Manchester United will be locking horns with Juventus in their second leg of Champions League matchup this week at Turin. The Red Devils have secured back to back wins in the Premier League against Everton and Bournemouth and would be looking to carry their winning run into the European competition as well.
However, it will not be an easy job for Jose Mourinho’s men, especially with some of the best players in the world playing against them. Paulo Dybala, who scored the only goal in the first leg to give Juventus all three points at Old Trafford and Cristiano Ronaldo, who has been in sublime form since the start of the season, will look to make life as hard as possible for the Manchester giants away from home.
Team News
Juventus
Juventus have some first team players out with injuries and illness ahead of the mega clash. Blaise Matuidi, Federico Bernardeschi, Douglas Costa and Joao Cancelo are injured while Emre Can is unavailable due to illness. Mario Mandzukic, who was also out injured, is back in training and would be assessed before the match. Matuidi and Cancelo will also be evaluated before the game and could be included in the lineup.
Manchester United
The Red Devils don’t have much of a worry regarding injuries as Marouane Fellaini, who was out for quite some time, is back in training. Striker Romelu Lukaku, who has been in poor form of late and was not used in the last match against Bournemouth, is out with an injury and will not take any part in the match against Juventus. Antonio Valencia and Diogo Dalot are still out with injuries.
Predicted Lineups
Juventus (4-3-3)
Szczesny, De Sciglio, Chiellini, Bonucci, Alex Sandro, Pjanic, Khedira, Bentancur, Ronaldo, Cuadrado, Dybala.
Manchester United (4-4-2)
de Gea, Young, Smalling, Lindelof, Shaw, Pogba, Matic, Fred, Lingard, Martial, Rashford.
Key Men
Juventus
Paulo Dybala, who was on target to get his side all the three points from their away fixture at Old Trafford, will look to do the same in the next match as well. Cristiano Ronaldo has been in excellent form and would look to add to his goal tally against his former club.
Manchester United
Anthony Martial has been in sublime form and will look to carry forward his goal-scoring form in the Champions League as well. Paul Pogba, Juventus’ former blue-eyed boy, will have to play an important role as well to get his present club over the line against his former employers.
Odds
Juventus Win- 1.60
Draw- 4.10
Manchester United Win- 6.50
