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Harry Maguire came from the start for Manchester United against Brentford

The English defender was the main news in Manchester United’s lineup 

By Liam Styles

The English defender was the main news in Manchester United’s lineup 

Manchester United’s coach Erik Ten Hag set a totally changed defense against Brentford in Old Trafford on the eighth day of the 2023/2024 Premier League season, where the locals need desperately to achieve a win to start climbing toward the top positions of the Premier League against a direct rival in the middle-table positions at this moment.

The locals placed a defense composed by Harry Maguire and Jonny Evans, with Amrabat finally returning to the team’s midfield after having completed a horrible performance against Galatasaray. The left back was for Lindelof, while Dalot stayed at the right back. In this sense, the presence of Amrabat in the middle forced Mount to play on the right wing, which resulted with Bruno Fernandes playing again behind the striker Rasmus Hojlund.

The offensive lineup set by Ten Hag was responded by the habitual starting XI composed by Brentford, who arrived at Old Trafford with the need of achieving a win to avoid trouble in the league and move forward to higher positions on the table.

 

Manchester United need to return to the winning path

Manchester United tried to achieve a win with the following lineup: Onana; Lindelof, Maguire, Evans, Dalot; Casemiro, Amrabat; Mount, Bruno Fernandes, Rashford; Hojlund. From the bench, the following players will wait for their opportunity to join the game: Bayindir, Martial, Eriksen, Garnacho, Antony, Pellistri, Van de Beek, McTominay, Hannibal.

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