Erik ten Hag, the boss of Manchester United, is worried about Casemiro’s health ahead of Sunday’s home game against Manchester City.
Ten Hag told the press before the game that the Brazilian was in a “race against the clock” to make the game.
If he is healthy enough and the other team is very good, the manager might choose to play him with Sofyan Amrabat, who is also a strong defensive midfielder, to try to stop City’s strikers from getting the ball. This would mean that the middle would not be as creative.
No changes are likely to be made to the defense. Harry Maguire will keep his spot after a couple of very good games.He would play with Raphael Varane, with Diogo Dalot on the right wing, Sergio Reguilon on the left wing, and Andre Onana in goal.
Aaron Wan-Bissaka and Tyrell Malacia are both back to training, but they are still not ready to play in a real game. It won’t be until a few weeks from now before Luke Shaw and Lisandro Martinez play.
Antony hasn’t been playing well up front, so we expect Alejandro Garnacho to be brought in ahead of him. To make room for the Argentinian, Marcus Rashford will move from the left wing to the right side.As Rasmus Hojlund moves up to the front, Bruno Fernandes should stay in his spot at number 10.
This means that Mason Mount and Christian Eriksen, who has been great coming off the bench lately, would not be able to play again. He might play this part again tomorrow.
Also, Scott McTominay would have to sit on the bench again after a bad game against FC Copenhagen.After a fight with the boss, Jadon Sancho was kicked off the first team and is still not available.