Man United vs Copenhagen
Stadium: RheinEnergieSTADION
Betting Odds: Man United 1.20; Draw 6.75 ; Copenhagen 14.00
Probability of Win: Man United 81%; Draw 13% ; Copenhagen 6%
Key Stats
- Manchester United are undefeated in 20 of their last 21 matches (Europa League).
- Manchester United have scored at least 2 goals in their last 3 matches (Europa League).
- Copenhagen have failed to win 3 of their last six games in all competitions.
Man United
Predicted XI: Romero; Dalot, Maguire, Bailly, Williams; McTominay, Fred; Pogba, Bruno Fernandes, Martial; Rashford
Doubtful: None
Unavailable: Jones (knee)
Manchester United host Copenhagen in the quarter-finals of the Europa League and they will be looking to pick up a comfortable win here.
The Red Devils will be heading into this game as the firm favourites and it will be interesting to see if Solskjaer’s men can deliver.
They are one of the best teams left in the competition and United will look to win the trophy this year. They have managed to finish the league season strongly and they secured a top-three finish as well.
They will want to end the season on a high now.
Solskjaer’s men are in red hot form right now and Copenhagen will have to be at their best here.
The likes of Bruno Fernandes, Greenwood, Martial and Rashford have been in sensational form off late and they could punish the Copenhagen defence here.
I used to play with Ståle Solbakken, he’s a good friend of mine – we’ve been in touch. We wished each other good luck [before the last matches] and said hope to see you in Germany. They did their job, we did our job, so on to the next one. Ståle’s teams are always well organised and difficult to play against. Very talented young players with experience. It’s going to be a difficult one.
Ole Gunnar Solskjær, Manchester United Manager
Copenhagen
Predicted XI: Johansson; Varela, Nelsson, Bjelland, Boilesen; Stage, Zeca; Pep Biel, Wind, Falk; Kaufmann
Doubtful: None
Unavailable: Santos (suspended), Sigurdsson (unspecified), Fischer (groin), Thomsen (unspecified)
FC Copenhagen pulled off an impressive 3-0 win over Istanbul Basaksehir on Wednesday but they will know that they have to perform a lot better in order to get a good result against the Premier League giants.
United are big, big favorites. It’s about executing our game as [good] as possible, and obviously we have to take care of many of the aspects that Manchester United have to their game. They are very fast and are good at counterattacking since Fernandes arrived. They also do very quick combinations around the box. It’s a lot of things to be scared about, but we just have to make sure that we follow the plan and see how far that brings us.
Ståle Solbakken, Copenhagen Manager
