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'He better turn up!' - Manchester United fans make demand after Erik ten Hag decision vs Sevilla

Erik ten Hag has named his starting line-up for Manchester United's Europa League quarter-final second-leg against Sevilla at the Ramon Sanchez-Pizjuan Stadium this evening.

United, who last won the Europa League back in 2017, will be looking to book their place in the semi-finals after last week's first-leg at Old Trafford finished 2-2. Marcel Sabitzer fired the Reds into a two-goal lead before half-time, only for own-goals from Tyrell Malacia and Harry Maguire to give the Spanish outfit an unexpected route back into the contest.

It means that Ten Hag's side will have to work twice as hard to secure their place in the last-four of the competition and book a semi-final date against either Juventus or Sporting Lisbon. He will, however, take encouragement from the fact his side bounced back from that last Thursday's setback with a comfortable 2-0 win over Nottingham Forest in the Premier League on Sunday.

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Following that win at Forest, the Dutchman has opted to make just one change to his starting line-up, which is enforced.

Bruno Fernandes, who is suspended, has dropped out, paving the way for Sabitzer to return. He pulled out of the starting line-up just before kick-off at the weekend through injury.

Meanwhile, the likes of Luke Shaw, Marcus Rashford and Wout Weghorst have been named among the substitutes. However, the likes of Raphael Varane, Scott McTominay and Alejandro Garnacho remain unavailable through injury.

Having made just one change to the side that was victorious against Forest, Ten Hag will be hoping to see another victory from his team, as they look to book their place in a third semi-final of the season. It is the inclusion of Jadon Sancho in the starting line-up once again 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 stick with the former Borussia Dortmund ace, despite Rashford being back in the squad.

As you can see from the messages displayed in the tweets above, Ten Hag's decision to name Sancho in the starting line-up once again means that the fans are determined to see him put in a complete performance. His form has been inconsistent since his return to the squad in February and he could benefit from a goal to get him back into some sort of rhythm.

United starting line-up: De Gea; Wan-Bissaka, Maguire, Lindelof, Dalot; Casemiro, Eriksen, Sabitzer; Antony, Martial, Sancho.

Substitutes: Butland, Vitek, Malacia, Shaw, Fred, Iqbal, Pellistri, Elanga, Weghorst, 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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