Manchester United make Lisandro Martinez decision as Newcastle starting line up confirmed with one squad debut
Man Utd have named their starting line up and confirmed their team news to face Newcastle United in the Premier League.
Manchester United have confirmed their starting line up to face Newcastle in the Premier League on Boxing Day with Lisandro Martinez handed his first start of the season.
United will hope to bounce back from their 2-1 defeat to Aston Villa at the weekend and have made two changes from the side that lost at Villa Park. Bruno Fernandes is unavailable after he suffered a hamstring injury last time out, while Kobbie Mainoo is also side lined due to the 'small calf injury' he experienced last weekend.
Casemiro is back in the United starting line up after he served a one-match ban that ruled him out of the Villa defeat. United are still without defensive duo Matthijs De Ligt and Harry Maguire due to injury while Noussair Mazraoui, Amad Diallo and Bryan Mbeumo are away at the Africa Cup of Nations.
Manchester United starting line up vs Newcastle confirmed
Manchester United have made two changes to their starting line up to face Newcastle in the Premier League tonight. Casemiro starts in central midfield in place of the suspended Bruno Fernandes, while Lisandro Martinez is selected in place of Leny Yoro.
It means that Senne Lammens keeps his place in goal, while Martinez comes into the back three alongside Ayden Heaven and Luke Shaw. It is the first time Martinez has started since he returned from injury last month.
Diogo Dalot and Patrick Dorgu are the choices at wing-back, while Casemiro partners Manuel Ugarte in the central midfield positions. Matheus Cunha and Mason Mount select in attacking midfield behind Benjamin Sesko. Jack Fletcher and Shea Lacey both made their competitive debuts against Villa and have both been named on the bench again tonight, while there is a squad debut for Tyler Fletcher.
Manchester United XI: Lammens; Martinez (c), Heaven, Shaw; Dalot, Casemiro, Ugarte, Dorgu; Mount, Cunha; Sesko. Subs: Bayindir, Fredricson, Malacia, Yoro, J. Fletcher, T.Fletcher, Lacey, Mantato, Zirkzee.
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