Chance to answer their critics
With everyone still waiting to see the Ruben Amorim effect on this team, tonight they can go out and prove a point.
Their manager was critical of them after their recent defeat against Brighton, we will see just what these players are made of now.
The type of player you want at your football club would go into this game with a hunger to prove people wrong and show just what they are all about.
Rangers with big following in Manchester
It is an electric atmosphere at Old Trafford tonight.
The Scottish side have brought a lot of fans down for this crunch match in the Europa League.
Let’s hope the players show some of the passion of the supporters, if they do, this could be some game.
View from SunSport’s Ken Lawrence at Old Trafford
They may be calling this meeting the Battle of Britain but on current league form neither Manchester United nor Rangers could punch their way out of a paper bag far less go to war with the opposition.
The fallen Glaswegian giants hardly set the heather on fire when they come south of the border either.
They’ve won just one of their last eight European games on English soil – against – a 2-1 success over Leeds United in qualifying for the 1992-93 Champions League.
Except they are up against a Ruben Amorim team that has been shooting itself in the foot since he took over 15 games ago – winning only five of them.
Both sides need points to maintain their Europa League ambitions but if Amorim loses this one with what he calls “the worst United side in history” another TV screen might get a booting.
Argentine in shop window
With rumours circulating that the club are willing to let Alejandro Garnacho go in this transfer window, there are plenty of clubs looking at him.
Starting this evening for the Red Devils, Garnacho has the chance to really show what he has to offer.
Chelsea are apparently interested in the player, pushing forward with their plans to buy every player in Europe as a business model to win major silverware again.
Red Devils favourites for victory
In tonight’s ‘Battle of Britain’ the bookies cannot see anything but a win for Ruben Amorim’s side.
Man Utd – 11/20
Draw – 7/2
Rangers – 4/1
All match odds brought to you Betway.
Amorim on Rangers
Man Utd boss Ruben Amorim told the press pre-match what he expects from tonight’s visitors.
He said: “I think we expect a tough game. We know they’re going to come here and give everything. They’re going to be followed with great support.
“I think they’ve done extremely well in the competition. We expect a tough game, but I think our focus is on ourselves and making sure that we perform on the back of a bad defeat at the weekend. We’ll go there with confidence that we can perform and get the three points.
“A lot of physicality during the game. I know that some important players from Rangers don’t play, and we have to know the new players to understand the way they play.
“The full-backs are really high on the pitch. They have talent to score in the final third. So one more difficult game is really important for us because we want to skip the play-off.
“It’s really important to have time to train, so I expect the same thing that we faced in the last game. It’s a really tough match. A lot of physicality.
“Also, the fans from Rangers are making some noise, so we are prepared. Our fans are prepared if we want to win.”