It looks like Manchester United manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer will have to cobble together another makeshift line-up this weekend when his side heads to the London Stadium to take on West Ham. It will be interesting to see if malcontent Nemanja Matic remains his place alongside Scott McTominay, as Paul Pogba will miss another match due to an ankle problem.
That pairing could United a little more defensive balance against the Irons, but there are still a lot of questions moving forward. If Daniel James can’t go, a start could be handed to Andreas Pereira again, or maybe even one of the youngsters who saw major minutes in the win over FC Astana last night in Europa League action.
That all said, here’s what we went with.
Manchester United Starting XI Prediction at West Ham United
Marcus Rashford
Daniel James Juan Mata Jesse Lingard
Nemanja Matic Scott McTominay
Ashley Young Victor Lindelof Harry Maguire Aaron Wan-Bissaka
David de Gea
Manchester United vs West Ham United FYIs
Team news for both sides: go to this link
Starting XI Predictions: Man United West Ham
Kickoff: Sun Sept 22, London Stadium 2:00 pm local
Google Result Probability: Manchester United win 43%, Draw 27%, West Ham win 10%
Premier League Form Guide: Manchester United WDLDW West Ham United DWWDL
Odds via SB Nation: Manchester United win +105, Draw +270, West Ham United win +240
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