UEFA Champions League 2018/19: How Manchester United should line up against Barcelona

Forwards

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The forward line is going to be one of the toughest position’s to call. Jesse Lingard has been in great form for Ole and allowed his manager to tweak formations in between games with relative ease. He got injured at some point and he just never got back to being the same again.

Ole will want him fit and ready for this tie, as he’ll provide the manager with more options than the others that can play in the same position.

Ole has made Marcus Rashford his first choice striker since he took over at Old Trafford, and in his biggest tie, there’ll be no reason for the manager to drop him.

In this tie, however, he’s not expected to start as the lone striker. The manager is likely to pair him with Romelu Lukaku. This will mean that Jesse Lingard, though will start on the right hand of the forward three, he’ll occupy the false 10 position to allow the two strikers to work the wings.

Lukaku will work the right wing where he has had great success under Ole and Rashford will play more on the left hand of the front three.

The three-man forward line will be Jesse Lingard, Romelu Lukaku and Marcus Rashford.

Here’s how the team will likely look like in the game against Barcelona.

Man Utd predicted lineup