Man Utd vs Real Sociedad: team news, TV channel & predicted starting XI with Dubravka debut latest

Manchester United welcome Real Sociedad to Old Trafford on Thursday in their opening Europa League group-stage game.

The Red Devils have been in fine form of late, winning their last four league games, including a 3-1 win over table toppers Arsenal on Sunday.

Erik ten Hag’s side have conceded just two goals in their last four matches, while being equally as impressive in front of goal, scoring seven.

As for Sociedad, they come into the game on the back of a 1-1 draw with Atletico Madrid. The results leave them ninth in La Liga after four league matches.

The White and Blues were eliminated from the competition in the knockout play-offs stage last season.

When is Man Utd vs Sociedad?

The match takes place on Thursday 8 September 2022 and kicks off at 8pm.

Is Man Utd vs Sociedad on TV?

In the UK, the game will be shown live on BT Sport 1 with coverage beginning at 7:15pm. A BT Sport subscription is required to watch the match. More TV information can be found here.

Team news & predicted XIs

United made one change to their starting XI against Arsenal with Antony replacing Anthony Elanga. The former scored his and the Red Devils’ first goal of the game.

Ten Hag’s side have a busy schedule beginning with the visit of Sociedad on Thursday. They then have three more games in the space of 10 days, meaning it’s likely the Dutchman will rotate his squad in this period.

Phil Jones and Brandon Williams aren’t part of United’s Europa League squad, while Axel Tuanzebe, who is yet to feature this season, makes the list.

Injured duo Anthony Martial and Facundo Pellistri remain on the sidelines, while Luke Shaw and Donny van de Beek are expected to miss out through injury and Martin Dubravka is in line to make his debut.

As for Sociedad, Robin Le Normand is likely to be unavailable after suffering a stress fracture on his foot, while Mikel Oyarzabal, Martin Merquelanz and Carlos Fernandez are all out.

Manchester United predicted XI: Dubravka; Dalot, Varane, Maguire, Shaw; Casemiro, Fred , Antony, Fernandes, Elanga; Ronaldo.