Ole Gunnar Solskjaer will be able to experiment with his starting line-up as Manchester United prepare for their final Europa League group match.
Man United are already through to the last-32 of the competition ahead of their clash at home to AZ Alkmaar on Thursday, who have also qualified.
However, to ensure they don’t get drawn against one of the Champions League dropouts, the Red Devils will want to finish top of Group L.
They are ahead of the Dutch side by a point, so must avoid defeat to finish top.
There’s more riding on Man United’s Premier League clash against Everton on Old Trafford on Sunday, so it wouldn’t be surprising if a number of key players were rested for AZ.
However, the Norwegian may want to play some senior players just to make sure Man United don’t lose and thus get a harder draw in the next round.
He’s likely to be without Jesse Lingard though, who is set to join Paul Pogba on the sidelines.
The attacking midfielder picked up a knock in the win against Manchester City and was absent from training on Wednesday, as was Pogba, who has not featured since September due to an ankle injury.
Nemanja Matic is fit again and Phil Jones will be available, but the match is likely to come too soon for Diogo Dalot.
Marcos Rojo, Timothy Fosu-Mensah and Eric Bailly are also building fitness.
Below you can see talkSPORT.com‘s predicted Manchester United line up for the clash against AZ Alkmaar.
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Man United have had a resurgence in the Premier League having claimed 2-1 victories over Tottenham and Man City last week and are now only five points off the Champions League spots.
So we fully expect a number of the club’s fringe players to be given a chance but there should be some experienced heads around in case the going gets tough against AZ.
David de Gea should be rested so we expect Sergio Romero to get the nod.
Ashley Young didn’t start against Man City but could lead the team out on Europa League night.
Meanwhile, Axel Tuanzebe played the full 90 minutes in Man United’s last Europa League match at Astana so don’t be surprised if he plays again. Phil Jones, who is a bit-part player despite being relatively senior could get a run out too.
Brandon Williams got a run of games in the first-team last month but has lost his place in recent weeks so could be recalled.
At 23, it’s strange to label Scott McTominay as a senior player but the Scotland international arguably is at Old Trafford.
He could start in the defensive midfield role alongside 18-year-old James Garner, who has made three appearances in the Europa League this season.
Andreas Pereira has started six of Man United’s 23 games in all competitions this season so this could be a good opportunity to make an impact.
Up top, the highly rated Mason Greenwood should get his chance to shine once more. He has played in four of Man United’s five group games and has scored in two games including the winning goal in their opener at home to Astana.
Either side of Greenwood we should see the likes of Juan Mata, an experienced player who has struggled for first-team action this season as well as Tahith Chong, who is also highly rated but things haven’t happened for him at Old Trafford yet.
How Man United could look
