United head to the Mestalla on the back of another disappointing away draw at Bolton. Coupled with the scoreless first group game against Rangers, a win would be a great boost. Yet given the quality of the opposition and United's poor record in Spain (1 win in 18) a draw might not be such a bad result. Valencia currently sit top of the group aswell as being top domestically. They seem to be coping well with the loss of the two David's, Villa and Silva. The arrival of former Getafe hitman Roberto Soldado and Mallorca targetman Aritz Aduriz mean that the flow of goals hasn't halted. The service for the two new strikers is provided by young Spaniards in the form of Pablo Hernandez and Juan Mata, who has taken over as Valencia's most prodigious talent.
In terms of the United lineup it appears that Fergie will revert to the tried and trusted 4-5-1/4-3-3 formation. This will leave the in-form Michael Owen having to settle for a place on the bench once more with Michael Carrick likely to make his first start since the Community Shield victory over Chelsea.
THE SQUAD
1.Van Der Sar 29.Kuszczak 40.Amos
3.Evra 5.Ferdinand 6.Brown 12.Smalling 15.Vidic 21.Rafael 22.O'Shea 23.Evans
8.Anderson 13.Park 16.Carrick 17.Nani 24.Fletcher 28.Gibson 33.Bebe
7.Owen 9.Berbatov 14.Chicharito 27.Macheda
LIKELY LINE UP
SUBS
29.Kuszczak
12.Smalling
21.Rafael
28.Gibson
33.Bebe
14.Chicharito
7.Owen
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