Manchester United and Fulham are gearing up for a head-to-head encounter in the Premier League at Craven Cottage. Both managers are expected to make notable rotations compared to their midweek cup matches.
Fulham's boss, Alvaro Arbeloa, is set to reinstate key players who were rested during their cup victory against West Ham. Bernd Leno will return to goal, while Kelvin Bassi, Oscar Bobb, Josh King, and Gonzalo Garcia are likely to start upfront. Unfortunately, the hosts will be without Tom Cairney and Kenny Tete due to injuries, although Ryan Sessegnon could make the squad.
Fulham's projected lineup (4-2-3-1):
Leno — Castagne, Affengruber, Bassi, Robinson — Berge, Charles — Bobb, King, Iwobi — Garcia.
Manchester United also face some absences with Amad Diallo, Matthijs de Ligt, Manuel Ugarte, and Tom Heaton still sidelined. However, Michael Carrick is hopeful of welcoming back fit-again Luke Shaw and new signing Carlos Baleba. Shaw is expected to slot straight into the left-back position.
After a much-needed rest midweek, Harry Maguire and Lisandro Martinez are set to return to strengthen United's defence, with Senne Lammens taking the number one spot. Yuri Tielemans and Kobbie Mainu are tipped to anchor the midfield. Up front, Carrick looks to Mateus Cunha as his main man, while Benjamin Sesko will start on the bench. Cunha will have support in the attacking third from Bryan Mbeumo, Bruno Fernandes, and Marcus Rashford.
Manchester United's projected lineup (4-2-3-1):
Lammens — Dalot, Maguire, Martinez, Shaw — Tielemans, Mainu — Mbeumo, Fernandes, Rashford — Cunha.
