Manchester United welcomes FC Sheriff Tiraspol at home for their Europa League match on October 28, 2022, at 3:00 AM (GMT+8). This is important for Man United as they are in-need of more points to finally clinch a spot in the knockout stage. The meeting between these two is their meeting for the group stage. Man United is currently second in their group, just three points behind the top spot. On the other hand, Sheriff is just sitting next to Man United, winning only one so far.
Before this match, these two teams only met once throughout their history. The hosts is the one who took home the victory, in a 2-0 win. That game was just last month, which is the first ever game of Man United against Sheriff in the European stage. Talking about home games, the hosts only lost one of their last 20 Europa League home games. For the visitors, they have actually never won a match against a team from England. Coming into this match, Sheriff is also a hungry team since they lost their last three matches. The visitors are hoping to bounce back from their recent loss in this match.
Manchester United
This squad is actually in the sixth spot in the Premier League and managed to improve after a slow start. In their previous game in the Premier League, they ended up draw with Chelsea, scoring 1-1. Now that they are just few points away from the knockout stage in Europa League, they need to increase their efforts. Luckily, under their new manager, Erik ten Hag, this squad showed noticeable improvements. Looking at their matches, the goal of this squad is pretty clear, and that is to win the tournament. Their squad looks impressive, so it is no doubt that they have a chance for the knockout stage.
A major problem is in-store for Man United as Raphael Varane suffered a knee injury. Due to this injury, he will miss both the future matches of Man United and the World Cup. Their manager, on the other hand, confirms that Cristiano Ronaldo will be back in this match. He was dropped from their squad after refusing to be a substitute against Tottenham.
FC Sheriff Tiraspol
The visitors are currently at the top of Moldovan National Division. They were impressive in their domestic league this season. However, on their previous match, they suffered a 1-0 defeat against Petrocub. Going into this match, they want to bounce back and shoot a shot in the Europa League. Sheriff needs to go all-out so they could win this game, and add more wins in the Europa League.
If injuries concern Man United, disciplinary issues are what keeps other players from Sheriff to play. Armel Zohouri will not play in this match after being sent out during their match against Sociedad. Luckily, Iyayi Atiemwen, and Moussa Kyabou finally returns after serving their suspensions.
Prediction:
Manchester United (2.5)
Odds: -0.91
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