10 things we expect from tonight's game.

United Damu
Dec 8, 2015
2 min read

Manchester United face Wolfsburg in a must win Champions League match today and here are 10 things we expect from that game:

Luck. Sometimes, you need lady luck to smile.
The needed win; 3 points - because this is a must-win game.
Anthony Martial to rediscover this scoring boots. Martial has come close - but close is not good enough.
Memphis Depay to repeat his Champions League feats - MD7 had a great start in his CL campaign and he was looking very promising when he came on last Saturday - let's hope he ties it up nice and proper.
Ashley Young - Young is many things - he makes crosses and makes them good; he has pace and knows how to get behind defenders and seems to work well with anyone on the forward line-up. He needs to start.
Jesse Lingard needs to improve his scoring accuracy - the lad is good and he gets very good balls on the box or around it - he just needs to aim better.
6. While the forward line-up is our crisis look, we also need the defence to continue being strong. Wolfsburg came at United at home - Chris Smalling & Daley Blind must be vigilant at the Volkswagen Arena - the Germans are not scared to come out scoring.
The Defensive Midfield crisis needs to be better handled - With Schneiderlin out, only Carrick & Bastian remain. They are good, but slow and they tire over 90 minutes. There is need for balance and with Ander Herrera and Rooney out - there leaves only Marouane Fellaini is the other alternative... Let's see how LVG handles this.
United must improve creating chances - and placing Depay & Young on the wings is one way to do that. However, Juan Mata need to step up to this big game.If Van Gaal places him in #10 role, he needs to be faster and improve his pass accuracy.
Matteo Darmian and Paddy McNair are likely to have wing-back positions. Because of Darmian's versatile nature, he was delayed on left back. However, his final ball was poor because unlike Ashley Young or Valencia who are more attacking oriented, Darmian is an out & out defender. LVG should find a way to make the Italian have a more consistent performance where he's best - mostly on the right back.