Manchester United v PAOK LIVE: Europa League team news and line-ups as Amad starts and Mount returns

Interim boss Ruud van Nistelrooy is hoping handy over the aspect to Amorim after overseeing back-to-back wins, with PAOK tonight and Leicester to come back on the weekend, however the fan favorite’s future past that continues to be unclear.

The previous striker returned to Previous Trafford in the summertime as considered one of Ten Hag’s assistants and had expressed his need to remain on the membership as soon as Amorim arrives.

“I didn’t have contact thus far,” Van Nistelrooy mentioned. “There’s no adjustments in that. I don’t know when (there might be) but both.”

Requested what the best state of affairs could be for him, he added: “I don’t know. It’s troublesome to touch upon that now. I’m ready for conversations to happen. Within the meantime, clearly crucial for this membership is getting the work accomplished each day and within the sport developing [tonight].

“It’s a European night time at Previous Trafford in opposition to the Greek champions, second within the league presently. Truthfully, I’ve to say that I really feel the accountability to do nicely over the subsequent week and that’s my job. I’m centered on that. As I mentioned, I welcome Ruben, comfortable (to be) right here to assist and assist him and that’s the scenario for the second.”

Manchester United goalkeeper Andre Onana spoke up this week concerning the sacking of supervisor Erik ten Hag, who introduced him to Previous Trafford two summers in the past.

“After I heard he was leaving, clearly I really feel dangerous,” the goalkeeper mentioned. “It’s not all the time straightforward for gamers to grasp when a supervisor is leaving. However on the finish of the day the membership must decide and now we have to observe.

“Sure, I labored with him, he’s a superb supervisor, I’ve an excellent relationship with him.

“Why issues didn’t work right here? We didn’t win sufficient video games, so it’s easy. In excessive stage it’s not straightforward. Typically it’s important to pay the worth. Sadly it was him. We did every little thing, the gamers gave every little thing, we labored laborious, we tried out finest, but it surely simply didn’t work.”

PAOK XI: Kotarski, Jonny, Kedziora, Colley, Baba, Ozdoev, Schwab, Zivkovic, Camara, Taidon, Tissoudali.

So Ruud van Nistelrooy makes three adjustments, with De Ligt, Martinez and Rashford dropping to the bench as Lindelof, Evans and Amad begin.

There’s excellent news on the bench for United and incoming supervisor Ruben Amorim, as Mount, Eriksen and Antony are match sufficient to be on the bench following harm.

Manchester United XI: Onana; Mazraoui, Lindelof, Evans, Dalot; Ugarte, Casemiro; Amad, Fernandes, Garnacho; Hojlund.

Subs: Bayindir, Heaton, Amass, De Ligt, Martinez, Eriksen, Fitzgerald, Mount, Antony, Rashford, Wheatley, Zirkzee.

Andre Onana is assured Manchester United’s squad boasts the standard and pragmatism to embrace incoming head coach Ruben Amorim’s strategy.

The Previous Trafford hierarchy acted swiftly by appointing the Sporting Lisbon boss final week, having unanimously determined to sack Erik ten Hag following a poor begin to his third season in cost.

Amorim loved the right send-off in his remaining match on the Jose Alvalade Stadium on Tuesday night time, masterminding a shocking 4-1 win in opposition to United’s rivals Manchester Metropolis within the Champions League.

Onana was amongst these impressed viewers and believes the Portuguese is taking on a membership with the flexibility to adapt to his calls for, indicating his favoured high-energy 3-4-3 system may additionally work.

“I did watch the sport yesterday,” the United goalkeeper mentioned. “Nice victory for them, by the way in which.

“Completely different system, however my gamers, my team-mates, we’re all pragmatic.

“I believe everybody right here is succesful to play in every system, so I don’t assume this might be any problem for us. We’ve got massive gamers, so they are going to step up.”

Man Utd XI: Bayindir; Dalot, de Ligt, Lindelof, Martinez; Ugarte, Casemiro; Rashford, Fernandes, Amad; Zirkzee.

PAOK XI: Kotarski; Castro, Kedziora, Colley, Rahman; Schwab, Camara; Despodov, Murg, Taison; Brandon.

Ruud van Nistelrooy has said that United are nonetheless skinny in midfield, with Christian Eriksen becoming a member of an inventory of absentees that features Kobbie Mainoo and Toby Collyer, in addition to defenders Luke Shaw and Tyrell Malacia. Nonetheless, Mason Mount has made a full return to coaching.

Bruno Fernandes will return from his one-match European suspension, and the United supervisor will probably have comparable choices to these he had on the weekend in opposition to Chelsea.

The Dutchman may look to rotate forward of welcoming Leicester Metropolis on the weekend, with Amad Diallo, Victor Lindelof and Joshua Zirkzee probably all in line for a begin. Younsgters Harry Amass and Jack Fletcher may function in some capability too, particularly with United quick at left-back and in central midfield.

For PAOK, former Liverpool defender Dejan Lovren has not been registered for the competitors. Membership captain Vieirinha can be ineligible, as is ex-Aston Villa striker Mbwana Samatta, whereas former Chelsea man Tiemoue Bakayoko is injured.

Ex-United teenager Shola Shoretire got here off the bench for the Greek aspect on the weekend, and will function at Previous Trafford as soon as extra.

Manchester United host PAOK at 8pm GMT on Thursday 7 November at Previous Trafford, Manchester.

The match might be broadcast on TNT Sports activities 2. Subscribers can stream through the invention+ app.

Interim supervisor Ruud van Nistelrooy takes cost of his penultimate sport on the helm, with United in search of their first three factors of the brand new marketing campaign after three disappointing attracts of their opening video games.

United presently sit twenty third within the league section desk, simply throughout the play-off locations, and might want to decide up factors of their subsequent matches in an effort to keep away from one other two video games throughout a congested winter interval within the new 12 months.