Ten Hag might need to get creative and take Manchester United selection risk vs Bayern

A tale of two strikers

Bayern knew exactly what they were doing when they chose Harry Kane to make an appearance at the pre-match press conference, such was their delight at landing him in the summer. The 30-year-old was the 'dream' striker signing for Erik ten Hag, and for Bayern he is the reality.

United switched their focus to Rasmus Hojlund when it became clear Tottenham would not sell their star man to a domestic rival, a sizeable risk but one that they could well pull off.

Hojlund has made a lively impact in each of his first two appearances for the club and could have had a goal and a key role in another goal in those outings, if not for the interference of VAR in each.

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While much of the focus will be on Kane's ability to do it in the big games for Bayern, Hojlund will be desperate to show why it is United who actually did the better deal this summer.

A big night for Onana

There has been a lot of criticism of Andre Onana in the wake of the Brighton defeat, some of which has been laughable revisionism, claiming they were wrong to part with David de Gea.

While it is clear the summer signing has not been good enough with his sheer shot-stopping ability this season, it was the right decision to make a change in goal, even if it meant an immediate hit for a long-term gain.

United are still very much a work in progress and will need time to adjust to their new defensive shape, but Onana could really do with a strong showing tonight to silence those critics.

The Cameroonian was a star player in Inter's run to the final of the competition last season; in fact, he prevented more goals