Erik ten Hag has named his starting line-up for Manchester United's FA Cup fifth round clash with West Ham United at Old Trafford this evening, making plenty of changes.
United, who have won each of their last two meetings with the Hammers by a goal to nil, will be looking to build on Sunday's Carabao Cup final triumph over Newcastle United and extend their unbeaten run in all competitions to 11 matches. Casemiro and Marcus Rashford found the back of the net at Wembley at the weekend to end the club's six-year wait for a trophy.
It means that Ten Hag will be keen to see another strong performance and victory from his side this evening, as they look to book their place in the quarter-finals of the FA Cup for the third time in the last four seasons. The Dutchman, as expected, has opted to make changes to the side that won at Wembley, making six in total.
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Harry Maguire, Victor Lindelof, Tyrell Malacia, Scott McTominay, Marcel Sabitzer and Alejandro Garnacho have come into the side, meaning Raphael Varane, Lisandro Martinez, Luke Shaw, Fred, Casemiro and Rashford have dropped out.
Meanwhile, the likes of Aaron Wan-Bissaka, Facundo Pellistri and Anthony Elanga have been named among the substitutes. However, Jadon Sancho has not been included in the matchday squad.
Having made the decision to make six changes to the side that was victorious against Newcastle, Ten Hag will be hoping to see another victory from his team, as they look to maintain their excellent run of form. It is the inclusion of club captain Maguire 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 hand a rare starting berth to the England centre-back:
As you can see from the messages displayed in the tweets above, Ten Hag's decision to reinstate Maguire to the starting line-up has not gone down well with supporters. However, it is clear that Ten Hag has rotated his centre-back paring with a firm eye on Sunday's trip to Anfield to face Liverpool.
United starting line-up: De Gea; Dalot, Maguire, Lindelof, Malacia; Sabitzer, McTominay, Fernandes; Antony, Weghorst, Garnacho.
Substitutes: Heaton, Wan-Bissaka, Varane, Martinez, Fred, Casemiro, Elanga, Pellistri, Rashford.
This evening's contest kicks off at 7:45pm and you can follow all of the action on our live matchday blog, which you can access by clicking here.
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