Old Trafford will not hear the Champions League anthem this season, but they will play in Europe again for three consecutive seasons. The Red Devils fell short of a major trophy during fan favourites Ole Gunnar Solksjaer’s reign as Manchester United manager; they were close to winning the Europa League after falling short to a resolute Villarreals side at the final, a match that was decided via penalties after a mouth-watering 120 minutes of football. The chase for silverware under new manager Erik Ten Hag gets underway. One of the rounds of matches in the Europa League group stage sees Manchester United welcome Spanish side Real Sociedad to Old Trafford. Despite not starting the season in the best possible fashion for the home side, they have gotten their season right back on track after going on four consecutive victories in the premier league, with the recent win against Arsenal last weekend still fresh in mind.

Manchester United have always not found it easy against Spanish opposition teams. Still, there is a new aura flowing around Old Trafford this season that breeds confidence in the group Erik is building in Manchester. They go against a Spanish side who have not had a consecutive run of results since the start of the LaLiga campaign this season. The visitors head into this tie off the back of a 1-1 draw against Atletico Madrid last weekend. They will be seeking the perfect start against the English side, which they failed to get past last season during the round of 32-two-legged tie in this same competition last term. Manchester United defeated the visitors last season away from home, a resounding 4-0 victory while playing out a 0-0 stalemate in the return leg at Old Trafford. In the last term tie against Manchester United, the visitors failed to pass through a resolute United defence over a two-legged tie, conceding four goals.

More so, Manchester United suddenly looks like a formidable force getting all its bits back on track as they have achieved a good run of games and results this season under a new manager. They have shown glimpses of Sir Alex Ferguson Manchester United over the years that dominated Europe. Hence we are backing them to secure the win against the visitors. United have a better squad depth than Real Sociedad after the arrival of some excellent signing this term to increase competition for places in the squad. Cristiano Ronaldo will be looking to start this tie after making consecutive substitute appearances in the Premier League this season. Therefore, We will be backing him to be among the goals this week against a familiar opponent. We expect the visitors to sit deep and defend in this tie, as has been their trademark this season while playing away from home. However, in light of this, we believe United are at their utmost best when they play against low possession team. Hence we are expecting them to outwit the visitors easily with the advantage of having their fans around them chanting for yet again the best possible start in Europe this season to end six years of wait for a trophy.

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老特拉福德本赛季将听不到欧冠赞歌，但他们将连续三个赛季在欧洲赛场上比赛。在球迷最喜欢的索克斯尔执教曼联期间，红魔没有获得一项重要的奖杯;他们在欧联杯决赛中落后于坚决的比利亚雷亚尔，差点赢得冠军。这场比赛在令人垂涎三尺的120分钟后通过点球决出胜负。追逐银杯下的新经理埃里克Ten Hag进行。在欧联杯小组赛的其中一轮比赛中，曼联将欢迎西班牙皇家社会来到老特拉福德。尽管新赛季的开局对主队来说并不是最好的，但在英超联赛取得四连胜后，他们已经让新赛季回到了正轨，上周末对阿森纳的胜利仍然让他们记忆犹新。

曼联发现面对西班牙的对手总是不容易。尽管如此，本赛季老特拉福德周围仍弥漫着一股新的气氛，这让埃里克在曼彻斯特建立起的团队充满信心。他们面对的是一支自本赛季西甲联赛开始以来一直没有取得连胜的西班牙球队。客队是在上周末1-1战平马德里竞技的基础上晋级的。他们将寻求对英格兰球队的完美开局，上赛季他们在32轮两回合的比赛中未能通过。曼联上赛季在客场以4-0完胜客队，而在老特拉福德的比赛中又以0-0僵持。在上个赛季对阵曼联的比赛中，客队在两回合的比赛中没能突破曼联的坚决防守，丢了4球。

更重要的是，在新教练的带领下，曼联取得了不错的比赛和成绩，突然之间，他们看起来像是一支强大的力量，正在把所有的一切都回到正轨。他们已经展示了弗格森爵士(Sir Alex Ferguson)统治欧洲多年的曼联(Manchester United)。因此，我们支持他们确保对客队的胜利。曼联在本赛季引进了一些优秀的球员后，球队的阵容深度比皇家社会更强，这增加了对球队位置的竞争。在本赛季英超联赛中连续替补出场的c罗将有望在本场比赛中首发出场。因此，我们将支持他在本周对一个熟悉的对手的比赛中取得进球。我们希望客队在这场比赛中保持防守，这已经成为他们本赛季在客场比赛的标志。然而，鉴于此，我们相信曼联在面对低控球率的球队时是最好的。因此，我们期待他们能够轻松战胜客队，让他们的球迷围绕在他们周围，再次高呼本赛季在欧洲最好的开局，结束对奖杯的六年等待。