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George Smith

'Massive!' - Manchester United fans praise Erik ten Hag selection decision vs Wolves

Erik ten Hag has named his starting line-up for Manchester United's Premier League encounter with Wolves at Old Trafford this afternoon, making a handful of changes.

United, who won the reverse fixture at Molineux 1-0, will be looking to get back to winning ways after back-to-back 1-0 away defeats to Brighton & Hove Albion and West Ham United respectively. The Reds were second-best in both games and are in desperate need of getting their top-four charge back on track.

It means that Ten Hag will be determined to see a strong reaction from his side as they attempt to open a four-point gap on fifth-placed Liverpool. The Dutchman, as expected, has opted to make a few changes to the side that was beaten by West Ham, making three in total, one of which is enforced.

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Raphael Varane, who is back after a month on the sidelines through injury, Anthony Martial and Jadon Sancho have come into the side, meaning Tyrell Malacia, Wout Weghorst and Marcus Rashford, who has been ruled out through injury, have dropped out.

Meanwhile, the likes of Harry Maguire and Alejandro Garnacho have been named among the substitutes. However, the likes of Lisandro Martinez and Scott McTominay remain unavailable through injury.

Having made two tactical changes to the side that was beaten by West Ham, Ten Hag will be hoping it has the desired impact, as United look to make up for their recent struggles. It is the return of Varane 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 throw the Frenchman straight back into the starting line-up:

As you can see from the messages displayed in the tweets above, Ten Hag's decision to throw Varane straight back into the starting XI has gone down well with United's supporters. They believe his return will give them a much-needed injection of confidence ahead of the start of their final sprint to the finish line.

United starting line-up: De Gea; Wan-Bissaka, Lindelof, Varane, Shaw; Casemiro, Eriksen, Fernandes; Antony, Martial, Sancho.

Substitutes: Butland, Dalot, Maguire, Malacia, Fred, Pellistri, Garnacho, Elanga, Weghorst.

This afternoon's contest kicks off at 3pm and you can follow all of the action on our live matchday blog, which you can access by clicking here.

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