Manchester United vs FC Twente: UEFA Europa League 2024/25 Preview

Manchester United’s return to the Europa League starts with a fixture against Dutch side FC Twente. The hosts are looking to redeem themselves after a disappointing draw against Crystal Palace, where they felt they should have won. Erik Ten Hag’s side is the clear favorite here, but you just never know what might happen on a European night!

Manchester United vs Fc Twente: Match Details

Match: Manchester United vs FC Twente (Europa League Group Stage)
Date & Time: Wednesday, September 25, 2024, 20:00 BST
Stadium: Old Trafford, Manchester
Weather: 62°F (16.6°C), Partly Cloudy with a 10% chance of rain. Wind from the WNW at 7.1mph.

Manchester United vs Fc Twente: Preview

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Manchester United and FC Twente face off for the first time. They look forward to shaking off the disappointment of drawing with Crystal Palace. It was a day of missed chances and a great performance from an in-form Dean Henderson, who kept Manchester United at bay. The points were shared, while United had an xG of 1.86 compared to their 0.92. They sit 11th in the Premier League table, which may come as a great disappointment to the Dutchman, whose team sits on top of missed chances(17) in the Premier League while also just second on xG(Expected goals), having just five goals from an xG of 9.5.

There is no better chance for the Red Devils to find their form in front of the goal against FC Twente, which should be a straightforward encounter for Ten Hag and his men. Still, the events unfolded in the football world never fail to surprise us, especially in the electric European nights. United have lost just one game in nine home matches against Dutch opposition, winning seven and drawing just one, which shows they go in as the heavyweights and clear favorites.

Team News & Stats

Ten Hag will still be without Luke Shaw, Leny Yoro, Victor Lindelof, and Tyrell Malacia, who has resumed training after almost a year and a half without action. However, good news as the team has been lacking upfront, Rasmus Hojlund is finally set to start his first game after a lengthy recovery from an injury. He did feature in the game against Crystal Palace in the last 15 minutes and will look set to regain his goal-scoring form from last season and bring goals to the side. Mason Mount would also be another name likely to feature tomorrow in place of in form Christian Eriksen, as the ex-Chelsea player had a decent start to the season but was sidelined again due to an injury.

FC Twente doesn’t have as many absentees, as the only player confirmed to be out is Younes Taha for the trip to Old Trafford. FC Twente’s record against English opponents is pretty woeful, as they have won just one of their 13 meetings against them in all competitions. They are also winless in their last seven UEFA Europa League games, with the visit to Old Trafford being their first game since 2012. FC Twente sits fourth in the Eredivisie table and is also on a two-game winning streak, which is evidence of why Ten Hag and his team should not take this game very lightly.

Possible Starting XI

Predicted Manchester United XI: Onana; Dalot, De Ligt, Maguire, Mazraoui; Ugarte, Casemiro; Amad, Fernandes, Rashford; Hojlund

Fc Twente Predicted XI: Unnerstall, Hilgers, Bruns, Salah-Eddine, Regeer, Eiting, Steijn, Rots, Van Bergen, Lammers

Prediction:

We predict that Manchester United win this comfortably by 3-0. Having very high expectations and missed chances against Palace, we should not ignore that they scored ten goals in 2 games before the Palace game. Fc Twente might just find it too hard to deal with the Premier League giants and could be having a long night at Old Trafford.

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