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Ucl: Benfica-Manchester United- match preview and predicted starting line-ups

Ucl: Benfica-Manchester United- match preview and predicted starting line-ups

Manchester United will be looking to get back to winning ways after a disappointing draw at Liverpool on the weekend. This was the first time of the season that United failed to score a goal. United will start match week three in the Champions League with six points and have scored seven goals to date. Benfica sit at the bottom of Group A having lost both of their opening matches.
 
Team news:

Jose Mourinho confirmed that Luke Shaw travelled with the squad to Portugal having played in the reserves game midweek. United will be without both Pogba and Fellaini, as the Frenchman is nearing a return having suffered an injury against Basel at Old Trafford. Eric Bailly will face a late fitness test after he missed out on the clash with Liverpool due to a knock.
 
Andre Almeida is unavailable for the Portuguese side having being sent off against Basel in Switzerland. Jonas is likely to miss out with a back injury. Eliseu is ruled out with a thigh problem.
 
Probable starting line-ups:

Manchester United (5-2-2-1): De Gea, Valencia, Smalling, Lindelof, Jones, Young, Matic, Herrera, Mkhitaryan, Rashford, Lukaku
 
Benfica (4-4-2): Cesar, Pereira, Luisao, Lopez, Grimaldo, Zivkovic, Pizzi, Fejsa, Cervi, Seferovic, Jimenez

 

By Farhad Hussain