Ten Hag may change things as new boys lined up for starts

HAVING named an unchanged starting line-up from the opening night victory over Fulham at Brighton & Hove Albion last weekend, Erik ten Hag will be forced to tinker this afternoon.

- GEORGE SMITH

Ahead of the visit of Liverpool, Manchester United have lost Mason Mount to a muscle injury. He is expected to be out for a ‘few games’, although no specific timeframe has been set.

Nevertheless, it is a cruel blow for the England international who saw his first season at the club ravaged by injury issues. Ten Hag’s decision to deploy Mount as United’s most advanced midfielder means that Bruno Fernandes, in the absence of the injured Rasmus Hojlund, has been deployed as a ‘false nine’ in each of the Reds’ opening three games this season.