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Erik ten Hag explains his team selection to BT Sport, and it won’t be music to Cristiano Ronaldo’s ears. “We have a squad that is quite competitive, so it is always a difficult decision, but we had a good performance on Monday, so you stick to it. We have to give Casemiro the time to adapt to England and Manchester United. As a person, you have considerations, but as a manager you have to make decisions. The team is always most important. You make a decision to advantage the team, you have to be clear, you have to be honest. We had to deal with mentality. We have the players to manage the game. In Elanga, Rashford and Sancho, you have a lot of speed up front. We have to have a clever strategy. This will be more like the Brentford game.”
Both managers have hit upon a winning formula, and when it ain’t broke … Saints boss Ralph Hasenhuttl makes just one change to his starting XI. Che Adams, who came on and turned the match at Leicester, replaces Sekou Mara. Romain Perraud starts on the bench after returning from a groin injury. Manchester United manager Erik ten Hag names the same side that put Liverpool to the sword. Cristiano Ronaldo and Harry Maguire remain benched, alongside new boy Casemiro. Anthony Martial is injured.
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