West Ham vs Man Utd predicted line-ups: six changes for Hammers as Red Devils make Marcus Rashford call

West Ham United will look to bounce back from their humiliating Carabao Cup exit to Liverpool when they play host to David Moyes’ former club Manchester United.

The two sides both have European ambitions this season and both clubs could climb into the top six of the Premier League table with a win. Neither team has a clean bill of health ahead of the encounter, although West Ham have far fewer injury concerns to report than their Manchester counterparts.

With that in mind we take a look at the predicted line-ups for both Premier League ahead of Saturday’s highly-anticipated early kick off at the London Stadium.

West Ham team news and predicted XI

It has been a hit and miss season so far for West Ham who have struggled to find consistency in the Premier League this term.

On one hand, the Hammers can boast memorable victories over London rivals Chelsea and Tottenham, as well as a successful group stage campaign in Europe - on the other hand they have been on the receiving end of big defeats against the likes of Aston Villa, Fulham and most recently Liverpool in the Carabao Cup.

Despite their recent setback in the Carabao Cup, the East London outfit will be confident that they can bounce back against an equally inconsistent Manchester United side and Michail Antonio is the only absentee for West Ham with a knee injury.

Defensive stalwart Nayef Aguerd missed the game with Liverpool through illness and James Ward-Prowse was also missing from the line-up for the Hammers. However, both should make the team against Manchester United.

Predicted West Ham line-up:

Fabianski, Coufal, Aguerd, Zouma,Emerson, Alcarez, Ward- Prowse, Soukek, Kudus, Paqueta, Bowen

Manchester United team news and predicted XI

To describe Manchester United’s season as inconsistent would probably be an understatement and it has certainly been a rollercoaster ride for November’s manager of the month Erik ten Hag who has been under-pressure throughout the season.

The Red Devils’ most recent draw against Liverpool was their first of the entire campaign - summarising the all or nothing nature of this team in recent months.

Ten Hag’s team have been the victims of a number of injuries in recent months and the likes of Harry Maguire (groin) and Diogo Dalot (suspended) add to the mountain of absentees which include Christian Eriksen (knee), Casemiro (hamstring), Mason Mount (calf), Lisandro Martinez (foot) and forgotten man Jadon Sancho who has been banished from the team since September.

Anthony Martial is pushing to make the squad after illness, while Victor Linedlof is also a doubt with a knock.

Predicted Man Utd line-up

Onana, Wan Bissaka, Evans, Varane, Shaw, Mainoo, Amrabat, McTominay, Antony, Rashford, Hojlund