'Spectacular' - Manchester United should be fearful of Europa League upset against FCSB

Manchester United can ensure automatic qualification to the Europa League knockout rounds by beating FCSB.

The top eight teams in the revamped Europa League table will qualify for the Round of 16 and United are currently in fourth position with just one game in Romania still to play.

United claimed a 2-1 victory against Rangers at Old Trafford last week thanks to a last gasp goal from Bruno Fernandes and they will be desperate to win against FCSB to avoid the Europa League play-offs, which would mean an extra two games and less time on the training ground.

Ruben Amorim has discussed the importance of securing automatic qualification to the knockout rounds and United will train at Carrington on Wednesday before flying to Bucharest.

Journalist Cezar Titor spoke to the Manchester Evening News about Thursday's game on behalf of Gazeta Sporturilor, the biggest sports media outlet in Romania, and his thoughts are below.

Titor provided valuable insight into how United are viewed in Romania, FCSB's impressive campaign in the Europa League this season and what the travelling fans should expect.

"Given the excellent record of FCSB in this season's Europa League, I think the Romanian side can dream of a positive result against Manchester United.

"In most of the games, the team coached by Elias Charalambous was seen as the 'underdog', but managed to beat the likes of PAOK, Midtjylland, and Qarabag. As you said, United had some troubles against Viktoria Plzen. At this moment, I think that FCSB is a better side than the Czechs, so there is a chance for at least a draw."

"It is quite a story. Given the fact that Romanian sides haven't played in the Champions League for quite a while, and teams in the Europa or Conference League are