Most of Manchester United’s international players have enjoyed plenty of game time over the past 10 days.
26.08.2023 - 06:45 / manchestereveningnews.co.uk
Manchester United will be looking to return to winning ways this afternoon when Erik ten Hag's side host Nottingham Forest in the Premier League.
After an unconvincing 1-0 win over Wolves in United's first game of the season, the performance level failed to improve against Tottenham, with Ten Hag's side falling to a 2-0 defeat in north London. United have the chance to put things right against Forest, but some injury news has left Ten Hag's squad sparse in certain positions.
Luke Shaw has been ruled out for a number of weeks due to a muscle injury, meaning Aaron-Wan Bissaka and Diogo Dalot are the only fit senior full-backs in United's squad. Mason Mount will also be absent through injury, while the clash with Forest is too soon for a Rasmus Hojlund debut.
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So, could United pick up three points against Forest? Let's take a look.
To complete this simulation, we used FIFA 23 and updated the squads with the latest injuries, transfers and suspensions. FIFA 23 is not up to date with the latest kits or numbers, so both sides are in the kits from the 2022/23 season.
We predict that United could set up in a 4-3-3 formation, with their line-up as follows: Onana; Wan-Bissaka, Varane, Martinez, Dalot; Casemiro, Fernandes, Eriksen; Antony, Martial, Rashford.
We predict that the visitors could line up in a 3-4-1-2 formation, with their line-up as follows: Turner; Boly, Worrall, McKenna; Aurier, Yates, Mangala, Aina; Gibbs-White; Johnson, Awoniyi.
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