Former Manchester United midfielder, Owen Hargreaves has backed Erik ten Hag's side to win the UEFA Europa League this season. The former England

Manchester United kick off their Europa League campaign with a home game against FC Twente at Old Trafford on Wednesday (8pm, TNT Sports 1). This will be the first meeting between the two sides and it will be an emotional one for United boss Erik ten Hag who grew up supporting the Dutch side before making over 200 appearances for them in three separate spells.

Manchester United plays FC Twente in the Europa League this week. Get the latest team news, projected lineups and match predictions.

Erik ten Hag believes the amount of games that are being played across football is ‘too many’ as he hit out at the new Europa League format which enforces an overload of matches on the

Erik ten Hag says he would have preferred not to play against his former club FC Twente in the Europa League.

Manchester United manager, Erik ten Hag, has claimed he would have preferred to avoid facing FC Twente in Europa League. The Red Devils’ first fixture in the expanded version of the competition is against the Dutch side on Wednesday night.