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UEFA EUROPA LEAGUE - 2016/17 SEASON MATCH PRESS KITS Old Trafford - Manchester Thursday 20 October 2016 21.05CET (20.05 local time) Manchester United FC Group A - Matchday 3 Fenerbahçe SK Last updated 19/10/2016 04:01CET Match background 2 Legend 4 1 Manchester United FC - Fenerbahçe SK Thursday 20 October 2016 - 21.05CET (20.05 local time) Match press kit Old Trafford, Manchester Match background Manchester United's Wayne Rooney scored his first senior hat-trick against Fenerbahçe, but the Yellow Canaries retain fond Old Trafford memories as the sides reconvene in UEFA Europa League Group A. Previous meetings • The clubs are meeting for the fifth time, having been paired in two previous UEFA Champions League group stages. Both teams have won twice, once at home and once away, with United 8-6 ahead in terms of goals. • In the 1996/97 group stage, Sebastião Lazaroni's Fenerbahçe lost 2-0 at home to Sir Alex Ferguson's United but won the return fixture 1-0 thanks to Elvir Bolić's goal – the Red Devils' first ever UEFA home defeat. • The line-ups for that game at Old Trafford on 30 October 1996 were: United: Schmeichel, G Neville (P Neville 78), Irwin, May, Johnsen, Cantona, Butt, Beckham, Scholes (Poborský 67), Cruyff (Solskjær 67), Keane. Fenerbahçe: Rüştü Reçber, İlker Yağcıoğlu, Okechukwu, Høgh (Bülent Uygun 78), Kemalettin Şentürk, Tuncay Akgün (Mustafa Doğan 72), Bolić (Tarik Daşgün 81), Okocha, Kostadinov, Saffet Akbaş, Erol Bulut. • In the 2004/05 group stage, a hat-trick by United debutant Rooney helped Sir Alex's men win 6-2 at home to Christoph Daum's Fenerbahçe. In response, Tunçay Sanlı hit a treble as the Turkish side won their home leg 3-0. • The teams for their most recent Old Trafford meeting, on 28 September 2004, were: United: Carroll, G Neville, Heinze (P Neville 82), Ferdinand, Rooney, Van Nistelrooy (Miller 82), Giggs (Fletcher 62), Bellion, Kléberson, Djemba-Djemba, Silvestre. Fenerbahçe: Rüştü Reçber, Fábio Luciano, Fatih Akyel (Serhat Akın 61), Ümit Özat, Tuncay Şanlı, Mert Nobre, Mehmet Aurélio, Van Hooijdonk, Alex, Deniz Barış, Serkan Balcı. • United's record in 14 encounters with Turkish opposition reads W7 D3 4 (W4 D1 L2 at Old Trafford). • Fenerbahçe's 17 matches against English clubs have ended W4 D3 L10 (W1 D2 L6 in England). The only goals they have scored in England came in those two games with United. Form guide • United are unbeaten in 12 European home fixtures (W9 D3) since a 2-1 UEFA Champions League round of 16 loss to Real Madrid in March 2013. • This is United's first UEFA Cup or UEFA Europa League group stage campaign. The UEFA Cup/UEFA Europa League is the one major European trophy the Red Devils have never won. • Fenerbahçe's record in three European away matches this season is W1 D1 L1. • Semi-finalists in 2012/13, Fenerbahçe have successfully negotiated all four of their preceding UEFA Cup and UEFA Europa League group stage campaigns. Links and trivia • The journey from Istanbul to Manchester is around 2,700km. • Fenerbahçe's Robin van Persie was a United player from 2012–15, scoring 58 goals in 105 competitive outings. • This is Zlatan Ibrahimović's first term in this competition since 2001/02, when he was on Ajax's books. His strike against Zorya on matchday two made him just the third player to score for seven clubs in UEFA competition, after John Carew and Adrian Mutu. • Rooney needs one more goal to join Ruud van Nistelrooy as United's all-time top marksman in UEFA competition with 37 goals. • An older brother of United's Paul Pogba, Florentin Pogba is also featuring in the 2016/17 group stage with St- Étienne. • The game is taking place the day after Fenerbahçe midfielder Miroslav Stoch's 27th birthday. • United goalkeeper David de Gea can make his 50th UEFA club competition appearance in this match. • Former team-mates: Daley Blind (United) & Grégory van der Wiel (Fenerbahçe) – Ajax, 2008–12 Memphis Depay (United) & Jeremain Lens (Fenerbahçe) – PSV Eindhoven 2011–13 Zlatan Ibrahimović (United) & Grégory van der Wiel (Fenerbahçe) – Paris Saint-Germain, 2012–16 Juan Mata (United) & Mehmet Topal (Fenerbahçe) – Valencia, 