Manchester United will be looking to bounce back from their shocking upset loss in midweek, as Derby County bounced them from the EFL Cup in a third round match.
Now they’ll head to the London Stadium for a Premier League fixture against West Ham United, who are currently hovering just above the drop zone in the league table. Despite all the dysfunction junction that is like at Old Trafford right now, the Red Devils are heavily favored on Saturday.
Given the ratcheting up tension between manager Jose Mourinho and midfielder Paul Pogba, we are not predicting him in our first team. It appears that the relationship between the two men has now hit a new low.
Look for Luke Shaw to come back into the first team, after having been rested in midweek.
The Sports Bank MUFC Starting XI Prediction
Forwards: Alexis Sanchez, Romelu Lukaku, Marcus Rashford
Midfielders: Fred, Nemanja Matic, Ander Herrera
Defenders: Luke Shaw, Victor Lindelof, Chris Smalling, Antonio Valencia
Goalkeeper: David de Gea
United vs Hammers Injury Report/Match Preview: go to this link
Kick-off: 1230 pm (BST), Saturday Sept 29
Odds via Bet365: United 17/20 Draw 13/5 West Ham 3/1
Prediction: United 1, West Ham 1
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