Varane and Mainoo to start as Manchester United fans name preferred line-up vs Bayern Munich

Manchester United supporters are calling for several changes to the line-up as Erik ten Hag and his squad prepare to take on Bayern Munich in the Champions League tonight.

United have a mountain to climb if they are to progress to the knockout stages in Europe this season. Even if they defeat the Bundesliga champions, they are reliant on a draw in the other Group A match between FC Copenhagen and Galatasaray to maintain their place in the marquee competition.

Ten Hag could be without eight players for the Bayern showdown with question marks over Marcus Rashford and Anthony Martial due to illness. Here, we take a look at the starting XI that most Manchester Evening News readers want to see in action at Old Trafford tonight;

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A straightforward pick between the posts. Onana has been an ever-present for United so far this season, despite making one or two glaring errors in the Champions League in particular.

It seems as though the supporters want a complete reshuffle at the back following their humbling defeat against Bournemouth on Saturday afternoon. In come Wan-Bissaka and four-time Champions League winner Varane with Diogo Dalot and Sergio Reguilon missing out. That would see Shaw revert to left-back.

Mainoo or Sofyan Amrabat? That is probably the biggest question Ten Hag will have to answer when it comes to selection before kick-off against Bayern and readers would prefer to see Mainoo get the nod in there. McTominay and captain Fernandes are almost certain to start.

With two players - Rashford and Martial - missing the final pre-match training session through illness, there are not too