Manchester United secured their place at the second round of the Champions League but the team of David Moyes is in urgent need of a win after two consecutive home losses and already three games without success. Shakhtar in turn, takes the second place in the group, only one point ahead of Bayer Leverkusen, and the Ukrainians will seek the three points in this visit to move on to the next stage of the tournament.
In a different situation, Moyes would probably rely on players who rarely have the opportunity to play in order to preserve the strenghts of the first 11 players for the upcoming busy December schedule in the Premier League. However, the pressure on the manager is growing with every unconvincing game and the supporters of United will definitely not be happy, if their team allows third consecutive home loss. Fellaini, Carrick, Fletcher, Kagawa and Smalling are injured and will miss this meeting.
Shakhtar Donetsk is in a wonderful form, recording five straight wins in all competitions and in the Ukrainian championship the team takes the first place. There are no injury or suspension concerns in the guest's squad and the team will do everything possible to get the so important victory against Manchester United.