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How Man Utd could line up against Astana with kids Max Taylor, Teden Mengi and Dylan Levitt hoping to start

OLE GUNNAR SOLSKJAER is set to dish out plenty of debuts when Manchester United face Astana tomorrow.

The Old Trafford chief has named a youthful squad having already qualified from his Europa League group.

But a handful of senior stars could be thrown in to help out the whizkids in Kazakhstan.

David De Gea and Sergio Romero have been left in Manchester and Lee Grant could take advantage with a first start since arriving last year.

The former Stoke man, 36, is up against 19-year-old Under-23s keeper Matej Kovar for the No1 jersey.

Luke Shaw is returning from injury and could be handed some useful minutes, with Ethan Laird, 18, hoping to make a debut at right-back after some impressive youth performances.

Axel Tuanzebe also has a good shot at playing after making his own comeback and 17-year-old Teden Mengi is a potential centre-back partner.

James Garner, 18, has already made two Europea League appearances and 19-year-old Wales call-up Dylan Levitt would offer another strong option in midfield.

Jesse Lingard provides experience at No10, with Angel Gomes and Tahith Chong – both out of contract in summer – in line to get a chance to impress alongside him.

Finally, Mason Greenwood – fresh off his strike against Sheffield United – is expected to get the nod up front.

The story of the evening, however, will be defender Max Taylor being included in the squad just 12 months after he started chemotherapy treatment for cancer.

The 19-year-old only returned to training in September having been out of actionsince the start of the year after being diagnosed with the illness.

Astana are yet to earn a point in Europe this season but will fancy their chances against an inexperienced squad in tough conditions with temperatures predicted to drop to -10C.