Manchester United has spent the beginning of the current season on the national stage with the results of a mid-table. "Red Devils" lost to all strong opponents and beat almost all weak ones. Of course, for the full realisation of the ambitions of one of the most popular football clubs in the world, this is not enough. The Europa League is a great chance to bring positivity back into the Mancunian life. Manchester United won this tournament in 2017, after which they won only one FA Cup in seven years. Twente battled to qualify for the Champions League in August, but have to settle for the Europa League after failing to do so. Ironically, the first opponent of the club from the Netherlands was a team at the level of the elite European tournament. Bookmakers have identified the hosts as clear favourites for the upcoming meeting, offering odds of 1.29 on their victory.

Manchester United had a poor start to the new football year. After losing in the Super Cup of England to fellow countrymen from City, the Red Devils got a hard win over Fulham and lost twice in a row. While Brighton scored their winning goal against Onana in 90+5 minutes, Liverpool left no stone unturned against Manchester United in their own den - 3-0. After a couple of easy victories over lesser opponents, MU lost points again last Saturday. In London, the team failed to score against Crystal Palace - 0-0. Despite a rather mediocre game, United will go into the first match of the Europa League with the expectation of victory.

Twente finished third in the Eredivisie last season behind PSV and Feyenoord. After qualifying for the Champions League, the team failed to capitalise on it. After losing 1:2 to Salzburg in Austria, Oosting's men were unable to turn the tide at home - 3:3. In the national championship, Twente lost one match out of six, which allows it to occupy the fourth place. The team is already the third consecutive year in the European Cup, so the lack of "combat" experience in its case should not be talked about. The upcoming match at Old Trafford will be spent trying to prevent the opponent from playing, acting "second number". We bet that no more than three goals will be scored in Manchester.