da betway: After suffering a humbling defeat at the hands of noisy neighbours Manchester City in the Carabao Cup semi-final first leg, Ole Gunnar Solskjaer’s Manchester United side return to Premier League action on Saturday.
da luck: The Red Devils will surely be smarting from the manner of their loss to their arch-rivals, with City racing to a 3-0 goal lead by half-time. And their last match in the top-flight didn’t end on a positive note either, culminating in a 2-0 defeat to Mikel Arteta’s Arsenal on New Year’s Day. So when Norwich turn up to Old Trafford, Solskjaer will be hoping for some much-needed respite, and the bottom of the table Canaries could provide them with exactly that.
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This could well be the perfect chance for them to enjoy a morale-boosting win full of goals, and with that in mind, below is a look at how United should line-up.
Following another disappointing performance against City in mid-week, this could finally be the game where David de Gea gets dropped from Premier League duties. Sergio Romero has been publicly praised by Solskjaer for being a reliable performer whenever he has been called upon, and a home clash against Norwich surely represents the perfect opportunity for the Argentine to dip his toes into the water.
In front of him, Phil Jones is likely to have had sleepless nights, replaying that now iconic moment of Kevin De Bruyne completely making a mockery of him in the build-up to City’s third goal of the night.
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Speaking in his pre-match press conference, Solskjaer delivered a promising verdict on Harry Maguire’s potential return from injury, and he could come back to Victor Lindelof and thus save Jones.
As their only senior options, Fred and Nemanja Matic should return to the starting line-up, but it is further ahead where Solskjaer should look to go all out. Changing to a 4-4-2 formation could see Marcus Rashford and Daniel James line up out wide, and with Mason Greenwood and Anthony Martial forming a strike partnership.
It would be a statement of intent from the United boss to throw all his key attacking options into the same side, and give them a great chance of securing the kind of seismic victory both in terms of score-line and much-needed momentum.
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