Thomas Tuchel: "We rediscovered our rhythm and our confidence"

SQUAD

"Marquinhos and Julian Draxler will train with the squad this Monday afternoon and I hope that they will be able to play on Tuesday. I am confident. Marco Verratti, Mauro Icardi and Leandro Paredes, Thilo Kehrer and Juan Bernat won't be available."

MEMORIES

"Manchester United isn't necessarily a great memory for us, even if we got a great result at Old Trafford. Since then, a lot of things have changed. We did extraordinary things last season and gained a lot of confidence. Our challenge will not be to think too much about that run, nor about being knocked out by them two years ago. We need to show our quality and be able to come through a very difficult group. In top-level sport you must always prove yourself and win again. We have rediscovered our rhythm and our confidence, and we're a very dangerous team in the Champions League."

MANCHESTER UNITED

"The team has changed a lot, with new players who have confidence and experience. Paul Pogba is one of the best midfielders in the world and stopping him will be one of the keys. There's also Bruno Fernandes, who plays a lot of passes in behind. Mason Greenwood, Anthony Martial and Marcus Rashford are three very fast forwards. It makes Manchester United one of the best teams in Europe when it comes to the transition into attack. Stopping their attacks at their source will be the key. We want to show and impose our style, that's clear. We'll need to play with the right structure in attack in order to do good counter-pressing and to stop their counters before they start. Manchester United are also strong from set plays and we'll need to pay attention to those."

PRESNEL KIMPEMBE

"I've been very pleased with Presnel Kimpembe for a long time because he's very serious. That's always been the case in Champions League matches and in the big Ligue 1 matches. He has had small problems with concentration in "normal" games when he puts in a run of several matches. Since football started up again after lockdown his mentality has been extraordinary, he's been courageous and he plays aggressively. He's always smiling and makes the most of each training session in order to improve. He's very reliable and I'm very happy with him."