Luke Shaw and Kobbie Mainoo start in Manchester United predicted line-up vs Luton
Manchester United will be targeting a fifth successive win in all competitions when they face Luton Town at Kenilworth Road on Sunday afternoon.
United, who edged past the Hatters at Old Trafford back in November, winning 1-0, maintained their impressive run of form with a vitally important 2-1 win over Aston Villa last time out. Scott McTominay stepped off the bench to head home a dramatic winner and seal a third successive league win.
McTominay's late heroics in the Midlands moved United to within five points of their opponents and six behind fourth-placed Tottenham Hotspur. United will be the last of those three teams to play this weekend, with both Villa and Spurs in action on Saturday afternoon.
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Manager Erik ten Hag made one change to the starting line-up for the clash with Villa following the win over West Ham United seven days earlier, with Raphael Varane replacing the injured Lisandro Martinez. It is possible he could be forced into another defensive change this weekend.
Andre Onana is expected to start between the posts and maintain his record of starting every Premier League game this season. He will be hoping to register his first clean sheet away from home in the league since the goalless draw with Liverpool in December.
As for the back four, Diogo Dalot is expected to start at right-back, with Harry Maguire and Varane occupying the two centre-back berths to his left. Maguire and Varane both played key roles in last weekend's win at Villa and are likely to start alongside each other once again.
It is at left-back where Ten Hag faces a sense of uncertainty. Luke Shaw was
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