Manchester United starts in a 4-2-3-1 with Lammens in goal, Dalot at right-back, Maguire and Martinez in central defense, and Shaw at left-back. Casemiro and Mainoo anchor midfield, with Amad, Fernandes, and Cunha supporting Mbeumo as the lone striker. Nottingham Forest lines up in a 4-4-2 with Sels, Williams, Morato, Milenkovic, and Netz, plus Hutchinson, Anderson, Dominguez, and Gibbs-White in midfield. Wood and Igor Jesus lead the attack. Forest uses a narrow, compact midfield and gives Gibbs-White freedom from the left, while both strikers press high to create errors. The match carries limited immediate stakes, but midfield recruitment interest centers on Elliot Anderson and his valuation.
"Manchester United (4-2-3-1): Lammens; Dalot, Maguire, Martinez, Shaw; Casemiro, Mainoo; Amad, Fernandes, Cunha; Mbeumo. Subs: Bayindir, Dorgu, Heaven, Malacia, Mazraoui, Yoro, Mount, Ugarte, Zirkzee. No great surprises here. Bryan Mbeumo replaces Joshua Zirkzee, while Diogo Dalot is back in at right-back in place of Noussair Mazraoui."
"Nottingham Forest (4-4-2): Sels; Williams, Morato, Milenkovic, Netz; Hutchinson, Anderson, Dominguez, Gibbs-White; Wood, Igor Jesus. Subs: Victor, Ortega, Sangare, Awoniyi, Yates, Cunha, McAtee, Bakwa, Abbott. It looks like Forest are lined up in the 4-4-2 formation that served them so well in the 5-0 win at Sunderland. A narrow and compact midfield, with Gibbs-White given something of a free role from the left-hand side."
"Two traditional strikers that will press high and hope to force United's defence into errors. Share Will Unwin, our reporter at Old Trafford today, checks in with some pre-match thoughts. He thinks that any announcement over Carrick today would be highly unlikely. For many it is a redundant game at the end of a very long season for Manchester United and Nottingham Forest."
"Michael Carrick will be announced as the permanent Manchester United head coach in the coming days but it is highly unlikely to be today at this stage. He has done a fine job and gave United little option other than keeping him on. The real interest today comes in the form of Elliot Anderson who is high on United's midfield shortlist but their 80m valuation of the England international may cause them to miss out to rivals Manchester City, who also want him."
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