Erik ten Hag has named his starting line-up for Manchester United's Carabao Cup quarter-final showdown with Charlton Athletic at Old Trafford this evening, making a flurry of changes.
United, who have not faced the League One side since 2007, will be looking to register an eighth successive victory following Friday's 3-1 win over Everton in the FA Cup third round. Marcus Rashford, Conor Coady (og) and Antony all scored to seal a relatively routine victory for the Reds.
It means that Ten Hag will be determined to see another strong performance and victory from his side this evening, as they look to avoid a cup upset and progress to the semi-finals. The Dutchman, as expected, has opted to make a few changes to the side that defeated Everton, making eight in total.
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Only Diogo Dalot, Tyrell Malacia and Antony have kept their places in the starting XI from the win over Everton. Tom Heaton, Harry Maguire, youngster Kobbie Mainoo and Alejandro Garnacho are among those to have come into the side.
Meanwhile, the likes of Aaron Wan-Bissaka, Christian Eriksen, Casemiro and Rashford have been named among the substitutes. However, Jadon Sancho remains absent from the matchday squad.
Despite having made the decision to make eight changes to the side that was victorious against Everton, Ten Hag will still be hoping to see another victory from his team, as they aim to continue their excellent run of form. It is the inclusion of Mainoo in the starting line-up that has attracted the most attention from United's supporters in the immediate aftermath of the team news being confirmed.
Below, MEN Sport has taken a close look at what some of United's supporters have had to say in response to Ten Hag's decision to award a senior debut to the 17-year-old.
As you can see from the messages displayed in the tweets above, Ten Hag's decision to hand Mainoo his senior debut has been very well received by the supporters. They have praised the Dutchman for showing such levels of confidence in the Stockport-born midfielder.
United starting line-up: Heaton; Dalot, Maguire, Martinez, Malacia; McTominay, Fred, Mainoo; Antony, Elanga, Garnacho.
Substitutes: De Gea, Lindelof, Shaw, Wan-Bissaka, Casemiro, Eriksen, Iqbal, Pellistri, Rashford.
This evening's contest kicks-off at 8pm and you can follow all of the action on our live matchday blog, which you can access by clicking here.
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