Manchester United return to Europa League action on Thursday night as they travel to Portugal to take on Porto.

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Porto v Manchester United odds

Find the latest match odds for Thursday night’s Europa League clash. Odds are subject to change.

Porto – 6/4
Draw – 23/10
Manchester United – 7/5

Porto v Manchester United preview

Manchester United return to action on Thursday night looking to get back to winning ways after suffering a humiliating 3-0 defeat at home to Tottenham in the league last weekend, leaving the side without a win in their last three matches.

Erik ten Hag role as manager of the club is believed to be under considerable pressure after a slow start to the new campaign leaves the Red Devils in 13th place in the Premier League with just two wins from their opening six games of the campaign.

Results will need to change quickly if the Dutchman is to keep his job, with a tough week of away fixtures against high class opposition coming up, firstly against Porto in the Europa League before they travel to Aston Villa on Sunday afternoon.

United, who won this competition back in 2017 under Jose Mourinho, who also lifted the trophy with Porto back in 2003, were held to a surprise draw at home by Twente last week in their opening game of their new European campaign.

The three-time champions of Europe will be looking to make a statement win over Porto on Thursday night to give them their first win of the competition and relieve both internal and external pressure on the club.

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Porto have enjoyed a strong start to the new campaign, winning seven of the nine matches they’ve played this season, recovering from defeat in their opening Europa League clash last week by thrashing Arouca 4-0 in the league on Sunday evening.

Vitor Bruno was announced as the man to replace the departing Sergio Conceicao as manager in the Porto dugout in the summer, having spent the majority of the last 12 years being Conceicao’s assistant across clubs in France and Portugal.

The Portuguese side already have a trophy to their name this season having secured the Supertaca at the start of the season, coming back from 3-0 down to beat last season’s league champions Sporting Lisbon in extra time in Bruno’s first match as a full manager.

The Dragons have won six of their seven matches in the Liga Portugal so far this campaign, but still sit three points behind Sporting in second place in the league standings.

Manchester United have lost just one of their last seven matches against Porto, dating back to 1977, though have also only one of their last five, with three of those games ending in a draw.

The most recent meeting between the two sides came in the quarter finals of the Champions League back in 2009, when Cristiano Ronaldo scored the only goal of the game with a 40-yard rocket to give United a 1-0 win on the night and 3-2 win on aggregate en route to reaching the final.

Porto v Manchester United betting tips

Betano have boosted a handful of their odds ahead of Thursday night’s big Europa League clash between two former European champions, which includes those for Manchester United to win and both teams to score, now available at 19/5.

Ten Hag appears to have a knack of finding a positive result when the pressure is up against him the most, most notably in last season’s FA Cup final victory over Manchester City, and Thursday night’s game could bring a similar outcome.

How to watch Porto v Manchester United

Location: Estadio do Dragao, Porto

Date and time: Thursday 3rd October 2024, 8pm

How to watch: TNT Sports 2

All odds correct at the time of writing.

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