{"id":623842,"date":"2023-05-25T07:00:45","date_gmt":"2023-05-25T11:00:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/?p=623842"},"modified":"2023-05-24T17:31:34","modified_gmt":"2023-05-24T21:31:34","slug":"manchester-united-predicted-lineup-vs-chelsea","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2023\/05\/25\/manchester-united-predicted-lineup-vs-chelsea\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8216;Absolutely Brilliant&#8217; Star Is Back: Manchester United Predicted Lineup vs Chelsea"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Manchester United are ready to host Chelsea in their penultimate Premier League game of the 2022\/23 season on Thursday, May 25. Last Word on Sports tries to put together a Manchester United Predicted Lineup as the Red Devils aim to secure UEFA Champions League qualification with a big win.<\/p>\n<h2>Manchester United Predicted Lineup vs Chelsea<\/h2>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Back in training \u2714\ufe0f<br \/>Raring to go \ud83d\udd25<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/MUFC?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">#MUFC<\/a> || <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/MUNCHE?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">#MUNCHE<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/41QlVu0OGx\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">pic.twitter.com\/41QlVu0OGx<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Manchester United (@ManUtd) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ManUtd\/status\/1661033746118635522?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">May 23, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h3>How Manchester United Have Lined-Up Recently<\/h3>\n<p>Erik ten Hag appears to have found his ideal XI for the final stretch of the season, especially with a few injuries hampering the strength of his squad. The Dutchman has been loyal to most of his summer signings with the likes of <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2023\/02\/26\/manchester-united-player-ratings-carabou-cup-final\/\" target=\"_self\">Carabao Cup final hero<\/a> Casemiro, the tricky<a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2022\/09\/01\/antony-completes-manchester-united-transfer\/\" target=\"_self\"> big-money signing<\/a> Antony and Christian Eriksen featuring heavily.<\/p>\n<p>Bruno Fernandes has also been an ever-present figure alongside the likes of Luke Shaw and Marcus Rashford &#8211; who is <a href=\"https:\/\/www.manutd.com\/en\/news\/detail\/every-word-from-part-one-of-erik-ten-hag-pre-match-press-conference-for-man-utd-v-chelsea-may-2023\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">likely to be back<\/a> for this game after missing the last few ones due to injuries. Alejandro Garnacho, who <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2023\/04\/28\/new-alejandro-garnacho-contract\/\" target=\"_self\">recently signed a new contract<\/a>, is also being slowly phased back into the team.<\/p>\n<h3>Manchester United Recent Form and Tactics<\/h3>\n<p>The Red Devils have been in relatively topsy-turvy form in the Premier League in recent weeks, having lost two of their last five games. However, they&#8217;ve been in fine form at Old Trafford and won their last four consecutive home games in the league.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Read More<\/strong>: <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2023\/05\/24\/manchester-united-diogo-dalot-new-contract\/\" target=\"_self\">Manchester United in Advanced Talks to Extend Diogo Dalot Contract<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Ten Hag has encouraged his side to employ a very attack-minded, high-press style in home games this season. He&#8217;s mostly stuck with a 4-3-3 formation, but most of their attacks are created through the wide areas &#8211; with the wingers often tasked to carry the ball forward from deeper areas &#8211; before either cutting into the central areas or allowing the wing-backs to send in crosses.<\/p>\n<p>United have shown a better tendency to win the ball in key areas in home games, with the midfielders also given encouragement to make late runs into the final third to improve their goal-scoring capability &#8211; while the backline tends to be higher up as well to keep up the intensity on the opposition side and help control games better.<\/p>\n<h3>Manchester United Key Players<\/h3>\n<p><a id=\"Aa2KTTmeR1lPYcpm-u5IiA\" class=\"gie-single\" style=\"color: #a7a7a7; text-decoration: none; font-weight: normal !important; border: none; display: inline-block;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.gettyimages.com\/detail\/1489341681\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Embed from Getty Images<\/a><script>window.gie=window.gie||function(c){(gie.q=gie.q||[]).push(c)};gie(function(){gie.widgets.load({id:'Aa2KTTmeR1lPYcpm-u5IiA',sig:'DLX97AlEHovRwmQftjzCRAiijWXNRz-WeV7xVSHC058=',w:'594px',h:'434px',items:'1489341681',caption: true ,tld:'com',is360: false })});<\/script><script src='\/\/embed-cdn.gettyimages.com\/widgets.js' charset='utf-8' async><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Rashford has been the go-to man for the Red Devils this season and was <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/sport\/football\/article-11761207\/Paul-Scholes-praises-Marcus-Rashford-Manchester-United-star-continued-excellent-form.html\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">hailed as &#8216;absolutely brilliant&#8217;<\/a> by club legend Paul Scholes a few months ago for his heroics. The Englishman will aim to return with a bang, making clever off-the-ball runs to get in behind the backline and finish chances clinically to get back to scoring ways.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Read More<\/strong>: <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2023\/05\/16\/manchester-united-marcel-sabitzer-future\/\" target=\"_self\">Manchester United Yet to Make Final Decision on Marcel Sabitzer Future<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Fernandes will also play a key role in determining the result. He&#8217;ll need to be clever in drawing away the attention of the Chelsea midfielders and play smart passes to send his forwards through on goal. Antony&#8217;s dribbling ability is well known, but he needs to be more accurate with his final product to really make an impact &#8211; while Garnacho will aim to maintain his reputation as a &#8216;trump card&#8217; by making exciting runs into the final third and try to finish chances clinically.<\/p>\n<h3>Manchester United Injuries to Consider<\/h3>\n<p>Lisandro Martinez still remains out for the rest of the season for the Red Devils, while Donny van de Beek and <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2023\/01\/31\/bayern-munich-manchester-united-marcel-sabitzer\/\" target=\"_self\">January signing Marcel Sabitzer<\/a> are also unlikely to feature anymore this season.<\/p>\n<h3>Manchester United Predicted Lineup<\/h3>\n<p>David de Gea, Diogo Dalot, Raphael Varane, Victor Lindelof, Luke Shaw, Casemiro, Christian Eriksen, Bruno Fernandes, Antony, Alejandro Garnacho, Marcus Rashford.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Manchester United are ready to host Chelsea in their penultimate Premier League game of the 2022\/23 season on Thursday, May 25. Last Word on Sports tries to put together a Manchester United Predicted Lineup as the Red Devils aim to secure UEFA Champions League qualification with a big win. 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