Man United vs Bayern Munich lineups, starting 11s, team news for Champions League match: Hojlund and Rashford return?

Manchester United welcome serial Bundesliga champions Bayern Munich to Old Trafford in a high-stakes UEFA Champions League showdown on December 12.

After picking up just one win in five Champions League group games this season, United need to beat Thomas Tuchel's side in Manchester, and hope Galatasaray draw against Copenhagen to stand any chance of progressing to the Round of 16.

With the odds stacked against his side, Erik ten Hag is continuing to feel the pressure, with his team brushed aside in a devastating 3-0 Premier League home defeat to Bournemouth at the weekend.

The Sporting News details the latest on team news and predicted lineups for this game.

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Ten Hag has confirmed there are no changes on his injury list with eight first team players absent for the home side ahead of this vital game for United. 

Marcus Rashford is back, after serving a one-game Champions League ban, and both he and Rasmus Højlund are in line to start after coming off the bench in the Bournemouth defeat.

Thomas Tuchel will rotate certain players for this tie, with Bayern Munich's Round of 16 spot already secured, but England captain Harry Kane is expected to start.

Below are the projected starting lineups for this Champions League clash at Old Trafford on December 9.

Man United lineup (4-2-3-1): Onana (GK) — Dalot, Maguire, Shaw, Reguilon — McTominay, Amrabat — Rashford, Fernandes, Garnacho — Højlund.

Ten Hag is in desperare need of a spark up front and the returning Rashford and Højlund should add more firepower for the hosts. Kane is likely to come up against England teammates Harry Maguire and Luke Shaw in the heart of United defence, with Victor Lindelof u