MANCHESTER UNITED are set to welcome back Lisandro Martinez as they bring the curtain down on 2022.
The Red Devils face off against a rejuvenated Wolves on Saturday aiming to ramp up the pressure on fourth-place Tottenham by collecting all three points.
And Erik ten Hag is set to welcome back two major stars for the clash.
The first of these is Martinez, who has returned after celebrating Argentina’s World Cup win.
This will allow him to once again have his first-choice pairing at centre-back after he played Luke Shaw in the position against Nottingham Forest due to lack of options.
It came with Harry Maguire coming off the back of an illness and subsequently only featuring in the closing stages of the game.
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Following a strong World Cup the Englishman may have had a chance to convince Ten Hag he is worthy of more minutes, but now it may go down as a missed opportunity.
But if Martinez is deemed unfit to play from the start, Ten Hag could give Maguire a chance or may opt to once again use Shaw as an emergency CB with Tyrell Malacia in at left-back.
Portugal star Diogo Dalot could be the other big name to return after he recovered from a hamstring injury.
However, Aaron Wan-Bissaka looks like a new player since domestic football returned, and may have done enough to convince his manager to keep faith with him for a little while longer.
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Fred, scorer of United’s third goal against Forest, may be brought in to rest Christian Eriksen given the rapid turnaround of fixtures during the festive period.
Further up the pitch, while Antony will be expected to start, a poor game from him against Forest could lead to Ten Hag giving youngster Alejandro Garnacho a run out instead.
Source: Soccer - thesun.co.uk
