The Man United fans in the Football Transfer Tavern are still buzzing after their dominant win against Leicester…
Man United’s blip looks over, and a dominant win against the current champions of the Premier League has reinvigorated the United faithful in the Tavern.
Wayne Rooney is out of the first team, and United are beginning to play as well as they have in years.
Despite the impressive performance at the weekend, a difficult game against Zorya Luhansk in the Europa League awaits the Manchester giants – and Mourinho’s men will be expected to win.
With that said, we think that this 4-2-3-1 Man Utd XI will batter Zorya Luhansk on Thursday night…
GK – David De Gea
Always plays – always consistent.
Expect a big performance from the Spaniard between the sticks.
RB – Matteo Darmian
A player that rarely gets an opportunity during the League, but the Europa League will likely be his competition this year.
Needs a good performance to get back in favor.
CB – Eric Bailly
Eric Bailly has been a revelation since his arrival in Manchester, and he is only getting better.
A near constant thus far – expect more of the same.
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Likely on Captain duty in the Europa League, Chris Smalling will – in typical fashion – put in a good performance.
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LB – Marcos Rojo
Marcos Rojo played the last Europa League game, and it is likely he will be given another chance ahead of Luke Shaw.
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DM – Morgan Schneiderlin
Morgan Schneiderlin hasn’t had the best of times since his arrival in Manchester, and the Man Utd fans in the Tavern are still waiting for him to come good.
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DM – Michael Carrick
Michael Carrick’s Man Utd career looked almost over, but a stunning performance last weekend has brought him back into the fold.
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LAM – Anthony Martial
Anthony Martial hasn’t looked at his best since Jose Mourinho took the reigns at Old Trafford – but this could change in the Europa League.
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Expect him to switch with Rashford over either side.
CAM – Juan Mata
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Expect another big performance.
RAM – Marcus Rashford
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He scores whenever he plays, so you would be hard pressed to back him to bag another goal.
FWD – Wayne Rooney
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The Wayne Rooney at number 10 experiment looks over, and Wayne Rooney looks likely to settle into a bit-part role under Mourinho at United.
The Europa League might offer Rooney a route back into the first team, but only if he can bag a few goals against Zorya Luhansk
