Ralf Rangnick sweeps Manchester United’s line-up. ‘s new trainer the Red Devils seizes the last group match of the Champions League against Young Boys to see several reserve players at the box from kick-off. Cristiano Ronaldo is not part of the selection, but Donny van de Beek is on the field. The game starts on Wednesday evening at 9 p.m. at Old Trafford.
Manchester United are already certain of the group win, which probably makes it easier for Rangnick to rotate. Young Boys must win to keep a chance at third place in Group F. Rangnick already announced at the press conference on Tuesday that Dean Henderson would be preferred over David de Gea below the bar, while also announcing Donny van de Beek’s starting place . “Donny already came in on Sunday (1-0 win over Crystal Palace, ed.), while Dean is a very good and ambitious goalkeeper,” explained Ole Gunnar Solskjaer’s successor. Manchester United will miss the injured trio of Paul Pogba, Edinson Cavani and Raphaël Varane.
The most notable names in the starting eleven are those of Anthony Elanga and Amad Diallo. Nineteen-year-old Elanga, the son of former Cameroon international Joseph Elanga, made his Premier League minutes of the season as a substitute on Sunday and was allowed to fill in in September in the EFL Cup game against West Ham United (0-1 defeat). Diallo has not played at all for the Manchester United first team this season. He missed the first months of the season due to injuries. As a result, a transfer to Feyenoord fell apart, but the Rotterdammers are still interested.
The Dutch attacker Björn Hardley (18 years old) is on the bench at Manchester United. The talent made the switch from NAC Breda to Manchester in 2019 and is now part of the match selection for the first time. Tom Heaton (35 years), Matej Kovar (21), Teden Mengi (19), Charlie Savage (18), Zidane Iqbal (18) and Shola Shoretire (17) are also on the bench. Rangnick therefore has hardly any experience to spare; players like Ronaldo, De Gea, Bruno Fernandes, Fred, Jadon Sancho, Marcus Rashford, Harry Maguire and Victor Lindelof are not on the roster.
Manchester United line-up: Henderson, Wan-Bissaka, Shaw, Bailly, Matic, Van de Beek, Mata, Lingard, Amad, Greenwood, Elanga.