Bet Tips: Man Utd vs Atalanta

After stumbling against Leicester City in a Premier League contest, Manchester United will host Atalanta for a Uefa Champions League Group F encounter on Wednesday at Old Trafford.

The Red Devils and Atalanta have never faced off in any competition previously, with La Dea the seventh different Italian team Manchester United will face in Europe after Fiorentina, Inter Milan, Juventus, Lazio, Milan and Roma.

Manchester United have won six of their last seven home games in the Champions League against Italian opponents and a seventh victory in eight contests is valued at (1.75) with BetKing.

Atalanta have won three of their six European matches against English opponents (D1 L2) and a further victory is poised to happen at (4.25).

A draw between Group F's rivals is considered likely to occur at (4.25).

Raphael Varane, Amad Diallo and Anthony Martial are the Manchester United players who will not be involved as they are injured while Fred and Edinson Cavani could feature after missing the Leicester City game as they had returned late from international duty.

Aaron Wan-Bissaka could be lined up in place of Diogo Dalot after his suspension - for receiving a red card against Young Boys - was reduced to a game.

Hans Hateboer, Robin Gosens, Matteo Pessina and Berat Djimsiti are the Atalanta players that are ruled out of the Old Trafford clash due to injuries.

Manchester United have lost 58% of their Champions League games under Ole Gunnar Solskjaer (7/12) – the highest percentage of defeats by any manager to have taken charge of an English club on 10 or more occasions in the competition.

Atalanta have only lost one of their last seven away games in the Champions League - 1-3 vs Real Madrid in March - winning five and drawing the other. The Italian side has scored 17 goals across this run of seven away trips, at an average of 2.4 per game.

Since making his first Champions League appearance for Manchester United in October 2020, Bruno Fernandes has been directly involved in more goals in the competition than any other player for the club (seven; four goals and three assists). Overall, no midfielder has been directly involved in more than Fernandes in the Champions League in this period.Duvan Zapata has assisted two of Atalanta’s three goals in the Champions League so far this season, doing so once against both Villarreal and Young Boys. He could become the first player to assist in three consecutive appearances for Atalanta in the competition.Cristiano Ronaldo has scored 18 goals in 23 Champions League appearances against Italian sides, only scoring more against German opponents (28 goals). This is his first appearance in the competition against an Italian side since April 2018, when his last-minute penalty for Real Madrid against future side Juventus took them through to the semi-finals on aggregate.

Atalanta have scored 11 goals in the last five games across all competitions, conceded seven and kept a clean sheet. Manchester United have scored five, conceded eight and failed to keep a clean sheet. Punters can take an offer of under 2.5 goals at (2.65) with BetKing.

Under 2.5 goals at (2.65) with BetKing.

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