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06.11.2023 - 17:53 / manchestereveningnews.co.uk
FC Copenhagen stars Elias Achouri and Kevin Diks have each given a scathing review of Manchester United after their first encounter and fancy their chances in the reverse fixture.
United return to Champions League action on Wednesday night as they travel to Denmark to face the capital side. Though Bruno Fernandes' late winner at Fulham ensured an end to a rotten run of results, Erik ten Hag remains under pressure.
It's been a dreadful start to the new season and it has been no different in Europe, in which back-to-back defeats to begin the campaign has lowered United's chances of advancing to the knock-out rounds. United did manage to scrape past FC Copenhagen 1-0 at Old Trafford, with Harry Maguire's winning goal and Andre Onana's dramatic penalty save securing the win.
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However, the result has not damaged Copenhagen's confidence. On the contrary, full-back Kevin Diks believes his side are the favourites to win.
"We are the favourites when we have the fans behind us at Parken," Diks told Danish magazine Tipsbladet, "I'm not saying that we are always favourites against them.
"But we showed last time what we can do against them, and we are in a good place. So with our game plan, we can make it difficult for everyone at Parken.
"Of course, it's not the same United team as it was under Ferguson, it's been like that for a long time. They are rebuilding, and it takes time. You can also see it in the results. This game has its own dynamics. It's the Champions League, and anything can happen."
His teammate Achouri is in agreement and was left underwhelmed by United after the first
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