Villarreal vs Manchester United

2 pm CST

It will be an anxious wait for Solskjaer to see whether Harry Maguire recovers in time but should there be even a chance that the captain has shaken off the ankle ligament issue he suffered against Aston Villa earlier this month he will surely come in. Though Maguire is not a perfect center back he is a good fit alongside Victor Lindelof, particularly in comparison to Eric Bailly, and offers United ball progression from deep.

In Unai Emery, Villarreal have a master of this competition in the dugout. The Spaniard is bidding to join elite company such as Jose Mourinho and Rafael Benitez as managers with four European trophies to their name. Discount Super Cups and Intercontinental Cups, both of which are one-off fixtures open to teams who won last season's competitions, and the list of men with such success on the continent is small indeed.

That experience will help a club who have so often found themselves falling just short in major competitions. Villarreal reached four European semi-finals between 2004 and 2016, a period where they also finished second in La Liga. Even a season in exile in the Spanish second tier ended with them promoted but runners-up to Elche. Among those who played for him Emery does not lack in admirers with Manchester United's Juan Mata, who worked with him for three years at Valencia describing him as "a methodic manager, hard-working, professional, preparing for every single game like a final.

Pick: Dani Parejo Under 62.5 Passes (-120) Bet: 1 unit

Pick: Both Teams to Score No (+100)

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