Manchester United head to Juventus in midweek seeking to avenge the 1-0 victory achieved by the Serie A superpower back on October 23rd. It’s a Champions League group stage rematch of a very hyped up affair that fell considerably flat. Everyone was hyping up Cristiano Ronaldo’s return to Old Trafford and understandably so, but Juve didn’t look exceptional that evening, and United simply stunk up the joint.
Here’s to hopefully a much more interesting and exciting game this time around. Let’s take a look at who Red Devils boss Jose Mourinho may start in this one.
We have both Marcus Rashford and Anthony Martial in the first team, due to a.) Romelu Lukaku being a doubt and b.) Ander Herrera discussing the duo’s importance in what is a massive week for the side.
We also included Herrera and dropped Nemanja Matic, who has been awful on the pitch this season. Off the pitch, he’s dealing with some backlash over expressing his views on a hot button geopolitical issue.
The Sports Bank MUFC Starting XI Prediction
Forwards: Anthony Martial, Marcus Rashford, Juan Mata
Midfielders: Fred, Ander Herrera, Paul Pogba
Defenders: Luke Shaw, Victor Lindelof, Chris Smalling, Ashley Young
Goalkeeper: David de Gea
United vs Juventus FYIs
Press Conference videos, quotes: coming tomorrow
Injury report for both teams: go to this link
Kickoff/TV: Wednesday November 7, 8pm BST, 3PM EST, BT Sport/TNT
Odds via Odds Checker: United 11/2, Draw 16/5, Juventus 8/13
Prediction: Juventus 2, United 0
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