Manchester United hope to book a place in the last eight of the Europa League when they take travel to Spain to take on Real Betis for their second leg round of 16 tie.
The Red Devils swept past Manuel Pellegrini’s side 4-1 at Old Trafford last Thursday, just days after they were embarrassed by Liverpool 7-0 in the Premier League.
Marcus Rashford, Antony, Bruno Fernandes and Wout Weghorst were on target for United in what was an impressive outing in the circumstances, though it’s not job done yet against a Betis side who are more than capable of beating top tier opposition on their day.
Here’s 90min’s preview of the game.
Real Betis vs Man Utd H2H Results
Current Form (last five games in all competitions)
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Real Betis team news
The Spaniards will be without Luis Felipe, Nabil Fekir and Juan Cruz for the visit of United.
Sergio Canales could force his way back into the starting lineup after returning from injury, and he could potentially oust veteran winger Joaquin from the side that started at Old Trafford.
Real Betis predicted lineup (4-2-3-1): Bravo; Sabaly, Pezzella, Ruiz, Miranda; Carvalho, Rodriguez; Canales, Perez, Juanmi; Iglesias
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Man Utd team news
Erik ten Hag has a number of considerations to factor in for second leg team selection.
Anthony Martial is back in training but will not be rushed into action, while the extent of Marcel Sabitzer’s recent injury is not yet known. Alejandro Garnacho is sidelined, however, and has hinted in a social media post that he expects to be out for the foreseeable future.
Casemiro and Bruno Fernandes are each one yellow card away from a Europa League suspension, so the former may be afforded a spot on the bench even though he’s banned for four domestic games after his second Premier League red card of the season.
Man Utd predicted lineup (4-2-3-1): De Gea; Dalot, Lindelof, Maguire, Malacia; McTominay, Fred; Antony, Fernandes, Sancho; Weghorst
Supporters of Manchester United may feel the club already have one foot in the quarter-finals, but Ten Hag will be wary of complacency of his players when they head to Seville.
Betis are no pushovers on their own patch and will be disappointed with how they represented themselves in the first leg last week.
Rotation is inevitable from Ten Hag given United have a three-goal cushion to sit on, but a relatively strong XI should still have enough about them to seal a last eight place.
Prediction: Real Betis 1-1 Man Utd
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On this edition of The Promised Land, part of the 90min podcast network, Scott Saunders and Rob Blanchette preview Manchester United’s trip to Real Betis, Antony’s recent form and discuss whether Lisandro Martinez could cover for Casemiro in the holding role while he serves a four-match domestic ban.
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