Manchester United will lock horns with Wolverhampton Wanderers at Molineux Stadium on Sunday evening, hoping to pick up a positive result and finish the season in a strong fashion. The Red Devils will be coming into the match on the back of a disappointing 1-1 draw with Fulham, whereas Nuno Espirito Santo’s men recorded a 1-0 loss against Everton.
Ole Gunnar Solskjaer will probably opt for the 4-2-3-1 formation with a couple of tweaks from the last game. Nemanja Matic might get the nod over Fred, whereas Marcus Rashford looks likely to make his way back into the starting eleven.
4-2-3-1 Predicted Manchester United Line-up To Face Wolves
Defence
Dean Henderson is expected to start in goal for the upcoming away encounter. The English shot-stopper would be looking to put up a strong performance and secure a clean sheet on Sunday.
Harry Maguire, who picked up an unfortunate ankle injury in the second half of the match against Aston Villa, looks likely to miss the upcoming game as well.
As a result, Eric Bailly will replace Axel Tuanzebe to form the centre-half partnership with Victor Lindelof at the heart of United’s backline.
Aaron Wan-Bissaka is a guaranteed starter at the right-back position, whereas Luke Shaw will fill in on the other flank as the left-back. The duo would be expected to stay compact and keep their shape defensively.
Midfield
Both Scott McTominay and Fred picked up slight injuries in the 1-1 draw against Fulham.
“We’ve had a couple of players that have got injuries with Scott and Fred, so I’ll see how they are.” – Solskjaer revealed.
“Unfortunately, Scott had to come off, and Fred doesn’t look great while he’s walking now, but we’ve got eight days, so hopefully everyone will be available that was available today.”
As a result, Paul Pogba is expected to start in the central midfield position, whereas Nemanja Matic will replace Fred as the defensive midfielder.
Bruno Fernandes remains a sure-fire starter for United this week, and it’ll be an understatement to say The Red Devils will be highly dependent on the Portugal international’s creative work if they wish to pick up a positive result this weekend.
Mason Greenwood and Marcus Rashford will take up the wide positions, playing on the right and left-wing respectively.
Attack
Edinson Cavani is expected to lead the line for the visitors against Wolves. The Uruguayan international’s adept movement in front of the goal could be utilised as an asset against Nuno’s side. Moreover, he has been in fine form over the past few games, and he would be definitely looking to add to his goal-scoring tally on Sunday.
