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Falcao and Shaw on United bench

ESPN staff
September 14, 2014
Radamel Falcao is on the bench with Daley Blind starting against Queens Park Rangers © Getty Images
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Radamel Falcao and Luke Shaw start on the bench for Manchester United against Queens Park Rangers at Old Trafford but Marcos Rojo and Daley Blind make their debuts while Ander Herrera returns.

All six of Louis van Gaal's summer signings are involved, with British record £59.7m signing Angel Di Maria handed his home debut.

Van Gaal has also abandoned his 3-5-2 formation, with Rafael at right back, Jonny Evans partnering Tyler Blackett at centre-back and Marcos Rojo at left back.

The Dutchman has instead opted for a diamond in midfield, with Juan Mata at the tip behind Wayne Rooney and Robin van Persie.

Rio Ferdinand starts on his first return to Old Trafford since leaving United in the summer, while deadline day signings Sandro and Niko Kranjcar feature in QPR's midfield.

Manchester United: De Gea, Rafael, Evans, Rojo, Blackett, Blind, Herrera, Mata, Di Maria, Rooney, Van Persie

Substitutes: Lindegaard, Shaw, Fletcher, Januzaj, Valencia, Pereira, Falcao

Queens Park Rangers: Green: Isla, Caulker, Ferdinand, Hill, Sandro, Fer, Kranjcar, Philiips, Hoilett, Austin

Substitutes: McCarthy, Traore, Onuoha, Henry, Vargas, Zamora, Taraabt

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