RB Leipzig vs Manchester United : 5 players to watch out for | UEFA Champions League 2020-21

Edinson Cavani (left), Bruno Fernandes (centre) and Anthony Martial (right)
Edinson Cavani (left), Bruno Fernandes (centre) and Anthony Martial (right)

#3 Bruno Fernandes (Manchester United)

Manchester United v İstanbul Basaksehir: Group H - UEFA Champions League
Manchester United v İstanbul Basaksehir: Group H - UEFA Champions League

The talismanic Portuguese is simply one of the best midfielders in the world right now and his involvement will be crucial against RB Leipzig. It only took Fernandes a little more than 30 minutes after being introduced in the second half of the game against West Ham to completely shift the game Manchester United's way.

Bruno Fernandes set up Pogba for the opening goal and made the pre-assist pass for both their subsequent goals. He created eight chances in total in all of 45 minutes in the game against the Hammers. Bruno Fernandes is undoubtedly the difference-maker for Manchester United and he will be their main man once again.

It will be interesting to see what midfield combination Ole Gunnar Solskjaer goes for as they travel to take on RB Leipzig as he has a wealth of midfielders at his disposal but is yet to perhaps find the best combination.

#2 Yussuf Poulsen (RB Leipzig)

RB Leipzig v İstanbul Basaksehir: Group H - UEFA Champions League
RB Leipzig v İstanbul Basaksehir: Group H - UEFA Champions League

Yussuf Poulsen has been the man that flies under the radar RB Leipzig as the stars around him bask in the limelight. Poulsen has consistently delivered the goods whenever called upon and he has been in solid form of late.

Poulsen was the best player on the pitch as RB Leipzig won an exciting seven-goal thriller against Istanbul Basaksehir last week. Poulsen turned in a top performance and scored a goal and assisted another to set up Leipzig for the win.

Poulsen has improved his game as a centre-forward and can slot in anywhere across the frontline. The Danish international not only scores goals but he is a creative outlet for the team as well.

Standing at 6 ft 4 in, Poulsen can work as a target man as well and against a Manchester United side that has struggled at defending set-pieces of late, Poulsen is definitely a player to keep an eye out for.

#1 Marcus Rashford (Manchester United)

Marcus Rashford dinks the ball over Fabianski to score Manchester United's third goal against West Ham
Marcus Rashford dinks the ball over Fabianski to score Manchester United's third goal against West Ham

Marcus Rashford played all of 27 minutes against RB Leipzig in the reverse fixture but he absolutely tore them into smithereens by scoring his first hat-trick for Manchester United. Rashford has been one of Manchester United's standout performers so far this season as well.

He was the one who scored Manchester United's only goal against Paris Saint-Germain last week. Rashford was excellent against West Ham United over the weekend, making up for a missed one-on-one opportunity with a sublime dinked finish to put the game to bed after United had started the second half a goal down.

Rashford has three goals and an assist from the last four games and his movement in general has improved greatly. He won't be up against tired RB Leipzig legs like he was last time but he will give their defence plenty to think about.

With Rashford in Manchester United's lineup, it's not advisable for the Leipzig defenders to push up relentlessly as once the 23-year-old gets in behind, there's hardly any stopping him.

Quick Links

Edited by Shambhu Ajith
Sportskeeda logo
Close menu
WWE
WWE
NBA
NBA
NFL
NFL
MMA
MMA
Tennis
Tennis
NHL
NHL
Golf
Golf
MLB
MLB
Soccer
Soccer
F1
F1
WNBA
WNBA
More
More
bell-icon Manage notifications