Comments and predictions for Porto vs Man Utd: Ten Hag's trump card
The match between Porto vs Man Utd in the Europa League takes place at 2:00 a.m. on October 4. Nghe An Newspaper compiles statistics, analyzes performance, makes football comments and predicts the score of this match.
Latest Porto vs Man Utd squad information
Porto will be without long-term absentees Zaidu Sanusi and Ivan Marcano (both ACL injuries), while Otavio remains a doubt after missing the last three games with a muscle problem. However, the Dragons do welcome back Fabio Vieira, on loan from Arsenal, who could make his first appearance since returning in the summer.
Omorodion, who scored on his Europa League debut, is expected to continue to lead the line, with support from wingers Pepe and Galeno.
For Manchester United, Leny Yoro (leg) and Luke Shaw (calf) remain absent, while Kobbie Mainoo (muscle), Mason Mount (head), Harry Maguire (minor) and Tyrell Malacia (knee) are all doubts. If Mainoo is not fit, Casemiro or Christian Eriksen could take up the midfield role alongside Ugarte, while captain Fernandes will still play at No.10 despite his Premier League suspension.
With United lacking attacking sharpness, Joshua Zirkzee is in danger of losing his place to Rasmus Hojlund, while Amad Diallo and Antony will compete with Alejandro Garnacho and Marcus Rashford for the wing-back spots.
Latest expected lineup Porto vs Man Utd
Porto:
Costa; Mario, Pedro, Perez, Moura; Gonzalez, Varela; Pepe, Sousa, Galeno; Omorodion
Manchester United:
Onana; Mazraoui, De Ligt, Martinez, Dalot; Eriksen, Ugarte; Diallo, Fernandes, Rashford; Hojlund
Latest football commentary Porto vs Man Utd
Manchester United are enduring their worst start to a Premier League campaign, picking up just seven points and losing three of their opening six games, including a 3-0 defeat to Tottenham. Former defender Gary Neville described the defeat as “disgusting” and “one of the worst performances” from the team under Erik ten Hag.
Bruno Fernandes’ dismissal did not help matters, while their midfield was easily breached. Ten Hag has suffered 10 three-goal defeats during his time in charge of United, including two this season. More than £600m has been spent on new players, with the bulk of his starting XI recruited or promoted from the academy.
Despite reports that the board have no immediate plans to change manager, Ten Hag could find himself in trouble if his form does not improve. Before losing to Spurs, they drew 1-1 with FC Twente in the Europa League, but will travel to Porto with confidence having gone unbeaten in their last 12 European games against Portuguese sides.
Porto have made a better start to the season, winning six of their seven Primeira Liga games, with their only defeat coming against Sporting Lisbon. They have just beaten Arouca 4-0 and will be hoping to transfer their domestic form to Europe, despite losing 3-2 to Bodo/Glimt in their Europa League opener.
Porto have faced Man United eight times in Europe, winning twice. Ten Hag will need a response from his players on Thursday, but a win against Porto, who have lost just one of their last 22 home games, is not easy. The Red Devils’ recent away trips to Europe have not been good, with a total of 23 goals scored and just one win in their last four. A tough game awaits them.
Porto vs Man Utd score prediction
Based on the above football comments, we and the world's leading football sites have given the results of the match.Porto vs Man Utdas follows:
- Sportsmole:Porto 2-2 Man Utd
- WhoScore:Porto 1-2 Man Utd
- Our newspaper predicts:Porto 1-2 Man Utd
When and where to watch Porto vs Man Utd live?
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