Manchester United will face Real Sociedad at Old Trafford in the second leg of the Europa League last-32 round on Thursday. The kick-off is at 21:00 CET.

Preview

The Red Devils are one foot in the EL last-16 round after defeating Imanol Alguacil's side 4-0 in the first leg clash in Turin last week. Bruno Fernandes' brace and goals from Marcus Rashford and Daniel James secured a win for Ole Gunnar Solskjaer's men at the Allianz Stadium. As a reminder, that fixture was moved to Italy due to Covid-19 restrictions. United beat Newcastle 3-1 in the Premier League since then and look hot favourites to claim another victory against the Basques at Old Trafford.

Sociedad, for their part, thrashed Alaves 4-0 in La Liga over the weekend and would be desperate to gain revenge on the Red Devils for last week's loss.

Paul Pogba will definetly miss the return leg while Scott McTominay and Edinson Cavani could be rested on Thursday ahead of Sunday's trip to Chelsea.

Luca Sangalli and Joseba Zaldua remain on the sidelines for Sociedad. Robin Le Normand, meanwhile, is suspended for this one.

Prediction

While United's place in the last-16 round appears to be a foregone conclusion, Solskjaer is expected to make a few changes in his starting XI this time around as the Red Devils will take on Chelsea in the domestic league on the weekend. Nevertheless, we'd say that United have enough to power and quality on the bench to make it two out of two against the Basques this term.

Tip

Manchester United to win at 2.07 with 1XBET.