Manchester United return to Premier League action in a must-win tie against Alvaro Arbeloa's Fulham side.
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Manchester United have just one match left before the first international break of the campaign: a trip to Craven Cottage, which has now become a must-win match for Michael Carrick.
The Red Devils looked worse than poor against Brighton in the Carabao Cup, despite taking a 2-0 lead thanks to Shea Lacey and Mason Mount. A mix-up between Ayden Heaven and Karl Darlow saw the advantage drop to one before half-time, and the less said about the second half, the better.
Pressure has seemingly begun to mount on Michael Carrick, as United have just four points from four Premier League matches, having played two newly promoted sides.
Fulham are yet to win this season, but a win could take them above Manchester United. That says it all.
Man Utd Predicted XI vs Fulham
Senne Lammens has to return to the starting lineup after Darlow's poor debut against Brighton and Hove Albion, and the Belgian could be needed if Manchester United have another poor start.
The backline is difficult to pick. Diogo Dalot and Noussair Mazraoui were both poor on Wednesday, as was Leny Yoro, who would be next in line at right-back. Carrick will likely stick with the Portuguese full-back.
Patrick Dorgu was reportedly handed a rest in the Carabao Cup, so he should start at left-back, although Carrick did speak on Luke Shaw's fitness in his pre-match press conference.
Central defence will see two changes: Harry Maguire and Lisandro Martínez will replace Heaven and Yoro, hopefully bringing some much-needed stability into the backline.
Fresh off a gritty draw at Anfield, the Cottagers aim to exploit a fragile Manchester United side reeling from consecutive defeats and mounting pressure on Michael Carrick.roundtable.ioFulham Boss Alvaro Arbeloa Makes Michael Carrick "Under Pressure" Claim
Fresh off a gritty draw at Anfield, the Cottagers aim to exploit a fragile Manchester United side reeling from consecutive defeats and mounting pressure on Michael Carrick.
As well as Shaw, Carrick also hinted that Carlos Baleba could be involved on Sunday afternoon, but a start seems unlikely, even with Manchester United's poor form. Instead, Kobbie Mainoo will return to the starting lineup alongside Youri Tielemans.
Bruno Fernandes will undoubtedly keep his place at No.10, despite his poor cameo from the bench against Brighton. While Mount scored from the position, he did little else to show he should be playing.
Another scorer against Brighton was Shea Lacey, who should be handed a start in the Premier League, given he was one of few to come out with any credit in mid-week.
With Lacey on the right, Bryan Mbeumo can return to centre-forward, seeing Matheus Cunha and Benjamin Šeško drop to the bench, and Marcus Rashford keep his place on the left wing.
Manchester United predicted XI vs Fulham: Lammens, Dalot, Maguire, Martínez, Dorgu, Mainoo, Tielemans, Lacey, Fernandes (C), Rashford, Mbeumo.