Ten Hag names team to play Fenerbahce

How the Reds will actually line up had been open to debate, with several possibilities, and some speculation regarding who will play where.

However, Ten Hag confirmed to TNT Sports that Noussair Mazraoui is to start in an unfamiliar no.10 role, saying: "We have some injuries and a suspension with Bruno, so we had to be creative. Also, we had some players who have a short turnaround to West Ham [on Sunday], so we've made some changes there and a different set-up, but not so much different because we want to keep consistency.

"[Christian] Eriksen, Manu [Manuel Ugarte] as a 6 and we bring Nous Mazraoui in the 10 position. I know from Ajax that sometimes I played him there. As a full-back in our system, he's playing in the half spaces, so he is capable of doing this job. He can bring good pressing.

"We can see during the game what is needed, so we maybe go with him in another position and maybe, if needed, he can play a more offensive position and it's also possible to bring Casemiro in."

Victor Lindelof, who makes his first start since the 1-1 draw at Brentford on 30 March, is in defence, with Manuel Ugarte also starting, in the absence of suspended skipper Bruno Fernandes.

Lisandro Martinez captains the side, while Joshua Zirkzee gets the nod in attack.

The other nine travelling players are on the bench, including youngsters Harry Amass, Habeeb Ogunneye and Ethan Wheatley.

As expected, former Reds Fred and Sofyan Amrabat are in midfield for Jose Mourinho's hosts.

THE TEAMS

Fenerbahce: Livakovic; Osayi-Samuel, Djiku, Soyuncu, Mert Muldur; Fred, Amrabat; Tadic, Szymanski, Saint-Maximin; En Nesyri.

Substitutes: Egribayat, Cetin, Akaydin, Akcicek, Rodrigo Becao, Yuksek, Yandes, Dursun, Dzeko, Kahveci, Tosun. 

United: Onana; Lindelof, De Ligt, Martinez (c), Dalot; Ugarte, Eriksen; Garnacho, Mazraoui, Rashford; Zirkzee.

Substitutes: Bayindir, Heaton, Amass, Ogunneye, Casemiro, Amad, Antony, Hojlund, Wheatley. 

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