Manchester United can potentially book their place in the last 16 of the Champions League on Tuesday when they face Young Boys in a Group H encounter.
The Red Devils are second in the table after four games and they can ensure their name is in the hat for the knockout stage draw with a win, should Juventus defeat Valencia in the other group match.
Jose Mourinho's side come into the game against the Swiss outfit on the back of a disappointing 0-0 draw at home to Crystal Palace.
However, they will take confidence from the fact that they already defeated their visitors earlier in the competition, taking a 3-0 win home from Switzerland in September.
| Game | Manchester United vs Young Boys |
| Date | Tuesday, November 27 |
| Time | 8pm GMT / 3pm ET |
TV Channel, Live Stream & How To Watch
In the United States (US), the game can be streamed live online via B/R Live or Univision Deportes En Vivo.
| US TV channel | Online stream |
|---|---|
| N/A | B/R Live / Univision Deportes En Vivo |
In the United Kingdom (UK), the game can be watched live on TV on BT Sport 2 and it can be streamed live online using the BT Sport app.
| UK TV channel | Online stream |
|---|---|
| Sky Sports Premier League / Sky Sports Main Event | Sky Go |
Squads & Team News
| Position | Manchester United squad |
|---|---|
| Goalkeepers | De Gea, Romero, Grant |
| Defenders | Bailly, Jones, Smalling, Shaw, Valencia, Young |
| Midfielders | Pogba, Mata, Lingard, Pereira, Fred, Herrera, Fellaini, Matic, Garner, McTominay, Hamilton |
| Forwards | Sanchez, Lukaku, Rashford, Martial, Chong |
Mourinho is forced to plan without the services of Victor Lindelof and Marcos Rojo, while Matteo Darmian is also an absentee . Eric Bailly is expected to be available.
Man Utd XI: De Gea; Valencia, Jones, Smalling, Shaw; Fellaini, Matic, Fred; Lingard, Rashford, Martial.
Subs: Romero, Bailly, A Pereira, Mata, McTominay, Pogba, Lukaku.
| Position | Young Boys squad |
|---|---|
| Goalkeepers | Wolfli, Von Ballmoos, Marzino |
| Defenders | Camara, Von Bergen, Garcia, Benito, Kronig, Seydoux, Mbabu, Hajrizi |
| Midfielders | Bertone, Sulejmani, Sow, Ngamaleu, Fassnacht, Schick, Aebischer, Teixera, Lauper |
| Forwards | Assale, Nsame, Mambimbi, Kasai |
Midfielder Sekou Sanogo is suspended for the match, meaning there will be changes in the middle of the park. Guillaume Hoarau, Gregory Wuthridge and Jordan Lotomba are injured.
Young Boys XI: Von Ballmoos; Mbabu, Benito, Camara, von Bergen, Sow, Aebischer, Sulejmani, Lauper, Nsame, Assale.
Subs: Wolfli, Bertone, Ngamaleu, Fassnacht, Schick, Garcia, Seydoux.
Betting & Match Odds
Home side Manchester United are favourites to win at 2/7 per bet365 and Young Boys are rated as 10/1 bets to emerge victorious. A draw at Old Trafford is deemed unlikely at 21/4.
Match Preview
Getty ImagesManchester United fans may have hoped to see a refreshed team when they returned to action after the international break, but it was more of the same from Mourinho's men as they stumbled against Palace.
In what has become a familiar sequence, Mourinho subsequently criticised the intensity and desire - or lack thereof - of his players and has warned that they will lose against Young Boys on Tuesday if they continue in the same manner.
Defeat - or even a draw - against the Swiss outfit at home would be a blow for the Red Devils as it would jeopardise their chances of reaching the last 16, something supporters and the United board will be expecting.
However, as negative as Mourinho has been in his pronouncements, it does not seem likely, particularly when one considers the ease with which they dispatched the same opposition in Bern.
With a gruelling December ahead including games against Arsenal, Valencia and Liverpool, victory at home - and possible Champions League knockout stage qualification - will set United up perfectly.