Victor Wembanyama, Anthony Edwards go head-to-head in first half of Game 3
Wembanyama and Edwards go head-to-head in a tied Game 3 first half
Manchester United aims for a third-place finish in the Premier League, which could secure Michael Carrick's position as permanent manager. The team is expected to field a strong lineup, minimizing player rotation.
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Carrick faces big decision on Lisandro Martinez as United chase third
Manchester United are assured of Champions League football next season but will want to finish strongly in their last three games in the Premier League. A third-place finish will earn the Red Devils around £5 million in extra prize money, but more importantly, it will make Michael Carrick’s case for the permanent manager role very hard to ignore.
For those reasons, we expect the boss to field a full-strength side and for there to be little rotation of fringe players into the starting XI.
Senne Lammens will be in goal. Diogo Dalot and Luke Shaw are likely to continue in the full-back positions, but Noussair Mazraoui and Patrick Dorgu are also available if Carrick does decide to rotate.
Lisandro Martinez is back from his three-match ban and could go straight back into the starting line-up. However, we expect the manager to stick with Ayden Heaven, who has been performing superbly alongside Harry Maguire.
Martinez has only seen 56 minutes of action since early February, so is not fully match fit and could be given 20–30 minutes off the bench.
Manchester United is aiming for a third-place finish, which would secure an additional £5 million in prize money and strengthen Michael Carrick's case for the permanent manager role.
A third-place finish would make it difficult for the club to overlook Carrick as a candidate for the permanent manager position.
It is expected that Manchester United will field a full-strength side with minimal rotation of fringe players as they pursue a strong finish.
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Leny Yoro is another option at centre-back.
The stand-out pair under Carrick’s reign, Casemiro and Kobbie Mainoo, will start again in central midfield with Bruno Fernandes, who is hunting down the Premier League assist record, ahead of them in the number 10 role.
Benjamin Sesko is a doubt for the game, having aggravated a previous injury last time out, but he is afforded a 75% chance of passing a late fitness test, according to premierinjuries.com. If fit enough, he should play, as his aerial presence could cause havoc against a depleted Sunderland back line lacking height.
Sesko will be flanked by Matheus Cunha and probably Bryan Mbeumo, with Amad, Mason Mount and Josh Zirkzee on standby should a change be needed.
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