Feyenoord vs Manchester United – Preview

Posted on September 15, 2016 by Sreya

Feyenoord vs Manchester United – Feyenoord hosts Manchester United at the Feijenoord Stadion, Rotterdam on 15th September, Thursday as Jose Mourinho gets ready for his first UEFA Europa League match since the 2003 UEFA Cup final.

Feyenoord have won all of their five Eredivisie games in the 2016/17 season while Manchester United are coming off a 2-1 loss to local rivals Manchester City. Jose Mourinho’s men must improve their showing from the weekend should they want to win as Manchester United are without a win in any of their last five European matches.

Team News

Eljero Elia, Kenneth Vermeer, Miquel Nelom and Sven van Beek are injured for the home side while the travelling side will be without the injured Luke Shaw and the unfit Henrikh Mkhitaryan and Phil Jones. Bastian Schweinsteiger has also been released by the English club.

Feyenoord Possible Starting Lineup: Brad Jones, Rick Karsdorp, Eric Botteghin, Terence Kongolo, Lucas Woudenberg, Karim El Ahmadi, Dirk Kuyt, Tonny Vilhena, Steven Berghuis, Nicolai Jorgensen, Jens Toornstra.

Manchester United Possible Starting Lineup: David de Gea, Timothy Fosu-Mensah, Eric Bailly, Chris Smalling, Marcos Rojo, Ander Herrera, Michael Carrick, Anthony Martial, Juan Mata, Memphis Depay, Marcus Rashford.

“We have to look to the competition with respect. I think we want to do well in the competition and, for a club of our dimension to do well, is not to be out of the competition in the group phase.

We want to win the competition. It is difficult to do it but it is simple to feel it and to say it. This is the way we want to approach the competition. Tomorrow is an important match for us. We must find that motivation that I found myself already and I have to pass that motivation on to the players because I know the Europa League is not the big dream of every big player.”

– Jose Mourinho, Manchester United.

Contributor’s Pick

According to Feyenoord vs Manchester United H2H stats, Manchester United have won the last two games played between these two clubs, scoring five goals and conceding only twice. A 1-1 draw is the most likely outcome.