Pundit Predictions: Back three or four?
Manchester United host Wolves in the Premier League at 20:15 GMT, and one of the big pre-match talking points is around the formation the Reds will play.
Ruben Amorim has preferred a 3-4-2-1 system across his tenure as United head coach, but the boss opted for a four-at-the-back setup for the 1-0 win over Newcastle United last time out.
On the back of that success over the Magpies, will we stick with the same formation or revert to a three-man defence for the visit of Wolves?
Former Reds Danny Simpson and Siobhan Chamberlain have had their say while playing the free United Predictions game in our app…
DANNY SIMPSON’S PREDICTIONS
Danny has gone for three at the back with his line-up selection but the ex-United full-back is predicting an unchanged team from the Boxing Day victory over the Magpies, hoping that midfielder Mason Mount is fit enough to recover from the injury that forced him off at half-time of that encounter.
The personnel involved means that the Reds would be capable of playing with three or four defenders, with Patrick Chinazaekpere Dorgu's versatility helping to facilitate this, as our goalscorer against Newcastle could flank the backline as a wing-back or play higher up again as a winger.
Line-up: Lammens; Martinez, Heaven, Shaw; Dalot, Casemiro, Ugarte, Dorgu; Mount, Cunha; Sesko.
Correct score: United 3 Wolves 0
First scorer: Matheus Cunha
Man of the Match: Matheus Cunha
Like Danny, Siobhan also thinks that Matheus Cunha will play a starring role against his former club, but with the Reds continuing in a system that utilises four defenders rather than three.
With Mount’s fitness a question mark, the ex-United Women goalkeeper is also tipping Academy graduate Jack Fletcher to make his first senior start, having come off the bench in each of our last two fixtures.
Line-up: Lammens; Dalot, Heaven, Martinez, Shaw; J. Fletcher, Casemiro, Ugarte; Dorgu, Sesko, Cunha.
Correct score: United 4 Wolves 0
First scorer: Matheus Cunha
Man of the Match: Matheus Cunha
Danny and Siobhan will be part of the MUTV team bringing you live matchday coverage from Old Trafford later – our build-up starts at 18:45 GMT.
United Predictions is the pre-match game that you can play before every competitive fixture for Ruben’s Reds.
The aim is simple: try to score as many points as you can by attempting to correctly guess our line-up, first scorer and Man of the Match, as well as the final score of the game.
It’s five points to your tally for every starting player that you successfully identify, and you’ll earn a further 10 points for getting the formation right.
There’s also 20 points up for grabs in each of the first scorer, Man of the Match and correct score categories
Supporters with the highest points totals at the end of the month will be entered into a draw for a £100 United Store voucher, while the top scorers across the season will go into the hat for a £500 voucher at the end of the campaign.
It’s important you stay logged into the app so that your progress is always recorded and it’s also worth noting tonight’s matchday deadlines for submitting your predictions - line-ups guesses must be in by 18:45 GMT, while you have until kick-off at 20:15 GMT for the other categories. Good luck!