OPINION
Manuel Pellegrini is predicted to make one change to his starting line-up ahead of West Ham’s Premier League clash with Manchester United on Saturday.
After impressing when coming off the bench against Chelsea last week, Robert Snodgrass could be recalled to the side for the Hammers’ trip to Old Tafford.
Snodgrass, 31, couldn’t stop West Ham from losing 2-0 at Stamford Bridge, but he performed well enough to suggest that Pellegrini might hand him a start and drop Marko Arnautovic down to the bench.
Lukasz Fabianski was also superb despite losing at Chelsea and as a solid contender for West Ham’s player of the season award, he is predicted to start in goals behind an unchanged back-four of Ryan Fredericks, Fabian Balbuena, Angelo Ogbonna and Aaron Cresswell.
Mark Noble and Declan Rice have made the central midfield spots their own this season and it would be a surprise if either of them were dropped on Saturday evening.
Manuel Lanzini could start in the No 10 role amid an injury blow to Samir Nasri, with Felipe Anderson and Snodgrass flanking him on either wing.
Javier Hernandez might be the man to spearhead the Hammers’ attack in the centre-forward role as the Mexican striker returns to Old Trafford to play against his former club.