Manchester United have lost just one of their last eight Premier League meetings with Wolves (W4 D3), going down 2-1 at Molineux in April 2019.
Varane makes his bow for the Red Devils in the heart of the defence alongside Maguire. The Frenchman is one of three changes from the draw against the Saints last week. The other two see James come into the fold for Martial, while Matic also makes way from the team. It allows Sancho to make his first start for Solskjaer’s men in the final third after two appearances off the bench. Cavani is available for the first time as a substitute after missing the opening two weeks of the term.
Wolves rung the changes during the week for their EFL Cup match against Forest, but have reverted back to the line-up that lost to Tottenham last week for the clash against the Red Devils. The back three remains the same along with Moutinho, but Sa, Neves, Semedo, Marcal, Traore, Jimenez and Trincao all return.
MANCHESTER UNITED SUBS: Victor Lindelof, Edinson Cavani, Juan Mata, Anthony Martial, Jesse Lingard, Diogo Dalot, Tom Heaton, Nemanja Matic, Donny van de Beek.
MANCHESTER UNITED (4-2-3-1): David de Gea; Aaron Wan-Bissaka, Raphael Varane, Harry Maguire, Luke Shaw; Paul Pogba, Fred; Daniel James, Bruno Fernandes, Jadon Sancho; Mason Greenwood.
WOLVES SUBS: Ki-Jana Hoever, Rayan Ait Nouri, Daniel Podence, Willy Boly, Fabio Silva, Morgan Gibbs-White, John Ruddy, Leander Dendoncker, Luke Cundle.
WOLVES (3-4-3): Jose Sa; Max Kilman, Conor Coady, Romain Saiss; Nelson Semedo, Ruben Neves, Joao Moutinho, Marcal; Trincao, Raul Jimenez, Adama Traore.
United caused a storm in the transfer world by securing the signing of Cristiano Ronaldo from Juventus when it appeared the Portuguese was on his way to their rivals City. The former United man opted for an 11th hour switch back to Old Trafford, and his presence will certainly boost their hopes of ending their title drought. Ronaldo is not playing today, but Ole Gunnar Solskjaer will be hopeful that his team can use the news to get back to winning ways after their momentum from their 5-1 hammering of Leeds was stymied in a 1-1 draw with Southampton last time out.
Wolves have suffered back-to-back defeats to start the campaign, suffering 1-0 losses at the hands of Leicester and Tottenham in the Premier League. They found form during the week with a 4-0 hammering of Nottingham Forest in the EFL Cup, and Bruno Lage will be hopeful that his team gained confidence from the win at the City Ground. However, they face a massive challenge against a United side that looked capable of challenging for the title.
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