The Red Devils will try to grab their first points in this season's Champions League when they host German side Wolfsburg at Old Trrafford on Wednesday. The opening match was a disappointment for Manchester United, as they were defeated by PSV Eindhoven. Wolfsburg enjoyed a winning start as a goal from youngster Julian Draxler earned them a win over CSKA Moscow. The two sides have already met twice in the Champions League, both meetings having been played six years ago. United won both matches back then, 2-1 at Old Trafford and 3-1 in Germany.
United were given a 1-0 lead at Eindhoven thanks to a goal from Memphis Depay, but Hector Moreno and Luciano Narsingh scored to give PSV a 2-1 victory. The same match saw Luke Shaw break his leg, a horrendous injury that might keep him off the pitch for the remainder of the season. Things have been going better in the Premier League for Man United, last weekend's 3-0 victory over Sunderland moved them up to the top of the table for the first time since Sir Alex Ferguson's days. Michael Carrick will be unable to play while Marcos Rojo, Ander Herrera and Antonio Valencia all missed training on Tuesday due to injuries.
Summer signing Draxler gave Wolfsburg a winning start against CSKA Moscow but there might be difficult times ahead for the German side as Volkswagen, the company that owns the club, is facing all sorts of trouble after "Dieselgate". Last season they finished second in the Bundesliga but the start of the new campaign has not been equally impressive. They are already nine points behind reigning champions Bayern Munich while their star player, Kevin De Bruyne, was sold to Manchester City. Robin Knoche will be unavailable for Wolfsburg, while Vieirinha and Koen Casteels could also miss out.
Probable line-ups:
Man United: De Gea - Jones, Smalling, Blind, Darmian - Schweinsteiger, Schneiderlin - Mata, Depay, Martial - Rooney
Wolfsburg: Benaglio - Trasch, Dante, Naldo, Rodriguez - Guilavogui, Arnold, Caligiuri - Schurrle, Draxler, Dost
My prediction: Manchester United to win 2-1.
Here are the odds for the match at Bet365:
Man United win - 1.80 Draw - 3.75 Wolfsburg win - 5.00
Johnajax 8 years ago
Manchester United don't play well this season but they have nice results and after this loss from PSV this is important win for them. They started this match bad but they were better whole match and they success to turn result around and won. That is important for this young team and special that will affect on their confidence...
Manchester United don't play well this season but they have nice results and after this loss from PSV this is important win for them. They started this match bad but they were better whole match and they success to turn result around and won. That is important for this young team and special that will affect on their confidence and experience.
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Alexa Alexa 8 years ago
This win will help a lot to Manchester United.With this win ,they will gain more confidence.I hope they will start playing little bit better,cause I am sure that they are capable of that.They only need time to fit in some new players and I expect to see them as a big threat in the end of this seasons campaign in Champions...
This win will help a lot to Manchester United.With this win ,they will gain more confidence.I hope they will start playing little bit better,cause I am sure that they are capable of that.They only need time to fit in some new players and I expect to see them as a big threat in the end of this seasons campaign in Champions League.
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rikimartin4444_115925
8 years ago
Very important match for Manchester United. They need to win this game if they want to be back in race for next round. Manchester have great squad, with a fantastic players. Martial is in great form and I expect him to solve this match. On the other side, Wolfsburg won their first game and they will have no pressure in...
Very important match for Manchester United. They need to win this game if they want to be back in race for next round. Manchester have great squad, with a fantastic players. Martial is in great form and I expect him to solve this match. On the other side, Wolfsburg won their first game and they will have no pressure in this match. So, I think Manchester United will win 3-1.
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sharpe
8 years ago
This is a vital game for United after the first round loss from PSV. Of course they will have their chances for qualifying even if they didn't win in that one but will be very unlikely. Wolfsburg shows really poor form lately in the Bundesliga and this is a perfect opportunity for United to get settled in the group.
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