Manchester United Predicted XI: Ole Gunnar Solskjaer’s possible starting line-up vs RB Leipzig

Manchester United face RB Leipzig on Wednesday night at Old Trafford, aiming to extend their unbeaten run to four matches in all competitions. 

Since a humiliating 6-1 defeat at home to Tottenham, Ole Gunnar Solskjaer’s side have defeated Newcastle United 4-1, drawn 0-0 with Chelsea and – most impressively – beat PSG away 2-1 in their opening group match last week.

Now the Red Devils will hope to keep at that positive momentum when they host the German side who not only also won their opening match, but reached the semi-finals last term.

With Arsenal to face in the Premier League on Sunday, Solskjaer has some decisions to make when it comes to picking his starting XI.

So which players will he task with getting a positive result in Manchester?

Here we predict the United manager’s starting XI…

Goalkeeper: David de Gea seems to be getting back to somewhere near his best in recent weeks as he continues to keep his shirt despite pressure from Dean Henderson. The Spaniard will again take his place in goal for his 55th game in Europe for United.

Defenders: United’s defence has tightened up after their Spurs thrashing and kept a clean sheet last time out against Chelsea. However, they could revert to the back-three which suited them well in Paris for this one meaning that Axel Tuanzebe could return to partner Victor Lindelof and Harry Maguire. At wing-back, Aaron Wan-Bissaka should start on the right with Luke Shaw maybe getting edged out by Alex Telles for a place on the left.

Midfielders: Scott McTominay and Fred have performed well against Newcastle, PSG and Chelsea but it might be time for one of them to be given a breather here. With that in mind, we could see the Scot drop out in return for Paul Pogba coming back into the XI. Bruno Fernandes will once again be responsible for producing that creative spark in the hole behind the two forwards.

Forwards: Edinson Cavani almost made a dream start to his United career as he came close to scoring with his first touch as he came on as a substitute against Chelsea. With Anthony Martial returning (suspended for Chelsea match), and Marcus Rashford in decent form, we feel the Uruguayan will still have to wait for his first start. Mason Greenwood and Dan James are Solskjaer’s other alternatives.

Predicted United XI: De Gea; Tuanzebe, Lindelof, Maguire; Wan-Bissaka, Telles; Fred, Pogba; Fernandes; Rashford, Martial