Erik ten Hag has named his starting line-up for Manchester United's Carabao Cup final showdown against Newcastle United at Wembley this afternoon, making a couple of changes.
United, who are unbeaten in their last six meetings with the Magpies, will be looking to build on Thursday night's victory over Barcelona in the Europa League and win their first trophy since 2017. The Reds recovered from a goal down against the Spanish giants to win 2-1 on the night and 4-3 on aggregate, meaning they will head into this afternoon's final with confidence flowing through their veins.
It means that Ten Hag will be determined to see another strong performance and victory from his side as they go in search of the club's sixth League Cup crown. The Dutchman has opted to make a couple of tweaks to the side that beat Barcelona a little under 72 hours ago, making two in total.
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Diogo Dalot and Antony, who scored the winner against Barcelona, have come into the side, meaning Aaron Wan-Bissaka and Jadon Sancho have dropped out.
Meanwhile, the likes of Harry Maguire, Tyrell Malacia and Alejandro Garnacho have been named among the substitutes. However, Donny van de Beek, Christian Eriksen and Anthony Martial remain unavailable through injury.
Having made the decision to make two changes to the side that was victorious against Barcelona, Ten Hag will be hoping to see another triumph from his team as they look to secure their first trophy of his premiership. It is Wan-Bissaka's omission from 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 give Dalot the nod at right-back:
As you can see from the messages displayed in the tweets above, Ten Hag's decision to give Dalot the nod at right-back over Wan-Bissaka has disgruntled some supporters. The latter has been excellent in recent weeks and will be bitterly disappointed to have lost his place in a game of such significance.
United starting line-up: De Gea; Dalot, Varane, Martinez, Shaw; Casemiro, Fred, Fernandes; Antony, Weghorst, Rashford.
Substitutes: Heaton, Wan-Bissaka, Lindelof, Maguire, Malacia, McTominay, Sabitzer, Sancho, Garnacho.
This afternoon's contest kicks off at 4:30pm and you can follow all of the action on our live matchday blog, which you can access by clicking here.
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