West Ham United will go against Manchester United on Sunday night as they welcome them to London Stadium, hoping to put up an intense fight. The Hammers suffered a 3-0 defeat at Manchester City’s hands, making it even more crucial for them to secure points in this weekend’s contest.
David Moyes should probably opt for a 4-2-3-1 formation and is expected to make a few changes to the starting XI for this match-up. Declan Rice, Tomas Soucek and Nayef Aguerd will return to the match-day squad as they are expected to recover from their illness. Said Benrahma should be pushing for a start this weekend, which could see Pablo Fornals taking a spot on the bench.
4-2-3-1 West Ham United Predicted XI Vs Manchester United
Defence
Lukasz Fabianski will feature in goal for the Hammers after shipping in a couple of goals in his last league outing. Nayef Aguerd will play alongside Angelo Ogbonna at the centre of West Ham’s backline as they try to keep the opposition attackers from causing too many problems in their defensive half.
Thilo Kehrer will operate as the right-back, while Emerson Palmieri hopes to catch the eye on the other side as the left-back. Moyes will ask both of them to work hard defensively to limit the chances that the Sky Blues will create from the wide areas.
Kurt Zouma and Vladimir Coufal are unavailable for selection against ten hag’s side as they suffer from injuries.
Midfield
Tomas Soucek and Declan Rice will take the holding midfield positions as they try to win the 50-50 battles at the centre of the park and create some decent goal-scoring chances on the counter.
Lucas Paqueta will be the primary playmaker in the advanced attacking midfield position. Said Benrahma will probably get a chance to give a good account of himself on the left flank while Jarrod Bowen looks to put his pace to good use from the right.
Manuel Lanzini and Flynn Downes will be available for selection on the bench as they wait to shine in the second 45 minutes if required.
Attack
In the final third, Michail Antonio will again lead the line for the East London club. In this weekend’s encounter, he must find a way to threaten the opponent’s goal.
Gianluca Scamacca will remain sidelined for this game as he recovers from a knee injury. However, Danny Ings will be named on the bench and might come on in the latter stages if needed.
