"Kill me now," "Giving me palpitations" - Manchester United fans lose their minds as 'useless' attacker starts alongside Cristiano Ronaldo and Marcus Rashford against West Ham

Manchester United are hosting West Ham United at Old Trafford in the Premier League on Sunday. A big surprise from Erik ten Hag in the selection of the Red Devils' lineup has been the inclusion of Anthony Elanga. Fans are perplexed to see the 20-year-old in the lineup as Jadon Sancho has been left on the bench.

Also, Cristiano Ronaldo is back in the starting lineup after not playing in the last two league games for the Red Devils.

Ronaldo was cast out of the squad when they travelled to Chelsea for their previous league outing while he was an unused substitute in the 2-0 win over Tottenham Hotspur.

His inclusion in the squad is good news for the fans, who would be delighted to see the 37-year-old in the starting XI after he scored a goal in the UEFA Europa League on Thursday. Fellow goalscorers from that win, Diogo Dalot and Marcus Rashford have also been named in the starting XI.

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After the team was announced, fans had some strong reactions to Elanga's inclusion in the starting XI, with one of them sarcastically saying, "Kill me now."

Maguire Elanga? Kill me now

Another fan had an even wilder reaction and said that watching Elanga and Harry Maguire, who will captain the team in this game, in the lineup is giving her palpitations.

Don’t tell me lindelof is injured. Elanga and maguire are giving me heart palpitations. God abeg o twitter.com/manutd/status/…

Manchester United have been in solid form in their recent games and have gone unbeaten in their last seven matches across all competitions. So, it is understandable why some fans do not want a player who has not scored a goal in the Premier League in the starting XI.

Here are some more wild reactions to Elanga's selection in Manchester United's starting XI.

Elanga???? 😩 twitter.com/manutd/status/…

Elanga https://t.co/IgPfu37e7M

Dont know how to feel about that side. Maguire back and Elanga makes u a little nervous for sure .

@ManUtd Elanga should stop making runs like an antelope

Elanga playing. Pure pain.

he’s been abit useless recent weeks but elanga on the right over sancho is criminal that’s pissed me right off

Cristiano Ronaldo has a point to prove after scoring in Europa League for Manchester United

Cristiano Ronaldo scored his first goal for the Red Devils in three games in their 3-0 win over FC Sheriff in the Europa League. It was their fourth win in a row in the competition and a crucial one too as they will now face Real Sociedad in their final group stage game, on Thursday.

The winner of the game will finish as the table topper from Group E. Manchester United will need to record a win by a margin of at least three goals in this game as Sociedad will end up as table toppers otherwise.

United are undefeated in their last four league games, and a win here would help them climb to fifth place in the table at the expense of Chelsea. The Blues suffered a 4-1 defeat on Saturday against Brighton & Hove Albion.