The Red Devils may be ranked third in the world but tonight kick off their Euro 2024 campaign not considered among the favourites to go all the way, while also being too packed with talent to get the tag of ‘dark horses’.
The Golden Generation of Belgian stars, including the likes of Eden Hazard and Vincent Kompany, have been and gone without silverware, but Kevin De Bruyne and a host of younger talent could still spring a surprise in Germany. Slovakia are their first opponents in Group E, which also includes Romania and Ukraine, who played out a surprisingly one-sided fixture in Munich earlier.
It is an open group, and one which Slovakia will have firm eyes on qualifying from after a group-stage exit at Euro 2020. Influential leader Milan Skriniar and anchorman Stanislav Lobotka will have to be at their best today to prevent the Falcons kicking things off with a defeat. Follow the game LIVE below with our dedicated match blog.
