Manchester United welcomes Real Sociedad for the opening game of the UEFA Europa League's 2022-23 campaign. These two clubs will be joined in a group of four alongside Omonia and Sheriff Tiraspol. This match is already the most important duel in the group stage for both teams, and there is no doubt both Erik ten Hag's and Imanol Alguacil's men will go for the three points here.

United is in great form recently, defeating two of the English "Big Six" teams in their last four games. The Red Devils began the winning streak by getting a 2-1 home win over their biggest rivals Liverpool, followed by 1-0 triumphs vs. Southampton and Leicester, while their last clash saw Man United beat Arsenal 3-1. The hosts are certainly going for their fifth consecutive victory, and are a favorite to take all the spoils from this game. Injuries are a bit of a concern for both the hosts and the visitors. United misses Anthony Martial, Facundo Pellistri, Donny van de Beek, Lisandro Martinez, and Marcus Rashford ahead of this match, while Sociedad arrives without Mikel Oyarzabal, Martin Merquelanz, Diego Rico, Carlos Fernandez, and Robin Le Normand.

The guests come from a 1-1 home draw against Atletico Madrid. The way Real Sociedad started the season wasn't anticipated, as "La Real" sits in ninth place with seven points from four matches. Alguacil's squad lost 4-1 to Barca at home, and was only able to get two minimal 1-0 victories against the last-placed Cadiz and the relegation-troubled Elche. With this form, I cannot see the guests taking any points from the home team, considering Erik ten Hag's men currently being better both offensively and defensively. United is fifth-placed in England, and could easily join the title race if they defeated Crystal Palace on September 11th.

I expect the hosts to win here. Good luck!

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曼联欢迎皇家社会参加2022-23赛季欧联杯的揭幕战。这两家俱乐部将与Omonia和Tiraspol警长一起组成一个四人小组。这场比赛已经是两队在小组赛中最重要的对决，毫无疑问埃里克·特哈格和伊马诺·阿尔瓜西的队伍都将在这里争夺三分。

曼联最近状态非常好，在过去的四场比赛中击败了英国“六强”中的两支球队。红魔在主场2-1战胜了他们最大的对手利物浦，之后1-0战胜了南安普顿和莱斯特，而他们的上一场比赛是曼联3-1战胜阿森纳。东道主当然会取得他们的五连胜，并且是最有希望从这场比赛中拿走所有战利品的球队。伤病是东道主和客队都担心的问题。曼联将缺席安东尼·马夏尔、法昆多·佩利斯特里、唐尼·范德比克、利桑德罗·马丁内斯和马库斯·拉什福德，而社会将缺席米克尔·奥亚尔扎巴尔、马丁·梅克兰兹、迭戈·里科、卡洛斯·费尔南德斯和罗宾勒·诺曼德。

客人们来自主场1-1战平马德里竞技的球队。皇家社会本赛季开局的方式出乎意料，“皇马”以4场比赛积7分排在第9位。阿尔瓜西的球队在主场1- 4不敌巴萨，只在对阵垫底的加的斯和陷入降级困境的埃尔切的比赛中取得了两场1-0的胜利。在这样的状态下，我不认为客人会从主队那里拿走任何分，考虑到埃里克十黑格的球员目前在进攻和防守上都更好。曼联目前在英格兰排名第五，如果他们在9月11日击败水晶宫，他们可以很容易地加入冠军争夺。

我希望东道主能赢。好运！