Erik ten Hag could be about to exchange the roles of two Manchester United attackers

When the team news drops an hour before kick-off at Old Trafford on Friday night, eyes will go in search of any Manchester United debutants on the teamsheet.

Following the additions of Matthijs de Ligt and Noussair Mazraoui from Bayern Munich on Tuesday, United manager Erik ten Hag could hand out up to three debuts for the visit of Fulham for the Premier League curtain-raiser.

Joshua Zirkzee, who joined the club from Bologna last month, failed to make it off the bench against Manchester City at Wembley last weekend, meaning he is still waiting to make his bow in United colours.

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Having failed to make it off the bench against City, it is unlikely the Netherlands international will be thrown straight in from the off against the Cottagers. Bruno Fernandes operated as a 'false nine' against Pep Guardiola's men and is likely to do so once again.

Provided Ten Hag does not share more negative news on the injury front when he speaks to the media at Carrington this afternoon, his first starting line-up of the new Premier League season could be relatively easy to predict. The only elements of uncertainty are likely to come in the left-sided full-back berth and in the wide areas.

Whereas last season Marcus Rashford was forced to start the campaign through the middle in the absence of Rasmus Hojlund, it has been proven throughout pre-season that Ten Hag has no plans to utilise the academy graduate in a central position, recognising he is at his best stationed on the left.

But as a result of Amad's glittering pre-season performances and Alejandro Garnacho's contribution off the