Zlatan Ibrahimovic and Eric Bailly make their competitive debuts for Manchester United, while midfielder Henrikh Mkhitaryan is named on the bench for the season opener against AFC Bournemouth.
Central defender Chris Smalling also misses out on the Red Devils’ opening game as Jose Mourinho unexpectedly names the midfield trio of Ander Herrera, Juan Mata and Marouane Fellaini in his starting XI.
Here’s today’s team to face Bournemouth… #MUFC #BOUMUN pic.twitter.com/et9IZdje2c
— Manchester United (@ManUtd) August 14, 2016
Former Liverpool attacker Jordan Ibe is set to make his competitive debut for the Cherries, as Eddie Howe names his strongest XI for the curtain raiser at the Vitality Stadium.
TEAM NEWS: The first #afcb @premierleague XI of the season to face #mufc: https://t.co/XPqufcA5aG pic.twitter.com/JdXPVRn7Ev
— AFC Bournemouth (@afcbournemouth) August 14, 2016