Manchester United are in the midst of a huge week, with a massive UEFA Champions League clash at Juventus tomorrow night, followed by the Manchester Derby on Sunday. Let’s take a look at some of the relevant news and notes circulating within the Man United community online right now.
For the Juve match injury and fitness report go to this link. For the MUFC starting XI prediction go here.
Anthony Martial, currently linked with a move to Inter Milan, has displayed a lot of fine form on the pitch lately. As such is he’s now #2 in the NBC Premier League Individual Player Power Rankings this week; teammate and reported Barcelona target Paul Pogba is #8.
Speaking of power rankings, ESPN FC have constructed a set that ranks the fan clubs of European football teams. The result may surprise you- United not in the top ten! United are even below City in the ESPN list, and well, it’s classic example of what many people do with their power rankings- pointless hot takes, and intentionally off editorializing in order to click bait.
Elsewhere, Romelu Lukaku who missed the win at AFC Bournemouth due to an unspecified injury he sustained in training, did not train with the club today ahead of the Juventus match. So we can confirm that he is now out of commission for this one.
Finally, here’s a really interesting piece from the Manchester Evening News, which articulates what Zlatan Ibrahimovic said to Jose Mourinho during his final month at United.
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