This is probably the formation and line-up I would like to see the most this season. The more I think about it, the more I think it could possibly unlock the best of our current squad:
FORMATION: 4-2-2-2
Martial Sánchez
Pogba Pereira
Matic Fred
Shaw Bailly Lindelöf TFM
DDG
In this system, TFM would be slightly more defensive than Shaw. Getting forward a bit but not quite as much him. While the width on the left would be almost completely provided by Shaw (and to a lesser extent Martial on occasion), TFM, Pereira and Sánchez could take turns in providing the width on the right.
Obvious swap options:
– Lukaku for Sánchez
– Rashford for Sánchez
– Mata for Pereira
– Lingard for Pereira
– Rojo for Lindelöf
– New CD for Lindelöf
– Valencia for TFM
– Dalot for TFM
– etc