Manchester United: Erik ten Hag makes just one change to the lin-up that started against Brighton on Saturday, dropping Scott McTominay to the bench and bringing in Facundo Pellistri, who starts for just the second time in a Manchester United shirt. Signed from Penarol in Uruguay in 2020, the 21-year-old has made 13 appearances for United but spent last season on loan at Spanish club Alaves.
Bayern Munich: Harry Kane starts up front for Bayern Munich, while Joshua Kimmich has been passed fit to play in midfield. Thomas Tuchel, who is suspended for tonight’s game after being banished from the touchline in last season’s quarter-final against Manchester City, makes just change to the side that started Friday’s match against Bayer Leverkusen. Jamal Musiala comes in for Thomas Muller, who has to make do with a place on the bench.
Tonight’s match officials
Referee: Glenn Nyberg
Assistants: Mahbod Beigi and Andreas Söderqvist
Fourth official: Adam Ladeback
Video Assistant Referee: Pol van Boekel
Bayern Munich: Ulreich, Laimer, Upamecano, Kim, Davies, Kimmich, Goretzka, Sane, Musiala, Gnabry, Kane.
Subs: de Ligt, Coman, Choupo-Moting, Peretz, Sarr, Muller, Tel, Mazraoui, Kratzig, Schmitt.
Manchester United: Onana, Dalot, Lindelof, Martinez, Reguilon, Casemiro, Eriksen, Pellistri, Bruno Fernandes, Rashford, Hojlund.
Subs: Bayindir, Martial, Garnacho, Heaton, Evans, McTominay, Vítek, Gore, Mejbri, Forson.
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Early team news
Aaron Wan-Bissaka is expected to be out for a few weeks with a hamstring strain, joining his fellow full-back Luke Shaw in the Manchester United treatment room, where Tyrell Malacia, Harry Maguire, Raphael Varane, Sofyan Amrabat, Mason Mount and Amad Diallo have also been keeping the physios busy.
Varane and Mount are both back training but tonight’s matcxh looks to have come to soon for them. Jadon Sancho remains exiled from the first-team squad after a recent act of insubordination on social media, while Antony is on a well-documented leave of absence.
Manuel Neuer, Raphael Guerreiro and Tarek Buchmann are all injured and have yet to feature for Bayern Munich this season, while midfielder Joshua Kimmich is a doubt for tonight’s game as he’s suffering from a tendon injury.
The Allianz Arena is the venue for tonight’s mouthwatering clash between Bayern Munich and Manchester United, two behemoths who have triumphed in the European Cup a total of nine times between them.
Having won three and drawn one of their opening four games of the Bundesliga season, Bayern go into this game in considerably better nick than a United side who have lost three of their opening five Premier League matches and it’s no surprise the German champions are hot favourites to win tonight’s contest.
With Harry Kane set to make his Champions League debut for Bayern against English opposition, the contest is lent some additional spice and the striker will fancy his chances of adding to his tally of five goals this season against a defence that was run ragged by Brighton last Saturday.
Unbeaten in 34 Champions League group stage matches, Bayern will be hoping to get back to winning ways after being held at home by Bayer Leverkusen last Friday. Kick-off at the Allianz Arena is at 8pm (BST) but stay tuned in the meantime for team news and build-up.