VENUE : Mestalla, Valencia, Spain

Paul Pogba has been urged by Manchester United boss Jose Mourinho to make "a good impact" in their final Champions League group game at Valencia.

Pogba, 25, is set to start after being on the bench in the past two matches.

Mourinho's side go to Spain having already reached the knockout stage

MATCH STATISTICS

1 Valencia and Manchester United are meeting for the eighth time in the Champions League - with the English club never having lost (winning twice and drawing five).

2 The past six competitive meetings between the sides have seen just five goals scored.

3 The reverse fixture ended 0-0 at Old Trafford.

4 If United fail to score at the Mestalla, it will be the first time since 2008-09 against Villarreal that they have failed to score both home and away against a group stage opponent.

5 Valencia have lost four of their past six Champions League home games, winning the other two, having not lost any of their previous nine games before this run.

6. United's 1-0 victory against Young Boys in their last game was the 17th time Jose Mourinho has won by that scoreline in the Champions League - only Carlo Ancelotti (24) and Sir Alex Ferguson (21) have done so more often.

7. Valencia have failed to score in six of their past eight games in the Champions League.

8. United are looking to win all three of their away games in the group stages for the first time since 2010-11.

9. Paul Pogba has been directly involved in 60% of Manchester United's away goals in the Champions League this season, with two goals and one assist in their five goals.

Source: https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/46529972
WHO IS THE REFEREE:
Bulgarian official Georgi Kabakov will take charge of his first-ever Champions League group-stage match on Wednesday. The 32-year-old will lead a team of Bulgarian officials including assistants Martin Margaritov and Diyan Valkov, fourth official Georgi Todorov and additional assistant referees Nikola Popov and Stanislav Todorov.

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MAN U TEAM LINE UP
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VALENCIA TEAM LINE UP
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