Manchester United vs PSG - Competition: UEFA Champions League
Man Utd have won 10 of Ole Gunnar Solskjaer's first 11
unbeaten matches in charge, including a 3-0 away win at Fulham last
weekend. That result saw the Red Devils climb into the top 4, meaning
that they have enjoyed a 12-point swing - in less than two months -
which now leaves them one point above both Arsenal and Chelsea in the
Premier League standings. Solskjaer's men engineered victories away to
Tottenham and Arsenal and scored a whopping 28 goals in the process. As
to the Champions League, Manchetser United finished as runners up to Juventus in
Group H and 2 of their 3 wins came home and away against Young Boys.
Victor Lindelof is set to return after missing Saturday’s league game with a slight knock but may face a battle to win his place back from Phil Jones and Chris Smalling at the heart of the defence. Marcus Rashford, Ashley Young and Jesse Lingard will also return to the starting XI after being rested at the weekend while Anthony Martial has cemented a starting berth in the front trio following his stunning performance against Fulham. No changes are expected in midfield with Ander Herrera and Paul Pogba flanking Nemanja Matic. Antonio Valencia and Matteo Darmian are long-term absentees, while Marcos Rojo is the major doubt for the hosts.
Victor Lindelof is set to return after missing Saturday’s league game with a slight knock but may face a battle to win his place back from Phil Jones and Chris Smalling at the heart of the defence. Marcus Rashford, Ashley Young and Jesse Lingard will also return to the starting XI after being rested at the weekend while Anthony Martial has cemented a starting berth in the front trio following his stunning performance against Fulham. No changes are expected in midfield with Ander Herrera and Paul Pogba flanking Nemanja Matic. Antonio Valencia and Matteo Darmian are long-term absentees, while Marcos Rojo is the major doubt for the hosts.
PSG team may be flying clear at the top of Ligue 1, but they have had a few difficulties recently. They sit at the top the table with a 13-point lead over their nearest opponent but they went out of the League Cup at home to struggling Guingamp (1-2), suffered their first league defeat of the season earlier this month away to Lyon, and French minnows Villefranche shockingly managed to take them to extra time in the Coupe de France. As to the Champions League, Tuchel's men came though a highly competitive Group C, finishing 2 points clear of Liverpool with SSC Napoli missing out from a qualification race which went right to the wire.
Neymar is a longer-term absentee while Cavani is a major doubt and unlikely to recover from a hip injury in time to feature in this match. With Thomas Meunier also picking up a knock in that contest, PSG are likely to be depleted in a number of areas. Plus, Adrien Rabiot has been marginalised following his dispute over a contract, while January signing Leandro Paredes is still finding his feet. As a result, Marquinhos should partner the now fit Marco Verratti in the middle of the park. Dani Alves may be forced to battle for a place at right-back with Thilo Kehrer while Gianluigi Buffon may get the gloves ahead of Alphonse Areola.
Manchester UTD (4-3-3): De Gea; Young, Smalling, Jones, Shaw; Herrera, Matic, Pogba; Lingard, Rashford, Martial
PSG (4-2-3-1): Buffon; Kehrer, Silva, Kimpembe, Bernat; Marquinhos, Verratti; Nkunku, Di Maria, Draxler; Mbappe
PSG (4-2-3-1): Buffon; Kehrer, Silva, Kimpembe, Bernat; Marquinhos, Verratti; Nkunku, Di Maria, Draxler; Mbappe
Date: 12 February 2019
Kick-off Time: 20:00 GMT
Venue: Old Trafford, Manchester
Kick-off Time: 20:00 GMT
Venue: Old Trafford, Manchester
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