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Tom Doyle

Partizan vs Man Utd: Prediction, team news, tickets, live, TV, H2H, betting - Europa League 2019/20 preview

Manchester United return to Europa League action with a trip to Partizan Belgrade in Thursday night's Group L clash.

United have endured a terrible start to the 2019/20 season, though turned in a much-improved performance during Sunday's 1-1 Old Trafford draw against Liverpool - even if Ole Gunnar Solskjaer felt it was two points dropped due to Adam Lallana's late goal.

United are winless in their last four outings, and even their last win - a Carabao Cup penalty shootout victory over League One Rochdale - had an air of desperation about it.

The Red Devils drew their last European match - a dour stalemate at AZ Alkmaar - and Solskjaer needs a performance from his attacking players as United bid to kickstart their campaign.

Europa League preview

Partizan vs Man Utd
Venue: Partizan Stadium
Kick-off time: 5:55pm BST, Thursday October 24

Team news and lineups

Man Utd XI: Romero; Maguire, Jones, Rojo; Wan-Bissaka, McTominay, Garner, Williams; Mata, Martial, Lingard

Subs: Grant, Lindelof, Rashford, Pereira, Fred, James, Greenwood

Partizan XI: Stojkovic, Miletic, Ostojic, Pavlovic, Urosevic, Soumah, Zdjelar, Natcho, Tosic, Sadiq, Asano

Subs: Stevanovic, Vujacic, Pavlovic, Ivanovic, Scekic, Brezancic, Stevanovic

Paul Pogba and David De Gea are among a string of absentees for United.

Solskjaer has confirmed goalkeeper De Gea will be available to face Norwich on Sunday but midfielder Pogba continues to miss out with an ankle complaint.

Nemanja Matic, Luke Shaw, Diogo Dalot, Eric Bailly and Axel Tuanzebe have not travelled to Belgrade, but Jesse Lingard is available again. Youngsters Matej Kovar and Ethan Laird are also in the squad.

Travelling squad: Romero, Grant, Kovar, Jones, Laird, Lindelof, Maguire, Rojo, Wan-Bissaka, Williams, Fred, Garner, James, Lingard, McTominay, Mata, Pereira, Greenwood, Martial, Rashford.

Head to Head record (H2H)

The sides have met twice before, back in 1966. Partizan beat United 2-1 on aggregate in the semi-finals of the European Champions Clubs' Cup.

Tickets

Manchester United tickets are currently sold out.

Betting tips and odds

Correct score

Scoreline Partizan win United win Draw
1-0 8/1 13/2 0-0 (15/2)
2-0 13/1 10/1 1-1 (5/1)
2-1 9/1 17/2 2-2 (12/1)
3-0 7/1 200/1
Odds provided by Betfair. Click here to place a bet.

Prediction: Partizan 1-2 Man Utd

Expect a tight game for United (as usual), but they should pick up three points with Anthony Martial returning.

Live stream details and TV channel information

The match will be televised live on BT Sport 2, and can be streamed live online via the BT app and website.

You can follow all the action and analysis on Standard Sport's LIVE blog, with expert analysis from James Robson in Belgrade.

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