Man United face Bruges, Valencia and Monaco clash

United paid £59.7million for the Argentinian last summer but less than 12 months later he has left for Paris St Germain.

“It’s not easy for De Gea to manage his situation”.

It is not ideal for United to have such an important tie so early on in the season but van Gaal is keenly anticipating facing the Belgians.

It has been a hard decade for the Blauw-Zwart.

“We want to be in the Champions League”.

According to Belgium and Netherlands football specialist BeNeFoot, via Twitter, Club Brugge have had a “slow start to the season” but are “getting better”.

Colombian left winger Jose Izquiredo scored 13 league goals last season.

The winners of the Champions League and Europa League play-off rounds will progress to the group stages of their respective competitions.

Luis Van Gaal Manchester United have been drawn against Club Brugge in the Champions League play-offs.

Thistle, embarking on their third successive season in the top flight, are without the suspended Frederic Frans.

If United beat the runners-up from the Belgian league over two legs, they will enter the group stages after a one-year absence from the competition. We respect every team we play against and have the exact same preparation.

The Hoops play at home in the first leg before travelling to Sweden for the second match. Along with 19 other team, they will go into a playoff that will decide the 10 teams to play in the next phase of UCL games.

By the time the tie rolls around, the Red Devils may have added to their squad.

United confirmed on Friday that Memphis Depay had been handed the famous number seven shirt for the new season. That report also mentions ongoing discussions with Barcelona over forward Pedro Rodriguez. It is the latest twist in a saga that will eventually see the club’s back-to-back Player of the Year award victor leave Old Trafford.

However, they finished bottom of Group A with three points from six games in a nightmare section that contained Spanish cracks Atletico Madrid, eventual finalists Juventus, with their only win coming against Greek big guns Panathinaikos.