Manchester United return to Bayern Munich in a familiar position
manchestereveningnews.co.ukWhen night falls, the Allianz Arena glows red. Twice in their history, Manchester United have left the stadium in the red. Now their squad is.
Twelve players are absent through injury, off-pitch matters and ineligibility. The ineligible Donny van de Beek reached a Champions League semi-final under the current United manager and still failed to make the cut for their European squad.
United were last here in Munich for David Moyes's last stand. In Europe, at least. United put up more of a fight in his penultimate match in charge than they did 11 days later when Moyes walked to the gallows at Goodison Park. Read more: United squad vs Bayern Read more: Ten Hag concerned by United injury crisis Erik ten Hag has not strayed close to the territory Moyes found himself in within 10 months of opening the door to the manager's office at Carrington.
If there is a club where it can suddenly spiral, it is United. Expectations are lower for United against Bayern than they were when Moyes was the manager.
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