Manchester United v Club Brugge: match preview

Club Brugge are without eight or nine players through injury while Manchester United are almost at full strength
  
  

Manchester United v Club Brugge
Manchester United v Club Brugge: probable starters in bold, contenders in light. Photograph: Graphic

Manchester United’s Marouane Fellaini is suspended from domestic football after his red card at the end of last season but is eligible to play in European competition and the Belgium midfielder is expected to be involved at some point against Club Brugge. Phil Jones remains out with thrombosis and Jonny Evans is a doubt after missing training on Tuesday but Louis van Gaal will be grateful that he has so few problems to deal with compared to his counterpart, Michel Preud’homme – the away side could be missing eight or nine players due to injury. Rich Flower

Kick-off Tuesday 7.45pm

Venue Old Trafford

Live BT Sport Europe

Referee Deniz Aytekin (Ger)

Odds H 3-10 A 11-1 D 5-1

Manchester United

Subs from Johnstone, De Gea, Lindegaard, Hernández, Wilson, Pereira, Lingard, Evans, McNair, Blackett, Herrera, Fellaini, Young, Rojo. Schweinsteiger

Doubtful Evans (knock)

Injured Jones (illness)

Suspended None

Leading scorer Januzaj 1

Club Brugge

Subs from Bolat, Steelant, Hooyberghs, Castelletto, Cools, Dierckx, Claudemir, Oularé, Brodic

Doubtful Duarte (knock)

Injured Refaelov (foot), Izquierdo (calf), Meunier (knee), Gedoz (groin), Engels (knee), Ibini (shin), Coopman (knee), Denswil (knee)

Suspended None

Leading scorer Dierckx 2

 

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