Marcus Rashford missed Manchester United's 4-2 FA Cup win over Newport County at Rodney Parade on Sunday.
14.01.2024 - 07:35 / manchestereveningnews.co.uk
Manchester United will be looking to pick up their first league win in 2024 on Sunday afternoon when Erik ten Hag's side welcome Tottenham to Old Trafford.
Sunday's clash will be United's first league game in 15 days, with Ten Hag's men securing their spot in the fourth round of the FA Cup after beating Wigan Athletic 2-0 in the third round on Monday. Attention turns back to the league now for United, with a tough test against Spurs awaiting them.
Victory on Sunday would see Ten Hag's side move to seventh in the Premier League table and go level on points with West Ham United in sixth, with the Hammers currently possessing a +8 goal difference on United. Andre Onana will be available for Ten Hag, with the Cameroonian goalkeeper missing his country's first game in the African Cup of Nations to stay with United.
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So, could United pick up their first league win in 2024? Let's take a look.
We simulated the game using EA FC 24 and updated each squad with the latest injuries and suspensions to get the most accurate results possible. We predict that United could line up in a 4-3-3 formation, with their line-up as follows: Onana; Dalot, Varane, Evans, Shaw; Mainoo, Fernandes, McTominay; Rashford, Hojlund, Garnacho.
We predict that Spurs could set up in a 4-2-3-1 formation, with their line-up as follows: Vicario; Porro, Dragusin, Van de Ven, Udogie; Skipp, Bentancur, Kulusevski; Johnson, Richarlison, Werner.
The biggest chances in the opening 30 minutes fell to Spurs with the pace of Timo Werner causing trouble for United down the left, but the German's final product fell short on a few occasions as
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