Manchester United confirm Erik ten Hag XI vs FC Twente as Marcus Rashford returns

Erik ten Hag has made several changes as Manchester United host FC Twente in their opening Europa League fixture of the season.

After a 0-0 draw with Crystal Palace, Manchester United will kick off their Europa League season at Old Trafford against FC Twente.

Erik ten Hag’s men will compete in eight group stage matches, with the top teams moving on to the knockout phase.

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Although this is the first competitive clash between the two sides, Ten Hag knows FC Twente well, having made 257 appearances as a centre-back across three spells with the Dutch club between 1989 and 2002.

Ten Hag has chosen to make a few rotations to the side that drew against Crystal Palace, with Marcus Rashford, Harry Maguire, and Manuel Ugarte returning to the first XI on Wednesday evening.

The full XIs have been confirmed below.

Manchester United

Starting XI: Onana, Mazraoui, Maguire, Martinez, Dalot, Ugarte, Eriksen, Fernandes, Amad, Zirkzee, Rashford.

Subs: Garnacho, Højlund, De Ligt, Mainoo, Casemiro, Antony, Mount, Collyer, Heaton, Bayındır.

Crystal Palace

Starting XI: Unnerstall, Van Rooij, Hilgers, Bruns, Salah-Eddine, Regeer, Vlap, Steijn, van Wolfswinkel, Lammers, van Bergen

Subs: El Maach, Tyton, Lagerbielke, Kjolo, Kuipers, Eiting, Rots, Van Hoorenbeeck, Mesbahi, Ltaief, Rots, Besselink.

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