In Group E, Omonia have lost both their matches to sit at the bottom spot, while United are second with three points from two games.
Manchester United will be eager to bounce back from the weekend embarrassment when they travel to Omonia Nicosia in the Europa League on Thursday. The Red Devils were humiliated by their city rivals, Manchester City, in the local derby on Sunday. Despite scoring thrice in the second half to make the scoreline a little less painful, a 6-3 defeat would have come as a major shock for the Reds’ faithful. Now they have to turn their attention to Europe, where Erik ten Hag will hope his players will find the much-needed confidence again.
Omonia Nicosia vs Manchester United | Key details |
Date | October 6th |
Venue | Tsirion Athlítiko Kentro |
Kickoff time in India | 10:15 pm |
Kickoff time in Cyprus | 7:45 pm |
Kickoff time in the United Kingdom | 5:45 pm |
In the Premier League, Manchester United made a below-par start, losing their opening two games. However, they bounced back in style to win their next four matches on the bounce. But, the defeat at the weekend over City would have hampered that momentum. On the other hand, Omonia Nicosia are placed fourth in the Cypriot First Division. They have nine points from five games and are just three behind the leaders. In the Europa League Group E, Omonia have lost both their matches to sit at the bottom spot, while United are second with three points from two games.
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Both sides have to deal with a few injury concerns ahead of this contest. There are question marks over the participation of two key Omonia Nicosia players. Hector Yuste could be involved at some point in this match, however, the situation is not clear on Moreto Cassama’s injury. Meanwhile, Mancester United centre-back Raphael Varane left the Etihad Stadium halfway through the match due to an injury. The extent of the injury is not clear, however, it is unlikely ten Hag might risk him on Thursday. Besides, they are also set to miss another centre-back in Harry Maguire. Donny van de Beek and Martin Dubravka’s participation in this clash is also not clear.
Omonia possible line-up: Fabiano, Miletic, Yuste, Panagiotou, Matthews, Charalampous, Papoulis, Dikserand, Lecjaks, Ansarifard, Loizou
Manchester United possible line-up: Dubravka, Dalot, Lindelof, Martinez, Shaw, Casemiro, Eriksen, Fernandes, Antony, Martial, Ronaldo
The UEFA Europa League match between Omonia Nicosia and Manchester United will take place at Tsirion Athlítiko Kentro on Thursday at 10:15 pm IST.
For the football fans in India, the live telecast of the UEFA Europa League is available on the Sony Ten network. You can also live stream through SonyLIV App/ website. Besides, the supporters can watch the match between Omonia Nicosia and Manchester United on Cytavision Sports 3, Cytavision in Cyprus; and BT Sport 1, Talksport 2 Radio UK, BTSport.com, BT Sport App in the United Kingdom.