Brugge vs Man Utd preview: Can Red Devils win 1st leg & enter UEL next round?
Solskjaer's side will start their UEL journey tonight and Red Devils hope to win the 1st leg and enter the next round of the Europa League.
Probable line-ups
McTominay and Axel Tuanzebe are closing in on first-team returns but neither were spotted boarding the plane to Belgium. Greenwood was also absent after missing training on Wednesday, joining Paul Pogba and Marcus Rashford on the sidelines.
Lindelof was part of the touring squad after missing Monday's 2-0 win over Chelsea through illness. As Bailly is unlikely to be able to play two matches in the space of three days at the moment, Lindelof should take his place in the team here.
Ighalo made his United debut from the bench on Monday and is expected to lead the line for Ole Gunnar Solskjaer's side against Club Brugge.
Some of United's fringe players will hope for minutes on Thursday but Solskjaer may go with a fairly strong team in the hope of killing the tie off and then giving chances to other players in the return leg.
Focus
Club Brugges have dropped down from the Champions League. In their group they twice drew with Galatasaray, took a point off Real Madrid and also lost just 1-0 win away to Paris Saint-Germain. The Belgian outfit are unbeaten in their last 12 and Manchester United cannot afford to underestimate them.
Manchester United won 2-0 away to Chelsea on Monday night to boost their chances of a top-four finish.
The Red Devils have kept four clean sheets in a row, their best run since January 2018 (six straight clean sheets). This is the first meeting between the two sides since 2015 when Rooney scored a hat-trick for United in a 4-0 win away from home.
Whoscored Prediction
Club Brugge 0-1 Manchester United
Probable line-ups
McTominay and Axel Tuanzebe are closing in on first-team returns but neither were spotted boarding the plane to Belgium. Greenwood was also absent after missing training on Wednesday, joining Paul Pogba and Marcus Rashford on the sidelines.
Lindelof was part of the touring squad after missing Monday's 2-0 win over Chelsea through illness. As Bailly is unlikely to be able to play two matches in the space of three days at the moment, Lindelof should take his place in the team here.
Ighalo made his United debut from the bench on Monday and is expected to lead the line for Ole Gunnar Solskjaer's side against Club Brugge.
Some of United's fringe players will hope for minutes on Thursday but Solskjaer may go with a fairly strong team in the hope of killing the tie off and then giving chances to other players in the return leg.
Focus
Club Brugges have dropped down from the Champions League. In their group they twice drew with Galatasaray, took a point off Real Madrid and also lost just 1-0 win away to Paris Saint-Germain. The Belgian outfit are unbeaten in their last 12 and Manchester United cannot afford to underestimate them.
Manchester United won 2-0 away to Chelsea on Monday night to boost their chances of a top-four finish.
The Red Devils have kept four clean sheets in a row, their best run since January 2018 (six straight clean sheets). This is the first meeting between the two sides since 2015 when Rooney scored a hat-trick for United in a 4-0 win away from home.
Whoscored Prediction
Club Brugge 0-1 Manchester United
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