Wout Weghorst is in contention to make his Man Utd debut in Saturday’s derby against City as he closes in on his loan switch.
Dutch striker Weghorst is closing in on a loan move to Man Utd
talkSPORT understands the 30-year-old is on the verge of sealing a deal until the end of the season at Old Trafford.
The Red Devils are paying around £2.5million to Besiktas to end his temporary stay in Turkey, with the Burnley striker on his way to United.
Weghorst is due in Manchester on Thursday where he will undergo a medical as Erik ten Hag’s side look to have him available for the City clash.
He must be registered by 12pm on Friday in order to be able to feature against the Premier League champions 24 hours later.
United go into the match in great form having won their last eight successive games in all competitions.
They sit fourth in the table, and know a win against the Citizens will see them trail Pep Guardiola‘s men by just a point.
And United will be buoyed by City’s Carabao Cup exit to Southampton on Wednesay, where they failed to register a single shot on target for the first time since April 2018.
Ten Hag’s side are in great form ahead of their derby clash against Guardiola’s men
Here is how talkSPORT predicts United may line-up for Saturday’s lunchtime kick-off.
David De Gea will be brought back between the sticks after Tom Heaton was a handed a rare start in Tuesday’s 3-0 Carabao Cup quarter-final win over Charlton.
Aaron Wan-Bissaka could feature at right-back at the expense of Diogo Dalot after the Portuguese defender was withdrawn against Charlton in the first half.
Ten Hag insisted that it was a ‘precaution’, but with Dalot only coming back from injury, he may be given a rest at the weekend.
Marcus Rashford will be looking to continue his fine form against the Citizens
Luke Shaw seems set to keep his spot at left-back – despite impressing at centre-half against Nottingham Forest and Wolves.
Ten Hag has a conundrum over who to choose in the heart of defence to cope with the physicality of Erling Haaland.
Haaland destroyed United earlier in the season where he scored a hat-trick in the 6-3 win at the Etihad.
Raphael Varane and Lisandro Martinez started that match, and despite Harry Maguire impressing of late, Ten Hag may opt to once again put his faith in his preferred partnership.
Martinez could be preferred ahead of Maguire this weekend
A midfield two could then consist of Casemiro and Christian Eriksen, with Bruno Fernandes deployed in the No10 role.
Antony – fresh from his wonder strike against the Addicks – will likely feature on the right wing.
And Marcus Rashford will surely start on the opposite flank as he looks to continue his hot streak in front of goal.
The England international has scored in six successive matches, and has found the back of the net in each of his last eight games at Old Trafford.
He is the first person to achieve that feat in 11 years since Wayne Rooney in 2010.
Should Weghorst be registered in time, he could be tasked with leading the line in his first outing in England since being relegated with the Clarets.
This is how United could line-up against City at Old Trafford
source: https://talksport.com/
