How Manchester United should line up vs Chelsea in Premier League fixture

Manchester United must bounce back in the Premier League when they welcome Chelsea to Old Trafford.

United were comfortably beaten 1-0 by Newcastle at the weekend and the scoreline flattered their performance, while it also raised questions about Erik ten Hag and some of his star players in the dressing room.

Just four days after that game at St. James' Park, there is an opportunity to respond against Chelsea, who are set to visit Manchester on Wednesday night after an unconvincing 3-2 win against Brighton.

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Regarding the team news, Mason Mount could return to the squad after returning to training at Carrington last Friday.

Samuel Luckhurst

As bad as United were at Newcastle, it is not a question of the quantity of changes but the quality. There should be fewer changes than there were at the weekend.

United are conceding far too many attempts at goal and Raphael Varane is being underused. Varane is experienced, an organiser, a communicator and their best defender on his day. They need a more balanced back four, which means Luke Shaw back at left-back.

There is no obvious solution to the midfield malaise as United prepare to come up against £222million worth of talent in Enzo Fernandez and Moises Caicedo. Sofyan Amrabat would be an understandable pick but Scott McTominay could thrive amid the chaos.

Marcus Rashford and Anthony Martial should not have started at Newcastle. They should not start tonight.

Rich Fay

Ten Hag will not get much sympathy if he sticks with the same team that was so pitiful at the weekend. Varane's omission can't continue and United need to find consistency in defence.

McTominay is the best