Swansea City will make a long trip up north to take on Manchester United at Old Trafford on Saturday looking to build on their recent good run in the league. The Swans has pulled off a miracle comeback in the Premier League under new manager Carlos Carvalhal and are currently occupying 14th place in the Premier League standings following a string of positive results in the league over the past few weeks which include victories over both Liverpool and Arsenal.
They are still in danger of being demoted to the Skybet Championship at the end of the season with just three points separating them from 18th placed Southampton going into the final stretch of the campaign.
The recent history of this fixture makes a grim reading for the Welsh outfit as they have not tasted victory in any of their previous five meetings with the Red Devils, drawing one and losing four of those matches. Carvalhal is expected to stick with his favoured 5-4-1 formation and will be without the services of Jordan Ayew who is suspended for this clash after being sent off during their last league outing.
5-4-1 Swansea City Predicted Lineup To Face Manchester United
Defence
Lukasz Fabianski is expected to retain his place in goal for the Swans after keeping a clean sheet away at Huddersfield Town. The Swans’ back five is likely to include Alfie Mawson, Federico Fernandez and Mike van der Hoorn as central defenders while Kyle Naughton and Martin Olsson take up the full-back roles.
Carlos Carvalhal’s side have been in terrific form recently and part of their success has been down to their defence which has just shipped in just two goals in their last four league matches. The Portuguese boss will hope that his back five can keep it tight at the back once again when they face the Red Devils on Saturday.
Midfield
Carlos Carvalhal is expected to choose Andy King and Ki Sung-Yueng as his holding midfielders while Samuel Clucas will feature on the left flank and Andre Ayew operates on the right side of the midfield. The match will be won and lost at the centre of the park and it will up to these four players to raise their games in an effort to stand toe to toe with the Manchester United midfield.
Both Ayew and Clucas will be responsible to link up play in the opposition box and create some chances for their teammates to feed on.
Attack
Tammy Abraham is set to start up top for the Swans. He has done really well for the Welsh club while leading their lines in previous matches and has put in some tireless shifts in the opposition half which has helped get the best out of his teammates. The 2o-year-old London-born forward will hope to get his name on the scoresheet once again when he laces up to face the Red Devils this weekend.
