Athletic Club will look for a repeat of their last home result against Manchester United, over 50 years ago, as the sides bid for a place in the UEFA Europa League quarter-finals. Athletic won 3-2 in the first leg, with United losing successive European home games for the first time since 1996. Wayne Rooney (22) [ Read More ]
Manchester United‘s 2-1 home loss against Ajax last time out was their first home defeat in the UEFA Cup or UEFA Europa League; they had drawn their two previous home games in the two tournaments under Sir Alex Ferguson. The next goal Athletic Bilbao let in will be the 100th they have conceded in the [ Read More ]
Two of European football’s most famous names meet in the UEFA Europa League round of 32 when Ajax and Manchester United will each look to bounce back from the disappointment of early UEFA Champions League elimination. The teams have met once before in UEFA competition, Tommy Docherty’s United prevailing 2-1 on aggregate against Tomislav Ivic’s [ Read More ]
Manchester United will look to prevent an unwanted hat-trick when they take on FC Basel 1893 in their decisive final Group C fixure. In 16 previous UEFA Champions League group stage campaigns, United have failed to progress only twice – in 1994/95 and 2005/06 – and they will be determined to ensure they do not [ Read More ]
Manchester United and Benfica meet at Old Trafford on matchday five each looking to take a significant step towards the round of 16. The teams enter the match level on eight points at the section’s summit, three clear of FC Basel 1893, meaning victory for Benfica would guarantee first place. A draw would make sure [ Read More ]
FC Basel 1893 coach Thorsten Fink will know better than to take anything for granted when his team visit Manchester United FC on matchday two. Fink was a member of the FC Bayern München side beaten by two added-time United goals in the 1999 UEFA Champions League final and faces the English title holders for [ Read More ]
