On Wednesday night, the Red Devils will make their Champions League debut at the Allianz Arena, where the Bayern Munich manager will greet them. With their third defeat in the first five games of the season, United travels to Germany fresh off a devastating setback to Brighton at home.
With the protracted takeover saga being conducted by the Glazers, outside opinions have increased as a result. Given the comments made this week by players like Rio Ferdinand and Gary Neville, Erik ten Hag’s summer hirings don’t seem to have benefited the team.
United and Bayern have not faced off since the 2014 competition’s round of eight. On that occasion, Pep Guardiola was in charge of the German team, facing off against David Moyes, who had the Catalan’s number. A year earlier, in 2010, Bayern put an end to Ferguson’s hopes of winning the Champions League.