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Manchester United will square off against Eredivisie outfit FC Twente for the first time ever as they kickstart their 2024-25 Europa League campaign. Manchester United beat Manchester City in the FA Cup final last term to book a berth in the Europa League while FC Twente finished third in the Dutch top flight.
It's been a mixed start to the new season for Erik ten Hag's men. They seem better equipped to carve out chances and take the game to the opposition but they are yet to master the art of finishing with elan.
The Red Devils seemed to have got their campaign on track after picking up emphatic victories against Southampton (3-0) and Barnsley (7-0) in back-to-back matches. However, they could only follow it up with a goalless stalemate against Crystal Palace last Saturday.
If it was not for their poor finishing, United could have comfortably taken all three points and it will be one area that the Dutch coach will want his team to improve on instantly.
After finishing third in the Eredivisie last term, Twente have got off to a decent start to proceedings in the new campaign. They have picked up 11 points in six league matches so far this season and will come into Wednesday night's encounter on the back of two successive victories.
Twente beat Heerenveen 2-0 last week (17 September) before thrashing Almere 5-0 on the road on Sunday (22 September). The Tukkers last featured in the Europa League way back in the 2012-13 season.
Manchester United vs Twente Head-to-Head and Key Numbers
- Manchester United are unbeaten in eight of their last nine home matches against Dutch opposition in all competitions. They have won seven and drawn one.
- Twente have managed to pick up just one win in their 13 meetings with English opposition across all competitions.
- After losing their first two home matches in the Europa League in 2012, Manchester United only suffered one loss in the subsequent 24 such games in the competition.
- Twente haven't won any of their last seven UEFA Europa League matches.
- Since making his debut in the Europa League in February 2018, Bruno Fernandes has more goal involvements (35) than any other player in the competition. (20 goals and 15 assists)
Manchester United vs Twente Prediction
Twente can put Manchester United's backline to the test on Wednesday. But Ten Hag's men will be looking to return to winning ways and have enough attacking firepower to dismantle the Dutch unit.
Prediction: Manchester United 3-1 Twente
Manchester United vs Twente Betting Tips
Tip 1: Result - Manchester United to win
Tip 2: Game to have over 2.5 goals - Yes
Tip 3: Both teams to score - Yes
