Post by staggerstag on Oct 20, 2021 18:23:20 GMT
Man United: de Gea, Wan Bissaka, Lindelof, Maguire, Shaw, McTominay, Fred, Greenwood, Bruno Fernandes, Rashford, Ronaldo.
Subs: Bailly, Pogba, Mata, Lingard, Dalot, Cavani, Sancho, Henderson, Alex Telles, Matic, van de Beek, Elanga.
Atalanta: Musso, de Roon, Demiral, Palomino, Zappacosta, Freuler, Koopmeiners, Maehle, Pasalic, Ilicic, Muriel.
Subs: Pezzella, Malinovsky, Rossi, Scalvini, Sportiello, Miranchuk, Lovato, Zapata, Piccoli.
Man U 4/6
Atalanta 4/1
Draw 3/1
Sixth place in the Premier League takes on sixth in Serie A tonight at Old Trafford. Both teams can attack with panache; neither is particularly dependable at the back. So good luck predicting this one.
Ole Gunnar Solskjaer really could do with a win, partly to get a proper foothold in Group F, but mainly to quieten the inevitable chatter that comes with a run of four defeats and only two victories from seven in all competitions. He’ll gain succour from United’s last two meetings with Italian sides: 2-1 and 8-5 (!) aggregate wins over Milan and Roma respectively in last season’s Europa League.
Atalanta’s previous trips to England suggest something special could be on the cards, one way or another. They were thrashed 5-1 at Manchester City in the 2019-20 groups, but won 2-0 at Liverpool last season. Their only other visit to Blighty saw them batter Everton 5-1 at Goodison Park in the Europa League back in 2017.
So, yes, good luck predicting this one.
- Scott Murray
Ole Gunnar Solskjaer really could do with a win, partly to get a proper foothold in Group F, but mainly to quieten the inevitable chatter that comes with a run of four defeats and only two victories from seven in all competitions. He’ll gain succour from United’s last two meetings with Italian sides: 2-1 and 8-5 (!) aggregate wins over Milan and Roma respectively in last season’s Europa League.
Atalanta’s previous trips to England suggest something special could be on the cards, one way or another. They were thrashed 5-1 at Manchester City in the 2019-20 groups, but won 2-0 at Liverpool last season. Their only other visit to Blighty saw them batter Everton 5-1 at Goodison Park in the Europa League back in 2017.
So, yes, good luck predicting this one.
- Scott Murray
