Harry Maguire will be in contention to return to the Manchester United lineup when they take on Nottingham Forest at the City Ground on Saturday.
Manchester United will aim to continue the recent winning run when they lock horns with Nottingham Forest at the City Ground on Saturday afternoon. Ruben Amorim has received a positive update on the team news front of his side’s latest fixture.
Harry Maguire is closing in on returning after recovering from a muscular issue, and the English international faces a late fitness test to determine his availability. However, Lisandro Martinez remains on the sidelines, although the Argentine international has resumed training.
The 2022 FIFA World Cup winner should be in contention to feature after the international break. Meanwhile, during his pre-match press conference, Amorim provided fitness updates on Maguire and Martinez.
The Manchester United manager said, “He [Martinez] wants to go to this one, he is not going to this one, he is going to take time. He started training with us but we had to change some things in the exercise for him, so slowly he is going to get better.”
“He is really good, he is really good, and he gives us that edge in every training session and that is also really good for us. The rest of the guys, we have one more day [of training], I don’t know about Harry Maguire. I think the rest is fit.”
Senne Lammens picks himself between the sticks, with Manchester United lining up in a 3-4-2-1 formation in front of him against Nottingham Forest on Saturday. The backline will feature Leny Yoro, Matthijs de Ligt, and Luke Shaw. Amad Diallo and Diogo Dalot will continue as the two wing-backs.
The wide duo will provide width in the final third and protect the centre-backs. As for the midfield unit, there is no looking past Bruno Fernandes and Casemiro in the middle of the park. Finally, Benjamin Sesko will spearhead the Manchester United attack against Nottingham Forest, with Matheus Cunha and Bryan Mbeumo completing the numbers in the offensive third. So, Mason Mount and Joshua Zirkzee will be backup options on the bench.
Predicted Manchester United XI: Lammens; Yoro, de Ligt, Shaw; Amad, Casemiro, Bruno Fernandes, Dalot; Mbeumo, Cunha; Sesko