Pictured: Manchester United training ahead of Young Boys tie

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Manchester United have jetted out to Switzerland for their first Champions League tie of the season, where they will face Young Boys in the Stade de Suisse, Bern.
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n traditional Champions League fashion, the players have been training on the pitch ahead of the game, which provides them with a chance to try and get used to the plastic pitch.

Here are the pictures from Manchester United‘s final training session…

Missing next weekends game against Wolves, Matic will surely be involved tonight…

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Anthony Martial will be eyeing more minutes than he has had recently

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Ander Herrera will be looking to return to action having made just two appearances this season

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While Juan Mata hasn’t featured since the Brighton defeat

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Paul Pogba is in good spirits after a good showing against Watford

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He’s suspended in the league, but Jose Mourinho has revealed Rashford will be involved against Young Boys

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Alexis Sanchez will be hoping to kick-start his Manchester United career tonight

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Fellaini has done well in a defensive midfield role recently, will he be given a chance to impress again

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Mourinho watches on from the sidelines…

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…Before taking a stroll on the plastic pitch

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Fred, Pereira and Pogba

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Luke Shaw will start, while Diogo Dalot is ‘ready to play’ according to Mourinho

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Ex-Liverpool star Phil Thompson picks Salah, Mane & Firmino over Paris Saint-Germain superstar trio

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The Reds open their UCL campaign against the French champions at Anfield on Tuesday evening

Liverpool open their 2018-19 Uefa Champions League campaign with a cracker against Paris Saint-Germain at Anfield on Tuesday evening, and the clash sets two of the world’s deadliest attacking triumvirate up against each other.

Mohamed Salah, Sadio Mane and Roberto Firmino were crucial to the Reds’ glorious, unprecedented run to the final of the competition last season, scoring a combined 30 goals [a record-breaking 10 apiece] - 91 in all competitions -  while PSG's trio of Neymar, Kylian Mbappe and Edinson Cavani bagged 89 goals.

This season, the Reds forward have netted eight while their rivals are three goals ahead, and former Anfield star Phil Thompson believes ‘honesty, work-rate and the way they go about their jobs’ places Jurgen Klopp's attacking cast above Thomas Tuchel's.

Revealed: Guardiola working on fresh approach to bring Champions League success to Man City

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The Catalan's tactical framework is top secret but it has emerged that he is working on specific improvements to help deliver European success

Manchester City fans worried about it, journalists enquired about it.

Would Amazon’s ‘All or Nothing’ documentary leak Pep Guardiola’s closely guarded tactical secrets to the world?

Of course not. For one thing, the Barcelona-based MediaPro are co-producers and their links to City’s Catalans are so established that they would not want to reveal any sensitive information any more than City themselves would.

Mourinho questions why English media aren’t criticising Spurs

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Manchester United manager Jose Mourinho has questioned why the English media have not been criticising Spurs after Mauricio Pochettino’s side lost their last two Premier League games.

Mourinho’s Manchester United were hammered by the media after they lost two league games recently, including an embarrassing 3-0 home defeat to Spurs.

However, Pochettino’s side have looked a shadow of the team that have been one of the most consistent in the Premier League over the last three seasons during recent defeats to Watford and Liverpool, with Mourinho claiming that the lack of forceful criticism aimed the way of the North London outfit simply proves that his own club are treated unfairly by the media.

“Tottenham have now lost two straight. If there is equality of treatment, if there is equality in the way of looking and reporting, they will leave us calm and will start bothering others.” Mourinho told RedeTV.

Spurs lost there third game in a row last night, when they succumbed to a 2-1 defeat away to Inter Milan in the Champions League.

Mourinho reveals why Antonio Valencia will miss Champions League opener

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Jose Mourinho has revealed that Antonio Valencia will miss Manchester United’s Champions League opener against Swiss side Young Boys due to concerns over their plastic pitch.

Valencia has cemented his place as Manchester United‘s first choice right-back over recent years, as well as being named as club captain for this season following the retirement of Michael Carrick.

However, with United ready to get their 2018/19 Champions League campaign underway against Swiss side Young Boys in Bern on Wednesday night, Jose Mourinho has confirmed that the 33-year-old will not feature due to concerns about the plastic pitch aggravating historic knee injuries:

“We decide not to play Antonio Valencia because his knee is not a knee that needs an artificial pitch at all, so we brought Luke Shaw back into the team,” Mourinho said in his pre-match press conference.

“I told already Luke Shaw is playing tomorrow and apart from him we have Diogo, Ashley Young and Darmian ready to play.

Transfer news and rumours LIVE: Mourinho makes Neymar Man Utd's top target

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Mourinho makes Neymar Man Utd's top target

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Red Devils ready raid for PSG superstar

Manchester United will make Neymar their top transfer target in 2019, reports Don Balon, with Jose Mourinho having moved on from Gareth Bale.

The Red Devils were heavily linked with the Real Madrid forward during the last window, but saw him remain with the Spanish giants. 

With Neymar having also seen out the summer still at Paris Saint-Germain, those at Old Trafford are preparing to shift their focus.

Liverpool Vs PSG: UCL (3 - 2) On 18th September 2018 - European Football (EPL, UEFA, La Liga) (8)

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The Brazilian came off the bench to fire home a last-gasp winner in a five-goal thriller as the Reds' attacking machine outscored PSG's at Anfield

Thiago Silva had billed this as the battle of the world’s two best attacks.

And after 90 breathless, enthralling minutes at Anfield, we can understand what he meant.

Liverpool and Paris Saint-Germain didn’t disappoint as they served up a Champions League classic. First group game? This felt like a semi-final, such was the noise, such was the quality. HE WAS SPECTACULAR