Manchester United are looking to bounce back from defeat last time out in the Premier League, as they travel to Merseyside to face an in-form Everton side.
Erik ten Hag's men fell to the sword against Manchester City last weekend. Anthony Martial's late brace saved a repeat of the dreaded 6-1 scoreline from 2011.
The result was a reminder of the work that still needs to be done at Old Trafford, despite a four game winning streak prior to the Manchester Derby defeat.
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A Europa League clash against Omonia gave United the chance for a reaction, however, that game did not go as planned.
Although the Reds came away with three points, it was not a controlled encounter as fans would've expected. Marcus Rashford bailed out his teammates, with two goals and an assist after he was introduced at the interval.
After the embarrassing loss against Brentford earlier in the season, Ten Hag made some changes to his side going forward. It seems that Sunday evening will give him a similar opportunity to shuffle things around in his line-up.
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Martial was set to be the starting striker for the campaign following an impressive pre-season, however, injury to the Frenchman meant that Rashford was deployed through the middle.
Ten Hag admitted after United's Europa League win - in which Martial scored his third of the season - that the no.9 was missed during his absence.
"We have already seen [Martial's importance] in pre-season," the manager told BT Sport after mid-week victory.
"It was a big disappointment for the team and for me when he got injured against Atletico Madrid.
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"We missed him in the first couple of weeks and it also had an effect on our team performance."
With the forward now having two substitute appearances under his belt, it is expected that he makes the line-up for the Everton clash.
That likely means that Jadon Sancho will be demoted to the bench following a run of underwhelming performances.
Sancho currently looks like he is lacking in confidence, and with Martial, Rashford and Antony all available, it seems logical to leave the no.25 out of the line-up for now.
Behind that strike force leaves one big decision in the midfield, with Casemiro likely to come in for Scott McTominay.
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The Scotsman had kept the Brazilian out of the team, but following a solid individual performance in Cyprus, Casemiro should expect to be added to the midfield alongside Christian Eriksen and Bruno Fernandes.
David de Gea, Lisandro Martinez, Victor Lindelöf and Diogo Dalot should all expect to continue following their starts in mid-week, however, Tyrell Malacia could be replaced by Luke Shaw on the left.
The Netherlands international has slightly dipped in form and this could give the Englishman a chance to prove his worth to Ten Hag after a slow start to the season. He has played well in recent cameos for both United and England.
Manchester United predicted line-up vs Everton
De Gea; Dalot, Lindelöf, Martinez, Shaw; Casemiro, Eriksen, Fernandes; Antony, Martial, Rashford
Topics: Anthony Martial, Manchester United, Everton, Premier League, Erik Ten Hag
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