COM VS MNU: Manchester United Official Starting Line-up Against Como

According to a report by London Evening Standard on Wednesday October 21, 2026, Manchester United faced a significant selection challenge ahead of their Champions League meeting with Como, with manager Michael Carrick missing several senior players for Wednesday evening’s European fixture.

The Red Devils arrived in Italy under increasing pressure after their 1-1 draw against Leeds United extended their winless run to six matches, intensifying scrutiny surrounding Carrick’s position.

United’s previous European outing ended in disappointment, with a 2-0 defeat against Atletico Madrid. Leny Yoro was sent off during that encounter, while Lisandro Martinez subsequently criticised technical director Jason Wilcox during his post-match interview.

Despite the controversy, Martinez started against Leeds but suffered a thigh injury and was substituted at half-time. The Argentine defender was consequently unavailable for the Como encounter.

Kobbie Mainoo, Luke Shaw and Ayden Heaven also missed Sunday’s draw. Marcus Rashford was named among the substitutes but remained unused, with all four players absent from Tuesday morning’s open training session.

The quartet were subsequently left out of United’s matchday squad, further limiting Carrick’s options ahead of the important Champions League fixture.

Benjamin Sesko, Patrick Dorgu and Manuel Ugarte were also unavailable because of their respective injury problems. Meanwhile, Yoro missed the match through suspension following his dismissal against Atletico Madrid.

Noussair Mazraoui replaced the suspended French defender in the starting lineup, while Matthijs de Ligt returned to central defence for his first appearance in that role for almost a year.

In midfield, Youri Tielemans and Andrey Santos retained their places, with Mason Mount completing the central options. Bruno Fernandes was given freedom to operate behind the attacking players.

Bryan Mbeumo and Matheus Cunha joined Fernandes in the forward line as United prepared to challenge Como away from home.

Manchester United starting XI: Lammens; Mazraoui, De Ligt, Maguire, Dalot; Tielemans, Santos; Mbeumo, Mount, Fernandes; Cunha.

Substitutes: Darlow, Heaton, Amass, Armer, Baleba, Kamason, Fletcher, Fletcher, Diallo, Lacey, Thompson and Zirkzee.

Sammybiggestblog feedback-opera-news-app@opera.com