Atmosphere building in Manchester ahead of Europa League clash

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It's matchday in Manchester and our football reporter Lewis Anderson has all the pre-match lowdown ahead of tonight's Europa League tie between Manchester United vs Rangers

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00:00Good afternoon, it's match day here in Manchester ahead of this evening's Europa League clash

00:07between Manchester United and Rangers at Old Trafford. I'm here outside the National Football

00:13Museum in the northern quarter of the city ahead of tonight's match. I've spoke to a

00:18couple of Rangers fans in town this afternoon, they've been congregating since the early

00:23morning in the city centre and they all seem in relatively bullish mood ahead of tonight's

00:28game. Of course, Rangers head into this one unbeaten in their last three games. They face

00:34a Manchester United side who have been in woeful form this season. They are on a torrid

00:40run at the moment, it's four defeats in their last five at home and seven in their last

00:46ten in total for Ruben Amiran's side. He described his team at the weekend as possibly one of

00:51the worst in the club's history, to which he in his press conference yesterday at Carrington

00:59kind of didn't back down from that, albeit he did kind of defend his players. He has

01:05shouldered some of the blame for their recent struggles. As for Rangers, Filipe Coman, well

01:11he's promised not to park the bus this evening just as Walter Smith did back in 2010 to great

01:18effect when they drew 0-0 here in Manchester in the Champions League. On this occasion,

01:25of course, both teams competing for a place in the last eight matches tonight, they're

01:31currently in seventh, Rangers currently in eighth position in the 36-team league phase

01:36standings heading into this penultimate matchday. And what's sure to be a momentous occasion

01:42tonight, a terrific Battle of Britain clash that of course there'll be plenty of tributes

01:48paid to the late Dennis Law following his sad passing earlier this week, this evening.

01:56So stay tuned to Glasgow World for all the latest coverage from tonight's match.

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