Antony will play on the right-hand side for Manchester United once his transfer is finalised.
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After losing their opening Premier League game, Manchester United will be looking to bounce back when they face Brentford on Saturday.
Despite an impressive pre-season, United's performance was underwhelming at Old Trafford last Sunday, with Erik ten Hag's side losing 2-1 to Brighton. A lack of sharpness in the final third and sloppy defensive phases handed the Seagulls victory, and Ten Hag will want a much-improved display on Saturday.
A trip to Brentford awaits for United, with the Bees having drawn their opening game against Leicester 2-2. United won 3-1 in this fixture last season, and Ten Hag will hopefully have Cristiano Ronaldo back to full fitness for the trip south.
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Christian Eriksen is expected to start against the side he played for last season, whilst Harry Maguire is set to partner Lisandro Martinez in defence once again. After being introduced off the bench, Ronaldo could start on Saturday, with Anthony Martial still out with a hamstring issue.
So, what line-ups will both teams select? To find out, we used FIFA 22 to get a score prediction for Brentford vs Manchester United, and this is what happened.
To complete this simulation, we used FIFA 22 and updated the squads with the latest transfers. Due to FIFA 22 not having the latest kits, both sides lined up in the kits from the 2021/22 season.
We predict that the Bees could set up in a 4-3-3 formation, with their line-up as follows: Raya; Hickey, Jansson, Mee, Henry; Janelt, Norgaard, Dasilva; Mbuemo, Toney, Wissa.
We then predict that United could set up in a 4-3-3 formation, with their line-up as follows: De Gea; Dalot, Maguire, Martinez, Shaw; McTominay, Fernandes,
Antony will play on the right-hand side for Manchester United once his transfer is finalised.
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