Manchester United VS Copenhagen Match Prediction

Copenhagen and Manchester United last met in Europe in the Champions League group stage in 2006. United won 3-0 away at home but Copenhagen earned a surprise 1-0 win. Current United manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer was up front in the defeat in Copenhagen and first-team coach Michael Carrick also played so both will know not to write the Danes off.

Manchester United vs Copenhagen Betting Tips

Over two legs, Manchester United would have been comfortable favourites to win this tie. After all, they have enjoyed a 5-0 win in one match in each of their last two ties.

But the re-drawn Europa League means one-off knockout matches, and the chance of an upset can ramp up as a result.

United are favourites to win, but they must be wary of complacency against a Copenhagen team who could cause that upset.

Nevertheless, with the likelihood of United bringing their big guns in – the likes of Bruno Fernandes, Marcus Rashford, Paul Pogba, Harry Maguire etc – Ole Gunnar Solskjaer’s should have too much for the Danes.

Their FA Cup semi-final defeat to Chelsea remains their only loss in their last 23 matches and they have ridden that momentum for much of the time since restart.

Mason Greenwood, Fernandes, Rashford and Anthony Martial have all been in fine attacking form and that FA Cup semi-final was a rarity in terms of a bad defensive match.

The issues that beset them earlier in the campaign seem to be gone and Ole Gunnar Solskjaer’s side are big favourites to claim the victory in this tie.

Manchester United vs Copenhagen Recommended bets with odds

Manchester United are a best price of 1/4 with 888sport to beat Copenhagen in this Europa League quarter-final tie.

With United in good attacking form, over 2.5 goals will return a best price of 8/13 with Bet365.

Mason Greenwood has been in good form in this tournament this season and he is 5/4 with 888sport to score at any time.

Bruno Fernandes’ set pieces make him a top option too. He is 23/20 with 888sport.

Manchester United vs Copenhagen Prediction

Manchester United have been in excellent form and a professional performances, with their top stars back in action, can book their semi-final place.

Correct score prediction: Manchester United 3-0 Copenhagen

Manchester United Team News

Luke Shaw and Axel Tuanzebe are definitely sidelined for Manchester United. Unlike in previous rounds, however, this is likely to be a full-strength United side with the likes of David de Gea, Bruno Fernandes, Marcus Rashford, Paul Pogba and co all involved.

Manchester United Key Players

• Mason Greenwood – Five of his 18 goals in all competitions this season have come in the Europa League and the young striker enjoyed an excellent end to the domestic season.
• Bruno Fernandes – Excellent for Sporting in the group stage and he has ten goals and eight assists since joining United in January in all competitions too.
• Marcus Rashford – Scored 23 goals in all competitions for United this season despite an injury-hit campaign so far.

Manchester United Team Form

After the 2-0 win against Leicester that ensured United qualified for the Champions League next season, courtesy of Bruno Fernandes and Jesse Lingard scoring, Ole Gunnar Solskjaer’s side then saw off LASK in the second leg of their Europa League last-16 tie. Lingard and Anthony Martial scored as United came from 1-0 down to win 2-1.

Manchester United Predicted Starting Line-up

Expected Line up: 4-2-3-1

Copenhagen Team News

Copenhagen are without suspended Michael Santos, while Ragnar Sigurdsson, Viktor Fischer and Nikolaj Thomsen are all absent through injury. The Danish side could be unchanged for this match from the team that saw off Istanbul Basaksehir.

Copenhagen Key Players

• Jonas Wind – Opened the scoring in each of the last two matches, and has three goals in his last two matches in total.
• Rasmus Falk – The winger scored the other goal in the 3-0 win against Istanbul last time out and is a threat going forward.
• Andreas Bjelland – The Danish international will lead the back line against a United form that have been in particularly good form of late.

Copenhagen Team Form

Copenhagen finished the Danish Superliga season with back-to-back wins against Aalborg and Nordsjaelland, and then saw off Istanbul Basaksehir in the second leg of their last-16 tie to overcome a first-leg deficit. Jonas Wind levelled the tie after just four minutes, before his second goal and Rasmus Falk’s effort led them to a 3-0 win on the night and a 3-1 aggregate victory.

Copenhagen Predicted Starting Line-up

Expected Line up: 4-2-3-1

Manchester United sealed a comfortable aggregate win against LASK, while Copenhagen overturned a first-leg deficit against Istanbul Basaksehir to qualify for the much-changed Europa League last-eight. Ole Gunnar Solskjaer is likely to opt for a full-strength side with European silverware in sight. The new one-leg format could lead to upsets, but United are big favourites for this one.

Manchester United have lost just one of their last 23 matches in all competitions.