat would be able to participate in tomorrow’s match at 8 p.m., our predicted starting XI is as follows:
