Champions League 2018/19: How Manchester United could lineup against Paris Saint-Germain

Modified Mar 06, 2019 08:37 GMT

Manchester United v Paris Saint-Germain - UEFA Champions League Round of 16: First Leg

Manchester United face Paris Saint-Germain in the second leg of the Champions League round of 16 tie at the Parc Des Princes. PSG lead Manchester United by 2-0 going into this match and the Red Devils clearly face an uphill task against the French Champions.

Manchester United will be missing quite a few important players in this fixture. Paul Pogba, Ander Herrera, Juan Mata, Jesse Lingard, Anthony Martial and Alexis Sanchez are all out due to suspension and injuries. It would be interesting to see how Solskjaer lines his team up. In my opinion, Solskjaer could go for back three in this one so as to neutralize Kylian Mbappe's threat.

Here's how Manchester United could lineup against PSG on Wednesday:

Formation: 3-4-3

Goalkeeper: David de Gea

Manchester United keeper de Gea would be looking to put in a better performance than the last leg. The Spaniard has to be at the top of his game as United just cannot afford to give PSG an early lead in the contest.

Center backs: Victor Lindelof (LCB)

Victor Lindelof has slowly transformed himself into a very reliable defender for Manchester United and he is the undisputed first-choice center-back for the Red Devils. Lindelof would be looking to lead the Manchester United defenders at the Parc Des Princes.

Chris Smalling (CB)

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Chris Smalling has looked good after returning from his injury. Alongside Lindelof, he has formed a good stable partnership. Smalling could play against PSG as the central defender in a back three.

Eric Bailly (RCB)

Eric started against PSG in the first leg and he could be the right center back in a back three. Bailly is capable enough to deal with Mbappe's pace and he would be looking to stop the Frenchman from tearing United apart again.

Midfield: Luke Shaw (Left wing-back)

Shaw has been Manchester United's most in-form player for the past couple of weeks and he would be looking to continue that against PSG. Shaw is slowly starting to realize his potential.

Scott McTominay (CM)

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Scott McTominay has done a great job replacing the injured Nemanja Matic so far. This match against PSG is one of the biggest matches in his career.

Fred (CM)

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With Paul Pogba suspended for the match against PSG, Fred would be starting alongside McTominay in the base of the midfield. This will be another opportunity for the Brazilian to impress his Norwegian boss.

Diogo Dalot( Right wing-back)

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Diogo Dalot might be preferred over Ashley Young by Solskjaer in this match as Dalot has better attacking traits than the Englishman. He played a great cameo for the Red Devils against Southampton recently and that might just give him the nod over Young.

Forwards: Romelu Lukaku (LF)

Romelu Lukaku has been bang in form in the last couple of matches for Manchester United. He has scored two braces and recently scored the winning goal against Southampton. The Belgian would be looking to continue his goalscoring form against PSG.

Andreas Periera (False-Nine)

Andreas Periera showed the glimpse of his talent against Southampton when he scored an absolute banger and assisted one goal. The Brazilian's attacking exploits might force Solskjaer to play him in a much-advanced role and not in the number 6 or number 8 position in the midfield.

Marcus Rashford (RF)

Marcus Rashford's pace on the break is going to be very essential against PSG on Wednesday. He hasn't really scored many goals recently, but his performances have been good consistently. Rashford would etching to score in a big Champions League game against a top opponent.

Edited by Umid Kumar Dey