Premier League 2018-19, Fulham vs Manchester United: Preview, team news, predicted XI
A tough round of fixtures awaits the Red Devils after their trip to London on Saturday with games against Paris Saint-Germain, Chelsea and Liverpool coming in their next three fixtures. Claudio Ranieri will need his men to rise up to the occasion as Fulham look for their second win in three matches.
Team News
Fulham
Claudio Ranieri will be relived by the return of star winger Andre Schurrle and full-back Cyrus Christie after the former missed the last match through injury while the latter was taken off with a suspected knock in the second half against Crystal Palace in the weekend.
Dutch international Timothy Fosu Mensah is ineligible to play against his parent club while goalkeeper Marcus Bettinelli and centre back Alfie Mawson are still a long way from recovering from their long-term injuries.
New signings Lazar Markovic, Havard Nordtveit and Andre-Frank Zambo Anguissa are expected to be on the bench with the trio still far from match fitness.
Manchester United
Ole Gunnar Solskjaer is expected to give opportunities to the fringe players and make big changes to his side with the high profile Champions League match against Paris Saint-Germain coming in midweek.
Argentine defender Marcus Rojo is back in training for the Red Devils and is expected to be on the bench tomorrow while club captain Antonio Valencia and Italian international Matteo Darmain are once again expected to be out for Manchester United.
Probable line-ups:
Fulham (3-4-3): Rico; Ream, Le Marchand, Odoi; Bryan, Seri, Chambers, Christie; Babel, Mitrovic, Schurrle
Manchester United (4-3-3): David de Gea; Shaw, Baily, Jones, Dalot; Fred, Pogba, Matic; Sanchez, Lukaku, Lingard