AS Roma vs Manchester United: Match Preview, Probable line-ups and much more
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AS Roma will take on Manchester United at Stadio Olimpico on Thursday in the second leg of the Europa League semifinals. The fixture, AS Roma vs Manchester United, had raised a lot interests before the first leg was played and even in the first half of the first leg when the Italian outfit were leading Red Devils at Old Trafford. However, the blitzkrieg from Edinson Cavani, Paul Pogba and Bruno Fernandes decimated AS Roma.
Manchester United finished the first leg with a substantial four goal lead and are expected to continue with same intensity on Thursday as well. The team’s last fixture against Liverpool was cancelled owing to fan protest and the players are raring to go after getting adequate rest.
AS Roma vs Manchester United: Team News
Manchester United received extra time to recover from the game as their weekend Premier League fixture was postponed because of the fan protest. Moreover, the club has four goal lead and Ole will rotate the squad heavily. Brandon Williams and Alex Telles are expected to slot in the defense whereas Donny van de Beek is expected to replace Bruno Fernandes. Also, Marcus Rashford might be given extra rest considering the fact that the club are playing three games in six days. Also, Eric Bailly might replace Lindelof for the fixture.
On the other hand, AS Roma are struck with bundle of injuries. Pau Lopez, Jordan Veretout and Leonardo Spinazzola left the field after the first half in the first leg of the tie. Pau Lopez is ruled out for the rest of the reason. Veretout is also likely to miss the fixture. Paulo Fonesca has a big decision to regarding his line-up on Thursday.
AS Roma vs Manchester United: Probable Playing XIs
AS Roma:
Antonio Mirante; Ibañez, Chris Smalling, Gianluca Mancini; Bruno Peres, Bryan Cristante, Gonzalo Villar, Rick Karsdorp; Henrikh Mkhitaryan, Lorenzo Pellegrini; Edin Dzeko
Manchester United:
David de Gea; Brandon Williams, Eric Bailly, Harry Maguire, Alex Telles; Fred, Nemanja Matic, Paul Pogba, Donny van de Beek, Daniel James, Mason Greenwood
AS Roma vs Manchester United: Match Prediction
Though AS Roma will give hard time for Manchester United on Thursday, it is highly unlikely that they will be able to overturn the four goal deficit. AS Roma were thrashed by Red Devils but it is likely that Ole Gunnar Solskjaer will field a rotated team against the Italian outfit. Despite these, we can expect a cagey 2-2 draw at Stadio Olimpico.
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