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Ruben Amorim has made eight changes to his starting XI as Manchester United take on Brentford at the Gtech Community Stadium this afternoon.
With one eye on next Thursday’s UEFA Europa League semi-final second leg against Athletic Club at Old Trafford, Amorim has rested the majority of the team that performed brilliantly to secure a 3-0 lead from the first leg in Bilbao.
Only left wing-back Patrick Chinazaekpere Dorgu, midfielder Manuel Ugarte and forward Alejandro Garnacho retain their places in the XI, which features a first start for Chido Obi as the centre-forward.
Altay Bayindir is in goal, making only his second Premier League appearance, with Andre Onana rested altogether. Tom Heaton provides cover on the bench, where he’s joined by captain Bruno Fernandes and his fellow goalscorer in Bilbao, Casemiro, among others. Amad is again named as a substitute too, as his recovery from injury continues.
Meanwhile, Brentford boss Thomas Frank has selected the same starting XI that impressively won 2-0 at Nottingham Forest on Thursday night to keep themselves in the hunt for European football next season.
The Bees are the only team in the Premier League this season to have two players who have both registered 20 or more goal involvements, Bryan Mbeumo and Yoane Wissa, and both are in the line-up, providing a challenge for United’s fully rotated defence.
The full line-ups and substitutes are as follows:
Brentford: Flekken; Kayode, van den Berg, Collins, Lewis-Potter; Norgaard (c), Yarmoliuk, Damsgaard; Mbuemo, Wissa, Schade.
Substitutes: Valdimarsson, Henry, Pinnock, Jensen, Thiago, Mee, Ajer, Konak, Nunes.
United: Bayindir; Fredricson, De Ligt, Shaw (c); Chinazaekpere Dorgu, Ugarte, Mainoo, Amass; Garnacho, Mount; Obi.
Substitutes: Heaton, Lindelof, Maguire, Yoro, Casemiro, Eriksen, Fernandes, Amad, Hojlund.
Kick-off at the Gtech Community Stadium is set for 14:00 BST and you can follow live updates in our app and Match Centre on ManUtd.com.
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