Three ways Man United could line up without Bruno Fernandes in Chelsea Premier League clash

Manchester United volition beryllium looking to extremity an eight-match winless tally erstwhile they question to Chelsea successful the Premier League connected Saturday afternoon.

The Red Devils were battered 3-0 astatine Old Trafford by Bournemouth past weekend, erstwhile nine skipper Bruno Fernandes was an unused substitute, sentenced to a uncommon watching little astatine the Theatre of Dreams.

The Portuguese playmaker was highly captious of Michael Carrick's tactics pursuing United's 4-1 decision by Como successful the Champions League, but could instrumentality to the starting XI astatine Stamford Bridge.

That being said, the under-pressure caput manager whitethorn inactive opt for a Fernandes-less team, and present Sports Mole discusses immoderate of the imaginable options.

Man Utd without Fernandes: Persist with botched Tielemans experiment

Shall we destruct the idiotic enactment first? A large disappointment since his summertime power from Aston Villa, Youri Tielemans started successful the attacking-midfield relation for Manchester United against Bournemouth.

Carrick's botched experimentation lasted conscionable 45 minutes, with the 29-year-old replaced by Matheus Cunha astatine the interruption aft zero chances created, zero shots connected people and conscionable 2 passes into the last third.

The Red Devils created conscionable 0.25 xG during a archetypal fractional successful which Tielemans recovered himself painfully retired of position, with Bournemouth taking a two-goal pb courtesy of Rayan and Marcus Tavernier efforts.

The 20-time English champions would beryllium successful the close to sack Carrick connected the spot if helium starts the ex-Villan successful that progressive relation astatine Stamford Bridge, and determination is simply a wider statement to beryllium had connected whether Tielemans is deserving of a spot anyplace successful a Manchester United side.

Man Utd imaginable lineup: Lammens; Mazraoui, Maguire, Martinez, Dalot; Santos, Baleba; Diallo, Tielemans, Mount; Mbeumo

Man Utd without Fernandes: Cunha down Mbeumo successful Red Devils attack

If Carrick decides to support the outspoken Fernandes connected the seat for a 2nd consecutive match, determination is simply a accidental that Man Utd tract an onslaught akin to the 1 which started the 2nd fractional against Bournemouth.

That would spot Tielemans dumped retired of the broadside and into a watching relation alongside the Portuguese midfielder, with Brazil planetary Cunha making his seventh Premier League commencement of the term.

With 4 extremity contributions crossed his opening 12 appearances this season, the erstwhile Wolverhampton Wanderers leader is simply a accordant contributor astatine this level, outperforming Tielemans successful attacking positions.

Another Premier League-proven asset, Bryan Mbeumo would proceed starring the enactment for the Red Devils successful this hypothetical XI implicit Joshua Zirkzee, who has ne'er truly shown himself arsenic a credible starter.

Man Utd imaginable lineup: Lammens; Mazraoui, Maguire, Martinez, Dalot; Santos, Baleba; Diallo, Cunha, Mount; Mbeumo

Man Utd without Fernandes: A hopeless power to a backmost three

Nothing screams the last lucifer of a managerial reign similar a hopeless power of formation, and caput manager Carrick could astonishment everyone with a back-three strategy astatine Stamford Bridge this weekend.

Amad Diallo and Diogo Dalot could run arsenic the wing-backs with Andrey Santos and Carlos Baleba making up the midfield treble pivot, leaving country for 3 cardinal attackers astatine the apical of the pitch.

Man Utd would astir apt favour a trio who could interchange to disrupt a unsettled Chelsea backline, with Mason Mount, Mbeumo and Cunha astir apt the prime of Carrick's forwards astatine present.

Man Utd imaginable lineup: Lammens; Mazraoui, Maguire, Martinez; Amad, Santos, Baleba, Dalot; Mount, Cunha; Mbeumo