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Manchester United vs LASK Preview: How to Watch on TV, Live Stream, Kick Off Time & Team News

By Callum Altimas

Manchester United have all but guaranteed their quarter final place with their 5-0 thumping in the first leg
Manchester United have all but guaranteed their quarter final place with their 5-0 thumping in the first leg / Clive Brunskill/Getty Images
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After a ten-day break, Manchester United return to action on Wednesday against Austrian side LASK as the Europa League restarts.

Having destroying their opponents 5-0 in the first leg, there's almost no pressure hanging over the Red Devils as they've already all but secured their place in the next round.

We'll likely see a fair amount of rotation for the game as Ole Gunnar Solskjaer aims to prepare his side for the quarter finals.

How to Watch

When Is Kick Off? Wednesday 5 August
What Time Is Kick Off? 20:00 (BST)
Where Is it Played? Old Trafford
TV Channel/Live Stream? BT Sport 1 (UK), fuboTV (US)
Referee? TBC

Team News

United will be without both Luke Shaw and Axel Tuanzebe. Phil Jones could potentially make his first appearance since January for the Red Devils, but that remains unlikely.

LASK are missing Thomas Goiginger and Marvin Potzmann, with both struggling with cruciate ligament injuries. The Austrian side will also be without midfielder Lukas Grgic, who's out with an abdominal injury.

Predicted Lineups

Manchester United: Romero; Wan-Bissaka, Maguire, Lindelof, Williams; Fred, McTominay, Mata; James, Martial, Pereira.

LASK: Schlager; Ramsebner, Wrosty, Trauner; Ranftl, Michorl, Holland, Renner; Tetteh, Raguz, Frieser.

Recent Form

Having only lost once since January, United come into this one in scintillating form. The Red Devils have found a way to grind out results even when they aren't at their best. United secured a Champions League spot with a 2-0 win at Leicester on the final day of the Premier League season, despite being 14 points adrift earlier in the season.

LASK's form following football's restart has been nothing short of disastrous. In their 11 games back so far, they've only emerged victorious on three occasions.

Here's how both sides have fared in their last five games.

Manchester United

Leicester 0-2 Manchester United (26/7)
Manchester United 1-1 West Ham (22/7)
Manchester United 1-3 Chelsea (19/7)
Crystal Palace 0-2 Manchester United (16/7)
Manchester United 2-2 Southampton (13/7)

LASK

LASK 0-2 FK Senica (29/7)
LASK 0-3 Red Bull Salzburg (05/7)
Rapid Wien 3-1 LASK (1/7)
LASK 0-1 Wolfsberg (28/6)
Hartberg 1-5 LASK (24/6)

The first leg between the sides ended in a 5-0 win for the Red Devils
The first leg between the sides ended in a 5-0 win for the Red Devils / Franz Kirchmayr/Getty Images

Prediction

With such a healthy advantage from the first leg, there won't be a shock overturning of the aggregate scoreline here.

United were in excellent goalscoring form during the final few weeks of the Premier League, and they should see off the visitors with ease here.

Prediction: Manchester United 2-0 LASK