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Follow all the action from the VEB Arena as United look to maintain winning start to European group

MANCHESTER UNITED will look to continue their winning start to the Champions League as they visit CSKA Moscow.

The game kicks off at 7.45pm on Wednesday, September 27.

Commentary

  • CSKA Moscow are winless in their four previous games against Manchester Utd (D2 L2), all in the Champions League group stages (2009/10, 2015/16).
  • Meanwhile, Manchester Utd are unbeaten in their five away games against Russian opposition in all competitions, although four of those have ended as draws, their only win coming against CSKA Moscow in October 2009 (1-0).
  • Manchester Utd’s five away games against Russian clubs in all competitions have produced only five goals (3 for, 2 against).
  • CSKA Moscow have failed to reach the knockout stages in their previous four Champions League appearances. The last time they made the Round of 16 was in 2011/12 when Real Madrid eventually knocked them out.
  • CSKA have never won their opening two games of a Champions League campaign whilst Manchester Utd have picked up six points from their first two group games only once in their last five campaigns (2012/13).
  • Among all victors on matchday one of this season’s Champions League, CSKA registered the lowest possession (27 per cent v Benfica).
  • CSKA have failed to keep a clean sheet in their last 29 Champions League games, their last shut-out coming in November 2011 against Trabzonspor (0-0). In fact, Igor Akinfeev has failed to keep a clean sheet in his last 40 games (excluding qualifiers), the longest ever run for a goalkeeper in the competition.
  • Manchester Utd have reached the knockout stages in 16 of their previous 20 Champions League appearances; however they haven’t made it past the group stages since 2013/14.
  • Manchester Utd have won only one of their last 10 Champions League away games (D4 L5), it was against Bayer Leverkusen in November 2013 (5-0).
  • CSKA striker Vitinho only made one touch inside the Benfica box on matchday one, it was his converted penalty.
  • As manager, José Mourinho has faced CSKA Moscow six times in the Champions League, winning five and drawing one. He is one of five managers to have won the European Cup/Champions League with two different clubs, alongside Ernst Happel, Ottmar Hitzfeld, Jupp Heynckes and Carlo Ancelotti.
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