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Ruben Amorim has made five changes for Manchester United’s Premier League away game at AFC Bournemouth.
The Reds take on the Cherries at 14:00 BST on Sunday, just four days before the crucial Europa League semi-final first leg against Athletic Club.
With that fixture in mind, it was expected that Amorim might rest specific players, but the Portuguese has named a very strong XI to start on the south coast.
Luke Shaw makes his first United start since February of last year, with the England international expected to step into a left-sided role in Amorim’s three-man central defence.
Diogo Dalot is absent with injury, as reported on Friday, so Noussair Mazraoui and Patrick Dorgu are likely to share the duties at wing-back.
In midfield, Casemiro returns after missing last Sunday’s 1-0 defeat to Wolverhampton Wanderers at Old Trafford, after playing such a pivotal role in the dramatic extra-time comeback against Lyon in the Europa League. Bruno Fernandes also returns to the starting line-up, where he will partner the Brazilian.
In attack, Rasmus Hojlund once again leads the line, with Alejandro Garnacho and Kobbie Mainoo occupying the two no.10 roles just behind.
Victor Lindelof, Harry Amass, Tyler Fredricson, Christian Eriksen and Manuel Ugarte drop to the bench, after starting the Wolves game.
UNITED LINE-UP
Starting XI: Onana; Yoro, Maguire, Shaw; Mazraoui, Casemiro, Fernandes (c), Dorgu; Mainoo, Garnacho; Hojlund.
Substitutes: Heaton, Amass, Evans, Fredricson, Lindelof, Eriksen, Mount, Ugarte, Obi.
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