Jose Mourinho will face his former team Manchester United on Thursday for Matchday 3 of the UEFA Europa League as Fenerbahce will host the Red Devils in Istanbul. The Portuguese coach had some interesting words during the pre-match press conference about his Man United experience, where he coached from 2016 to 2018: "I think Man Utd still have a chance to win that league [2017/18 season] if they punish Manchester City. In that case, I hope they give me my medal and pay me the bonus", he joked. Here's what you need to know:
"We still have a chance of winning the [Premier] League, because maybe they punish Man City" 👀
— Sky Sports Premier League (@SkySportsPL) October 23, 2024
Jose Mourinho is still holding out hope for a Premier League winners medal with his old club Manchester United 🏆pic.twitter.com/FuvnVcQ6wT
How to watch and odds
- Date: Thursday, Oct. 24 | Time: 3 p.m. ET
- Location: Ulker Stadyumu Fenerbahce Sukru Saracoglu Spor Kom -- Istanbul, Turkey
- Live stream: Paramount+
- Odds: Fenerbahce +185; Draw +240; Manchester United +130
Team news
Fenerbahce: Left-back Jayden Oosterwolde ruptured his ACL against Samsunspor over the weekend while Filip Kostic, Oguz Aydin, Bartug Elmaz and Levent Mercan are not part of the Europa League squad. Sofyan Amrabat, who played with Man United over the last season, is expected to lineup with Fred, another former United midfielder.
Possible Fenerbahce XI: Livakovic; Djiku, Soyuncu, Becao, Muldur; Amrabat, Fred; Tadic, Szymanski, Saint-Maximin; Dzeko.
Man United: Former Tottenham midfielder Christian Eriksen will start as a number ten and will face his former Spurs manager as Mourinho coached the Danish player at his Tottenham spell. He will play alongside Alejandro Garnacho and Marcus Rashford in the attacking line.
Possible Man United XI: Onana; Mazraoui, De Ligt, Martinez, Dalot; Ugarte, Casemiro; Garnacho, Eriksen, Rashford; Hojlund.
Prediction
It will be a tense game, especially due to the motivations Mourinho will have facing his former club. Pick: Fenerbahce 1, Man United 1.
