Pundit Predictions: Who starts against Everton?

There’s still time, however, for you to have your say on how you think the 20:00 GMT kick-off will unfold, by playing the official United Predictions game in our app.

It’s free to play and the idea is simple: attempt to correctly predict United’s line-up, first scorer and Man of the Match, along with the final score, for a chance to win some big prizes.

Ahead of appearing as pundits on MUTV’s Match Day Live coverage – which is due to start at 18:30 GMT and feature 90 minutes of exclusive build-up before live radio commentary – former Reds Wes Brown and Danny Webber have made their picks.

We know that there will be at least one change to the United team that started last time out in the 2-2 draw at Spurs, before the international break, as the injury Harry Maguire picked up that day will prevent him from keeping his place at the heart of Ruben Amorim’s three-man defence.

Brown thinks that Leny Yoro, fresh from turning 20 during the international window, will replace Maguire, while Webber predicts that Noussair Mazraoui will move into the backline from wing-back, with Diogo Dalot to fill the vacant wide position.

The ex-Reds also expect Mason Mount to come into the midfield, United to win by two goals and there to be a star showing from one of our exciting summer recruits. Take a look at their predictions – not as similar as they may seem – below…

WES BROWN’S PREDICTIONS

Line-up: Lammens; Yoro, De Ligt, Shaw; Amad, Casemiro, Fernandes, Mazraoui; Mbeumo, Mount; Cunha

Correct score: United 2 Everton 0

First scorer: Matheus Cunha

Man of the Match: Matheus Cunha

DANNY WEBBER’S PREDICTIONS

Line-up: Lammens; Mazraoui, De Ligt, Shaw; Amad, Casemiro, Fernandes, Dalot; Mbeumo, Mount; Cunha

Correct score: United 3 Everton 1

First scorer: Bryan Mbeumo

Man of the Match: Bryan Mbeumo

HOW UNITED PREDICTIONS WORKS

Now you've seen what Danny and Wes are going with, have your say by playing United Predictions in the app!

It’s five points for every player that you get right in the line-up, and a further 10 if you get the formation spot on.

Another 20 points are up for grabs in each of the first scorer, correct score and Man of the Match categories and, at the end of the month, supporters with the highest tallies across the world will be entered into a prize draw for a £100 United Store voucher. 

Meanwhile, the top points scorers over the course of the season will go in the hat to win a £500 United Store voucher at the end of the campaign. To be in with a chance of winning any prizes, it’s important to make sure that you stay logged into the app so that your totals are always recorded.

Your line-up prediction must be submitted 90 minutes before kick-off (18:30 GMT on Monday), while you have up until the first whistle (20:00 GMT) to make your picks for the other categories. Good luck!