Henderson set for United debut in Carabao Cup
Dean Henderson is pushing to make his Manchester United debut as Ole Gunnar Solskjaer rotates his side in tonight’s Carabao Cup clash at Luton.
H av i n g k i c k e d o f f t h e 2020/21 campaign with a chastening 3-1 home loss to Crystal Palace in the Premier League, the Red Devils turn their attention to a competition they reached the semi-finals of last season.
Solskjaer will, unsurprisingly, make alterations in the third-round clash at Kenilworth Road, where Henderson could make his first appearance for the club he joined aged 14.
Theacademyproductspent time on loan at Stockport, Grimsby and Shrewsbury before two successful stints at Sheffield United, where his form led to a senior England call-up and a new United deal until at least 2025.
“We’ll make some changes, of course we will,” Solskjaer said ahead of the match against Luton.
“For some, it’s the pre-season and, for some, they’ve only been here for a week now, for different reasons.
“Some of them need gametime, they do and we can see we’re lacking in sharpness.
“We just need to make the most of the training sessions and games we have.
“No injuries, no fresh injuries after that (Palace) game but, as I said, we’ll rotate and give some minutes. Some, after the game, will do some harder training this week to get ready for Brighton. Some will join the squad and go down there.”
Donny Van De Beek, Odion Ighalo and Mason Greenwood cameoffthebenchattheweekend, when Henderson was an unused substitute along with Fred, Aaron Wan-Bissaka and Eric Bailly.