Manchester United vs Paris Saint-Germain Preview:
Possible starting lineups:
Manchester United:
Henderson; Wan-Bissaka, Lindelof, Maguire, Telles; Fred, Matic, Van de Beek; Fernandes; Rashford, Cavani
Paris Saint-Germain:
Navas; Florenzi, Diallo, Kimpembe, Bakker; Verratti, Marquinhos, Herrera; Di Maria, Mbappe, Neymar
Manchester United welcome Paris Saint-Germain at Old Trafford as both sides are looking for crucial points to secure progress. Manchester United are first in Group H with 9 points, while Paris Saint-Germain are sharing the second place with Leipzig - both teams have six points. The reverse fixture was very interesting. The Red Devils won 2:1 in October thanks to Marcus Rashford's late goal. I believe the victory had big influence on the players confidence. The Premiership outfit then completely outplayed Red Bull Leipzig winning 5:0. Once again it was Rashford in the focus. He came off the bench to score three goals in just 16 minutes, first running clear to calmly slot in, then smashing in a terrific second, before drilling home a third in stoppage time. Teenage striker Mason Greenwood opened the result in the 21st minute with his first goal in the competition, while Martial converted the penalty in the 87th minute scoring his first goal of the season. Ole Gunnar Solskjaer's men showed two faces in the next two matches with Turkish side Istanbul Basaksehir. Manchester lost in Istanbul, but won 4:1 at home, mostly thanks to Bruno Fernandes. The Portuguese international scored a brace, while Rashford and Daniel James also found the back of the net. I will also mention that United beat Southampton with 3:2 during the weekend. The Red Devils were two goals down after the first half, but managed to win after a former PSG legend Edinson Cavani set up one goal and scored two more. I expect Cavani to start, even more as Anthony Martial, who missed the Southampton game through illness, is rated as doubtful. David de Gea is also doubtful after the knock forced him off at half time on the same match. Jesse Lingard, Scott McTominay and Eric Bailly are injury doubts too. Luke Shaw is definitely out with a hamstring injury. Paul Pogba and Donny van de Beek are both expected to shake off ankle problems.
Paris Saint-Germain are sharing the second place in the group with Leipzig. Both teams have six points, while Istanbul Basaksehir are on the last place with three. Of course, the Turkish Champions are still hoping to finish as second which will guarantee knock out phase. Anyway, it is clear PSG must get three points from this match. Any other outcome could additionally complicate the situation. The French champions were successful in the competition last season, reaching the final. But that isn't good enough for the owner Nasser Al-Khelaifi. He is desperate to see the trophy after investing lot of money in the club. But PSG have already suffered two defeats in the first four rounds in the Champions League. I already wrote they lost the reverse fixture with Manchester United. To be worse, they were beaten in Germany too, losing 2:1 to RB Leipzig. Last week they won 1:0 against same opponents and it is good they have better mutual record in case both teams finishing with the same points after six rounds. The domestic form isn't at desired level too. Paris Saint-Germain have no win on the last two matches. Even worse, they showed lot of weaknesses on the mentioned matches. First they lost 3:2 to Monaco in a match where had full domination and a 2:0 lead after the first half. Even more, Mbappe and Moise Kean both had a goal disallowed. But the second half was like a catastrophe, PSG conceded three goals and lost the match. This weekend was somehow similar, the reigning champions squandered another lead to ultimately draw 2:2 with Bordeaux. Coach Thomas Tuchel is feeling a big pressure, but that's nothing compared with the possible elimination from the Champions League. Nobody believe the German coach will keep the job in that situation. In addition, Tuchel has some injury worries ahead of this match as Marquinhos, Julian Draxler and Thilo Kehrer are struggling with injuries and they are rated as doubtful, while Juan Bernat remain a long-term absentee. Key players Neymar and Kylian Mbappe are ready.
Manchester United vs Paris Saint-Germain Prediction:
This should be an efficient match. Paris Saint-Germain are easily scoring goals, but at the same time they are conceding too. The fact is that this season's PSG are nowhere near the side that finished the last season as Europe's runners up. The Parisians have received 5 goals on the last three matches in all competitions. However, I think both teams will go for the victory. We have players hungry for goals on both sides - Rashford and Cavani for the hosts, Neymar and Mbappe for the guests. Some players will be particularly motivated playing against the former clubs, like Angel Di Maria, Ander Herrera and Edinson Cavani. Considering all facts, I expect more than two goals to be scored at Old Trafford.
Manchester United vs Paris Saint-Germain Pick: Over 2.5 goals @ 1.69 with
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