As Ronaldo begins against Sheriff, Man United supporters choose their starting lineup.
When Manchester United hosts Sheriff Tiraspol at Old Trafford for their final group match this evening, they will be aiming to keep their chances of winning their Europa League group alive.
United, who defeated Moldova 2-0 in the reverse match last month, will advance to the competition’s knockout rounds with only a point. To avoid a two-leg play-off round match in February and to automatically advance to the competition’s last-16, they must win the group, however.
The Reds, who are now in second place in the group, will play Real Sociedad in their last matchup the following week. To have any hope of taking first place in the group, United must win their next two games, particularly with Sociedad being heavy favorites to defeat Omonia Nicosia this evening.
But United will be quite confident going into the game with Sheriff. At Stamford Bridge on Saturday, Casemiro’s injury-time header against Chelsea extended their undefeated streak across all competitions to six games.
Although it is anticipated that United will easily defeat Sheriff this evening, manager Erik ten Hag, like he has done so far in the Europa League, is not anticipated to take any chances. He will probably start with a good lineup since he wants to win the group and avoid playing in a play-off against a club that finished third in the Champions League.
But how should the Reds lineup this evening, according to United’s supporters? MEN Sport has carefully examined the results of their voting using our interactive widget.
Given that the Spaniard has been a constant throughout this season, it is not unexpected that the fans chose David de Gea to start in goal. This season, he has played every minute in the Europa League, recording two shutouts in his first four games.
The back-four that began against Chelsea is one of two adjustments that the fans want to see implemented in defense, with the other modification being enforced. With Raphael Varane expected to miss a few weeks due to a hamstring injury, Victor Lindelof will likely fill in at center defense.
Due to Luke Shaw’s recent success, Tyrell Malacia’s playing time has decreased recently. But tonight, the fans want to see the summer acquisition return to left-back.
The fans only want to see one change made in the middle of the field. They want Casemiro to take a break after scoring a last-second equalizer at the weekend so that Scott McTominay, who scored the winning goal in United’s most recent Europa League match, may replace him and team up with Christian Eriksen, Bruno Fernandes, and Scott McTominay.
The greatest discussion topic is probably the fans’ desire to see Cristiano Ronaldo put back in the starting lineup after he refused to come off the bench in the 2-0 victory against Tottenham Hotspur at Old Trafford little over a week ago. Ten Hag said during his pre-match news conference on Wednesday that he was in the running to return despite being cut from the team for the trip to Chelsea.
The 37-year-old is expected to lead United’s offense, with Antony and Marcus Rashford flanking him on each side. In their prior encounter, Sheriff was the source of Ronaldo’s second goal for United.
