Bournemouth vs Man United lineups, starting 11, team news: Varane, Evans injuries add to Ten Hag's defensive crisis
Manchester United head to the south coast of England as they take on Bournemouth in the Premier League.
United battled hard to take a point from their clash with Liverpool at Old Trafford last weekend as they came from behind to draw 2-2, although a late Mohamed Salah penalty denied them victory.
Bournemouth, meanwhile, suffered a 2-1 defeat to Luton Town despite taking the lead in the second half — a result that dealt huge damage to their surprise push to qualify for Europe.
The Cherries performed superbly at Old Trafford in the reverse fixture, winning 3-0 back in September on an embarrassing day for United manager Erik ten Hag. The pressure will only grow on the Red Devils boss if he cannot avenge that result with victory on Saturday, but yet another defensive injury crisis means that could be a tall order.
The Sporting News takes a look at the two sides and how they may line up at the weekend.
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For the Cherries, there is a possibility that Chris Mepham could make a comeback after recovering from an illness.
Antoine Semenyo and Tyler Adams will hope to be fully fit, but Marcus Tavernier and Luis Sinisterra are expected to miss out, along with long-term absentee Ryan Fredericks.
Bournemouth projected starting lineup (4-2-3-1): Neto (GK) — Smith, Zabarnyi, Kelly, Kerkez — Cook, Christie — Ouattara, Kluivert, Semenyo — Solanke.
Bournemouth subs (9): (Lineups released one hour prior to kickoff)
Man United boss Erik ten Hag is somewhat powerless as his defensive struggles continue. Victor Lindelof and Raphael Varane have been out for the past few games and the Swedish defender will not be back for a month, similarly to Lisandro Martinez.
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