[3-4-3]: Antony given new position, Fernandes and Mainoo to partner and Amad given a surprise position- Man United’s confirmed lineups against Ipswich Town as Ruben Amorim names a scary lineups in his first PL game
Ipswich vs Man United: Amorim’s first line-up
Amorim has a few big decisions to make in his first game at Man United and he could be set to experiment.
The first of his decisions comes in defence as he has multiple injuries to deal with.
He is known to play a 3-4-3 formation and there are no signs of him moving away from that, as he taught the system in his first training session on Monday.
But that means he needs three centre-backs and with Harry Maguire injured and Victor Lindelof a doubt along with Lisandro Martinez, his options are limited.
Lindelof hobbled off for Sweden at the weekend and Martinez was sent home by Argentina with a back issue.
Matthijs de Ligt will start and it’s likely Jonny Evans will have to come in too while in that third spot, Leny Yoro could finally be set to make his debut.
Yoro is yet to appear for United after suffering a serious foot injury in pre-season, but the £52million teenager has been back in training and could be ready to feature.
Luke Shaw could also be an option in a back three when he’s fit and he trained there in Amorim’s first training session at the club.
Behind the defence, Andre Onana will of course be in goal, as Diogo Dalot and Noussair Mazraoui prepare to take up roles further up the pitch at wing-back.
However, an unusual pick in Antony could be set to play there, with Amorim working with him at right wing-back on Monday.
It’s yet to be seen whether he has trained in that position since, but it may be a move the Brazilian won’t be keen on.
He provided a very frustrated reaction last season when being told to play at left-back by Ten Hag against Liverpool in the FA Cup.
Kobbie Mainoo returned to training this week but hasn’t played a single minute since October 6 due to injury so a midfield pairing of Manuel Ugarte and Casemiro is expected.
However, Mason Mount and Christian Eriksen will be hoping to impress Amorim in his early days to break into his best line-up eventually.
And Man United fans think Mount’s career could be boosted under the new boss after he was heard being praised in training footage released earlier this week.
The former Chelsea man looked to be training in an advanced role behind the striker, which is where Bruno Fernandes will also be slotting into this system.
Predicted Lineup
