Manchester United v Basel: line-ups, where to watch, form guide
- Basel knocked Manchester United out in 2011/12
- Basel though a win in 8 European games
- De Gea to start in idea for United forward of Romero
- Smalling and Lindelöf in for dangling Jones and Bailly
- Mourinho says United are behind in their “natural habitat”
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Possible line-ups
Manchester United: De Gea; Valencia, Lindelof, Smalling, Blind; Fellaini, Matić, Pogba; Mata, Lukaku, Rashford.
Out: Jones (suspended), Bailly (suspended), Rojo (knee), Ibrahimović (knee), Shaw (fitness), Young (fitness), Wilson (knee)
Basel: VaclÃk; Lang, Suchý, Akanji, Riveros; Xhaka, Zuffi; Steffen, Elyounoussi, Bua; Van Wolfswinkel.
Out: Dié (foot)
Where to watch
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José Mourinho, Manchester United manager
To be behind in a Champions League is to go behind to a healthy habitat. we consider proclivity is unequivocally critical and of march proclivity is unequivocally high. In a Champions League there are 4 or 5 teams with an implausible turn of peculiarity and knowledge and expertise and that is what creates a difference. Apart from that there are many teams that are unequivocally identical to teams in a Europa League. We have to try to go to a final 16 and suffer that special knockout theatre with a best teams in Europe.
Raphaël Wicky, Basel coach
Man United are clever in each area. They’ve combined unequivocally good transfers to a organisation that was already strong. For us, they are tip of a organisation though it is a unequivocally tough organisation with some unequivocally good teams. It’s my initial pursuit as a veteran manager with a veteran organisation so to be means to manager in a Champions League is an extraordinary thing. Not each manager can knowledge that.
Weekend results
Stoke 2-2 Manchester United
Basel 1-2 Lausanne
Form guide*
Man. United: DWWWL
Basel: LDDWWW
*All competitions, this deteriorate only. Most new outcome first
Reporter’s view: Simon Hart (@UEFAcomSimonH)
Here’s an neglected stat for United fans: their side have won usually one compare in a knockout rounds of this foe given reaching a final in 2011. If that explains because Mourinho was reluctant to joint United among a heading container of clubs, it will not lessen a craving among manager and players comparison to make a large impact on their lapse to a UEFA Champions League. They have started a Premier League deteriorate in considerable form, and have a new No9 who has strike a belligerent running. It is tough to see over a home win here.
Did we know?
This is United’s 21st coming in a UEFA Champions League organisation stage, and usually 4 times have they unsuccessful to make a subsequent round. Read some-more in the endless compare background.