Will Romelu Lukaku score on his league debut for the Red Devils?
Manchester United striker Romelu Lukaku (Photo: AFP)
Manchester United play West Ham United in their first game of the 2017-18 Premier League season and both sets of managers have announced their starting line-ups for Sunday’s game at Old Trafford, Manchester.
Jose Mourinho has made several changes to the side that lost 2-1 to Real Madrid in the Super Cup last week, with Eric Bailly, Daley Blind, Phil Jones, Juan Mata and Marcus Rashford the beneficiaries in a 4-2-3-1 formation.
David de Gea starts in goal and has a flat back-four of Antonio Valencia, Bailly, Jones and Blind in front of him. Paul Pogba and summer signing Nemanja Matic play in centre midfield with Mata, Henrikh Mkhitaryan and Rashford giving new boy Romelu Lukaku support up front.
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West Ham manager Slaven Bilic has opted for a 4-2-3-1 formation, with Joe Hart, on loan from Manchester City, getting the nod between the sticks. Pablo Zabaleta makes his Hammers debut in a back-four alongside Winston Reid, Angelo Ogbonna and Arthur Masuaku. Pedro Obiang and veteran Mark Noble start in midfield while Andre Ayew and Edmilson Fernandes will help new signings Marko Arnautovic and Javier Hernandez aka Chicharito in attack.
Our first @PremierLeague starting XI of the season… #MUFC #MUNWHU pic.twitter.com/GYNn2sEfqO
— Manchester United (@ManUtd) August 13, 2017
Full debuts to Joe Hart, @pablo_zabaleta, Marko Arnautovic & @CH14_ ?#COYI #MUNWHU pic.twitter.com/G2TQZr2tyg
— West Ham United (@WestHamUtd) August 13, 2017
Teams
Manchester United: De Gea, Valencia (c), Bailly, Jones, Blind, Matic, Pogba, Mata, Mkhitaryan, Rashford and Lukaku.
West Ham United: Hart, Zabaleta, Reid, Ogbonna, Masuaku, Noble (c), Obiang, Fernandes, Arnautovic, Ayew and Chicharitor
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