Ander Herrera is expected to be handed a starting role when Manchester United take on Serie A champions Juventus on Wednesday.
Herrera, who has been limited to just two starts this season, came off the bench against Bournemouth on Saturday afternoon, making a telling contribution in the middle of the park as Jose Mourinho’s side came from behind to seal victory.
The Spaniard is set to start alongside Nemanja Matic and Paul Pogba, who playing back in Turin for the first time since his £89m to Old Trafford in 2016, in a midfield three.
With Romelu Lukaku not making the journey to Italy due to injury, Alexis Sanchez is expected to lead United’s attack alongside Saturday’s match-winner Marcus Rashford and Anthony Martial, who has scored five times in his last four matches.
Mario Mandzukic is fit again after missing the first fixture in Manchester but after missing the weekend fixture against Cagliari he is a doubt for the starting XI.
Douglas Costa and Fernando Bernardeschi are unavailable while former Liverpool midfielder Emre Can is another absentee.
Paulo Dybala and Juan Cuadrado were both on the score sheet in Saturday’s 3-1 win over Cagliari with both expected to start in a front three alongside Cristiano Ronaldo.
Predicted starting XIs
Juventus (4-3-3): Szczensy; Cancelo, Chiellini, Bonucci, Sandro; Pjanic, Matuidi, Bentancur; Cuadrado Dybala, Ronaldo
United (4-3-3): De Gea; Young, Smalling, Lindelof, Shaw; Matic, Herrera, Pogba; Rashford, Sanchez, Martial
