Goalkeeper and Defence


GK – Senne Lammens – the Belgian was mostly a spectator against Spurs, but he may be slightly busier tonight.

RB – Diogo Dalot – Carrick seems to rate the Portuguese international ahead of Noussair Mazraoui, and his cross for Bruno Fernandes’s goal on Saturday demonstrates why he will continue to start games.

CB – Harry Maguire –  the Tottenham game was arguably a step down on recent displays, but he should relish the challenge against target man Taty Castellanos.


CB – Lautaro Martinez – he still seems to be finding his feet following his ACL, but the Argentinian international is getting there.

LB – Luke Shaw – we probably need to stop talking about his injury record, considering his availability this season. He should start his second game in 4 days.

David Tully

David Tully

David has worked as a football reporter for the last fifteen years. Having started as an intern at Snack Media, he then went on to become a freelancer, working on various different sites. At the start of 2023, he took up his current role as content writer for the Football News Network.