On Thursday evening, from 17:55 pm, AZ Alkmaar and Manchester United will play in the second stage of the UEFA Europa League groups, in a group where the British should have the qualification at hand. After 1-1 with Arsenal, in the championship, the British come to the Netherlands without a series of holders.
Without Bailly, Fosu-Mensah, Jones, Martial, Was-Bissaka, Dalot and Gomes, Ole Gunnar Solskjaer is also required to perform improvisations on Dutch soil. The match will take place in The Hague, and the hosts have the complete lot, except for Svensson (suspended). The fact that the game is played on neutral ground is not a big advantage for the “devils”, as they played in Europe.
The sensation is that Solskjaer does not have the necessary lot to practice the football required by the Norwegian. Manchester United shows that they are struggling at many times, as was the first leg of Group L, 1-0 with Astana, on their own ground. AZ Alkmaar went 2-2 with Partizan and Serbs duel with batsmen for 2nd place. It is a very important match for Alkmaar, a team with European pedigrees, after the generous legacy left by Louis Van Gaal (former Man. Utd.). . With an enviable offensive, the batsmen will again play a brave 4-3-3.
Alkmaar comes after four consecutive championship victories, with Heracles (2-0), Feyenoord (3-0), Den Haag (1-0) and Sparta Rotterdam (5-1), and the red-and-white defense is solid. United will struggle to impose their game, as it has recently, in European cups. Corner betting can be the most inspiring, for those who do not believe in the surprise caused by AZ!
PREDICTION: Both teams to score / YES @ 1,70
