Manchester United, on the other hand, secured a third-place finish in the Premier League table last season and have shown marked improvement over the past year. The Red Devils eased past Leeds United by a 2-0 scoreline in their previous game and will be confident ahead of this fixture.
- Manchester United have an impressive record against Lyon and have won two out of the four matches played between the two teams, with the other two matches ending in draws.
- Lyon scored a total of 65 goals from their 38 matches in Ligue 1 last season - the joint-highest such tally alongside Montpellier among the teams that did not finish in the top six in the competition.
- Manchester United ended their 2022-23 Premier League campaign on a particularly positive note, winning their last four league games and scoring nine goals in the process.
- The previous meeting between the two teams took place in the UEFA Champions League in 2008 and ended in a narrow 1-0 victory for Manchester United, with Cristiano Ronaldo scoring the winning goal.
