Comments and predictions for MU vs Real Sociedad: The Red Devils are deadlocked

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Manchester United will be without Lisandro Martinez (knee), Amad Diallo (ankle), Kobbie Mainoo (calf), Luke Shaw and Mason Mount (both hamstring problems), Jonny Evans (muscle), Altay Bayindir, Tom Heaton (unclear) and Chido Obi-Martin (ineligible).

Leny Yoro was forced off at half-time in the draw with Arsenal last weekend with a foot injury, leaving him a doubt, along with Harry Maguire (minor injury). However, Amorim is hopeful Manuel Ugarte can return after missing the last two games.

Patrick Dorgu is currently serving a domestic suspension, but is eligible for Europa League football and could be selected as a starter at left-back. Meanwhile, Amorim must decide between giving out-of-form striker Rasmus Hojlund a chance or continuing to use Christian Eriksen and Alejandro Garnacho to provide cover behind Joshua Zirkzee.

For Real Sociedad, Jon Pacheco (muscle) remains unavailable, while Luka Sucic (knee) and Jon Aramburu (foot) did not take part in Monday's training session, making their participation in the trip to Old Trafford questionable.

However, Alvaro Odriozola and Arsen Zakharyan have recovered from injuries and could be included in the squad, while key midfielder Martin Zubimendi is also ready to return after recovering from the illness that kept him out of the first leg.

After coming off the bench against Sevilla, attacking trio Mikel Oyarzabal, Takefusa Kubo and Ander Barrenetxea are likely to return to the starting line-up, replacing Orri Oskarsson, Sheraldo Becker and former Manchester City player Sergio Gomez.

Latest expected lineup for MU vs Real Sociedad

Manchester United:

Onana; De Ligt, Lindelof, Mazraoui; Dalot, Fernandes, Casemiro, Dorgu; Garnacho, Hojlund, Zirkzee

Real Sociedad:

Remiro; Elustondo, Zubeldia, Aguerd, Munoz; Turrientes, Zubimendi, Mendez; Kubo, Oyarzabal, Barrenetxea

Latest football commentary MU vs Real Sociedad

Three days after a 1-1 draw with Real Sociedad in Spain, Manchester United had a similar result against Arsenal in the Premier League on Sunday. A classy but controversial free-kick from Bruno Fernandes gave the Red Devils the lead, but Declan Rice equalised for the Gunners in the second half.

Having been eliminated from all domestic cup competitions and currently 14th in the Premier League, Man United are 13 points behind the top five with just 10 games left in the season. This makes their hopes of qualifying for the Champions League almost entirely dependent on the Europa League, putting huge pressure on coach Ruben Amorim in Europe.

Not only did the issues on the pitch attract attention last week, Man United also attracted attention when co-owner Sir Jim Ratcliffe had a series of interviews about the club's financial situation, the impact of Amorim, as well as announcing plans to build a new stadium with a capacity of up to 100,000 seats.

However, Amorim's top priority is still to ensure the results in the competition. Despite many difficulties in the domestic league, Man United are still the only team in the Europa League this season that has not lost a match (won 5, drawn 4). They have also won all three recent matches at Old Trafford.

In fact, the Red Devils have lost just one of their last 28 home games in the Europa League (W21 D6). However, that sole defeat came against Real Sociedad, who won 1-0 in the group stage in September 2022 thanks to a Brais Méndez penalty.

The first-leg draw with Man United was a rare bright spot for Real Sociedad in their last four games, as they have lost all three of their remaining La Liga games, including a 1-0 defeat to Sevilla last weekend.

Sociedad had earlier suffered a heavy 4-0 defeat at Barcelona and were punished by a sharp Chidera Ejuke counter-attack from Sevilla just a minute into the second half. It was their 13th defeat in La Liga this season and their sixth in nine games since the start of 2025.

Like Man United, Sociedad may also have to win the Europa League if they want to qualify for next season's Champions League. They are currently 11th in La Liga, 15 points behind the top four with just 11 games left. They are also 10 points behind the top five – the Europa League places – making their chances of improving their position slim.

Ahead of their trip to Old Trafford, Sociedad have lost six of their last eight away games in all competitions, and two of their last three in the Europa League. However, they are still confident having been unbeaten in their last two trips to Old Trafford (W1 D1), even keeping a clean sheet in both games.

The Basque side, who beat FC Midtjylland 2-1 away in the play-off round, are aiming to reach the quarter-finals of a major European tournament for the first time in the 21st century.

Latest MU vs Real Sociedad score prediction

Based on the above football comments, we and the world's leading football sites have given the results of the match.MU vs Real Sociedadas follows:

• Sportsmole:MU 1-1 Real Sociedad

• WhoScore:MU 2-1 Real Sociedad
• Our newspaper predicts:MU 1-1 Real Sociedad

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