Victim of the rebirth of Harry Maguire, Raphaël Varane is a simple substitute at Manchester United and does not start the decisive Champions League clash against Galatasaray, this Wednesday in Turkey.
Raphaël Varane did not even come into play last Sunday during Manchester United’s victory at Everton (0-3), even though he was playing his fifth Premier League match as a substitute! The 2018 world champion had certainly played the last three Champions League matches in the eleven, but the defeat in Copenhagen (4-3), three weeks ago, was fatal to him. He stays on the bench!
Erik ten Hag does not alternate between his central defenders, he thus aligns Harry Maguire, who came out of the closet at the beginning of October, and Victor Lindelöf, however unconvincing, for the decisive meeting of the Red Devils in the lair of Galatasaray, this Tuesday (coup 6:45 p.m.), as part of the penultimate day of the group stage. Man United are last in the standings with one point less than Copenhagen and Galatasaray (Bayern having already qualified and guaranteed to be first before receiving the Danes).
The boss makes 4️⃣ changes for tonight’s crucial Champions League tie 👇#MUFC || #UCL
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Like the former Blues defender, his compatriot Anthony Martial does not start the match, despite his first goal scored in the championship last Sunday. Rasmus Hojlund is back at the forefront of the Mancunian attack, supported by Antony, Bruno Fernandes and Alejandro Garnacho. The little Spanish-Argentinian prodigy (19 years old) dazzled the Premier League weekend with a sensational acrobatic recovery against the Toffees.
