Prediction: Manchester United to win 3-1
Best Odds: 33/4
Manchester United and FC Twente will lock horns with each other in the UEFA Europa League this week. The match between the Premier League club and the Dutch Eredivisie team will be held at Old Trafford and is scheduled to kick off at 8 pm UK time on Wednesday.
Manchester United
Manchester United are arguably the biggest club in England and will fancy winning a major trophy this season. The Red Devils are unlikely to beat the likes of Manchester City, Arsenal and Liverpool to the Premier League title this season, but they will certainly go for the UEFA Europa League.
The Red Devils will head into the UEFA Europa League match against FC Twente at Old Trafford on Wednesday evening on the back of a goalless draw with Crystal Palace away from home at Selhurst Park in London in the Premier League. It came after a 7-0 hammering of Barnsley at home in the third round of the League Cup which followed a 3-0 victory over Southampton away from home at St. Mary’s stadium in the Premier League.
Ten Hag said ahead of the match: “Twente’s brought me a lot. I was put through their academy and I was part of the generation of the first youth team when the youth competition was started up again after many years. For me there’s a great deal of history there.”
Team News:
Manchester United are likely to line up in a 4-2-3-1 formation against FC Twente. Andre Onana will be in goal for the Red Devils and will have Noussair Mazraoui, Matthijs de Ligt, Lisandro Martinez and Diogo Dalot in front of him in defence. Kobbie Mainoo and Christian Eriksen will be the two holding midfielders. Amad Diallo, Bruno Fernandes and Alejandro Garnacho are likely to be the three attacking midfielders and will have Joshua Zirkzee in front of them as the lone striker.
FC Twente
FC Twente are a major club in the Netherlands. They are a well-known team and have a strong following, and they have also been involved in major European Competitions on a regular basis.
The Tukkers finished as high as third in the Eredivisie table last season and are aiming to win the league this time around. Twente are fourth in the league table at the moment with 11 points from six matches, seven points behind leaders PSV.
Twente will head into the UEFA Europa League match against Manchester United this week on the back of a 5-0 victory over Almere City away from home in the league. It came after a 2-0 victory over Heerenveen in front of their fans in the Eredivisie which followed a 1-1 draw with PEC Zwolle in the league.
Team News:
FC Twente are likely to line up in a 4-2-3-1 formation against Manchester United. Lars Unnerstall will be the goalkeeper. Bart van Rooij, Mees Hilgers, Max Bruns and Anass Salah-Eddine will be the four defenders. Youri Regeer and Carel Eiting will be the two holding midfielders. Daan Rots, Sem Steijn and Mitchell van Bergen will be the three attacking midfielders. Sam Lammers will lead the line for FC Twente.
Key Factors to Consider
- Manchester United have scored 5 goals in 5 Premier League matches so far this season.
- Manchester United have conceded 5 goals in 5 Premier League matches so far this season.
- FC Twente have scored 12 goals in 6 Eredivisie games so far this campaign.
- FC Twente have conceded 5 goals in 6 Eredivisie games so far this campaign.
- Sem Steijn has scored 6 goals in 6 games for FC Twente so far this campaign.
Conclusion
FC Twente are a good team, but Manchester United will be at home and have done relatively well so far this campaign. It is very likely that Erik ten Hag’s side are likely to register a relatively comfortable win in the UEFA Europa League game this week.
Prediction: Manchester United to win 3-1
Best Odds: 33/4
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