Marcel Sabitzer produced a stunning display to help Austria get their Euro 2024 qualifying campaign off to a good start on Friday night, beating Azerbaijan 4-1 in Linz.
08.03.2023 - 09:45 / manchestereveningnews.co.uk
Manchester United have the perfect opportunity to respond to their embarrassing 7-0 defeat against Liverpool at Anfield when the Europa League returns on Thursday.
Former Manchester City manager Manuel Pellegrini brings a fourth different team to Old Trafford for this first leg round of 16 tie and will be looking to pile more misery onto Erik ten Hag's side. Across spells at City, Villarreal and West Ham United, the veteran coach has won just one of six matches away against United, which was a 3-0 Manchester derby victory in the 2013/14 season.
While Pellegrini knows the northwest well, Betis and United have never previously played each other in a competitive fixture, but the two teams did contest a mid-season friendly during the winter break, which the hosts won 1-0 in Seville. Nabil Fekir scored the only goal of that game just after half time but he won't be facing Ten Hag's team in either leg after sustaining an anterior cruciate ligament injury late last month that has ruled the France World Cup winner out for the season. Here's all the details of how you can watch the contest.
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Thursday's match at Old Trafford kicks off at 8:00pm GMT (3pm ET; noon PT).
BT Sport are broadcasting the match across the United Kingdom on their main BT Sport 1 channel. Coverage starts at 7:15pm, with 45 minutes of build-up before kick-off.
The match can also be viewed online by logging into the BT Sport website and navigating to the 1HD channel in the 'Watch' tab. Mobile users can also watch on their devices using the BT Sport app and are also able to cast the coverage onto a Chromecast-compatible device too.
For United, there are no fresh injury concerns following the
Marcel Sabitzer produced a stunning display to help Austria get their Euro 2024 qualifying campaign off to a good start on Friday night, beating Azerbaijan 4-1 in Linz.
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Manuel Pellegrini played down the extent of Real Betis' exit from the Europa League by pointing out how much more money Manchester United have spent.
Manchester United are 90 minutes away from reaching the Europa League quarter-finals and a potential two-legged tie against Premier League title contenders Arsenal.
Manchester United are 90 minutes away from reaching the Europa League quarter-finals and a potential two-legged tie against Premier League title contenders Arsenal.
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Joaquin admission
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