£35m transfer hole, absent stars - How Man United may line up in Community Shield vs Man City

There are less than two weeks until Manchester United take on Manchester City in the Community Shield at Wembley. The annual season curtain-raiser is a repeat of the FA Cup final in which United got the better of their arch-enemy, coming out as 2-1 winners back in May.

As City won the Premier League and United were victorious in the FA Cup, the two now meet in the Community Shield and Erik ten Hag will be hoping to add another trophy to the cabinet. United last won the competition back in 2016 when a late Zlatan Ibrahimovic strike saw them beat Leicester 2-1.

Although it has only been two months since the FA Cup final, the United side starting at Wembley could look a whole lot different this time around. Despite this, there is one position that is nailed down and that is the goalkeeper area, with Andre Onana set to keep his place as first-choice this season.

Moving to the backline and there could be some change. Diogo Dalot started the FA Cup final but with him not returning for pre-season training yet due to his participation at Euro 2024, Aaron Wan-Bissaka may be handed a chance. That is taking into account whether Wan-Bissaka is still at Old Trafford amid interest from West Ham.

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Raphael Varane and Lisandro Martinez started as the centre-back pairing in the FA Cup final but there is a likelihood neither of them will play. Varane certainly won't as he is no longer at the club after his contract expired, while Martinez is still on his holiday after winning the Copa America with Argentina. That could see a partnership of new £52million signing