What I predict:
-------------------De Gea----------------------
----------McNair-----Smalling --Blackett----------
Valencia-------------Carrick---------------------Young
-------------Fellaini---------Di Maria------------
----------Rooney ---------RVP------------------
This is the only realistic starting 11 I've seen, which seems likely.
Firstly RvP won't be dropped because we have no other option.
He is the only front man we have which is why his name always goes on the team sheet. Rooney is a No.10 and LvG doesnt like playing him at the front.
Falcao is injured. Di Maria and Januzaj are not front men. Ergo RvP (who IMO shouldnt play), will play.
Some people seem to be once again (just like in the Arsenal thread), putting Falcao in the team. This guy is injured. LvG knows it. He won't risk giving this guy more than about 20 minutes.
His injury has to be managed very carefully, so dont expect him to play 90 minutes for at least a few months. Is no one understanding this?
In a similar vein, people are putting Herrara's name in the mix - this guy is injured and not ready to play 90 minutes. He may come on a sub, though.
The same applies to Rafael and all our other injured players.
Given the injury problems that LvG is dealing with, he is going to be very careful to ensure that players who are already injured are not rushed back, to get re-injured (for another few weeks).
Fans keep stating that LvG needs to sort out these injuries and manage them somehow. That is exactly what he is doing by not playing injured players.
We can beat Hull without Shaw, Falcao, Herrera and Rafael. And LvG knows this. Why risk playing with injured players?