Ruben Amorim is expected to have Chido Obi, Harry Maguire, and Manuel Ugarte available for today’s Premier League fixture against Leicester City at the King Power Stadium.
Ugarte was given a rest on Thursday, despite having returned to training, while Amorim expressed optimism during the pre-match press conference regarding Maguire’s fitness for the game.
With Altay Bayindir still sidelined due to injury, Andre Onana is anticipated to take the position in goal.
The defensive trio will consist of Maguire, De Ligt, and Ayden Heaven, with Victor Lindelof ready to step in for Maguire if he is unable to play.
Leny Yoro remains injured, along with Lisandro Martinez and Luke Shaw.
Noussair Mazraoui will be required at wing-back, as Patrick Dorgu serves the final match of his three-game suspension.
It is expected that Ugarte will return to the midfield alongside Bruno Fernandes, with Casemiro likely to be relegated to the bench.
Toby Collyer is another potential option, but Kobbie Mainoo continues to be unavailable due to injury.
Amorim may choose to field the same attacking trio that faced Arsenal, featuring Alejandro Garnacho and Christian Eriksen supporting Josh Zirkzee, while Rasmus Hojlund may find himself on the bench.
Amad is ruled out for the remainder of the season, but Mason Mount has resumed training and Amorim indicated that he should be included on the bench.
Thus, our predicted bench would include Elyh Harrison, Dermot Mee, Victor Lindelof, Harry Amass, Casemiro, Collyer, Mount, Hojlund, and Obi.
The full predicted starting line-up is as follows:
Kick off is at the unusual time of 7pm GMT.
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