Manchester United welcome Wolfsburg to Old Trafford on Wednesday for what is sure to be an entertaining tie in the Champions league. Louis Van Gaal's men have been in good form in the past couple of games while Wolfsburg have struggled in their league after starting impressively.
Manchester United threw away a one goal lead against PSV in their opening game of the Champions league and would want to take all the three points when they play Wolfsburg. This is the first time that Old Trafford will be hosting aa UCL group stage fixture in over a year and United fans are already buzzing in excitement. Van Gaal's team has looked solid and comfortable, and with new signings Schweinsteiger and Martial hitting top form, they look like a different side.
Manchester United have a tie against Arsenal in the Premier league on Sunday so it will be interesting to see if Van Gaal will shuffle his pack around. United will be without injured defenders Luke Shaw and Marcos Rojo but their backline has been in good form so far this campaign.
Wolfsburg started their season well and were unbeaten in their first five league games but that night at Allianz Arena where Lewandowski put in multiple goals in the Wolfsburg net with utmost ease will have drastically reduced the morale of their team. Wolfsburg followed that with a disappointing draw against Hannover and will want to respond with a good performance against Manchester United.
Wolfsburg will be hoping that Julian Draxler will be able to produce a performance in line with the big occasion. Draxler has been impressive since joining Wolfsburg in the summer and although he hasn't quite replaced De Bruyne, he has showed what he is capable of in the time he has been there. Wolfsburg will be without Luiz Gustavo who is still out with a knee problem.
Wolfsburg is low on confidence while it is the opposite at United. Normally this would be a game which United will be dominating and winning easily. But we have all seen how English clubs have struggled in the Champions league so it won't be that easy a game for United. The chances are still high that they will come out victorious. The performance of De Gea between the sticks will be crucial.
Predicted score: Manchester United 2-1 Wolfsburg
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Manchester United have a tie against Arsenal in the Premier league on Sunday so it will be interesting to see if Van Gaal will shuffle his pack around. United will be without injured defenders Luke Shaw and Marcos Rojo but their backline has been in good form so far this campaign.
Wolfsburg started their season well and were unbeaten in their first five league games but that night at Allianz Arena where Lewandowski put in multiple goals in the Wolfsburg net with utmost ease will have drastically reduced the morale of their team. Wolfsburg followed that with a disappointing draw against Hannover and will want to respond with a good performance against Manchester United.
Wolfsburg will be hoping that Julian Draxler will be able to produce a performance in line with the big occasion. Draxler has been impressive since joining Wolfsburg in the summer and although he hasn't quite replaced De Bruyne, he has showed what he is capable of in the time he has been there. Wolfsburg will be without Luiz Gustavo who is still out with a knee problem.
Wolfsburg is low on confidence while it is the opposite at United. Normally this would be a game which United will be dominating and winning easily. But we have all seen how English clubs have struggled in the Champions league so it won't be that easy a game for United. The chances are still high that they will come out victorious. The performance of De Gea between the sticks will be crucial.
Predicted score: Manchester United 2-1 Wolfsburg
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