Senne Lammens will make his Manchester United debut today as the Red Devils host Sunderland in the Premier League.
The Belgium international signed for United late in the summer transfer window, and has finally been handed his chance to impress in place of Altay Bayindir, who has been thoroughly unconvincing thus far in the campaign.
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United have been boosted, too, by the return of Amad Diallo, who missed last weekend’s defeat to Brentford due to a family bereavement. He returns to the starting XI immediately.
United will hope to get back to winning ways as they host the Black Cats, but newly-promoted Sunderland will not roll over at Old Trafford. They have made a superb start to the season, and sit fifth after six matches.
Amorim was evidently unimpressed by his defence at the Gtech last time out, and replaced two of his three centre-backs in the second half. As such, expect Leny Yoro to get the nod in place of Harry Maguire. Luke Shaw and Matthijs de Ligt keep their places.
Kobbie Mainoo has been pushing to crack the starting XI for some time now, but it is Casemiro who slots into the lineup this afternoon having served his red card suspension.
Benjamin Sesko reprises his role at striker after scoring his first goal in United colours against Brentford. Bryan Mbeumo returns in the No10 role behind him, though Mason Mount lines up alongside him there in place of Matheus Cunha.
While it has been a challenging season for Amorim, he has, at least, been relatively lucky with injuries. Noussair Mazraoui (thigh) and Lisandro Martinez (ACL) are his only unavailable players coming into this match.
Manchester United XI: Lammens; Yoro, De Ligt, Shaw; Amad, Fernandes, Casemiro, Dalot; Mbeumo, Mount; Sesko
Subs: Bayindir, Dorgu, Heaven, Leon, Maguire, Mainoo, Ugarte, Cunha, Zirkzee
Injured: Mazraoui, Martinez
Time and date: 3pm BST on Saturday October 4, 2025
Venue: Old Trafford, Manchester
