Manchester United's best defence has only been used once before

Manchester United's injury crisis is ongoing, but there is light at the end of the tunnel. United could be without as many as nine players for their trip to Goodison Park this weekend, though there is some good news in the fact that Luke Shaw has resumed group training and Lisandro Martinez was also spotted back at Carrington.

Ten Hag will need to be careful with how he reintegrates the duo after lengthy spells on the sidelines, with an obvious temptation to throw them straight back in given how important they are in their respective roles.

United's awful injury record has certainly been a contributing factor to their inconsistent start to the campaign and there is a real belief that once they have a settled side, they will build momentum and embark on an impressive run of form.

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Shaw and Martinez will both be integral to that consistency, with the duo making up half of United's best defence, but there are still question marks over who the other two roles will be occupied by.

Aaron Wan-Bissaka is currently the first-choice right-back again, though some supporters would still rather see Diogo Dalot play in that position.

They are still pretty much neck-and-neck in terms of who should start regularly, with recent form usually the only thing that decides whose name is on the teamsheet.

Ten Hag likes having a settled option at right-back, hence why they effectively each played for half of last season, and Wan-Bissaka will keep the role for the forseeable future unless there is reason for him to be dropped again.

The other position up for grabs is centre-back, where Ten Hag likes having a