A seemingly meaningless tie takes place at Old Trafford on Wednesday when Manchester United host Schalke 04 in the second leg of the Champions League semi final, while already holding a commanding 2-0 lead in aggregate.
How the long-awaited Arsenal-Manchester United match may end up
There is a lot riding on the result of the two Premier League giants.
Manchester United had the easiest Champions League semifinal against Schalke 04 as the English leaders won 2-0 at the Veltins-Arena and will take the lead into the second leg at Old Trafford next week.
The Red Devils get two goals in five minutes in the second half
Before Schalke's biggest game in their history against Manchester United in the Champions League semi final, the German side couldn't resist cheeky jibes aimed at Manchester United and England in general.
English giants Manchester United make the trip to Germany to face the surprise package Schalke 04 at the Veltins-Arena in the semi finals of the Champions League on Tuesday.
It has been confirmed that Manchester United striker Dimitar Berbatov will be out of the Champions League first leg against German side Schalke after failing to recover from a groin strain.
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The Red Devils look to rebound after the tough loss to Manchester City.
Manchester City had a personal triumph as they ended Manchester United's hopes of a treble after a 1-0 win at the Wembley aided by Yaya Toure's goal and Paul Scholes' sending off.
Manchester City advance to the FA Cup Final for the first time in 30 years.
The Manchester squads play in the FA Cup
The FA Cup enters its semifinal stage with a Manchester derby on Saturday as City and United clash at Wembley vying for a place in the final.
The FA Cup semi-final takes place at Wembley
Sir Alex Ferguson has reason to be optimistic
Manchester United are off to the semi-finals.
In the second leg of the quarter-finals, Manchester United host Chelsea at Old Trafford
There will be quite a few anxious faces as Manchester United host Chelsea in the second leg of the Champions League quarterfinals, with an aggregate lead of 1-0 over their London rivals.
Manchester United has the advantage going into the second leg of the quarter finals after a Wayne Rooney first half goal gave them a 1-0 win at Stamford Bridge.
Many eyebrows were raised in the first leg of the quarter final between Chelsea and Manchester United when Chelsea manager Carlo Ancelotti substituted the effective Drogba for the out of sorts Torres.
Manchester United picks up the big road victory, 1-0