Zorya vs Manchester United Match Preview
- Red Devil Advocate
- Dec 8, 2016
- 2 min read
On paper, it looks like a done deal: the Red Devils just need a point against Zorya Luhansk to guarantee their place in the knockout stages of the Europa League.
In fact, if Feyenoord do not win, then they qualify.
The reality is different: The last time Manchester United won in an away European match was back in December 2013 when they thrashed Bayer Leverkusen 5 goals to nil.
Since then, they've failed to win against Bayern Munich, PSV Eindhoven, CSKA Moscow, Wolfsburg, FC Midtjylland, Liverpool, Feyenoord and Fenerbahce.
A defeat tonight and Feyenoord win would see United eliminated from Europa.
Team news
Eric Bailly is expected to make a return from injury while Wayne Rooney, who was suspended for Sunday's game makes a comeback.
Chris Smalling and Luke Shaw have are not available due to injury while Bastian was not (stupidly) registered for Europa League so, he's out.
Meanwhile, Michael Carrick, Antonio Valencia and Matteo Darmian have not travelled with the team.
Stats - from Opta
There is only one previous meeting between the two sides that ended 1-0 to Man United.
The Red Devils have won five of the last six European games against Ukrainian opposition (D1).
However, they've won just once in three visits to Ukraine (D2), beating Dynamo Kyiv 4-2 back in October 2007.
Man United's run of five successive away European losses is their worst ever run.
Man United have conceded in seven consecutive European away games for the first time since February 1965 when they went on a run of nine successive games without a clean sheet.
Wayne Rooney has scored in successive European games for the first time since March 2012, he hasn't scored in three or more consecutive European games since March 2010.
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