Manchester United vs Zorya – UEFA Europa League – Preview

Posted on September 29, 2016 by Sreya

Manchester United vs Zorya – Manchester United hosts Zorya at the Old Trafford on 29th September, Thursday as they aim to secure their first UEFA Europa League win of the season. Both clubs are looking for their first European win of the season as they struggle to get out of the bottom of the Group A standings.

Coming into this fixture, Zorya have one point from their 1-1 draw against Fenerbahce while Manchester United fell to a 1-0 defeat at Feyenoord. Manchester United won their last two matches to put an end to the ‘mini crisis’ they suffered during this game.

Team News

Phil Jones is sidelined through an injury while Henrikh Mkhitaryan and Luke Shaw are yet to regain match fitness. Wayne Rooney has been listed as a doubt. Zorya have a completely healthy squad to choose from.

Manchester United Possible Starting Lineup: David de Gea, Antonio Valencia, Chris Smalling, Daley Blind, Marcos Rojo, Ander Herrera, Morgan Schneiderlin, Michael Carrick, Jesse Lingaard, Zlatan Ibrahimovic, Anthony Martial.

Zorya Possible Starting Lineup: Oleksiy Shevchenko, Mykytav Kamenyuka, Mikhail Sivakov, Raphael Forster, Eduard Sobol, Alexander Karakarv. Artem Gordienko, Dymytro Grechyshkin, Ivan Petryak, Zeljko Ljuvenobic.

Thoughts From Both Camps

“There’s no need to be evasive. We understand that Manchester United are a world class brand.”

– Yuriy Vernidub.

“I was completely  convinced to play with him from the beginning [on Thursday] but with his situation in the last couple of days I am not sure. With the situation you [the media] create for him, he really can’t afford to have a performance that is not really good. I am here to protect him and not put him in difficult situations.”

– Jose Mourinho Wayne Rooney.

Contributor’s Pick

According to Manchester United vs Zorya H2H stats, these two clubs have never faced each other in a competitive fixture. It should be a closely contested affair but Manchester United are likely to win 1-0.