The British derby will be one of the jewels of the seventh round of the Europa League general stage. Manchester United and Rangers, despite their different championships, share a history. Alex Ferguson, who devoted decades of service to the Mancunian club, spent several years in Glasgow as a footballer. Both rivals now have new coaches to varying degrees. Ruben Amorim spent a couple of months in Manchester, Philippe Clement took charge of Rangers just over a year ago. Despite the fact that the clubs' objectives are different, they are now neighbours in the standings, occupying seventh and eighth places, with Manchester United holding a one-point advantage. The piquancy of this confrontation is given by the fact that the teams are located on the border of the top 8, and the misfire of each of them will lead to the departure to the zone of the clash. This is hardly to be doubted, as Tottenham, Ajax, Real Sociedad and Roma are in close proximity in the standings. Bookmakers have identified the home team as favourites for the upcoming encounter, offering odds of 1.43 on their victory.

Manchester United continues to find its game under the leadership of Ruben Amorim. Already after the appointment of the Portuguese specialist, the Red Devils experienced a series of four consecutive defeats, which was replaced by a fairly successful sequence. Since the beginning of January, Manchester United made peace with Liverpool at Anfield, then knocked Arsenal out of the FA Cup, and then got a long-awaited victory in the Premier League. Even if it was over relegation-threatened Southampton. In the last official match Manchester United was weaker than Brighton, to whom they lost 1:3 at home. In front of the same fans, losing for the second time in a few days can be unforgivable even for the new head coach, who has carte blanche.

Rangers, already by habit, are losing the Scottish championship to Celtic. After 23 rounds, the gap from the worst enemy looks unplayable. We can concentrate on the Europa League. In 2025, the club from the Scottish capital managed to hold six official meetings, none of which were lost, and its average performance was an impressive three goals per match. Let's bet that the rivals will score at least three times.