Manchester United are looking to continue their UEFA Europa League run to the round of 8 as they host FC Rostov in the second leg of this round of 16 tie. It transpires Thursday night, and here is the link to the injury report for this match.
Given how things have shaped out for United the league, and also the weakness of the UEL field, it appears that winning the Europa is the more likely and hence better route into the UEFA Champions League for United.
Here’s the link to the Jose Mourinho and Marouane Fellaini press conference previewing this match.
However, the number one topic of this session was Paul Pogba. This presser will forever go down as the “he does not give an ass what people say” press conference. Mourinho also added: “I feel the world is losing balance. Envy coming to certain levels. I am scared for the next generation.” (full story at this link)
Here’s The Sports Bank’s Man United starting XI projection vs Rostov:
Attack: Zlatan Ibrahimovic
Attacking Midfield: Henrikh Mkhitaryan, Juan Mata, Jesse Lingard
Midfield: Marouane Fellaini, Paul Pogba
Defense: Ashley Young, Marcos Rojo, Chris Smalling, Matteo Darmian
Goalkeeper: David de Gea
An interesting bit of Jose Mourinho, Man United news on this the day before the match. The CEO of Bayern Munich made comments today saying that he agrees with Mourinho about how tough it is to sign the best players in the world. He also rated United as one of the top four destination clubs in the world.
Match Odds, (via OddsChecker.com)
Manchester United 1/4 draw 51/10 Rostov 16/1
Prediction: Man United 1, Rostov 0
As always, feel free to post your own Man United starting XI in the comments section below. And of course speak your mind on the formations and Man United starting XI s that you’ve already seen online.
Enjoy the match!
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