The tie is delicately poised at 1-1, after Anthony Elanga came off the bench in the first leg to equalise for Manchester United. Ralf Rangnick‘s side were far from their best at the Estadio Wanda Metropolitano, but their confidence has been boosted by their 3-2 victory over Tottenham on Saturday. Cristiano Ronaldo‘s hat-trick led the Red Devils to victory over Spurs, and he will be looking to enjoy further success against Atletico in the Champions League.
Looking at the team news, Manchester United will again be without Mason Greenwood as a result of a club suspension, while Bruno Fernandes and Luke Shaw could miss out with COVID-19. Meanwhile, Scott McTominay looks set to return from the calf problem which kept him out on Saturday.
As for Diego Simeone‘s side, Yannick Carrasco is unavailable due to suspension, while Matheus Cunha, Daniel Wass, Sime Vrsaljko, Thomas Lemar, Mario Hermoso and Geoffrey Kondogbia are all injured. Jose Maria Gimenez is a doubt for the clash after he was forced off injured against Cadiz, but Koke returned on Friday night and is expected to start at Old Trafford.
Manchester United’s predicted line-up: David De Gea; Diogo Dalot, Raphael Varane, Harry Maguire, Alex Telles; Fred, Scott McTominay; Jadon Sancho, Marcus Rashford, Paul Pogba; Cristiano Ronaldo.
Atletico Madrid’s predicted line-up: Jan Oblak; Stefan Savic, Felipe, Reinildo Mandava; Marcos Llorente, Rodrigo De Paul, Koke, Hector Herrera, Renan Lodi; Joao Felix, Angel Correa.