Pundit Predictions: How will United fare against Wigan?

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Manchester United travel to face Wigan Athletic for our first step into this year’s FA Cup and our pundits and fans have been submitting their predictions for the Third Round clash.

Those who correctly name Erik ten Hag’s line-up, final score, first goalscorer and Man of the Match for this Monday night bout under the floodlights could be in with a chance of winning some fantastic prizes.

You can play along now in the United App, but you must have confirmed your selections before our 20:15 GMT kick-off at the DW Stadium. On account of team news being released, your line-up predictions must be submitted at the slightly earlier time of 18:45 GMT.

Wes Brown, a two-time FA Cup winner with the Reds and MUTV pundit, is also playing along and has shared his picks, including the line-up he thinks Ten Hag will choose, below.

PUNDIT PREDICTIONS: WES BROWN

Our Player of the Month, Alejandro Garnacho, has been one of our stand-out players for of late, and Wes is expecting business as usual from the Argentinian, predicting him to be both our first goalscorer and Man of the Match in the Greater Manchester clash.

The former England international defender believes Ten Hag will back the XI he put out for the tough game against Nottingham Forest last weekend by naming an unchanged side, and that his faith will be repaid as a result, with a victory sending us through to the fourth round.

Line-up: Onana; Wan-Bissaka, Evans, Varane, Dalot; Fernandes, Mainoo, Eriksen; Antony, Rashford, Garnacho.

Correct score: Wigan 1 United 3

First scorer: Alejandro Garnacho

Man of the Match: Alejandro Garnacho

WHAT YOU’RE PREDICTING

At the time of writing, around a third (33%) of all those that have made their selections already believe Rasmus Hojlund will notch the opener, with a similar percentage (29%) believing that the Reds will put on a confident display, keeping a clean sheet and winning by three goals.

Opinion is still split on who’s going to walk away with the Man of the Match award, but so far, Bruno Fernandes is leading the poll, as you can see displayed below.

CORRECT SCORE PREDICTIONS

29%=Wigan 0 United 3
21%=Wigan 0 United 2
16%=Wigan 1 United 3
9%=Wigan 1 United 2
7%=Wigan 0 United 4

FIRST SCORER PREDICTIONS

33%=Rasmus Hojlund
28%=Alejandro Garnacho
19%=Marcus Rashford
8%=Bruno Fernandes
3%=Amad

MAN OF THE MATCH PREDICTIONS

24%=Bruno Fernandes
22%=Alejandro Garnacho
13%=Rasmus Hojlund
11%=Marcus Rashford
10%=Kobbie Mainoo

HAVE YOUR SAY

Do you feel like you know what’s going to happen when the Reds travel to Wigan? Have your say here!

Tune into MUTV’s Matchday Live show – also available via ManUtd.com and the United App – from 19:10 GMT on Monday for exclusive build-up before Wigan v United.