Lisandro Martinez and Antony drop double Manchester United team news hint on starting XI vs PAOK
Lisandro Martinez and Antony are among the players who have dropped potential hints about Manchester United's starting line-up ahead of this evening's Europa League fixture against PAOK.
United are looking to end a run of three straight draws in the competition with Erik ten Hag unable to lead his side to wins against FC Twente, Porto or Fenerbahce, before being sacked. Ruud van Nistelrooy takes charge of his third match after picking up a win and a draw in the Carabao Cup and Premier League respectively.
With the imminent arrival of Ruben Amorim, the Dutch caretaker manager will be hoping to kickstart their European campaign. Meanwhile, the squad will be looking to make an impression as the Portuguese tactician bids farewell to Sporting CP before taking up his position at Old Trafford on Monday (November 11).
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Ahead of kick-off, United's stars Martinez and Antony were among the players to post on their respective Instagram stories - with Amad and Diogo Dalot also previewing the match. Of course, this could just be someone running their accounts for them, posting regardless of whether they are going to be involved or not.
Antony has been absent since picking up an ankle injury during the draw in Türkiye but returned to training with Christian Eriksen on Wednesday. Mason Mount also featured as he looks to return to full fitness, while Leny Yoro made his long-awaited return to the squad after being sidelined since pre-season.
The interim head coach has a decision to make in midweek ahead of Sunday's clash with Leicester City. As it stands, Jonny Evans and Victo Lindelof are the only alternatives to Martinez and Matthijs de Ligt, who started together against Chelsea.
"He’s been managed very well after his injury in pre-season," Van Nistelrooy said. "Tyrell is the furthest [along] at the moment. It’s good for him to plan game minutes, maybe in the under-21s, we have to see.
"Harry is still inside working on his rehab, Luke also does pitch work like he did today and he’s progressing there to do hopefully partial team training soon. It was obviously going to be a long one. Big moment, first time back in team training.
"He’ll be back partially over the coming weeks and we’ll look to get him on board as quick as possible."