It’s fun to predict how Louis van Gaal will construct his Manchester United lineup in the wake of all the new summer buys. Everyone has an opinion, but no one really knows what The Iron Tulip will do this season. There’s so many different ways you can go with it. Be creative. Here’s the first Man United starting XI we came up with, after the flurry of transfer activity.
Like the lineup below, it’s also a 4-2-3-1
So without further ado, here’s my projected Man United starting XI
WAYNE ROONEY
MEMPHIS DEPAY JUAN MATA ASHLEY YOUNG
MORGAN SCHNEIDERLIN BASTIAN SCHWEINSTEIGER
LUKE SHAW PHIL JONES MARCOS ROJO MATTEO DARMIAN
DAVID DE GEA
Bench- Chris Smalling, Michael Carrick, Ander Herrera, Daley Blind, Angel Di Maria, Marouane Fellaini, Antonio Valencia, Rafael de la Silva
Of course, feel free to post your own Man United starting XI in the comments section, as well as give your thoughts on the line-ups presented here in the post and in the comments sections.
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