Luke Shaw back from injury with Leny Yoro decision made”, Man United predicted line-up vs. Liverpool: two big changes made with £55m man set to miss out

The hosts were already set to be without five players before £55m midfielder Mason Mount suffered a knock during the 2-1 defeat to Brighton & Hove Albion last weekend, and he is now set to miss out on the game against Arne Slot’s side, but United may well be able to hand full debuts to at least two new signings

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Man United predicted line-up vs. Liverpool: two big changes made with £55m man set to miss out
Matthew Gregory
By Matthew Gregory
Football writer

The latest Manchester United team news, injury updates and predicted line-up ahead of the Premier League clash with Liverpool.
Manchester United welcome old rivals Liverpool to Old Trafford on Sunday afternoon in one of the most mouth-watering fixtures of the early Premier League season – but head coach Erik ten Hag will have several injury issues to contend with ahead of kick-off.

The hosts were already set to be without five players before £55m midfielder Mason Mount suffered a knock during the 2-1 defeat to Brighton & Hove Albion last weekend, and he is now set to miss out on the game against Arne Slot’s side, but United may well be able to hand full debuts to at least two new signings.

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We’ve collected all of the latest team news and injury updates below as well as the latest predicted line-up. If you’re looking for any information ahead of the Fantasy Premier League deadline, by the way, you can also catch our resident expert’s latest advice column by clicking here.

Goalkeeper & Defence
Summer signing Matthijs de Ligt will hope to make his first start in a United shirt after coming off the bench for both league matches so far and may replace Harry Maguire in the heart of defence, while Diogo Dalot and Nouassir Mazraoui look set to continue at full-back.

Luke Shaw (calf), Leny Yoro (foot) and Victor Lindelöf (toe) all remain out until, although Shaw and Lindelöf could be ready to play again after the international break. Dutch wing-back Tyrell Malacia, who missed the entirety of last season with an ACL injury, continues his rehabilitation and won’t be back until October at the earliest.

Midfield
Ten Hag was cagey when asked by the press about the nature and extent of the injury which persuaded him to take Mount off at half-time at the Amex Stadium last Saturday, but the former Chelsea man has since revealed that he has a muscular problem which is likely to keep him out “for a few weeks”. He will miss the Liverpool game but could potentially return after next weekend’s international break.

It is highly unlikely that Manuel Ugarte will start even though he is expected to be announced as a United player and registered in time to play, at least assuming there are no last-minute hitches in the deal which will see him move to Manchester from Paris Saint-Germain. Casemiro and Kobbie Mainoo will likely start behind Bruno Fernandes.

Forwards
Amad Diallo started last week’s match and scored the equalising goal despite the tragic loss of his mother just the day before the game, and may well keep his place for a third league game in a row ahead of Alejandro Garnacho.

With Rasmus Højlund (hamstring) still unavailable for at least three more weeks, it is likely that new arrival Joshua Zirkzee, who scored the first goal of the Premier League season after coming on for his debut against Fulham, will make his first start in the number nine role. The visitors, meanwhile, could hand a debut to Federico Chiesa.

Full predicted line-up vs. Liverpool
Onana; Dalot, Martínez, De Ligt, Mazraoui; Casemiro, Mainoo, Fernandes; Rashford, Diallo, Zirkzee.