Manchester United get their European campaign underway on Thursday night, when they travel to Rotterdam to face Feyenoord in their first Europa League group game.
United have a perfect record against the Dutch side, having only faced them twice. This was back in the 1997-98 season, where the Reds beat them home and away in the group stage.
However, the Feyenoord of today are a different proposition to the side of yesteryear. Having gone through financial problems in the late 2000s to the early part of this decade, the Rotterdam side are on the up again and with former Arsenal man Giovanni van Bronckhorst in charge, they finished third in the Eredivisie last season.
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This season, they have picked up where they left off, winning five games on the trot to start the season and they currently sit top of the Eredivisie, two points clear of reigning champions PSV Eindhoven.
Feyenoord will certainly provide stern opposition at De Kuip and José Mourinho’s side will have to be at their best if they want to get their Europa League campaign off to the greatest possible start.
Ahead of kick-off, we look at the dangermen who could pose problems for United:
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