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£37m star drops, 3 big changes | The expected Man Utd squad against Chelsea with the decisions of Ugarte and Hojlund (4-2-3-1)
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£37m star drops, 3 big changes | The expected Man Utd squad against Chelsea with the decisions of Ugarte and Hojlund (4-2-3-1)

£37m star drops, 3 big changes | The expected Man Utd squad against Chelsea with the decisions of Ugarte and Hojlund (4-2-3-1)

£37m star drops, 3 big changes | The expected Man Utd squad against Chelsea with the decisions of Ugarte and Hojlund (4-2-3-1)

Manchester United will host Chelsea in the highly anticipated Premier League match today at Old Trafford.

The Red Devils got back to winning ways with a 5-2 win over Leicester City in the Carabao Cup fourth round in midweek.

Interim boss Ruud van Nistelrooy made an excellent start but could make at least three changes for the late kick-off against Chelsea.

United have the opportunity to reduce the seven-point gap to the top four with a positive result.

The Red Devils have an excellent record against Chelsea at Old Trafford. They have not lost any matches in the domestic league since 2013.

Formation: 4-2-3-1

Estimated Squad:

Andre Onana relaxed a little with the goal scored by Altay Bayındır in the middle of the week. The Cameroon international is expected to return to the field against the Blues.

In the backfield, there could be a solitary change with the reintroduction of Noussair Mazraoui.

Victor Lindelof must make room for the Moroccan player who can start from the left-back position.

Diogo Dalot is expected to continue in the right-back position alongside Matthijs de Ligt and Lisandro Martinez at the heart of the defence.

Manuel Ugarte made a fine debut alongside Casemiro, who was the match of the match in midweek with two goals to his name.

Ugarte’s passing accuracy was 90 percent and he was winning 100 percent of his aerial duels.

The duo is expected to maintain their place at the heart of the midfield.

Bruno Fernandes had his best performance of the season with two goals against the Foxes. He is set to start in the number 10 role.

Marcus Rashford and Alejandro Garnacho should be guaranteed starts out wide, but Joshua Zirkzee is expected to be dropped.

£37 million signing was extremely disappointed midweek and should be replaced by Rasmus Hojlund.

Hojlund has scored two goals in four appearances in all competitions for the Red Devils.

How can Man Utd line up against Chelsea?

Statistics from Transfermarkt.com