Paul Scholes issued a damning verdict on misfiring Manchester United after the Reds drew another blank in a listless defeat to West Ham.
06.12.2023 - 19:51 / manchestereveningnews.co.uk
Erik ten Hag has named his starting line-up for Manchester United's Premier League showdown with Chelsea at Old Trafford this evening, making a handful of changes.
United, who were 4-1 winners the last time the two sides met, will be looking to get back to winning ways after Saturday's 1-0 defeat to Newcastle United at James' Park. Anthony Gordon scored the only goal of the game to end the Reds' three-game winning league run.
It means Ten Hag will be determined to see a strong response from his players, many of whom were criticised by supporters for their lack of effort at the weekend. The Dutchman, as expected, has decided to make a few changes to the side that started on Tyneside, making four in total.
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Victor Lindelof, Sofyan Amrabat, Rasmus Hojlund and Antony have come into the side, meaning Aaron Wan-Bissaka, Kobbie Mainoo, Anthony Martial and Marcus Rashford have dropped out. Each member of the aforementioned quartet are on the bench.
Meanwhile, the likes of Jonny Evans, who is back from injury, Donny van de Beek and Facundo Pellistri have also been named among the substitutes. However, the likes of Lisandro Martinez, Christian Eriksen and Casemiro remain unavailable through injury.
Having made the decision to make four changes to the side that was beaten by Newcastle, Ten Hag will be hoping it has the desired impact, as United go in search of a second successive Premier League home win. It is the omission of Rashford from the starting XI that has attracted the most attention from United's supporters in the immediate aftermath of the team news being confirmed.
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