⚽️ Team news (via Man United official)
Paul Pogba, Donny van de Beek and Edinson Cavani will miss the Real Sociedad clash. Scott McTominay and Anthony Martial will be assessed before the game.
⚽️ Stats to know (via Opta)
• Manchester United are winless in their last nine European matches against Spanish opponents (drawn 3, lost 6) since 2017.
• The Red Devils have their work cut out for them as Sociedad have only lost once within 90 minutes in their last 10 games across all competitions.
• Man United's away record in the Europa League is W6 D4 L6, the most recent encounter being the 5-0 win against LASK Linz in last season's Round of 16.
⚽️ Probable Man United line-up (via Tribuna.com)
4-2-3-1: De Gea; Wan-Bissaka, Lindelof, Maguire, Shaw; McTominay, Fred; Greenwood, Bruno, Rashford; Martial.
⚽️ Score predictions
WhoScored's Josh Wright: Real Sociedad 1-1 Man United
"Real Sociedad have lost home advantage due to local travel restrictions, with this match instead taking place in Turin, Italy. Ole Gunnar Solskjaer's side should fully expect two very close legs and it wouldn't be at all surprising if their European campaign ended at this stage of the competition."
Sports Mole's Ben Knapton: Real Sociedad 2-2 Man United
"The away goals rule is still in play despite the use of a neutral venue, so Man United may opt to employ a gung-ho approach to give themselves the best chance possible of advancing, but we expect Sociedad to take advantage of the Red Devils' frailties and salvage a draw in the first leg."
⚽️ Form guide (all competitions)
Real Sociedad: WDLDWW
Man United: LDWDWD
⚽️ Quotes from the manager (via MUTV)
Ole Gunnar Solskjaer: "15 games ago, you were probably talking about me getting the sack and us being relegation candidates. 15 games after we're doing okay. It was a compliment to the boys I would think, how well they've done and how much we’ve improved to be talked about."
