Man United vs. Fulham confirmed lineups, starting 11, team news: Matthijs de Ligt on bench but Mazraoui starts

Joe Wright

Man United vs. Fulham confirmed lineups, starting 11, team news: Matthijs de Ligt on bench but Mazraoui starts image

The Premier League returns for the 2024/25 season on Friday, August 16 as Manchester United host Fulham at Old Trafford.

Erik ten Hag begins his third campaign in charge of the Red Devils after being given the backing of the INEOS sports management group following an end-of-season review. The Dutch coach was given a reprieve for a terrible league season due to United winning the FA Cup, plus the mitigating circumstances of INEOS' protracted sporting takeover and a massive injury crisis. However, he knows he will be under serious pressure to prove he is the right man for the role.

Fulham were 2-1 winners in this fixture last season and Marco Silva has a stronger squad at his disposal for this visit, with new signing Emile Smith Rowe likely to make his league debut for the club.

Below are the predicted lineups and the latest team news for the two sides.

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Man United vs. Fulham confirmed lineups, starting 11, team news

Ten Hag has decided that new signing Matthijs de Ligt is not fit enough to start, however, Noussair Mazraoui is. He may well have had no choice given United's injury crisis at the left-back position and throws the Moroccan into the starting XI.

Amad Diallo started the Community Shield last week and keeps his place but it does see the goalscorer Alejandro Garnacho fall to the bench as Marcus Rashford starts in attack with Bruno Fernandes.

Mason Mount joins Casemiro in midfield with Kobbie Mainoo also starting. 

Man United lineup (4-2-3-1, right to left)Onana (GK) — Dalot, Maguire, Martinez, Mazraoui — Casemiro, Mainoo, Mount — Amad, Fernandes, Rashford.

Injured: Leny Yoro, Tyrell Malacia, Will Fish, Luke Shaw, Rasmus Hojlund,Victor Lindelöf (doubt), Harry Maguire (doubt)

Suspended: None

Fulham have a fully fit squad and new midfield signing Emile Smith Rowe starts for the first time. He joins former United man Andreas Pereira in midfield.

Fulham lineup (4-3-3, right to left): Leno (GK) — Tete, Diop, Bassey, Robinson —Pereira, Lukic, Smith Rowe — Traore, Muniz, Iwobi.

Injured: None

Suspended: None

Man United vs. Fulham live stream, TV channel

Here's how to watch this Premier League match across selected areas of the world's major regions:

RegionTVStreaming
USAUSA Network, UniversoFubo, Universo NOW, Telemundo Deportes En Vivo, NBC app/site
CanadaFubo
UKSky Sports Premier League, Sky Sports Main EventSky GO, Now TV
AustraliaOptus Sport
IndiaStar Sports Select 1JioTV, Hotstar VIP

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Joe is a Senior Editor at Sporting News. He was previously a sub editor and writer for Goal.com before spending six years as part of the Stats Perform editorial news service, covering major global sports including football, tennis, boxing, NBA, rugby union and athletics. Joe has reported live on some of the biggest games in football, including two UEFA Champions League finals, Euro 2016, the Confederations Cup 2017 and the 2018 World Cup final at the end of a month in Russia.