Manchester United – Young Boys: Champions League – Live! | Soccer

A midfielder three of Marouane Fellaini, Nemanja Matic and Fred, however. It reminds me of the Busquets-Xavi-Iniesta triumvirate.

The big news is that

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Paul Pogba is only on the bench and Alexis Sanchez has been completely sidelined by Manchester United. Jose Mourinho responded relentlessly after the draw with Crystal Palace. The demotion of Pogba means that Fred makes a rare start in the middle of the field, while Juan Mata and Romelu Lukaku also fall on the bench, Marouane Fellaini and Marcus Rashford joining the starting lineup. Meanwhile, Antonio Valencia replaces Ashley Young, absent, right back and Phil Jones in his place. for Victor Lindelof, injured. Many changes before this Saturday's trip to Southampton.

Manchester UnitedFrom Gea; Valencia, Jones, Smalling, Shaw; Matic, Fred, Fellaini; Lingard, Rashford, Martial. Subs: Romero, Bailly, Pereira, Pogba, McTominay, Mata, Lukaku.

Young boys: Von Ballmoos; Mbabu, Camara, von Bergen, Benito; Sulejmani, Sow, Lauper, Aebischer, Assale; Nsame. Subs: Wolfi, Bertone, Moumi Ngamaleu, Fassnacht, Schick, Garcia, Seydouz.

Arbitrator: Felix Brych (Germany).

Recent news: The bus of the Manchester United team arrived at Old Trafford on time tonight. Signs of progress. Good times might be on the way home.

Hello and welcome to what promises to be another night of thrills and thrills to Theater of Dreams. After all, Jose Mourinho told his players to tackle this game against Group H by defeating the Young Boys as if it were a draw, although he hopes it does not mean he would want them to play as in Seville at home. again. He's probably better than he's hammering home before Manchester United gets into the bunch in about an hour, especially since you can not really know what this team is going to produce these days. Oh, how they tease us. Earlier this month, they were right, winning at the last minute in Bournemouth, then making a spectacular comeback to win the Juventus victory and breathe new life into a stabbing campaign in the Champions League. But they followed with a complete defeat at Manchester City in the derby before collapsing again in the depths last Saturday (0: 0) with Crystal Palace, who considered themselves unlucky not to leave the House of Amusement. Jose with the three points.

It's three wins in nine home games and Mourinho is starting to show resentment, questioning his team's personality and character in recent days. But if it was difficult in the league, at least United has a little more fun in Europe. After the defeat at home against Juventus last month, the record was disappointing, but this tribute to Turin 99 three weeks ago placed them in such an excellent position in the group that they could even qualify for the round of 16 with a game to lose if the results go their way tonight. If United do their best and look at the Young Boys, who lost 3-0 when they hosted the Mourinho team in September, it would be enough for Juventus to beat Valencia at home to secure a place in the last 16 .

It seems feasible, is not it? Even in the toughest moments, United would expect to beat the Young Boys, who have scored one point since their first four games, while Valencia will be opposed to Turin. The Spaniards are two points behind United, who visit Mestalla in their last group match next month. They have unfortunately no Marouane Fellaini to face Juve. If everything goes as planned, it could be a good night for Mourinho. The only problem, of course, is that you can not take anything for granted with United these days. Keep your expectations fluid.

Start: 20h GMT.