Good for Joshua Zirkzee, making the most of the opportunity that came his way this past weekend. He scored in United’s big win over Crystal Palace on Saturday, having been given a rare chance to play major minutes, due to the injuries to Matheus Cunha and Benjamin Sesko. With Cunha now back in training, will Zirkzee retain his spot against West Ham?
So is he dropped on Thursday night? Maybe it is Mason Mount who gets dropped instead?
Manchester United vs West Ham United
Kickoff: Thursday Dec. 4, 8pm, Old Trafford, Manchester, UK
Man United Preview Material: Team News Starting XI Prediction
West Ham United Preview Material: Team News Starting XI Prediction
League Standings, Form: West Ham 17th, 11 pts, LWWDL Man United 7th, 24 pts, WDDLW
Google Probability: Man United win 66% Draw 19% West Ham win 15%
Or, and hear me out on this, is there a way that Cunha, Mount and Zirkzee can all play? If that is the case, then we think it may look like this. Maybe this is a bit uncoventional and unorthodox, but hey, this is what we came up with.
Manchester United Predicted Starting XI vs West Ham United
Senne Lammens; Leny Yoro, Matthijs de Ligt, Luke Shaw; Patrick Dorgu, Mason Mount, Bruno Fernandes, Amad Diallo; Matheus Cunha, Joshua Zirkzee, Bryan Mbeumo
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