Manchester United look set to give some of their fringe players a chance in the coming weeks.
Manchester United may have only had the Premier League to focus on thus far under new manager Jose Mourinho, but that is about to change with their Europa League and EFL Cup campaigns kicking off after the latest international break.
So far Mourinho has stuck with the same small group of players for the matches against Leicester City (in the Community Shield), Bournemouth, Southampton and Hull City, and that has paid off with four consecutive wins.
But United’s upcoming games against Feyenoord in Europe and Northampton Town in the League Cup should see plenty of changes.
Among the players yet to get a chance to impress are Matteo Darmian and Phil Jones, while , Memphis Depay, Marcus Rashford, Morgan Schneiderlin, Michael Carrick, Marcos Rojo and Ander Herrera have only been used sparingly.
Here we take a look at the strongest possible second XI that United could put out if Mourinho opted to, and it is a side many in the English top flight would be proud of:
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