Man Utd v Rangers

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Thursday night also brings us a top eight clash in the Europa League between hosts and seventh placed Manchester United and eighth placed visitors, Rangers, when the two sides meet at Old Trafford with not only a precious three points at stake but also automatic qualification to the round of last 16 as well.

Manchester United were dealt another defeat in the Premier League last weekend when the Red Devils suffered a 3-1 loss at home to Brighton which now not only makes it only two wins captured from their previous eight matches in all competitions, but perhaps more damning is the fact that Ruben Amorim's side have also slipped to five losses within this period as well.

Manchester United's two wins came in the shape of wins against Arsenal on penalties in the FA Cup along with a 3-1 home win against Southampton but these highlights have been overshadowed by losses in the Premier League to Bournemouth, Wolves, Newcastle United and Brighton.

Nevertheless, similar to Tottenham, Manchester United have performed reasonably well on the Europa League stage as the upcoming hosts still remain unbeaten having picked up three wins and three draws which includes posting home wins at Old Trafford against PAOK and Bodo/Glimt, while six of United's last 10 ties in this competition have resulted in Over 2.5 goals.

Rangers registered a third win on the trot in all competitions last weekend in the Scottish Cup as The Gers posted a comprehensive 5-0 rout of Highland League outfit Fraserburgh which followed back-to-back wins in the Scottish Premiership against St Johnstone 3-1 and Aberdeen 3-0 respectively.

The wider picture shows Rangers are now unbeaten in their last seven matches across all competitions and includes an earlier resounding 3-0 home win against their arch-rivals Celtic in the Old Firm derby, so the visitors also have reason to feel confident about their chances here on Thursday night.

On the European front, Rangers have also produced a string of promising results in the league phase of this season's Europa League as Philippe Clement's side have recorded wins against Malmo, Steaua Bucharest and Nice, the latter two wins being in 4-0 and 4-1 victories respectively.

Goals may also feature in this upcoming encounter at Old Trafford as five out of Rangers' last 10 ties in the Europa League have also produced three goals or more, and the visitors have proved they are more than capable of scoring goals on their travels as well.

Manchester United v Rangers Verdict

Both Manchester United and Rangers have been involved in some high-scoring games of late while United have won four of the previous five meetings against Rangers.

Therefore, our main bet will be Over 2.5 goals @ 1.61

Other side bets worth considering:

Manchester Utd win & Over 2 goals @ 1.95 (Bet Builder)

Correct Score: Manchester Utd 2-1 @ 9.00