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Manchester United s fight against Chelsea Amorin may use all the main players! The list of going south to London was exposed, Xiao Yao returned to replace Yoro

11:06am, 16 May 2025【Football】

Manchester United took a train south to London on Thursday to prepare for the 37th round of Premier League match against Chelsea the next day. As the Red Devils meet with Tottenham Hotspur in the UEFA Cup final, the league will advance the two teams' round of matches to Friday night. On the roster of Stamford Bridge, Lenny Yoro, who was injured against West Ham United, was absent, but 18-year-old central defender Eden Haven can replace his position.

The Manchester Evening News reported that the whole Manchester United team arrived at Stockport Station from Carrington and took a train to London to compete. Haven is one of the players who walked off the bus. He joined Arsenal in the winter transfer window in January and spent only £1.5 million in transfer fees, but he performed well in a few games in the Premier League. However, after an injury against Leicester City in March, the England central defender has encountered a relapse in injury and has missed seven games.

The last time that Haven made it to Manchester United was when he was away from Newcastle United on April 13, but he did not play in that 1-4 loss. Last week, he was found training alone at Carrington while preparing for the second leg of the UEFA Europa League semi-finals. On Wednesday, Haven did not appear in the team's open training, so it was a bit unexpected to go to Chelsea with the team.

However, if Haven returns from injury, it will be an encouragement for coach Ruben Amorin. He is missing a central defender and losing to West Ham 0-2. Manchester United's starting three central defenders are Maguire, two full-backs, Mazravie and Luke Shaw. Both Yoro, 19, and De Rigt, 25, will miss the Premier League with Chelsea due to injury. The two have to race against time if they want to participate in the UEFA Cup final, while Lisandro Martinez has been reimbursed for the season. In the two-leg semi-finals against Athletic Bilbao, Lindleff, who is about to leave Manchester United, both got the chance to play.

Another Manchester United player is also a young player. Youth training midfielder Toby Collier made the roster. He missed for 6 weeks due to a leg injury. His last time he was on the roster was in a Premier League match that lost to Nottingham Forest on April 1. Collier can play as a midfielder and left-back, which can increase Manchester United's substitute choices. At the pre-match press conference, Amorin hinted that he would use all his main players to play in Chelsea, and claimed that the starting lineup of the UEFA Cup has not been determined yet and there is still a position to compete for. British media predict that players such as Andre Onana, Maguire, Mazravie, Patrick Dorgu, Casemiro, Ugat, Bruno Fernandez, Amad Diallo and Hoylund will all start. Amorin didn't even take the forward lineman Chedo Obi to London, indicating his choice of employment in this game.

Amorin said: "Is the lineup against Chelsea the lineup against Tottenham? I don't know yet. I have already thought about the lineup against Chelsea and our playing style, and then I will observe that it is important for deciding the employment of the next game. The best way to prepare is to play the game to prepare for the final and win the game. We need to perform and get points in the Premier League. That's how I feel. We discussed this after the game against West Ham. We must improve the way we face the game and stay focused every minute. When we are against West Ham, we have obvious scoring opportunities but we don't grasp it, and the opponent scores the first chance. These details are important." The UEFA Cup final will only be held next Wednesday, and it is 5 days away from this round of Premier League. Amorin believes that the main players have enough time to recover. "I know the only way to prepare for the final is to play in the normal Premier League game, we have to face it in the way we play the final," the Manchester United coach explained. "Then we work hard to recover. The best way to prepare for the final is to play the game. Players must also understand that whether to play Chelsea has no direct connection with the final, which is very important. What I am preparing for is the game against Chelsea, which is my focus at the moment. We want to win and have good performance."

If Manchester United beat Chelsea away, their ranking will be temporarily improved to 14th place under the premise of one more game. The team's potential highest ranking in the league this season is 13th, which will set the worst since the relegation season in 1974. But if the Red Devils lose to Chelsea and Tottenham does not lose against Aston Villa, Amorin's team will fall to 17th place!

Amorin said that he would feel crazy when he saw this terrible ranking, record loss and negative goal difference, and thought that the players should do the same, and it should not matter.

"It's hard to imagine that you can't be like a lunatic when you mention this." He said, "But if you look at the expected goals in the last game, we're more than our opponents. When against Wolves, the scene was stalemate, we had a chance to score, but the opponent scored the winning goal through a set piece, and that was the first time they approached our goal. We had a chance, especially in the second half. But I can understand and handle it. It's easier said than done, so let's focus on playing this game well. ”

Manchester United roster against Chelsea: Onana, Altay Baindir, Tom Heaton; Mazlawi, Maguire, Lindleff, Haven, Taylor Frederickson, Luke Shaw, Doorgu, Harry Amas; Casemiro, Ugat, Erikson, Collier, Kobe Meno, Mason Mount, B Fee; Amad, Garnacho, Hoylund.