Erik ten Hag led Manchester United team will be in action today in the first leg of the Manchester Derby away from home against their local rival, Manchester City at the Etihad Stadium....CONTINUE READING
The Red Devils going into the game will be hoping to secure the whole maximum three points to continue their league winning streaks which is now on a four-game running, since their last back-to-back defeats in first two league openers against Brighton and Hove Albion and Brentford respectively.
The Erik ten Hag’s side could be the favourite to win the contest later today noting that their last eight visits to the Etihad Stadium ended in five wins, two losses and just one draw.
David de Gea is expected to be in between the stick having been the preferred number one choice of goalkeeper with the central defence duo of Lisandro Martinez and Raphael Varane, alongside Tyrell Malacia and Diogo Dalot playing from the left-back and right-back position respectively to complete the four-man defence line.
The midfield trio of Bruno Fernandes, Casemiro and Christian Eriksen could be deployed at the heart of the centre-field with Casemiro playing more of the defensive role to help the defenders, while the other two are expected to play more of the offensive role to help get the ball advanced upfront to complement the attackers.
The attacking trio of Jadon Sancho, Marcus Rashford and Antony Dos Santos could be deployed at the heart heart of the forward line with Rashford expected to play as the main hitman while the other two are expected to play from the left-wing and right-wing position respectively in the 4-3-3 formation.
