Manchester United have named their team for today’s game at Elland Road.
Ralf Rangnick, speaking before the game, gave an update on a new player being available for selection again.
“The good news is that Nemanja Matic was training for the first time after a couple of days, more than a week of not being able to train,” he told the press. “So that’s good news. The bad news is that Edinson Cavani was not able to train again, he still has some problems with his groin and with his stomach. So, as it looks right now, he will not be part of the group against Leeds, and we have to see how it develops until the game against Atletico Madrid on Wednesday. Tom Heaton also has some problems with his stomach but all the other players, according to today’s training session, are available.”
Rangnick admitted that he would have to start to consider squad rotation ahead of the upcoming games but insisted that it wouldn’t be in his thoughts today.
“Maybe for Wednesday or Saturday but not so much physically for Sunday’s game because the last game was on Tuesday, so five days between Tuesday and Sunday, I don’t think that it will be necessary to rest some players for the Leeds game,” he said. “What we will do, we will try to play the best possible team to win the game at Leeds, and then again we do the same for the game against Atletico on Wednesday.”
The game will be the first with fans at Elland Road for a United visit since Leeds were relegated nearly twenty years ago. The kick off is at 2pm and it is broadcast in the UK on Sky Sports. United will be aiming to get back into the Champions League places after Arsenal’s win yesterday.
Team : De Gea, Wan-Bissaka, Lindelof, Maguire, Shaw, McTominay, Fernandes, Pogba, Sancho, Ronaldo, Lingard
