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Manchester United may not have gotten their Premier League season off to a good start, but it is safe to say that there were a lot of promising signs for the club to take forward and build on for their second game against Fulham.
The Red Devils played Arsenal in their first game of the campaign. The Gunners sneaked to a 1-0 win at the Old Trafford in a game that should have overwhelmingly gone in Man Utd’s favour but the team needed to be more clinical.
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Amorim now has a chance to set his team up to get off the mark against Fulham. Marco Silva’s side are a resilient and tricky customer to have to encounter but based on the sheer attacking firepower, Man Utd should get through in this game.
Ahead of the game, it was confirmed that Lisandro Martinez and Noussair Mazraoui are the only two confirmed absentees for Amorim. With this in mind, here is how the Portuguese tactician can line-up against Fulham.
In goal, Altay Bayindir is expected to continue even though Andre Onana is back in the mix. It seems like the Portuguese tactician clearly prefers the Turkish international at this point in time.
In front of him, Leny Yoro and Matthijs de Ligt feel like certainties in central defense with Ayden Heaven getting a chance and Luke Shaw getting rested.
The wing-backs could see Dorgu continuing on the left with Amad Diallo coming in as an attack-minded option on the right. Midfield is likely to retain a similar outlook to the one that started against Arsenal with Casemiro and Bruno.
In the attack, there is absolutely no doubt that Matheus Cunha and Bryan Mbeumo are set to retain their places.
The only question mark comes in the form of Benjamin Sesko and the Slovenian could replace Mason Mount in attack.
On paper, it looks like a very strong XI from Amorim and one that is likely to get the job done against Fulham. However, football is a funny game and only time will tell how exactly this situation plays out.