{"id":259051,"date":"2026-08-21T18:30:41","date_gmt":"2026-08-21T18:30:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sports.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2026\/08\/21\/tielemans-makes-official-debut-predicted-manchester-united-xi-vs-hull-city\/"},"modified":"2026-08-21T18:30:41","modified_gmt":"2026-08-21T18:30:41","slug":"tielemans-makes-official-debut-predicted-manchester-united-xi-vs-hull-city","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sports.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2026\/08\/21\/tielemans-makes-official-debut-predicted-manchester-united-xi-vs-hull-city\/","title":{"rendered":"Tielemans makes official debut: Predicted Manchester United XI vs Hull City"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div id=\"mvp-content-main\" itemprop=\"articleBody\">\n<p><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/football-talk.co.uk\/topics\/manchester-united\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"4\" title=\"Man Utd news\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Manchester United<\/a> get their <a href=\"https:\/\/football-talk.co.uk\/tag\/premier-league\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"21\" title=\"Premier League\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Premier League<\/a> campaign underway tomorrow as they face Hull City at the MKM Stadium on matchday one at 12:30 local time, hoping to start the year on a winning note.<\/p>\n<p>Michael Carrick\u2019s first season in charge will come with a lot of expectations as his team played great football over the last few months and there have also been some quality signings made over the summer.<\/p>\n<p>Here is a look at how the Red Devils\u2019 possible playing eleven.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Goalkeeper<\/strong> \u2013 Senne Lammens is expected to be the number one for Man United this season and could start in between the sticks for the Hull City clash.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Defenders<\/strong> \u2013 Diogo Dalot is likely to be employed as the right back with Luke Shaw featuring on the left side of the back four. <a href=\"https:\/\/football-talk.co.uk\/tag\/harry-maguire\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"41\" title=\"harry maguire\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Harry Maguire<\/a> could be deployed in the heart of the defensive quartet and Ayden Heaven is expected to partner with the Englishman.<\/p>\n<h2>Tielemans set for official debut<\/h2>\n<p><strong>Midfielders<\/strong> \u2013 Manchester United\u2019s double pivot in midfield could include two new signings as <a href=\"https:\/\/www.goal.com\/en-in\/lists\/youri-tielemans-35m-transfer-man-utd-childhood-dream\/bltd4311a92146d66d4\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\u00a335 million summer recruit Youri Tielemans<\/a> is expected to start alongside former <a href=\"https:\/\/football-talk.co.uk\/topics\/chelsea\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"3\" title=\"Chelsea news\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Chelsea<\/a> star Andrey Santos. Bruno Fernandes, who had a very poor World Cup, is also set to feature in the starting eleven as he looks to answer his critics with another strong campaign in the Premier League.<\/p>\n<p>Amad Diallo has been extensively used as the right winger for much of pre-season and might be employed on the flank once again, whereas Patrick Dorgu has been deployed on the left side of late, and could retain his berth in the team too.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Forward<\/strong> \u2013 With Benjamin Sesko unlikely to be fully fit for the Hull City fixture, it is expected for Bryan Mbeumo to lead the line for the home side.<\/p>\n<p>Here is how the Red Devils\u2019 team is expected to look on paper.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.fotmob.com\/api\/data\/lineup-builder\/team?players=1178602:Senne%20Lammens,751550:Diogo%20Dalot,255610:Harry%20Maguire,1559639:Ayden%20Heaven,362694:Luke%20Shaw,1372921:Andrey%20Santos,465960:Youri%20Tielemans,1070052:Amad%20Diallo,422685:Bruno%20Fernandes,1526560:Patrick%20Dorgu,923312:Bryan%20Mbeumo&amp;formation=4-2-3-1&amp;lineupTitle=Manchester%20United&amp;teamId=10260&amp;showTeamBadges=false&amp;showCountryBadges=false&amp;lang=en&amp;currency=EUR&amp;measurementSystem=metric\"\/><\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<!--mvp-post-tags--><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<!--posts-nav-link--><\/p>\n<div class=\"mvp-org-wrap\" itemprop=\"publisher\" itemscope=\"\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/Organization\">\n<div class=\"mvp-org-logo\" itemprop=\"logo\" itemscope=\"\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"250\" height=\"50\" src=\"https:\/\/football-talk.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/new-logo.png\"\/><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<meta itemprop=\"url\" content=\"https:\/\/football-talk.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/new-logo.png\"\/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<p><!--mvp-org-logo--><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<meta itemprop=\"name\" content=\"Football Talk | Premier League News\"\/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<p><!--mvp-org-wrap-->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/football-talk.co.uk\/236768\/tielemans-makes-official-debut-predicted-manchester-united-xi-vs-hull-city\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Manchester United get their Premier League campaign underway tomorrow as they face Hull City at the MKM Stadium on matchday one at 12:30 local time, hoping to start the year on a winning note. 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