2010–11 Marcos Rojo (United) & Emmanuel Emenike (Fenerbahçe) – Spartak Moskva, 2011–12 Sergio Romero (United) & Jeremain Lens (Fenerbahçe) – AZ Alkmaar, 2007–10 2 Manchester United FC - Fenerbahçe SK Thursday 20 October 2016 - 21.05CET (20.05 local time) Match press kit Old Trafford, Manchester The coaches • José Mourinho took over as United boss this summer. Having made his name winning the UEFA Cup and UEFA Champions League with Porto, he lifted Europe's top club prize again with Internazionale Milano and three Premier League titles over two stints at Chelsea. • Mourinho's last campaign in this competition was 2002/03, his Porto side edging out Celtic 3-2 in the UEFA Cup final in Seville. • Dick Advocaat is in his first term with Fenerbahçe. The one-time Oranje coach has amassed domestic league titles in the Netherlands (with PSV), Scotland (Rangers) and Russia (Zenit), having also led Zenit to glory in the 2007/08 UEFA Cup. • The coaches have never met before, and Mourinho did not face Fenerbahçe with any of his previous clubs. • Advocaat's sole past encounter with United produced a 2-1 victory for his Zenit team in the 2008 UEFA Super Cup. He did not face United during his brief spell as Sunderland boss in 2015. 3 Manchester United FC - Fenerbahçe SK Thursday 20 October 2016 - 21.05CET (20.05 local time) Match press kit Old Trafford, Manchester Legend Competitions Club competitions National team competitions UCL: UEFA Champions League EURO: UEFA European Football Championship ECCC: European Champion Clubs' Cup WC: FIFA World Cup UEL: UEFA Europa League CONFCUP: FIFA Confederations Cup UCUP: UEFA Cup FRIE: Friendly internationals UCWC: UEFA Cup Winners' Cup U21FRIE: Under-21 friendly internationals SCUP: UEFA Super Cup U21: UEFA European Under-21 Championship UIC: UEFA Intertoto Cup U17: UEFA Under-17 Championship ICF: Inter-Cities Fairs Cup U16: UEFA European Under-16 Championship U19: UEFA Under-19 Championship U18: UEFA European Under-18 Championship WWC: FIFA Women's World Cup WEURO: UEFA European Women's Championship Competition stages Other abbreviations F: Final GS: Group stage (aet): After extra time pens: Penalties GS1: First group stage GS2: Second group stage No.: Number og: Own goal 3QR: Third qualifying round R1: First round ag: Match decided on away P: Penalty R2: Second round R3: Third round goals agg: Aggregate R4: Fourth round PR: Preliminary round Pld: Matches played AP: Appearances SF: Semi-finals QF: Quarter-finals Pos.: Position Comp.: Competition R16: round of 16 QR: Qualifying round Pts: Points D: Drawn R32: Round of 32 1QR: First qualifying round R: Sent off (straight red card) DoB: Date of birth 1st: first leg 2QR: Second qualifying Res.: Result ET: Extra Time round sg: Match decided by silver GA: Goals against 2nd: second leg FT: Final tournament goal t: Match decided by toss of a PO: Play-off ELITE: Elite round coin Rep: Replay 3rdPO: Third-place play-off GF: Goals for W: Won PO - FT: Play-off for Final GS-FT: Group stage – final gg: Match decided by golden Y: Booked Tournament tournament goal L: Lost Y/R: Sent off (two yellow Nat.: Nationality cards) N/A: Not applicable f: Match forfeited Statistics -: Denotes player substituted +: Denotes player introduced *: Denotes player sent off +/-: Denotes player introduced and substituted Squad list D: Disciplinary *: Misses next match if booked S: Suspended QUAL: All UEFA qualifiers UEL: Current season total UEFA Europa League appearances from the group stage onwards prior to the current matchday UEL: Total appearances in the UEFA Europa League, group stage to final only UEFA: All-time total appearances in UEFA club competition including qualifying Disclaimer: Although UEFA has taken all reasonable care that the information contained within this document is accurate at the time of publication, no representation or guarantee (including liability towards third parties), expressed or implied, is made as to its accuracy, reliability or completeness. Therefore, UEFA assumes no liability for the use or interpretation of information contained herein. More information can be found in the competition regulations available on UEFA.com. 4.