Manchester United’s battle for European survival continues on Wednesday with an away match against FC Copenhagen. The Red Devils must secure three points to maintain their hopes of getting through to the next round.
Bookmaker 10bet has United as the favorite, offering odds at 1.727 for an away win. Meanwhile, the odds are at 4.75 for Copenhagen to triumph and 4.00 for a draw at Parken Stadium.
※ Current Odds Date & Time: November 7th, 6:00 P.M. (EST)
Erik ten Hag’s men have only three points to show from their efforts in Europe this season and could be four points away from a top-two finish with two games to go if everything goes wrong again for them Wednesday night. It’s been a horror show for the team in the Champions League, and United badly needs to kick into gear to avoid an embarrassing exit from the competition.
Andre Onana was the hero with a stoppage-time penalty save at Old Trafford two weeks ago against Copenhagen, but the attacking players must shine this time around to give the side the belief that things can turn around for the team. The past few weeks have been very rocky for United and a few more negative results could result in another managerial change.
Bruno Fernandes bought extra time for ten Hag with a late winner against Fulham over the weekend. Could he save United’s Champions League campaign as well? The Portuguese star has registered 25 goals and 30 assists in 68 career outings in UEFA competitions but is without a single goal involvement this season in Europe.
There’s been some heavy criticism thrown in Fernandes’ direction following a big loss in the recent Manchester derby with some suggesting that he shouldn’t be the United captain. The winner against Fulham was a great answer to all the critics and another special moment would definitely shut a few more mouths.
This is also a big match for Copenhagen as the Danish champion is still in contention to qualify for the knockout stages and will fancy its chances in a group where only Bayern Munich has managed to win consistently. Jacob Neestrup’s side has only one point on the board, but Copenhagen was extremely close to getting a result at Old Trafford and has also been very competitive in the other games – Bayern needed a late goal to beat Copenhagen and Galatasaray fell two goals behind before salvaging a draw against the Lions.
