Ruben Amorim‘s Manchester United slipped to their first defeat on Wednesday evening, falling to a 2-0 reverse against set-piece specialists Arsenal at Emirates Stadium. The Red Devils will look to get back on track with a home fixture against Nuno Espirito Santo’s high-flying Nottingham Forest this Saturday, kick-off is at 5.30 PM. Here is the Manchester United predicted lineup for the clash.
Manchester United Predicted Lineup vs Nottingham Forest
How Manchester United Have Lined-up Recently
Under Amorim, United have lined up in a 3-4-2-1 formation, with André Onana in goal behind a defence of Noussair Mazraoui, Matthijs De Ligt and Lisandro Martinez. Amad Diallo and Diogo Dalot have been the most regularly used wing-backs.
In midfield, two of Christian Eriksen, Manuel Ugarte, Casemiro and Kobbie Mainoo have been used, with Bruno Fernandes also tending to drop deeper to gain possession. In attacking midfield, two of Fernandes, Alejandro Garnacho, Marcus Rashford and Mason Mount have operated behind a striker that has either been Rashford, Joshua Zirkzee or Rasmus Hojlund.
Manchester United Recent Form and Tactics
United’s seven game unbeaten run finally came to an end on Wednesday, but former Sporting Lisbon coach Amorim has made a positive start to life at Old Trafford.
Whilst the adjustment to a new system will take time and there will be bumps along the road as we saw this week, the stability of the defence and the re-emergence of players such as Mason Mount in an offensive midfield role show that the new manager is already having a positive effect on the squad.
Manchester United Injuries to Consider
Luke Shaw is once again injured with his return date unclear, whilst Jonny Evans also remains sidelined. Mainoo and Lisandro Martinez will return to the squad after serving suspensions, whilst Victor Lindelof has returned to training but has been ruled out of Saturday’s fixture due to a lack of match fitness.
Manchester United Predicted Lineup
GK: André Onana
RCB: Noussair Mazraoui
CB: Matthijs De Ligt
LCB: Lisandro Martinez
RWB: Amad Diallo
LWB: Diogo Dalot
CM: Christian Eriksen
CM: Manuel Ugarte
RAM: Bruno Fernandes
LAM: Marcus Rashford
ST: Rasmus Hojlund