Premier League side Manchester United and French Ligue 1 side will be face to face in the first leg of Champions League round 16th on this February 17, at the Old Trafford Stadium.
Manchester United restart their 2017 Champions League with a 2-0 over Watford in the last Premier League on last Saturday at their home ground. And this Friday they prepared well to face the French side.
The Red Devils are in their good form so far, they have registered 3 wins, 1 draw and 1 defeat in the last five games in all competitions. They have scored 10 goals and conceded 2 goals. They are currently at 6th place in the Premier League table standings with 48 points from 25 games played this season.
Manchester United manager Jose Mourinho is likely to play the French midfielder Paul Pogba, as a starter with Wayne Rooney. Henrikh Mkhirtayan and Zlatan Ibrahimovic may still be the mainstay of the front lines.
Indeed, Jose Mourinho’s side want to get a win with a higher margin. They can go with a good feeling to the away game when they travel to France for the second leg on February 23.
Saint-Etienne on the other hand, they are currently at 5th place at French Ligue 1 table standings. They were in great form with 3 wins in the last five games but then they lost to Nice on February 9. In truth they should be able to come back strong, and now they will face the Premier League giants at away.
Christophe Galtier and his men must work harder to pick up one or two points in this game. However, confidence will be good heading to England, having yet to taste defeat.
Manchester Unired are strongest favorites to win this clash on this Friday. (Source:www.metro.co.uk)
Head to Head Man United vs AS Saint-Etienne
There is no such game was played during last four years between both side in all competitions.
Possible Line Up:
Man United: David De Gea, Antonio Valencia, Phil Jones, Eric Bailly, Daley Blind, Ander Herrera, Michael Carrick, Paul Pogba, Henrik Mkhitaryan, Wayne Rooney, Zlatan Ibrahimovic.
Saint-Etienne: Jessy Moulin, Florentin Pogba, Loic Perrin, Kevin Theophile-Catherine, Kevin Malcuit, Jordan Veretout, Ole Kristian Selnaes, Kevin Monnet-Paquet, Romain Hamouma, Hamidou Keyta, Nolan Roux.
Match Prediction: On paper, Manchester United predicted win easy over the French Ligue 1 club Saint-Etienne. They will pick up at least 2 points at their home ground,
