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Manchester United return to European action on Wednesday night with a trip to Switzerland to face Young Boys. by Adam Higgins
The Reds kick off our UEFA Champions League campaign against the Bern-based outfit, who will play in their first-ever match at this stage of Europe’s elite competition.
Jose Mourinho’s men enter the game on the back of consecutive morale-boosting wins away from home in the Premier League, against Burnley and Watford, either side of the international break.
WHAT’S THE TEAM NEWS?
The boss has confirmed that Luke Shaw and Marcus Rashford will feature in Wednesday's game, while summer signing Diogo Dalot could finally make his first-team debut after recovering from injury. Captain Antonio Valencia has been left at home to prevent aggravation to his knee on the artificial surface at the Stade de Suisse. Nemanja Matic will be available as, like Rashford, his domestic suspension doesn't apply in European competition. Sergio Romero and Marcos Rojo are still working their way back to full fitness and have played for the Under-23s in recent weeks, along with Dalot.
HOW ABOUT YOUNG BOYS?
They are set to be without two players for the visit of the Reds – young midfielders Jordan Lotomba (knee) and Sandro Lauper (ankle). Former Serbia winger Miralem Sulejmani, who has previous European experience with Ajax and Benfica, could make his first start since suffering concussion after returning as a substitute last weekend.
HOW HAVE THEY STARTED THE SEASON?
Young Boys have made a blistering start to the campaign, winning nine of their 10 games in all competitions so far in 2018/19. The hosts are the current leaders of the Swiss Super League, with an eight-point lead already at the top of the table, having won their opening six league matches. However, it will be interesting to see if tiredness will be a factor on Wednesday as the Swiss outfit needed extra time to defeat FC Schaffhausen 3-2 in the Swiss Cup on Saturday, thanks to a dramatic late winner from defender Mohamed Ali Camara.
HOW HAVE THEY GOT HERE?
Young Boys were crowned Swiss champions for the 12th time last season but for the first time since 1986, finishing 15 points ahead of second-placed FC Basel to win the Swiss Super League. The club followed up their domestic title success by making some European history of their own, qualifying for the Champions League group stage for the first time after beating Croatian outfit Dinamo Zagreb 3-2 on aggregate in the play-offs. However, with tough tests against Juventus and Valencia to come, they will be up against it to progress to the knockout stage of the competition.
The Reds kick off our UEFA Champions League campaign against the Bern-based outfit, who will play in their first-ever match at this stage of Europe’s elite competition.
Jose Mourinho’s men enter the game on the back of consecutive morale-boosting wins away from home in the Premier League, against Burnley and Watford, either side of the international break.
WHAT’S THE TEAM NEWS?
The boss has confirmed that Luke Shaw and Marcus Rashford will feature in Wednesday's game, while summer signing Diogo Dalot could finally make his first-team debut after recovering from injury. Captain Antonio Valencia has been left at home to prevent aggravation to his knee on the artificial surface at the Stade de Suisse. Nemanja Matic will be available as, like Rashford, his domestic suspension doesn't apply in European competition. Sergio Romero and Marcos Rojo are still working their way back to full fitness and have played for the Under-23s in recent weeks, along with Dalot.
HOW ABOUT YOUNG BOYS?
They are set to be without two players for the visit of the Reds – young midfielders Jordan Lotomba (knee) and Sandro Lauper (ankle). Former Serbia winger Miralem Sulejmani, who has previous European experience with Ajax and Benfica, could make his first start since suffering concussion after returning as a substitute last weekend.
HOW HAVE THEY STARTED THE SEASON?
Young Boys have made a blistering start to the campaign, winning nine of their 10 games in all competitions so far in 2018/19. The hosts are the current leaders of the Swiss Super League, with an eight-point lead already at the top of the table, having won their opening six league matches. However, it will be interesting to see if tiredness will be a factor on Wednesday as the Swiss outfit needed extra time to defeat FC Schaffhausen 3-2 in the Swiss Cup on Saturday, thanks to a dramatic late winner from defender Mohamed Ali Camara.
HOW HAVE THEY GOT HERE?
Young Boys were crowned Swiss champions for the 12th time last season but for the first time since 1986, finishing 15 points ahead of second-placed FC Basel to win the Swiss Super League. The club followed up their domestic title success by making some European history of their own, qualifying for the Champions League group stage for the first time after beating Croatian outfit Dinamo Zagreb 3-2 on aggregate in the play-offs. However, with tough tests against Juventus and Valencia to come, they will be up against it to progress to the knockout stage of the competition.
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