Man United lineup vs. Atletico Madrid: Predicted XI as Michael Carrick faces Carlos Baleba decision for Champions League game

Manchester United volition beryllium the underdogs this Tuesday, erstwhile they question to face Atletico Madrid at the Metropolitano Stadium successful the Champions League's league-phase.

Manager Michael Carrick has a lengthy wounded database to contend with up of this challenging midweek clash, including a fig of defenders.

Backup goalkeeper Tom Heaton is unavailable arsenic helium recovers from an abdominal injury, though Senne Lammens volition proceed betwixt the sticks, portion Karl Darlow - who pulled retired of the Wales squad during the planetary interruption - remains connected the bench.

Protecting the Belgian changeable stopper is apt to beryllium a centre-back pairing of Harry Maguire and Lisandro Martinez, with Matthijs De Ligt sidelined erstwhile again owed to a backmost injury.

Either broadside of the duo, Diogo Dalot and Luke Shaw look acceptable to commencement arsenic Carrick's full-backs, considering that Noussair Mazraoui and Patrick Dorgu were some forced disconnected done wounded connected planetary duty, the second with a hamstring problem.

Despite Carlos Baleba pushing to start, the Red Devils could tract Kobbie Mainoo and Youri Tielemans successful their treble pivot erstwhile again, portion Manuel Ugarte continues his rehabilitation pursuing the anterior cruciate ligament wounded helium suffered successful the summer.

Captain Bruno Fernandes volition beryllium raring to spell successful the fig 10 role, flanked by Bryan Mbeumo and Marcus Rashford, whose gait could beryllium important connected the counter.

At the extremity of United's onslaught volition beryllium Matheus Cunha, with the Brazilian hoping to travel up his extremity successful the 4-0 triumph implicit Sabah connected matchday 1 successful the lack of Benjamin Sesko, who is sidelined owed to a little limb injury.

Manchester United imaginable starting lineup:

Lammens; Dalot, Maguire, Martinez, Shaw; Mainoo, Tielemans; Mbeumo, Fernandes, Rashford; Cunha