Alejandro Garnacho, Manuel Ugarte, Bruno Fernandes, Tyrell Malacia, Joshua Zirkzee of Manchester United in action during the UEFA Europa League 2024/25 League Phase MD6 training and press conference.
Tyrell Malacia is set to feature for United in the Europa League. (Image: Ash Donelon/Manchester United via Getty Images)
Manchester United will look to get back to winning ways under Ruben Amorim on Thursday evening as they travel to the Czech Republic to take on Viktoria Plzen in the Europa League.
United currently sit in 12th place in the group stage table, but are just one point adrift of the automatic qualifying spots, The top eight at the end of the league phase automatically go through to the knockout stage, with the next 16 going into a play-off.
Amorim had a couple of decisions to make over his travelling squad ahead of making the journey for the match. Defender Jonny Evans was part of the training group at Carrington on Thursday after missing the last four games through injury, he has however not been included in the travelling squad.
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Midfielder Toby Collyer will have the chance to make his debut under the new head coach. The young midfielder has travelled to the Czech Republic after missing the last two months through injury.
The Europa League could give Amorim a chance to further assess his squad ahead of the January transfer window. He is however aiming to reduce the fixture congestion by targeting the automatic qualifying places.
“It is really important for us as a club, as a team, in this moment that if you pass to the next stage without play-off you take two games from our schedule and that is massive,” he said in his pre-match press conference. “For some teams it is nothing but for us it is really important.”
The head coach also confirmed one player who will be starting the game.
“It is so important that we win but not just win but to play well,” he added. "Tomorrow is going to be really really tough. Ty (Malacia) is prepared for that and he is going to play so we are really prepared for the game."
Manchester United travelling squad
Goalkeepers: Andre Onana, Altay Bayindir, Tom Heaton
Defenders: Diogo Dalot, Matthijs De Ligt, Victor Lindelof, Harry Maguire, Tyrell Malacia, Lisindro Martinez, Noussair Mazraoui, Leny Yoro.
Midfielders: Casemiro, Tom Collyer, Christian Eriksen, Bruno Fernandes, Kobbie Mainoo, Mason Mount, Manuel Ugarte.
Forwards: Amad, Antony, Alejandro Garnacho, Rasmus Hojlund, Marcus Rashford, Joshua Zirkzee.
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