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Manchester United vs FC Basel Preview: Form, Classic Encounter, Key Battle, Team News & More

On Tuesday evening Manchester United mark their return to the Champions League by welcoming old foes FC Basel back to Old Trafford.

Basel famously knocked the Red Devils out of the 2011-12 Champions League at the group stage, but José Mourinho's men are a different kind of animal now and are currently one of Europe's best sides in terms of form.

Both sides will want a win to kick-start their European campaigns, and here's everything you need to know ahead of the clash in Manchester:

Form

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United sit unbeaten at the top of the Premier League and having scored twelve goals while conceding just two in their opening four games, the three-time European Cup winners will be expected to start off this season's campaign with a win.