Manchester United will resume their Europa League campaign on Thursday night when they welcome Moldovan champions Sheriff Tiraspol to Old Trafford and Erik ten Hag could shuffle his pack
It’s been an eventful week for Erik ten Hag, who quickly saw one of Manchester United’s most impressive displays of the season overshadowed by Cristiano Ronaldo.
The Portuguese forward stormed down the tunnel and left Old Trafford before last week’s 2-0 win over Tottenham had even concluded – and his latest indiscretion saw him omitted from the United squad that travelled to Stamford Bridge to play out a tense 1-1 draw with Chelsea on Sunday.
But as Ten Hag stressed that Ronaldo’s punishment would not stretch beyond the weekend, the 37-year-old could return to the fold in the Europa League on Thursday night. The veteran has started all four of United’s previous matches in the competition and he will be eager to prove a point when United host Sheriff Tiraspor. Here, Mirror Football takes a look at how Ten Hag’s side could line up…
David de Gea has kept his spot in the Europa League and, although that is unlikely to change, there will be changes ahead of the Spaniard after Raphael Varane sustained an injury in the stalemate at Stamford Bridge.