Group Stage – Man Utd vs Atalanta Preview & Prediction

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THE FACTS

When is Man Utd vs Atalanta taking place? Man Utd vs Atalanta will take place on Wednesday 20^th October, 2021 at 20:00 (UK)

Where is Man Utd vs Atalanta taking place? Man Utd vs Atalanta will take place at Old Trafford in Manchester

Where can I get tickets for Man Utd vs Atalanta? Ticket information for Man Utd vs Atalanta can be found on each club’s official website

What TV channel is Man Utd vs Atalanta on in the UK? Man Utd vs Atalanta will be televised live on BT Sport

Where can I stream Man Utd vs Atalanta in the UK? BT Sport subscribers can stream Man Utd vs Atalanta live via the BT Sport website & app

THE TEAM NEWS

MAN UTD

PREDICTED XI (4-2-3-1): De Gea; Wan-Bissaka, Lindelof, Maguire, Shaw; McTominay, Pogba; Greenwood, Bruno Fernandes, Rashford; Ronaldo

UNAVAILABLE: Varane (Injured)

QUESTIONABLE: Diallo (Injured), Martial (Injured), Cavani (Fitness)

ATALANTA

PREDICTED XI (3-4-1-2): Musso; Lovato, Palomino, Demiral; Zappacosta, Freuler, De Roon, Maehle; Pasalic; Malinovskyi, Zapata

UNAVAILABLE: Hateboer (Injured), Djimsiti (Injured), Gosens (Injured), Pessina (Injured), Tolòi (Injured)

QUESTIONABLE:

THE PREDICTION

The 4-2 defeat to Leicester City on Saturday only served to increase the pressure on Ole Gunnar Solskjaer's shoulders with some sections of the Manchester Unites support clamouring for his dismissal. The only win in their last five games in all competitions came against Villarreal on Matchday 2 with a late Cristiano Ronaldo strike saving the day, and indeed there have many times during Solskjaer’s tenure that he has pulled a result out of the bag when he needed it the most. Atalanta top Group F heading into this round of fixtures though, and have found the net in their last eight competitive fixtures. With the hosts’ defensive vulnerabilities, they are liable to concede but when the likes of Bruno Fernandes and Cristiano Ronaldo are on the pitch, they always have a chance of finding the net themselves so both teams to score is the tip here.