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It is matchday for Manchester United and what a pivotal 24 hours this could be for the club.

Bayern Munich are the visitors to Old Trafford tonight and Erik ten Hag's men know that only a win will do to keep their Champions League hopes alive. A sign of how bad things currently are for United is shown by the fact a victory may still not be enough.

Should there be a victor in the Galatasaray and FC Copenhagen clash, United will be forced to settle for a place in the Europa League playoffs. Anything less than a win will likely see the Reds out of Europe entirely.

Ten Hag knows his team will need to summon a miracle to progress this evening and they may have to accomplish this feat without two of their forwards. Marcus Rashford and Anthony Martial are both struck down with illness and did not take part in training on Monday.

As for the visitors, they have already progressed as Group A winners but they will not be fielding a weakened side after their 5-1 loss to Eintracht Frankfurt at the weekend. Harry Kane has been confirmed as a starter for Thomas Tuchel's side.

Take a look at all the latest Manchester United updates ahead of the big match, below.

United's manager is adamant his team can take heart from the 4-3 defeat in Munich earlier this campaign when they face Bayern tonight.

The German side have not lost in the group stages since 2017 but Ten Hag believes his team can end their run this evening.

Tonight's team selection is one of the Ten Hag's most important since arriving at Old Trafford.

With Rashford and Martial doubts, options going forward are limited but it will be intriguing to see if Amrabat or Mainoo makes the cut.

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