?Manchester United vs Partizan match preview & lineups
Tonight Manchester United will face Partizan in group L on matchday 3 of the UEFA Europa League.
Manchester United was not in a good situation until this Sunday when they showed an improved performance during the 1-1 draw with Liverpool. They have recently lost their match against Newcastle with a 1-0 result and before that they drew their match against AZ Alkmaar 0-0 in the group stage matchday 1.
Partizan are currently fifth in the Serbian SuperLiga and have had an impressive record at home this season.
In nine home games this term, Partizan have only lost once which was a 2-1 defeat against Vozdovac and they have conceded on just seven occasions over that period.
A recent 2-0 home win over city rivals Red Star Belgrade was the sign of how this Partizan team can take control of the game.
United will go again on the pitch without Paul Pogba as the French midfielder recovers from a foot injury sustained in September.
Axel Tuanzebe and Diogo Dalot are both out due to injuries while Eric Bailly and Timothy Fosu-Mensah remain the only long-term absentees.
Partizan's only injury concern is former Liverpool player Lazar Markovic, who will be out until late December.
Teams’ background
Looking back through the history books it has to be said that the only previous occasion FK Partizan and Manchester United have met was in the 1965-66 European Cup semi-finals. Partizan won the home leg 2-0 before losing 0-1 away to reach the final.
This is Man Utd’s first meeting with Serbian opposition since the 1991 European Super Cup, in which they beat Red Star Belgrade 1-0 thanks to a Brian McClair strike.
Manchester United remain unbeaten in 13 Europa League matches since defeat away to Fenerbahçe in November 2016. They have kept nine clean sheets in this run, never conceding more than once in a game.
It has to be mentioned that Partizan are unbeaten in 11 home games in European competition as they won 8 and drew 3.
Possible lineups
Manchester United: Romero, Young, Rojo, Jones, Wan-Bissaka, McTominay, Fred, Pereira, Mata, James, Martial.
Partizan: Stojkovic, Miletic, Ostojic, Pavlovic, Urosevic, Natkho, Zdjelar, Asano, Soumah, Tosic, Umar.
Match info
Date: Thursday, 24 October
Time: 18:55 CET
Venue: Partizan Stadium
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