The English side Manchester United will be Atalanta’s opponent on the 2021-2022 UEFA Champions League matchday 3 of Group F on Wednesday 20 October at 21.00 CEST at Old Trafford in Manchester.

Manchester United Football Club are one of the most prestigious football clubs and are famous in the world for their history, traditions and trophies. Their rich Palmares includes 66 major trophies: they won the League 20 times (13 times the Premier League since it was given that new name, 7 when it was still called First Division), the FA Cup 12 times, the League Cup 5 times, the Community Shield 21 times, 3 UEFA Champions League/European Cup, one UEFA Europa League, one UEFA Cup Winners’ Cup, one European Super Cup, one Intercontinental Cup and one UEFA Cup Winners’ Cup. They won an unforgettable treble in the 1998-1999 season: the Premier League, the FA Cup and the Champions League. They are among the few clubs that can boast of winning the main European competitions.

Since December 2018, the Club’s coach’s been the Norwegian Ole Gunnar Solskjaer who, as a footballer, was one of the Club’s legends and wore United’s jersey from 1996 to 2008.

Manchester United took second place in the Premier League last season, also having reached the UEFA Europa League final against Villarreal. It’s worth mentioning that the Portuguese ace Cristian Ronaldo returned to the club during the latest summer transfer window after having already worn the Red Devils’ shirt from 2003 to 2009. This season, Manchester United are on 14 points after 8 matches and are fresh from a 4-2 defeat away to Leicester, while in the UEFA Champions League the team have 3 points in the Group, having lost 2-1 to Young Boys and having won 2-1 at home over Villarreal.