Өөрийн талбайдаа Аваргуудын лигийн шинэ улирлыг эхлүүлж буй Манчестер Юнайтед Азербайжаны аварга Сабах багтай хүч үзнэ.
Манчестер Юнайтед 2023-2024 оны улирлын хэсгийн шатнаас хасагдсанаас хойш анх удаа Европын хамгийн нэр хүндтэй тэмцээнд эргэн ирж байна. Премьер лигт үзүүлсэн амжилттай тоглолтынхоо үр дүнд тус баг Аваргуудын лигийн шинэчилсэн формат бүхий лигийн шатанд өрсөлдөх эрхээ авсан юм. Тэд Европын тавцанд анх удаа гарч ирж буй Сабахыг хүлээн авахдаа тоглолтын гол фаворитоор нэрлэгдэж байна.
Манчестер Юнайтедын гарааны бүрэлдэхүүнд Ламменс, Мазрауи, Мартинес, Фернандеш, Кунья, Доргу, Йоро, Тилеманс, Мбемо, Шешко болон Майну нар багтжээ. Сэлгээний бүрэлдэхүүнд Арлоу, Ми, Амасс, Далот, Хэвен, Магуайр, Сантос, Маунт, Флетчер, Лэйси, Рэшфорд, Зиркзее нар багтсан байна. Эсрэг талын Сабах баг Покатилов, Маккарти, Дашдамиров, Рахмоналиев, Нвачукву, Пэррис, Лепиньица, Микелс, Симич, Пухач, Зедадка гэсэн гарааны бүрэлдэхүүнээр талбайд гарна.
Манчестер Юнайтед түүхэндээ анх удаа Азербайжаны багтай Европын тэмцээнд тааран тоглох гэж байна. Бруну Фернандеш Аваргуудын лигт оролцсон 19 тоглолтод 6 гоол оруулж, 9 оновчтой дамжуулалт өгсөн үзүүлэлттэй байгаа бол Маркус Рэшфорд 48 тоглолтод 25 гоолын оролцоотой байна. Тоглолт пүрэв гарагт 20:00 цагт эхлэх бөгөөд TNT Sports 1 болон HBO Max сувгаар шууд дамжуулах юм.
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Manchester United are ready for their return to the Champions League as they face Sabah at Old Trafford tonight.
United have not played in Europe’s biggest competition since exiting the 2023-24 tournament in the group stages.
But a strong finish in the Premier League last term secured a third-placed finish and Champions League qualification, with the Red Devils set to get their first taste of the new league phase format.
They will be heavy favourites to make a strong start against Champions League debutants Sabah, the champions of Azerbaijan’s top flight.
Catch up with all the team news right here on 101GreatGoals.
Manchester United team news
Manchester United starting XI: Lammens, Mazraoui, Martinez, Fernandes, Cunha, Dorgu, Yoro, Tielemans, Mbeumo, Sesko, Mainoo
Manchester United substitutes: Arlow, Mee, Amass, Dalot, Heaven, Maguire, Santos, Mount, Fletcher, Lacey, Rashford, Zirkzee
Sabah team news
Sabah starting XI: Pokatilov, McCarthy, Dashdamirov, Rakhmonaliev, Nwachukwu, Parris, Lepinjica, Mickels, Simic, Puchacz, Zedadka
Sabah substitutes: Ramazanov, Mirzammadov, Khaibulaev, Isaev, Rustamli, Mutallimov, Almedia, Queiroz, Fernandes, Mukhtarov, Mbina
Recent Form & Stats for Manchester United v Sabah
- United are set to face an Azerbaijani side for the first time ever in European competition.
- In major European competition, English teams have never lost against sides from Azerbaijan in 11 previous meetings (W10 D1), with all 11 coming against Qarabag between 2015-16 and 2025-26.
- United haven’t won their first game in any of their last four major European seasons (D1 L3) since winning 2-1 away at Paris Saint-Germain in their first game of the 2020-21 UEFA Champions League.
- United last featured in the Champions League in the 2023-24 campaign, when they were eliminated in the group stage. The Red Devils have won just one of their last nine games in the competition (D3 L5).
- Sabah will feature in a major European competition for the first time in their history and become just the second team from Azerbaijan to play in the European Cup/UEFA Champions League, following Qarabag (eliminated in group stage in 2017-18, reached play-offs in 2025-26).
- This game will be four years and 291 days since Carrick’s first Champions League game as manager, in his caretaker spell with United in November 2021 (2-0 win over Villarreal). Only Gian Piero Gasperini (8y 4d, 2011-19), Vincenzo Montella (6y 350d, 2011-18) and Sergei Semak (5y 182d, 2014-19) have had a bigger gap between their first two games.
- Sabah boss Dambrauskas will be the first ever Lithuanian to manage in the Champions League – he has lost five of his seven major European games (W1 D1) during spells with Ludogorets and Omonia Nicosia. The last Lithuanian player to feature in the Champions League was Deividas Semberas in December 2011 for CSKA Moscow.
- Rashford has been involved in 25 goals in 48 Champions League appearances (17 goals, 8 assists). However, Rashford averages a goal or assist more regularly not playing for United (one every 89 minutes for Aston Villa and Barcelona) than he does while playing for the Red Devils (one every 135 minutes).
- Bruno Fernandes has been involved in 15 goals in 19 Champions League appearances for United (6 goals, 9 assists), scoring or assisting every 100 minutes. Among players to play 500+ minutes, only Ruud van Nistelrooy (one every 79 minutes) has scored or assisted more regularly.
Where to Watch Manchester United v Sabah: TV and online streams
Manchester United v Sabah kicks off at 8:00pm on Thursday. It will be broadcast on TNT Sports 1 and will be available to stream via HBO Max. Sky subscribers with a TNT package included can also stream the game via Sky Go.
Prediction for Manchester United v Sabah
Tougher tests will await for United in the Champions League, and they should be able to get through this one in relatively routine fashion.
Manchester United
2 – 0
Sabah FA
