Manchester United travel to Brighton this weekend for their first Premier League away game of the season and Erik ten Hag will be without five players.
We endured a difficult season last term due to injuries and we’re still without key personnel at the beginning of the 2024/25 campaign. That didn’t stop United from securing three points in the opening weekend with a 1-0 win over Fulham at Old Trafford. New signing Joshua Zirkzee scored the winner after coming off the bench and he could make his first start for the Reds against the Seagulls on Saturday.
United will be without Victor Lindelof for Saturday’s trip to the Amex Stadium and no players are set to return in time. The Swede has been linked with a move away from Old Trafford this summer, but the manager has revealed a toe injury has ruled the centre-back out of action for the foreseeable future.
When asked about Lindelof’s fitness, Ten Hag said (via Manchester Evening News): “No confusion, he has an issue on his toe, hopefully he can return quickly but not available for the weekend. Tyrell Malacia, Rasmus Hojlund, they’re not available. Luke Shaw, of course.”
The other absentees include Leny Yoro, Luke Shaw, Tyrell Malacia and Rasmus Hojlund.
Brighton go into the game after beating Everton 3-0 last weekend.
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Lindelof should be sold.
malacia and Luke Shaw should go too….
Five players being off due to some reasons but the coach has to be more tactical and get a better team to face Brighton , having a striker on bench and then put put some players off their positions will not work like last week he started Bruno as a striker and he missed clean chances to score . Joshua zirkzee should start , Gharnacho to the right wing and let Bruno play his rightfull position of attacking midfielder not a striker, at least if he can’t start zirkzee, let Rashford start as false 9 and Gharnacho play the right wing then Anad Diablo on the left wing and let there be some pressure on Brighton . We are tired of seeing unexpected lineups in every match that we play under ETH I think he has not yet chosen the starting eleven he’s forging thing out . Please form a strong team that fits the challenge.