Manchester United team news — injuries, predicted line-up and fixtures
Manchester United play away to Fulham on Sun 20 Sep, 17:30. 6 players are currently unavailable, with our expected return date for each below. Our model gives Manchester United a 48% chance of winning that match and a 26% chance of a clean sheet.
Availability comes from our injury and suspension feeds; everything else on this page is a projection, recomputed through the day as odds, team news and line-ups land. The predicted eleven is the model's most likely starting XI, not a confirmed team sheet.
Manchester United injury news and expected return dates
6 players are currently unavailable for Manchester United. Carlos Baleba is expected back first, around Sat 19 Sep and Manuel Ugarte is the longest absentee, around Tue 6 Apr. An expected return is an estimate and moves with the club's own updates.
| Player | Pos | Expected return |
|---|---|---|
| Carlos Baleba | MID | Sat 19 Sep |
| Luke Shaw | DEF | Sat 19 Sep |
| Matthijs de Ligt | DEF | Sun 20 Sep |
| Tom Heaton | GK | Mon 28 Sep |
| Amad Diallo | MID | Sat 10 Oct |
| Manuel Ugarte | MID | Tue 6 Apr |
Manchester United predicted line-up — away to Fulham
Our model's most likely starting eleven for Gameweek 5, ranked by how likely each player is to start. 10 of the eleven are 90% or better to start, and Luke Shaw is the least certain. These are projections, not a confirmed team sheet — they move as team news and press conferences land.
| Player | Pos | Chance of starting | Projected minutes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Senne Lammens | GK | 99% | 89 |
| Harry Maguire | DEF | 99% | 88 |
| Lisandro Martinez | DEF | 99% | 88 |
| Bruno Fernandes | MID | 99% | 85 |
| Bryan Mbeumo | MID | 99% | 84 |
| Matheus Cunha | MID | 99% | 80 |
| Diogo Dalot | DEF | 98% | 83 |
| Youri Tielemans | MID | 98% | 75 |
| Kobbie Mainoo | MID | 96% | 83 |
| Marcus Rashford | MID | 95% | 75 |
| Luke Shaw | DEF | 51% | 49 |
Manchester United fixtures and how hard they look
The next 5 matches across every competition, with what our model makes of each: the chance Manchester United win, the chance the opponent wins, the goals we expect Manchester United to score and the chance of a clean sheet. The kindest of them looks at home to Tottenham Hotspur at 58% to win; the hardest looks away to Como at 33%. These come from the betting market and our own team model, and they move as odds do.
| Competition | Date | Opponent | Win | Opp win | Expected goals | Clean sheet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PL 5 | Sun 20 Sep, 17:30 | at Fulham | 48% | 28% | 1.82 | 26% |
| PL 6 | Sat 10 Oct, 18:30 | vs Tottenham Hotspur | 58% | 20% | 2.07 | 31% |
| UCL 2 | Tue 13 Oct, 21:00 | at Atletico Madrid | 34% | 42% | 1.62 | 16% |
| PL 7 | Sun 18 Oct, 15:00 | at Leeds United | 41% | 32% | 1.57 | 26% |
| UCL 3 | Wed 21 Oct, 18:45 | at Como | 33% | 42% | 1.47 | 19% |
Best Manchester United picks in FPL for Gameweek 5
Bruno Fernandes is Manchester United's highest projected scorer for the coming round at 5.9 points, 0.7 clear of Bryan Mbeumo. Predicted points come from expected goals, expected assists, projected minutes and clean-sheet probability converted into Fantasy Premier League 2026/2027 scoring.
| Player | Pos | Price | Predicted points |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bruno Fernandes | MID | 12.0 | 5.9 |
| Bryan Mbeumo | MID | 7.9 | 5.2 |
| Matheus Cunha | MID | 7.9 | 4.7 |
| Marcus Rashford | MID | 7.0 | 4.4 |
| Youri Tielemans | MID | 5.8 | 3.9 |
| Harry Maguire | DEF | 4.9 | 3.6 |
Manchester United price changes tonight
Our projection for which Manchester United players change price at the next update, from live net-transfer data. It moves through the day.
- Mainoo (MID, 5.5) — 15% chance of a price rise tonight
- Mount (MID, 5.4) — 0% chance of a price rise tonight
- Yoro (DEF, 4.9) — 97% chance of a price fall tonight
- Zirkzee (FWD, 5.4) — 94% chance of a price fall tonight
- De Ligt (DEF, 5.0) — 82% chance of a price fall tonight
- B.Fernandes (MID, 12.0) — 78% chance of a price fall tonight
- Bendito Mantato (MID, 4.5) — 76% chance of a price fall tonight
Frequently asked questions
Who is injured for Manchester United?
Carlos Baleba, Luke Shaw, Matthijs de Ligt, Tom Heaton, Amad Diallo, Manuel Ugarte are currently unavailable. Carlos Baleba is expected back around Sat 19 Sep.
What is Manchester United's predicted line-up?
Our model's most likely XI is led by Senne Lammens, Harry Maguire, Lisandro Martinez, Bruno Fernandes, Bryan Mbeumo. Every player above carries the model's own probability that he starts, which is the honest version of a predicted team sheet — it moves as team news lands.
Who do Manchester United play next?
Away to Fulham on Sun 20 Sep, 17:30. Our model gives them a 48% chance of winning and a 26% chance of keeping a clean sheet.