Both teams had
suffered midweek defeats in the Coppa Italia semi-finals and were out to stay within striking distance of leaders Juventus, while also keeping themselves in the driving seat for automatic Champions League qualification.
Not exact matches
Van Gaal has seen Luke Shaw sidelined with a double leg break,
suffered during Man United's
defeat to PSV Eindhoven in
midweek, and although Daley Blind, Marcos Rojo and Ashley Young can fill the left - back berth none of the trio are as comfortable in the position as the England international.
England international Luke Shaw is set for at least six months out of the game following the horrific injury he
suffered during Man United's
defeat to PSV Eindhoven in
midweek and the Old Trafford star took to Instagram to thank those medical professionals who have aided his recovery.
This Week: Frosinone
suffered their first home
defeat of the season on Saturday as they went down 3 - 1 to Perugia, before coming from 2 - 0 down to draw away to Cremonese in
midweek.
The title race in German Bundesliga is blown wide open as in
midweek, league leader, Bayern Munich
suffered a shock home
defeat from Mainz.
Contrasting results earned by Arsenal and Liverpool this
midweek on their English Premier League fixtures as Gunners
suffered a shock
defeat from Swansea while The Reds Thumped Huddersfield Town.
They have won four of their last five and perhaps most impressively of all, after they
suffered a bit of a cruel home
defeat against Arsenal last weekend, they snapped back immediately by going out on the road and taking a
midweek win at Bournemouth.
Chelsea's Title Chase Got Closer After Southampton Win
Suffering a slightly disappointing results in their recent league fixtures, Chelsea regained their composure and confident as they
defeated Southampton 4 - 2 this
midweek.
Chelsea drew their last Premier League game against Newcastle United and
suffered further disappointment in the
midweek when FC Porto
defeated the Blues in the Champions League.
City didn't make a bright start on their European campaign after
suffering a 1 - 0
defeat from Bayern Munich, that's why this
midweek match becomes an essential tie for Pellegrini's men as another negative result could make things tougher for them.
Armenia were without skipper Henrikh Mkhitaryan after he
suffered an injury in the
midweek friendly
defeat to the Czech Republic.
After losing in the
midweek against Everton, Arsenal
suffered another
defeat away from home vs Manchester City yesterday.
But sixth - placed Arsenal - much - changed after their
midweek trip to Moscow - have now
suffered five successive
defeats on the road and see their lead over Burnley trimmed to just two points with five league games remaining.