Manchester United predicted XI vs Athletic Bilbao as Manuel Ugarte starts and Amad call made

Manchester United will be hoping to reach the Europa League final when they host Athletic Bilbao in the second leg of their semi-final showdown at Old Trafford on Thursday evening.

United are in a commanding position to reach their first European final in eight years after winning last week's first leg 3-0 at the San Mames Stadium. Capitalising on a numerical advantage, the Reds got the job done via goals from Bruno Fernandes (2) and Casemiro.

It means the Reds will be hoping to finish the job without too much fuss and book another visit to Bilbao later this month, with Tottenham Hotspur currently poised to meet them in the final.

Ahead of the clash with Ernesto Valverde's side, United head coach Ruben Amorim has confirmed he will be without Matthijs de Ligt through injury. The Dutchman suffered a suspected knee issue in Sunday's 4-3 defeat at Brentford.

However, the United boss did not report any other fresh concerns, meaning he looks set to pick from the same pool of players that were available for last week's first leg in Spain.

After being rested against Brentford, Andre Onana is poised to return in goal at Altay Bayindir's expense. The Cameroonian will be targeting back-to-back clean sheets in the Europa League for the first time this season after keeping Athletic at bay last week.

With De Ligt unavailable, Amorim could revert to the same back-three that started in the Basque Country a week ago, meaning recalls for Harry Maguire, Leny Yoro and Victor Lindelof.

Maguire started in the centre of the trio last week with Lindelof to his right and Yoro to his left. All three players stepped off the bench against Brentford.

Noussair Mazraoui trained with the rest of the main group on Wednesday morning, meaning he is