{"id":645537,"date":"2024-09-01T03:00:17","date_gmt":"2024-09-01T07:00:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/?p=645537"},"modified":"2024-08-30T13:43:45","modified_gmt":"2024-08-30T17:43:45","slug":"manchester-united-predicted-lineup-vs-liverpool-for-september-1","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2024\/09\/01\/manchester-united-predicted-lineup-vs-liverpool-for-september-1\/","title":{"rendered":"Manchester United Predicted Lineup vs Liverpool for September 1"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Manchester United will look to get back to winning ways in a mouthwatering fixture against bitter rivals Liverpool at Old Trafford this Sunday (Kick off 4PM). Here is the Manchester United predicted lineup for the showdown.<\/p>\n<h2>Manchester United Predicted Lineup for Clash vs Liverpool<\/h2>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Erik&#39;s team news for Sunday&#39;s game, as he confirms two Reds will miss out \u2139\ufe0f\u2b07\ufe0f<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\/PL?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">#PL<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Manchester United (@ManUtd) <a  href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ManUtd\/status\/1829499093065875778?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">August 30, 2024<\/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>Manchester United have started the season in Erik ten Hag&#8217;s preferred 4-2-3-1 formation, with Andr\u00e9 Onana in goal.<\/p>\n<p>In defence, new signings Noussair Mazraoui and Portuguese international Diogo Dalot have been the starting full-backs, with Harry Maguire and Lisandro Martinez the starting centre-back partnership so far this season.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Read More:<\/strong>\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2024\/08\/30\/west-ham-carney-chukwuemeka-manchester-united\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_self\">West Ham \u2018Trying\u2019 to Poach Manchester United Target Hailed as \u2018Wonderkid\u2019<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Casemiro and Kobbie Mainoo have been the anchors in midfield, with Amad, Mason Mount and Marcus Rashford behind false nine Bruno Fernandes, who has been deputising in the advanced role in the absence of Rasmus Hojlund.<\/p>\n<h3>Manchester United Recent Form and Tactics<\/h3>\n<p>After the Community Shield defeat to Manchester City, Manchester United have a win and a loss to their name in the two Premier League fixtures, an opening day victory against Fulham and a last-minute away loss to Brighton last time out.<\/p>\n<p>Despite a mixed bag of results, there seems to be more coherence in the way they have set up this season, with Mount and Fernandes having been instrumental in the Red Devils&#8217; improved pressing structure, evident even in the defeat to Brighton last weekend.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Read More:<\/strong>\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2024\/08\/30\/chelsea-jadon-sancho-manchester-united-transfer\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_self\">\u2018Total Green Light\u2019: Chelsea Project Attracts \u2018Excellent\u2019 Player With Talks Taking Place Now<\/a><\/p>\n<p>With Casemiro seemingly in better shape and back to the kind of form that convinced Manchester United to shell out \u00a370 million to Real Madrid for his services, there is a defensive solidity to the team that was sorely lacking last season. The 4-2-3-1 system is paying dividends with a solid defensive pairing and an active trio behind the striker.<\/p>\n<h3>Injuries to Consider<\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2024\/08\/24\/manchester-united-mason-mount-injury-blow\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_self\">Mount<\/a> has sustained a thigh injury that will keep him out for several weeks, adding himself to a busy Manchester United treatment room. Defenders Luke Shaw and Victor Lindelof are expected to be out until mid-September with calf and ankle injuries respectively, whilst Rasmus Hojlund is not expected back until the end of the month with a thigh injury. Tyrell Malacia (Knee) and L\u00e9ny Yoro (Ankle) are longer-term absentees.<\/p>\n<h3>Manchester United Predicted Lineup<\/h3>\n<p>GK: Andr\u00e9 Onana<\/p>\n<p>RB: Noussair Mazraoui<\/p>\n<p>CB: Matthijs De Ligt<\/p>\n<p>CB: Lisandro Martinez<\/p>\n<p>LB: Diogo Dalot<\/p>\n<p>CM: Casemiro<\/p>\n<p>CM: Kobbie Mainoo<\/p>\n<p>RW: Amad Diallo<\/p>\n<p>CAM: Bruno Fernandes<\/p>\n<p>LW: Alejandro Garnacho<\/p>\n<p>ST: Joshua Zirkzee<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Manchester United will look to get back to winning ways in a mouthwatering fixture against bitter rivals Liverpool at Old Trafford this Sunday (Kick off 4PM). Here is the Manchester United predicted lineup for the showdown. 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