Manchester United XI vs Leicester City: Van Nistelrooy opts for front two

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·30 de outubro de 2024

Manchester United XI vs Leicester City: Van Nistelrooy opts for front two

Manchester United take on Leicester City in the Carabao Cup fourth round this evening.

Caretaker manager Ruud van Nistelrooy will be eyeing a winning start to his Manchester United tenure when the Foxes visit Old Trafford, with kick-off scheduled for 7.45pm.

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Van Nistelrooy steps into the role following the Erik ten Hag’s dismissal on Monday as Sunday’s 2-1 defeat against West Ham proved to be the final nail in the coffin for the previous manager, who won two trophies in his first two seasons as United manager.

Ten Hag brought silverware to United but nowhere near enough consistency and a clear style of play is lacking.

Van Nistelrooy has named the following team to face Leicester and it looks like we’re going to set up in a 4-4-2 formation (like we did in the good old days!):

Altay Bayindir starts between the posts in front of a back four consisting of Diogo Dalot, Victor Lindelof, Matthijs de Ligt and Lisandro Martinez.

We will also see Casemiro in midfield alongside Manuel Ugarte.

Bruno Fernandes and Joshua Zirkzee play up front together, while Marcus Rashford and Alejandro Garnacho operate on the flanks. That alone suggests we’re going to attack Leicester City tonight… it’s also quite a different system to what we’ve previously watched under Erik ten Hag.