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Casemiro will be serving the second of a four-match suspension against Newcastle United on Sunday and so will not be available for the game.
Marcel Sabitzer is also a doubt in midfield as Austria head coach Ralf Rangnick revealed that he is carrying a knee injury.
Christian Eriksen is back in training after a two-month layoff but it is probably too early for him to feature, at least, in the starting lineup. At best, he would get minutes from the bench.
This could leave the infamous “McFred” – Scott McTominay and Fred – as the only fit senior midfield pair, although Erik ten Hag could opt to put Bruno Fernandes back in the CDM role as he did against Real Betis.
We are going to assume Sabitzer will pull through and that he will partner McTominay. Ten Hag has tended to see the Scotsman as the most natural replacement for Casemiro and the Scotsman has hit a rich vein of form on international duty, scoring four goals for Scotland in two games.
With David de Gea the obvious candidate in goal, the rest of the defence could be decided based on the shape in which players return from international duty.
Victor Lindelof is nursing a broken toe and Raphael Varane is also carrying a knock.
Meanwhile Lisandro Martinez has been busy playing and celebrating hard in Argentina and could be tired upon his return.
Varane and Martinez should be the starting partnership if everyone is fit and rested.
Luke Shaw missed England’s match against the Ukraine having been sent off in the previous game, so he should be well-rested and keen to start in the left back role.
Aaron Wan-Bissaka has been keeping Diogo Dalot out of the right back spot lately and we expect that to continue.
Up front, we are likely to finally see the return of Anthony Martial, although again, due to match fitness, this is more likely to be 30 minutes off the bench. Wout Weghorst will therefore deputise in the starting lineup.
Marcus Rashford is back in training after missing both England’s games with a knock, and should start on the left wing.
Alejandro Garnacho is unavailable due to injury.
If he is not tired after his travels, Antony will probably get the nod ahead of Jadon Sancho and Facundo Pellistri on the right, with Fernandes at number 10.
With all that in mind, here is our predicted XI for Sunday’s game:
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