Man Utd v Fulham: Debut for Heitinga

Fulham’s new arrival John Heitinga makes his debut and Ryan Tunnicliffe, recently signed from Manchester United, also starts against the champions, who welcome defender Nemanja Vidic back from suspension.

The Whites’ record signing Kostas Mitroglou must wait for his debut, while Scott Parker is among the Fulham substitutes. Boss Rene Meulensteen has also opted to start with John Arne Riise and youngster Muamer Tankovic.

Manchester United: De Gea, Rafael, Smalling, Vidic, Evra; Mata, Carrick, Fletcher, Young; Rooney, van Persie.
Subs: Lindegaard, Ferdinand, Giggs, Valencia, Kagawa, Januzaj, Hernandez.

Fulham:Stekelenburg; Riether, Burn, Heitinga, Riise; Tunnicliffe, Sidwell, Kvist, Richardson; Holtby, Tankovic.
Subs: Stockdale, Hangeland, Kacaniklic, Duff, Cole, Parker, Bent.

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