Lineups
Real Sociedad: Alex Remiro, Andoni Gorosabel, Robin Le Normand, Jon Pacheco, Diego Rico, Brais Mendez, Martin Zubimendi, Mikel Merino, Pablo Marin, Alexander Sorloth, Carlos Fernandez.
Subs: Unai Marrero, Andoni Zubiaurre, Urko Gonzalez, Alex Sola, Aritz Elustondo, Igor Zubeldia, Benat Turrientes, Asier Illarramendi, Ander Guevara, Jon Magunazelaia, Robert Navarro, Jon Karrikaburu.
Manager: Imanol Alguacil
Manchester United: David De Gea, Diogo Dalot, Victor Lindelof, Lisandro Martinez, Luke Shaw, Casemiro, Christian Eriksen, Bruno Fernandes, Donny van de Beek, Alejandro Garnacho, Cristiano Ronaldo.
Subs: Martin Dubravka, Radek Vitek, Aaron Wan-Bissaka, Harry Maguire, Tyrell Malacia, Scott McTominay, Anthony Elanga, Zidane Iqbal, Facundo Pellistri, Fred, Marcus Rashford, Shola Shoretire.
Manager: Erik Ten Hag
Manchester United travel to Spain to play against Real Sociedad at the Reale Arena, knowing they must win by two or more goals to go above Sociedad and win their Europa League group.
Real Sociedad boss Imanol Alguacil says that his side will to “everything possible” to win the group, but also admits they are glad they have qualified out of the group, “When the draw came out, we all would have taken getting through.” He believes his side will have to go out with the mindset to win the game, or they will fail to do so, “If we go out to speculate, to think that a draw is enough, that losing by the minimum is enough, we are going to lose and we are not going to be first in the group.”
Embed from Getty ImagesErik Ten Hag says his team is a “different team” from the one that faces Sociedad back in September, and they are “growing, developing, making good progress.” When asked about the quality of teams dropping from the Champions League, including the likes of Juventus, Barcelona and Sevilla, Ten Hag said “you face heavy opponent but we like those challenges. If you want to win the trophy then you have to beat them all.”
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