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It’s not true that there’s nothing to play for as Manchester United take the sphere for the final Premier League match of their dismal 2024/25 marketing campaign in opposition to Aston Villa at this time.
The Pink Devils may end as little as seventeenth and as excessive as 14th relying on their and others’ outcomes, which suggests a distinction of round £10 million in prize cash.
It’s due to this fact doubtless head coach Ruben Amorim will put out a facet he thinks can win the sport, however he’s prone to additionally lay a basis for the kind of facet he needs to start out constructing for the 2025/26 season.
Andre Onana is one participant who may very well be sidelined after a poor season, giving Altay Bayindir an opportunity in aim.
Ayden Heaven and Leny Yoro are prone to begin and signify beacons of hope for subsequent season. Harry Maguire may very well be the third centre again if Matthijs de Ligt has not recovered from harm.
With Victor Lindelof and Jonny Evans set to go away and Lisandro Martinez injured, it’s potential that Amorim will look to Heaven, De Ligt and Yoro as youthful beginning trio going ahead, with Maguire, Luke Shaw, Noussair Mazraoui and Martinez as backups.
Diogo Dalot is a trusted lieutenant so he may play at this time at proper wing again, with Patrick Dorgu on the left.
Bruno Fernandes and Manuel Ugarte may very well be the central midfield pair. There have been stories of an enormous provide from Saudi Arabia for Fernandes so if he doesn’t make the beginning XI, rumours will unfold like wildfire.
Casemiro, Toby Collyer and Kobbie Mainoo are additionally choices to start out the sport.
Up entrance, it’s doubtless that Amorim lastly pulls the plug on Rasmus Hojlund’s dreadful marketing campaign and offers the even youthful Chido Obi a begin.
With Alejandro Garnacho on his method out of the membership, Josh Zirkzee and Amad will most likely help Obi, though Mason Mount is another choice.
If outcomes give solution to sentimentality, Lindelof, Jonny Evans and Christian Eriksen would possibly function in some unspecified time in the future as they are saying goodbye to the membership.
With all that in thoughts, right here is our predicted beginning XI for at this time’s 4pm kick-off at Outdated Trafford:
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