Can Manchester United gain a first leg advantage in Austria against LASK?

Both sides come into this match on great form, with the homeside losing only once in their last 10 matches in all competitions. That defeatcame in the Austrian Cup semi-final, where they lost 1-0 to Red Bull Salzburg.

Manchester United are unbeaten in their last 10 in allcompetitions, with their last defeat coming at the back end of January wherethey lost 2-0 at Old Trafford to Burnley. They’ll come in with confidence offthe back of a 2-0 win over city rivals Manchester City at the weekend.

LASK will have to make do without their two regular centrebacks for the first leg, both due to disciplinary issues. Petar Filipovic isbanned due to an accumulation of yellow cards, with Philipp Wiesinger suspendedafter picking up a red card in their second leg against AZ Alkmaar.

Boss Valerien Ismael is likely to plug those gaps with ChristianRamsebner and Markus Wostry, but he’ll need to replace Marvin Potzmann atwing-back too with the 26-year-old Austrian out through injury. Rene Rennershould step in to replace him.

United boss Solskjaer left several first-team regulars athome, including the likes of Anthony Martial, Jesse Lingard and AaronWan-Bissaka.

With Wan-Bissaka out, and Diogo Dalot left at home too, it’slikely that Axel Tuanzebe could make his first appearance in 2020. Paul Pogbaand Marcus Rashford are still sidelined through injury.

Bruno Fernandes has already bagged a goal against LASK thisseason, coming in Sporting’s 2-1 home win over LASK in the group stage. He alsoregistered an assist that match too. As Manchester United best chance ofsilverware this season, Solskjaer’s side will be looking for a top performanceto take the advantage back to Old Trafford.

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