Manchester United confirm Erik ten Hag XI vs Fenerbahce as Manuel Ugarte starts

Erik ten Hag has chosen to start Manuel Ugarte as Manchester United face Fenerbahce in the Europa League on Thursday evening.

Manchester United will be back in Europa League action on Thursday evening. They have travelled to face Fenerbahce in their third group-stage encounter.

United’s campaign has been underwhelming so far, with draws against FC Twente and FC Porto leading to criticism of Erik ten Hag’s leadership.

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However, the team showed promise over the weekend in the Premier League, mounting a strong second-half comeback to defeat Brentford at Old Trafford.

This fixture against Fenerbahce adds extra intrigue as it reunites United with former manager Jose Mourinho, who is now in charge of the Turkish outfit. Additionally, familiar faces Fred and Sofyan Amrabat, both of whom played under Ten Hag, will be lining up against their former team.

United have confirmed that Ten Hag has chosen to start Manuel Ugarte, as the two XIs are confirmed – there have been rumours that although Noussair Mazraoui starts, it will be in the No. 10 position rather than at right-back.

Manchester United

Starting XI: Onana, Dalot, De Ligt, Lindelof, Martinez, Eriksen, Ugarte, Mazraoui, Garnacho, Zirkzee, Rashford.

Subs: Bayındır, Heaton, Amass, Ogunneye, Casemiro, Amad, Antony, Højlund, Wheatley.

Fenerbahce

Starting XI: Livakovic, Osayi, Becao, Djiku, Mert, Amrabat, Fred, Szymanski, Tadic, Saint-Maximin, En-Nesyri.

Subs: İrfan Can, Ertuğrul, Becao, Yusuf, Samet, İsmail, Zeki, Şükür, Mert Hakan, Cenk, Dzeko.

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