{"id":266698,"date":"2026-10-09T19:45:32","date_gmt":"2026-10-09T19:45:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sports.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2026\/10\/09\/dorgu-replaces-rashford-predicted-manchester-united-xi-vs-tottenham-hotspur\/"},"modified":"2026-10-09T19:45:32","modified_gmt":"2026-10-09T19:45:32","slug":"dorgu-replaces-rashford-predicted-manchester-united-xi-vs-tottenham-hotspur","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sports.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2026\/10\/09\/dorgu-replaces-rashford-predicted-manchester-united-xi-vs-tottenham-hotspur\/","title":{"rendered":"Dorgu replaces Rashford: Predicted Manchester United XI vs Tottenham Hotspur"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div id=\"mvp-content-main\" itemprop=\"articleBody\">\n<p><\/p>\n<p>After a troubled start to the season prior to the international break, <a href=\"https:\/\/football-talk.co.uk\/topics\/manchester-united\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"4\" title=\"Man Utd news\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Manchester United<\/a> will be looking to turn a corner in the next few weeks as they return to action at Old Trafford against <a href=\"https:\/\/football-talk.co.uk\/topics\/tottenham-hotspur\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"5\" title=\"Tottenham news\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Tottenham<\/a> Hotspur tomorrow at 17:30 local time.<\/p>\n<p>Roberto De Zerbi\u2019s side are the Red Devils\u2019 guests on matchday six of the <a href=\"https:\/\/football-talk.co.uk\/tag\/premier-league\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"21\" title=\"Premier League\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Premier League<\/a>. The Lilywhites come into the match with no win to their name in five league outings, so the home side should be the firm favourite to secure all three points.<\/p>\n<p>Here is a look at the playing eleven Michael Carrick is likely to employ.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Goalkeeper<\/strong> \u2013 Senne Lammens is expected to keep his place in between the sticks for the hosts.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Defenders<\/strong> \u2013 <a href=\"https:\/\/football-talk.co.uk\/tag\/harry-maguire\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"41\" title=\"harry maguire\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Harry Maguire<\/a> and Lisandro Martinez played as the central defenders last time out against Fulham. The experienced duo are likely to keep their places in the line-up ahead of Ayden Heaven and Leny Yoro once more. Meanwhile, Diogo Dalot and Luke Shaw at right and left back, respectively, are set to square off an unchanged defensive quartet for Man United.<\/p>\n<h2>Dorgu on the left flank ahead of Rashford<\/h2>\n<p><strong>Midfielders<\/strong> \u2013 Kobbie Mainoo and Youri Tielemans are consolidating their places in the double pivot for Manchester United, and the Englishman and the Belgian are expected to continue together in the engine room once more. Likewise, Bruno Fernandes is also in contention to retain his place as the attacking midfielder for the Red Devils.<\/p>\n<p>Bryan Mbeumo might also continue to feature down the right flank but a change may be in store on the left as <a href=\"https:\/\/football-talk.co.uk\/tag\/marcus-rashford\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"38\" title=\"marcus rashford\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Marcus Rashford<\/a>, who started the last game, could make way for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.skysports.com\/football\/news\/13298772\/patrick-dorgu-transfer-manchester-united-sign-lecce-defender\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\u00a330 million star Patrick Dorgu<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Forward<\/strong> \u2013 Matheus Cunha is likely to be United\u2019s number nine against Tottenham Hotspur ahead of Benjamin Sesko.<\/p>\n<p>Here is a look at how Michael Carrick\u2019s side 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,847983:Lisandro%20Mart%C3%ADnez,362694:Luke%20Shaw,1292810:Kobbie%20Mainoo,465960:Youri%20Tielemans,923312:Bryan%20Mbeumo,422685:Bruno%20Fernandes,1526560:Patrick%20Dorgu,863098:Matheus%20Cunha&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\/238475\/dorgu-replaces-rashford-predicted-manchester-united-xi-vs-tottenham-hotspur\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>After a troubled start to the season prior to the international break, Manchester United will be looking to turn a corner in the next few weeks as they return to action at Old Trafford against Tottenham Hotspur tomorrow at 17:30 local time. 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