Manchester United Vs Bodo Glimt: Amazed Debut In Kandang And Europa League

Ruben Amorim will make his home debut as well as the Europa League coach (Instagram/@manchesterunited).

Ruben Amorim will make his home debut plus the Europa League as Manchester United manager when he welcomes the Norwegian champion, Bodo Glimt at Old Trafford on Friday, November 29, 2024.

Given the difference in status, history, and financial strength between the two clubs, Bodo Glimt was surprisingly above Manchester United in midway through the 2024/2025 Europa League phase.

The Norwegian club is ranked 12th with seven points, while the Red Devils are ranked 15th with six points from four matches that have been played.

This note is a separate pressure for the atmosphere to get its troops into the knockout phase of the Europa League.

The pressure to achieve maximum results in his first home game and debut in the Europa League is clearly there considering the ammonia era started in a slightly disappointing way.

You see, Manchester United were held to a 1-1 draw by the promotion team Ipswich Town at Portman Road on Sunday, November 24, 2024.

Setelah pertandingan itu, sang manajer menyatakan bahwa ini akan menjadi perjalanan yang panjang dan sulit menuju puncak bagi The Red Devils United, yang akan mengalami perubahan besar selama sembilan bulan ke depan.

For now, the focus will be on the Europa League. Manchester United need time until the fourth match to win their first win in the group stage of the European tournament.

They beat PAOK 2-0 under the tutelhouse of Ruud van Nistelrooy, which saw the club win their first win in Europe for more than 12 months.

Amoritism menargetkan empat laga tersisa fase grup Europa dengan meraih kemenangan sehingga anak pemiluhnya meraih poin 18, yang seharusnya cukup membawa ke delapan besar atau jalur lolos langsung fase turun.

In addition to targeting three points against Bodo Glimt, the Portuguese manager is also aiming for victory against Viktoria Plzen, FCSB, and Rangers in the next three matches.

Kans realized that the target was also open considering that Bodo Glimt was in a good curvature trend. Despite mening in the last match of the league against Odd (2-0), Kjetil Knutsen's team never won in four matches before Odd (two defeats and two draws in all competitions).

Moreover, the Norwegian club has no slick record against English clubs. The last time they visited England was in the 2022/2023 season when they lost to Arsenal 0-3.

The perfect result at Old Trafford seems very unlikely given Manchester United's record home in the Europa League is still good.

The Red Devils have never lost at home, one draw against FC Twenty (1-1) and won against PAOK (2-0).

Staying now is how to find a solution to injury problems at Manchester United centre-back.

Noussair Mazraoui and Jonny Evans appear to be forced to play in a three-back formation on both sides of Matthijs de Ligt again because Harry Maguire, Leny Yoro, and Victor Lindelof are still far from recovering.

Lisandro Martinez's hip problem isn't as bad as he was worried about before. However, Amoram will keep it for the game against Everton on the weekend.

Then, both Kobbie Mainoo and Manuel Ugarte were deemed not fit enough to play as a starter against Ipswich. They will likely remain a substitute again when they host Bodo Glimt because they are enthusiastic about preparing for the match against Everton.

Bodo Glimt isn't really okay either. Five of their pillar players had to miss, namely Omar Elabdelloaui, Samuel Burakovsky, Daniel Bassi, Gate Vetti, and Syver Skeide.

Formation Forecast

Manchester United (3-4-3): Onana; Mazraoui, De Ligt, Evans; Amad, Casemiro, Eriksen, Shaw; Antony, Hojlund, Fernandes

Bodo Glimt (4-3-3): Haikin; Sjovold, Nielsen, Bjortuft, Bjorkan; Evjen, Berg, Saltnes; Zinckernagel, Hogh, Hauge