UEFA Europa League - Omonia vs. Manchester United - prediction, team news and Live streaming

The Red Devils have taken three points from their opening two games to sit second in the rankings, while their Cypriot hosts are rock bottom without a single point to their name.

Manchester United will endeavour to bounce back from their Manchester derby drubbing when they resume Europa League duties against Omonia in Group E on Thursday night.

Competing with the big boys of Real Sociedad and Manchester United in Group E was always going to be a challenging task for Omonia, whose continental journey is at risk of an early end following back-to-back defeats to Sheriff Tiraspol and Sociedad.

Winning four games on the bounce in the Premier League would have seemingly been ideal preparation for the trip to the champions, but Man United were simply torn to shreds by those in sky blue, leading to waves of criticism from pundits, fans and journalists alike.


Clearly still finding their feet under the ex-Ajax coach, Man United have now lost two of their last three games in all competitions - the outlier being that 2-0 success over Sheriff Tiraspol in the Europa League - and the second-placed Red Devils sit three points behind group leaders Real Sociedad as things stand.

Man United and Omonia have never locked horns competitively before, but the Cypriot side have lost all four of their previous games versus English opposition, but watching the Red Devils' lacklustre defensive efforts at the weekend is cause for cautious optimism for the hosts.

Omonia lost former Reims midfielder Moreto Cassama to injury after just 13 minutes of their defeat to Sociedad, and having missed the weekend's triumph over Doxa, the 24-year-old is a major doubt for this contest too.

Hector Yuste was another casualty of Omonia's most recent European game but was fit enough to make the bench at the weekend, and Lennon otherwise has no fresh concerns to report ahead of Thursday's showdown.

Having come off the bench to good effect last time out, Roman Bezus will push to displace Fotis Papoulis in the number 10 role, while ex-Reading attacker Brandon Barker will likely start on the bench upon his return to England.

As for Man United, injury was added to insult at the Etihad when Raphael Varane was forced off with a knock to the ankle after 40 minutes, and while the issue is not thought to be too severe, he will not make the trip to Cyprus.

Harry Maguire will also take a little longer to battle back from a hamstring strain, while Donny van de Beek and Aaron Wan-Bissaka are also absent, but Martin Dubravka has recovered from a muscular problem.

Cristiano Ronaldo was left on the bench at the Etihad out of "respect" according to Ten Hag, who may opt for Martial to lead the line over the five-time Ballon d'Or winner after his late brace as a substitute.

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