Ruben Amorim appears to have already reached the end of his honeymoon time despite the fact that Manchester United is about to face Viktoria Plzen in the Europa League. This comes after the club has suffered two consecutive defeats.
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Although the Red Devils have won both of their most recent matches in the Europa League, they will need to maintain their winning streak in order to ensure that they finish in the top eight of the competition.
Viktoria Plzen has scored the same number of points as Manchester United after five rounds of fixtures, thus they have very little ground to make up in terms of points against the Red Devils now. Due to the fact that they have won both of their most recent matches, they enter this round with an identical recent record.
Both Manchester United and Viktoria Plzen will be competing against each other for the first time in the Europa League this coming week. On the other hand, the Czech team has been defeated by English clubs in both of their most recent two matches against them.
Viktoria Plzen versus Manchester United: Key Statistics
Since their most recent trip to the Czech Republic in October 2004, when they played Sparta Prague, Manchester United has never been able to win a match away from home in the Czech Republic.
However, since 2013–2014, Manchester United has not gone six matches without suffering a loss at the beginning of a European campaign. This season, they have not lost any of their five matches in the Europa League.
It is possible that Rasmus Hojlund will become only the third player in United’s history who is under the age of 21 to score nine goals for the club in Europe.
News from the Viktoria Plzen Team
In preparation for the Europa League match against Manchester United, which will take place on Thursday, the home team will be at full strength.
The Potential Lineup
Sampson Dweh, Svetozar Markovic, Vaclav Jemelka, Cadu, Lukas Kalvach, Pavel Sulc, Lukas Cerv, Cheick Souare, Erik Jirka, and Matej Vydra; Martin Jedlicka, who plays goalkeeper;
News Regarding the Manchester United Team
Luke Shaw has experienced a recurrence of his most recent injury setback, and it is highly unlikely that he will return to action until the beginning of 2025. Jonny Evans and Victor Lindelof are the only other United stars who have been ruled out owing to injuries affecting them.
The Potential Lineup
The following players were selected for the starting lineup: Andre Onana, Leny Yoro, Harry Maguire, Lisandro Martinez, Diogo Dalot, Manuel Ugarte, Casemiro, Tyrell Malacia, Mason Mount, Marcus Rashford, and Rasmus Hojlund.
United of Manchester versus Viktoria Plzen Predictions and forecasts
In preparation for the first Manchester derby of the season, which will take place this coming Sunday, Manchester United will be looking to get back to their previous level of play.
United should have a significant advantage over their rivals on Thursday, and it is possible that the Red Devils will put on a professional performance in order to achieve a victory away from home by a score or two goals.
