Manchester United vs PSG: 3 crucial factors to watch out for

Manchester United vs PSG
Manchester United vs PSG

3. Marcus Rashford's positional play is going to be crucial:

Marcus Rashford would be looking to score against the French champions.
Marcus Rashford would be looking to score against the French champions.

United are going to play a front three comprising of Marcus Rashford, Jesse Lingaard and Anthony Martial. Both Lingaard and Martial prefer to hold on to the ball and dribble past the opposition defenders, but Rashford has the ability to be dangerous with his off-the-ball play.

He can frequently get into goal-scoring positions and Pogba is likely to provide him with some crucial balls in the final third. Pogba would fancy his own chances of scoring a goal too, and he is likely to test Gianluigi Buffon with his rasping shots from outside the penalty box.

Pogba and Rashford have scored 13 and 10 goals respectively this season so far, and would like to increase their respective tallies tonight. PSG's defence, led by the veteran Thiago Silva, would have to play exceedingly well in order to stop United from scoring in their home ground.

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