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Manchester United welcome Ipswich Town to Old Trafford in today’s Premier League clash. The Red Devils started their league campaign with a disappointing 2-0 loss to newly promoted Hull City on the road. The players struggled to get up to speed and were thoroughly beaten by a Hull side, who capitalised on set-pieces. Manager Michael Carrick will want a much-improved showing against Ipswich at Old Trafford this afternoon. We anticipate four changes from the defeat at the MKM Stadium. Formation: 4-2-3-1 Predicted Line-up: Senne Lammens has been United’s undisputed choice in goal since making his debut in October last year. The Belgian is poised to continue between the sticks. In the backline, there could be a couple of changes from the Hull loss. Ayden Heaven was partly responsible for the opening goal conceded against the Tigers. The youngster struggled with his positioning multiple times and could make way for the experienced Lisandro Martinez to partner Harry Maguire in central defence. Martinez may not be fully up to speed after returning late after the World Cup break, and should play for at least an hour. Leny Yoro is another option to come off the bench. Noussair Mazraoui got the nod over Diogo Dalot at right-back last weekend. The Moroccan ace had a good World Cup where he was quite exceptional as a left-back. However, he has not been consistent enough as a right-back for the Red Devils. While he was good defensively against Hull, Mazraoui did not offer much going forward. Mazraoui has made five starts for United under Carrick, where the club have picked up a solitary victory. We anticipate a straight swap with Dalot coming in at right-back. Luke Shaw is an obvious starter in the left-back position for United. In midfield, United need more mobility and better decision-making. Andrey Santos could have a new partner in the reliable Kobbie Mainoo in the centre of the park. Youri Tielemans made his competitive debut alongside Santos for United last time around, but the Belgian lost possession 11 times and was dribbled past twice. He should make way for Mainoo. In the final third, there could be a solitary change. Bryan Mbeumo, Matheus Cunha and Bruno Fernandes should keep their places, but Patrick Dorgu could make way for Marcus Rashford on the left wing. Rashford had a fine season on loan at Barcelona with 29 goal contributions last term. He will be eager to make a mark in front of the fans at Old Trafford, where he has not played competitively since late 2024. Benjamin Sesko did not feature in the whole of pre-season as he was recovering from a shin injury. The Slovenian should be eased back into action and may make another cameo appearance from the bench. How Man Utd could line up vs Ipswich Stats from Transfermarkt.com & Sofascore.com