Manchester United are yet to hit the ground ablaze after an inconsistent start to the new season. United’s most recent game ended in level terms with Arsenal.
They now get set to face AZ Alkmaar away from home in the Europa League as a win is a must for Ole Gunnar Solskjaer to regain confidence.
Match Details
Date- Thursday, October 3
Time- 10:25 PM
Venue- Kyocera Stadium
AZ Alkmaar Team News
AZ Alkmaar currently finds itself at the third spot in the Dutch League while just being a point behind PSV Eindhoven and table toppers, Ajax.
Albert Gudmundsson was taken off the field after 28 mins in the 2-0 win against Heracles at the weekend. Gudmundsson’s availability against Manchester United remains in doubt.
Jonas Svensson was shown a red card in the Europa League opener and will miss out against United. Arne Slot is likely to bring in Yukinari Sugawara at right-back in place of Sugawara.
Manchester United Team News
United is currently finding it hard in the Premier League with the 20-time champions toling at the 10th spot with nine points.
Manchester United has been having problems filling holes in their teams due to certain players missing out due to injury.
Anthony Martial is yet to be declared match-fit, while Marcus Rashford isn’t looking in the best of forms at the moment.
Having said that United is likely to have Mason Greenwood to start upfront.
Solskjaer confirmed that Paul Pogba, Luke Shaw, and Aaron Wan-Bissaka are on the sidelines due to injury.
Diego Dalot and Angel Gomes can get further game time, while experienced candidates such as Juan Mata, Matic, Fred, and Sergio Romero are all possibly going to make it in the team sheet.
Predicted Lineups
AZ Alkmaar- Bizot; Sugawara, Vlaar, Wuytens, Winjdal; Koopmeiners, Midtsjo, De Wit; Idrissi, Stengs, Boadu
Manchester United- Romero; Dalot, Tuanzebe, Rojo, Young; Fred, Matic, Lingard; Greenwood, Mata, Rashford
Key Points
Man Utd. is undefeated in its last 12 UEFA Europa League games.
AZ Alkmaar has drawn its last three games in the Europa League.
Top Picks
Oussama Idrissi is one of the players that the United defence will have to be careful of. Idrissi has scored six goals in seven appearances for AZ Alkmaar, and also registered the most number of assists for his club last season.
For a defensive midfielder, Teun Koopmeiners has done significantly well for Alkmaar with him scoring four goals in nine appearances.
18-year-old, Mason Greenwood will indefinitely be the main man in attack for United against Alkmaar. Greenwood scored two goals in his first two starts for the club this season.
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