With yet another untimely international break interrupting Manchester United’s five-game unbeaten streak, we’re looking ahead to what awaits Ruben Amorim’s men when club action resumes.
For the Red Devils, they’ll have to wait even longer than the rest of their Premier League rivals to get back out on the turf, as they host Everton on Monday, November 24 in the final outing of matchweek 12.
They will head into the clash on the back of three wins and two successive draws, meaning Amorim will be desperate to claim all three points and continue the side’s impressive run against a tough opponent.
Everton’s summer signings Jack Grealish and Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall, along with livewire forward Iliman Ndiaye, are expected to be the difference-makers for David Moyes each week.
The Toffees sit 13th-placed in the table, having won four, drawn three and lost four. Their most recent result was a 2-0 victory over Fulham at the Hill Dickinson Stadium and, prior to that, they drew 1-1 to a rampant and in-form Sunderland side.
Both clubs’ fluctuating form makes the contest a difficult one to call in the build-up, although you’d hope United would be able to get the job done – especially on home soil and in front of their faithful supporters.
We certainly expect nothing less than a win come the full-time whistle, and we’ll be using the best betting sites in Ireland to scour the market for the best offers over the coming days.
One factor that will go against Amorim, however, is that he is poised to be without summer signing Benjamin Sesko.
The Slovenian was withdrawn in the latter stages of United’s draw with Tottenham Hotspur last weekend, and was later spotted limping out of the stadium in North London.
Amorim couldn’t provide too much information on Sesko’s prognosis at full-time, but reports have suggested he mightn’t be out for as long as initially feared.
Even still, being without his presence against such a physical team like Everton will be a major miss.
It means Amorim is likely to stick with the same front three he deployed vs Spurs: Amad Diallo, Bryan Mbeumo and Matheus Cunha.
Eventually, when Sesko replaced Noussair Mazroui, Amad was made to revert back to his position at wing-back.
The boss will provide further updates on the striker’s condition when he addresses the press before the game, as well as detail how Lisandro Martinez is faring after he stepped up his recovery.
