MANCHESTER UNITED host rivals City in another eagerly-anticipated derby this Saturday.
The Red Devils welcome their Manchester rivals to Old Trafford desperate for a result in a bid to get over their European catastrophe midweek.
How Man Utd could line-up for this weekend’s derby
United lost 3-2 to RB Leipzig in their final Champions League group game needing only a point to progress to the last-16.
Instead, they now go into the Europa League last-32 draw after finishing third.
Man Utd currently sit sixth in the Premier League just one point and one place above Pep Guardiola’s City.
However, Ole Gunnar Solskjaer may have to make do without in-form striker Edinson Cavani for the 183rd Manchester derby.
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The Uruguayan has not recovered from the knock sustained during last weekend’s win over West Ham.
Solskjaer did have some good new for fans, though, as he revealed Anthony Martial would be fit to play following his own injury battle.
The Old Trafford boss said: “Anthony will definitely be involved.
“Edinson has been on the grass today, but I’m not sure if he’ll make it.
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“Apart from that, we’ve had a couple of days of recovery and we should be ready.”
The update means David De Gea is expected to keep his place in goal, despite struggling with an injury ever since the 3-2 win over Southampton.
Luke Shaw will fight with Alex Telles for the starting left-back spot, with Aaron Wan-Bissaka on the opposite flank.
Harry Maguire and Victor Lindelof look set to continue their partnership in the heart of the back-four in a 4-2-3-1.
In midfield, Fred could return having been banned in Europe AND left out of last weekend’s win over West Ham.
The Brazilian will hope to start alongside Scott McTominay in the two deeper midfield positions, with Nemanja Matic also hoping to get a look in.
Bruno Fernandes is a near-certainty to start in the No10 role, with Donny van de Beek expected to start on the bench.
Anthony Martial appears to be the man tasked with leading the line, with Marcus Rashford and Mason Greenwood expected to start on the wings.
Rashford could be given the chance to lead the line, with Martial on the left wing, while Juan Mata will hope to start at right-wing, with Greenwood having played midweek.
However, Solskjaer could opt to continue with his 3-4-1-2 experiment.
In that scenario, Shaw would likely join Maguire and Lindelof in a back-three, with Axel Tuanzebe also in with a chance of starting.
Wan-Bissaka and Telles would then line-up in the wing-back slots, with two central midfielders.
Rashford and Martial would almost certainly start together in central-striking roles, with Fernandes just behind them.
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Source: Soccer - thesun.co.uk
