ERIK TEN HAG is set to recall two forgotten men into the Manchester United starting XI to face Burnley tonight.
The Red Devils return to competitive action in the last 16 of the Carabao Cup at Old Trafford.
And the Dutch boss looks on course to hand spots in the starting XI to both Martin Dubravka and Aaron Wan-Bissaka.
Goalkeeper Dubravka joined United on loan in the summer but made his only appearance in the round-three win over Aston Villa with David De Gea playing the rest of the 20 games.
Dubravka has been on the bench a further nine times while ex-Burnley stopper Tom Heaton has made 16 matchday squads in 2022-23 – but is yet to feature.
At right-back, Wan-Bissaka will make just his second appearance of the season when the Clarets make the short trip to Manchester for the 8pm kick-off.
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The defender came on for the final four minutes of the 2-1 win over Liverpool way back on August 22.
He has been kept out of the team by injury and Diogo Dalot’s form.
But with Dalot reaching the World Cup quarter-finals with Portugal, the former Palace man gets his chance.
Ten Hag knows the Carabao Cup is a realistic shot at ending the Red Devils’ six-year trophy drought.
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Chelsea, Tottenham and Arsenal all crashed out in the previous round while heavyweights Manchester City and Liverpool face each other tomorrow.
Newcastle, Wolves, Southampton and Leicester booked their spots in the quarter-finals on Tuesday.
However, former Etihad skipper Vincent Kompany will be desperate to inflict more pain on rivals United – this time as Burnley boss.
The Belgian has his Turf Moor side flying high, three points clear at the top of the Championship.
Burnley won their first two matches after the World Cup break, scoring three past QPR and Middlesbrough.
For United, though, this is their first competitive match since November 13.
They lost both friendlies during their training camp in Spain, 4-2 to Cadiz and then 1-0 to Real Betis.
Dubravka conceded four against Cadiz while Wan-Bissaka, Victor Lindelof, Brandon Williams, Anthony Martial, Scott McTominay and Alejandro Garnacho were among the group to start the two defeats.
Source: Soccer - thesun.co.uk
