Manchester United v Besiktas Live

Click here to Watch Manchester United v Besiktas Live

                         

Manchester United, who have already qualified for the knockout phase, host Turkish club Besiktas at Old Trafford on Match Day 5 of the Champions League. Watch Manchester United play Besiktas live on your computer by signing up with Ole Ole Football.

Manchester United booked their place in the final 16 with a come from behind 3-3 draw against CSKA Moscow on Matchday 4. They were also in fine form on the weekend thumping Everton 3-0 to go second in the Premier League.  In the reverse tie on Matchday 1, a late Paul Scholes strike in the second half was enough to give United all three points  They would be hoping to extend their lead and finish top of the group above Wolfsburg.

Manchester United will be without the services of John O’Shea, Rio Ferdinand, Danny Welbeck and Owen Hargreaves. Also, there are doubts over the participation of Johnny Evans and Michael Carrick. Dimitar Berbatov scored for Tottenham against Besiktas in the 2006 season in the erstwhile UEFA Cup. He will be hoping to get on the score sheet against the Turkish side again.

Besiktas coach Mustafa Denzili has bad memories of England. He was in charge of the Turkey national side which lost 8-0 at Wembley in 1987. But he’ll take heart from the fact that Besiktas have been in very good form having won five consecutive games in the Turkish league. The Europa League spot is still far from settled in Group B and Besiktas would want to pip CSKA Moscow to enter Europe’s tier-2 competition.

Besiktas will be relying on the hugely experienced duo of Kahveci Nihat and Rustu Recber to inspire the team for a win against United at Old Trafford. Nihat has been quoted as saying, "It is going to be a special game as they are the best team in the world. Playing against them away is so special for me.