Manchester United can take a major step towards qualification for the Champions League knockout stages when they visit Istanbul Basaksehir tonight.
Ole Gunnar Solskjaer’s side have made a perfect start to the campaign with back-to-back wins over Paris Saint-Germain and RB Leipzig, and given they hammered the latter 5-0, moving onto nine points at the midway stage would put them in a commanding position.
However, Sunday’s 1-0 home defeat by Arsenal has left Solskjaer under scrutiny once more.
Turkish champions Basaksehir are playing in the group stage of the competition for the first time and have gotten off to a tough start, losing each of their first two matches 2-0.
Date, time and venue
Basaksehir vs Manchester United is scheduled for a 5:55pm GMT kick-off this evening (Wednesday, November 4, 2020).
The match will be held at the Fatih Terim Stadium in Istanbul.
How to watch
TV channel: The match will be televised on BT Sport 3, with coverage from 5:15pm.
Live stream: BT Sport subscribers will be able to watch the match online via the video player and the BT Sport app.
Man United team news
Istanbul Basaksehir: Gunok, Da Silva, Skrtel, Epureanu, Bolingoli Mbombo, Aleksic, Kahveci, Visca, Ozcan, Turuc, Ba
Subs: Babacan, Topal, Kivanc, Giuliano, Gulbrandsen, Ponck, Kaplan, Karakus
Man Utd: Henderson, Wan Bissaka, Tuanzebe, Maguire, Shaw, Matic, van de Beek, Bruno Fernandes, Mata, Martial, Rashford
Subs: de Gea, Lindelof, Pogba, Cavani, Greenwood, Fred, James, Fosu-Mensah, Ighalo, Williams, McTominay, Mengi
Referee: Davide Massa
Prediction: Basaksehir 0-2 Man United
The European campaign has so far allowed United an escape from their poor domestic form and the Turkish side have found the going tough, playing at this level for the first time.
Away win.
Head to head (h2h) history and results
The two teams have yet to face each other in a Uefa competition.
Bettings odds and tips
- Basaksehir to win: 15/2
- Man Utd to win: 4/9
- Draw: 4/1
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