Man Utd tasted defeat at the hands of Arsenal before an embarrassingly error-strewn 3-2 loss to Nottingham Forest on home soil at the weekend, with Czech side Viktoria Plzen up next in the Europa League.
Man Utd have been inconsistent domestically and on the continent this term, although they are unbeaten in the Europa League. Three underwhelming draws have been followed by home victories over Greek outfit PAOK and Norwegian champions Bodo/Glimt.
Viktoria Plzen have an almost identical Europa League record to Man Utd this season, also drawing their opening three before securing back-to-back wins. They have conceded seven during the league phase, the same as the Red Devils, but have scored one fewer than Thursday’s visitors.
Viktoria Plzen have a number of fitness concerns heading into Thursday’s encounter with Man Utd, with Svetozar Markovic the latest casualty after being substituted just 23 minutes into the weekend win over Karvina.
A trio of strikers are all expected to miss out midweek, with Prince Adu, Christophe Kabongo and Rafiu Durosinmi unlikely to feature. Full-back Jan Sykora and defensive midfielder Matej Valenta are also major doubts.
Man Utd suffered a bruising defeat at the weekend but the silver lining is they seemingly escaped the loss against Forest without any more injuries. Amorim is likely to make alterations from the side that underperformed on Saturday.
Man Utd are only without three players at present, all of whom are defenders. Victor Lindelof, Jonny Evans and Luke Shaw are all unavailable for the Red Devils, although they could return in the coming matches.
The likes of Joshua Zirkzee, Marcus Rashford and Noussair Mazraoui are among those who could come into the starting XI in Czechia as Man Utd search for redemption.
Man Utd lineup vs Viktoria Plzen (3-4-2-1): Onana; Mazraoui, Maguire, Martinez; Amad, Ugarte, Mainoo, Dalot; Fernandes, Rashford; Zirkzee.
