As for midfield, the panel predicted that two of the three places would be filled by new signing Christian Eriksen and Bruno Fernandes, with the main point of difference being whether Fred or Scott McTominay will play as a holding midfielder.
Finally, in attack, the pundits tipped the three forwards with the most pre-season minutes in their legs – Anthony Martial, Marcus Rashford and Jadon Sancho – to all start when our Premier League campaign kicks off at 14:00 BST on Sunday.
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