Erik ten Hag has named his starting line-up for Manchester United's Premier League tussle with Southampton at Old Trafford this afternoon, making a couple of changes.
United, who are unbeaten in each of their last 14 meetings with the Saints, will be looking to register a second successive victory following Thursday night's 4-1 win over Real Betis in the first leg of their Europa League last-16 tie. The Reds produced the perfect response to last Sunday's 7-0 hammering against Liverpool, thanks to goals from Marcus Rashford, Antony, Bruno Fernandes and Wout Weghorst.
It means that Ten Hag will be determined to see another strong performance and victory from his side this afternoon, as they look to tighten their grip on a top-four berth, in what is their final Premier League fixture for three weeks. The Dutchman, as expected, has opted to make limited changes to the side that defeated Betis, making just two.
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Aaron Wan-Bissaka and Jadon Sancho have come into the side, meaning Diogo Dalot and Fred have dropped out. It means there could be a slight change in formation.
Meanwhile, the likes of Kobbie Mainoo and Alejandro Garnacho have been named among the substitutes. However, the likes of Christian Eriksen and Donny van de Beek remain sidelined with long-term injury problems.
Having made the decision to make two changes to the side that was victorious against Betis, Ten Hag will be hoping to see another victory from his team, as they look to extend their unbeaten run at home to 21 matches. It is the Dutchman's decision to select such an attack-minded XI 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 name the likes of Fernandes, Sancho, Rashford and Antony in the starting line-up:
As you can see from the messages displayed in the tweets above, Ten Hag's decision to name a very attack-minded line-up has excited the supporters. This is a game that the Reds should be looking to win and improve their attacking output.
United starting line-up: De Gea; Wan-Bissaka, Varane, Martinez, Shaw; Casemiro, Fernandes, Weghorst; Antony, Rashford, Sancho.
Substitutes: Heaton, Dalot, Maguire, Malacia, Mainoo, Fred, McTominay, Garnacho, Pellistri.
This evening's contest kicks-off at 2:00pm and you can follow all of the action on our live matchday blog, which you can access by clicking here.
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