"Manchester United" will start their season in European football this Thursday. Their first opponent is the "Feyenoord" club from the Netherlands, wrote the Lithuanian manutd.lt website. The "Red Devils" will also seek to return to the path of victory after losing in the Manchester derby, but it won't be easy, as the team will be without several key players. On the other hand, "Feyenoord" has won five out of five possible matches in the Eredivisie championship. As mentioned earlier, team captain Wayne Rooney did not travel to Rotterdam with the team. It is believed that this decision by Jose Mourinho will open the way for Marcus Rashford to start in the "United" eleven. Meanwhile, "Feyenoord" boasts a number of well-known names among football fans. One of the most prominent is former "Liverpool" forward Dirk Kuyt, and the coaching staff includes Giovanni van Bronckhorst. Team news W. Rooney is not the only first-team player who did not travel with the team. Rest was also given to Antonio Valencia, Luke Shaw, and Jesse Lingard. Matches will be missed due to injuries by Henrikh Mkhitaryan and Phil Jones. Meanwhile, the home team, under head coach G. van Bronckhorst, confirmed that there are no injuries in the squad and will field the strongest team, despite facing important weekend matches in the domestic championship against PSV Eindhoven. OPTA facts - "United" and "Feyenoord" have played each other twice. In the 1997-1998 Champions League group stage, these teams clashed and "Man Utd" won both matches. (2-1 at home and 3-1 away) - The Rotterdam club has performed poorly against English teams. In the last seven meetings, only one victory was achieved in the 2002-2003 Champions League season. There was also one draw and five losses. - This will be the second "Feyenoord" season in the Europa League since the league got this name. In the 2014-2015 season, the Dutch club was eliminated by the "Roma" team in the first knockout round. - The last time "United" started European competition from the group stage was in the 1995-1996 season. That time, the "Red Devils" were eliminated by the "Rotor" club from Volgograd, who scored more goals away. - In the last eight European matches, "Feyenoord" has achieved four wins and suffered four losses. (excluding qualifying matches) - "Manchester United" has suffered six losses in the last seven European matches. (excluding qualifying matches) Moreover, "United" has lost three consecutive matches. There have not been four consecutive losses experienced yet. Player to watch As mentioned earlier, there are many known players in the "Feyenoord" squad. Currently, the most prominent is team captain Dirk Kuyt. It is worth mentioning that the Dutchman impressed last season, scoring 23 goals. His partner is also well-known Eljero Elia, who spent the 2015 season on loan at "Southampton". This season he has scored three goals in two matches. The main goalkeeper is also a former "Liverpool" player - Brad Jones, who joined the team this summer. The match between the "Feyenoord" and "Manchester United" clubs will take place on September 15th, Thursday, at 20:00 Lithuanian time.
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