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Red Devils face Jose Mourinho reunion as they look for first European win in Istanbul

There will be a very familiar face in the home dugout when Man Utd travel to Istanbul in the Europa League tonight. Jose Mourinho will be looking for revenge against the club with whom he won this competition before being sacked after two-and-a-half years in charge at Old Trafford back in 2018. It has been a hugely disappointing start to his Fenerbahce tenure for Mourinho, whose side sit fourth in the Turkish Super Lig amid mounting early pressure.

Opposite number Erik ten Hag knows all about pressure after weeks of further speculation over his United future, which has calmed down a touch in the aftermath of a battling goalless draw at Aston Villa that was followed by a comeback win over Brentford. But another poor night on the continent would surely put the Dutchman right back to square one after back-to-back draws against FC Twente and Porto to open the new-look Europa League, the latter having led 2-0 early on in Portugal.

United have a torrid defensive record on the road in Europe in recent years, while Mourinho has never lost a home match against tonight’s opponents in the whole of his illustrious managerial career to date. Follow Fenerbahce vs Manchester United live below!

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United formation

It looks like Erik ten Hag has opted for three central defenders ahead of goalkeeper Andre Onana in the shape of Victor Lindelof, Matthijs De Ligt and Lisandro Martinez, with Noussair Mazraoui and Diogo Dalot given license to get forward as wing-backs.

United have just Christian Eriksen and Manuel Ugarte in central midfield, with Alejandro Garnacho and Marcus Rashford on the wings and Joshua Zirkzee up front.

11 minutes ago

Fenerbahce confirmed team

Fenerbahce XI: Livakovic; Osayi-Samuel, Caglar, Djiku, Mert; Amrabat, Fred, Szymanski; Saint-Maximin, En-Nesyri, Tadic.

Subs: Irfan Can, Ertugrul, Becao, Yusef, Samet, Ismail, Zeki, Sukur, Hakan, Cenk, Dzeko.

19 minutes ago

Man Utd confirmed team

Man Utd XI (5-4-1): Onana; Mazraoui, Lindelof, De Ligt, Martinez, Dalot; Rashford, Eriksen, Ugarte, Garnacho; Zirkzee.

Subs: Bayindir, Heaton, Amass, Ogunneye, Casemiro, Diallo, Antony, Hojlund, Wheatley.

25 minutes ago

Mourinho hopes for United title reprieve

Jose Mourinho says he hopes Man City are stripped of their Premier League titles, as it will mean he won the league with Man United and would earn a winners’ medal and a bonus from his former club.

City are currently embroiled in a legal battle with the Premier League over multiple alleged competition rules breaches between 2009 and 2018 and if found guilty could face demotion down the English football pyramid.

It has been suggested that City's many titles and trophies won during the nine years the alleged offences took place are not in danger of being taken away, but Mourinho joked that he could be awarded another Premier League winners' medal for the 2017/18 where his United team came second to City.

"As you know, we won Europa League, we finished second in the Premier League," Mourinho said.

"I think we still have a chance to win that league, maybe they punish Man City with points, we win that league. And then [United] have to pay me the bonus and give me the medal!"

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49 minutes ago

Turkish test

United are ready to take on Fenerbahce in Istanbul.

1 hour ago

Thomas gets Frank on United job

Brentford manager Thomas Frank has said moving to a bigger club “would not make my life better” but admits a new job could be a “challenge I need” amid links to Manchester United.

Frank was a candidate to replace Erik ten Hag in the summer and continues to be linked with a move to Old Trafford.

But Frank has stressed his commitment to Brentford and said he is already at “one of the best clubs in the world”.

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1 hour ago

Fenerbahce vs Man Utd odds

United are surprisingly slight favourites to win this European away match.

Fenerbahce to win: 5/2

Draw: 15/8

Manchester United to win: 13/10

Odds via Betfair (subject to change)

1 hour ago

Head to head history

Jose Mourinho was United manager when these two sides last met in November 2016, with Fenerbahce winning 2-1 at home.

The Red Devils have only won once from three visits to Istanbul.

Fenerbahce wins: 3

Draws: 0

Man United wins: 3

1 hour ago

United face ghosts of their past in Turkey

Manchester United take on Fenerbahce with Erik ten Hag, once again, in desperate need of a victory to both ease the pressure on his position and kickstart his side’s Europa League campaign. To do so, they will have to vanquish several ghosts of their past in Istanbul, notably Jose Mourinho.

The Special One - who took over the Turkish giants in the summer - is ready to “welcome” his former club and Ten Hag to town. Mourinho told reporters at his pre-match press conference that he “wishes the best to Man United since the moment I left”, but getting one over them, as he has with Porto and Real Madrid, would surely make him smile.

This clash will not only see Ten Hag come up against his most significant (post-Ferguson) predecessor, but two midfielders he used, and disposed of, at Old Trafford: Fred and Sofyan Amrabat.

The former midfielders are joined by a collection of ex-Premier League stalwarts fitting of any Turkish side in recent memory, including several with previous against United, namely, and ominously, Edin Dzeko.

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1 hour ago

Fenerbahce vs Man United prediction

Given United have scored three goals in each of their last four European away games but not won any of them, goals and a draw seem like the most likely outcome.

That’s what we’re going with here, as Erik ten Hag’s latest attempt to build momentum is slowed down by the Special One and his motley crew.

2-2 draw.