It’s been a long time since Manchester United and Old Trafford had one of those ‘big European nights’.
Europa League quarter-final and semi-final clashes in 2017 have been marked occasions while last March saw the famous old ground host a Champions League knockout tie for the first time in three years.
But you have to go back to the David Moyes era for the last time one of the continent’s heavyweight names visited the red half of Manchester when Bayern Munich came to town in 2014.
The arrival of Juventus and Cristiano Ronaldo on Tuesday night changes that and for Jose Mourinho, the timing of their visit is good.
Stirring performances against Newcastle and Chelsea have eased the pressure somewhat the manager with a meeting with one of the competition’s favourites another test of his rediscovered resolve.
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