Champions League 2015/16 profiles: Dinamo Zagreb

Familiar face: Henriquez can hardly be called a familiar face from Old Trafford, as he never actually played a competitive first-team game for the Red Devils, but did have a loan spell at Wigan Athletic. He scored once in eight outings during that stint at the DW Stadium.

Key players: Apart from their Algerian-Chilean strikeforce of El Arbi Hillel Soudani, Henriquez and Junior Fernandes, there is a plentiful Portuguese contingent that help make Dinamo tick, predominantly in the form of midfield pair Goncalo Santos and Paulo Machado, who give grit and guile to the engine room.

Ivo Pinto is a steady operator at right back, but goalie Eduardo Carvalho brings a certain pedigree of three major international tournaments (2010 and 2014 World Cup, plus Euro 2012) and 34 caps under his belt.

Ones to watch: Most of the players considered in this bracket are out on loan with Marcelo Brozovic (Inter Milan) and Duje Cop (Malaga) looking to establish themselves in the Croatia national starting XI, but there’s a couple to keep an eye on that are still in Zagreb.

Winger Marko Pjaca had a breakthrough campaign last term with 14 goals in all competitions, while Bosnian attacking pair Armin Hodzic and Amer Gojak are youngsters that will really push for places.

Emerging talents: Teenage duo Ante Coric and Dani Olmo, who is just 17, are both packed with potential, and Dinamo’s bold policy of blending youth with experience could well contain them or the above youngsters.

CL group and fixtures: Group F

v Arsenal (home), September 16th
v Bayern Munich (away), September 29th
v Olympiakos (home), October 20th
v Olympiakos (away), November 4th
v Arsenal (away), November 24th
v Bayern Munich (home), December 9th