Manchester United aim to prove they can score in Wolfsburg

United had already qualified for the knockout stages by the time they arrived at Wolfsburg in 2009, but despite fielding an under-strength side that included Darron Gibson and Tomasz Kuszczak, they came away with a comfortable win thanks to Michael Owen’s hat-trick.

Elsewhere, PSV Eindhoven will advance to the knockout stage of the Champions League if they finish their Group B campaign with home success over CSKA Moscow on Tuesday.

Man United fans don’t quite understand what goes on in van Gaal’s head and how he justifies his methods without faltering. It is a very important match for us and I know how hard it is at Wolfsburg.

“That’s why we have that belief”.

“I can’t blame the officials, no matter how disappointed we are”.

It was a similar story in the Premier League on Saturday at home to West Ham United as they kept yet another clean sheet, but fired another blank at the other end and badly misfired in front of goal, with only one of their 21 attempts finding the target.

“We know the situation”, said Schweinsteiger, the only United player to score in their last three games.

“The expectations at this club are very high, but I’m convinced he will continue with his performances and score at the right moments”.

Diego Benaglio and Marcel Schaefer are the only survivors in Wolfsburg’s first team and VfL have lost seven in a row against Premier League clubs in Europe. I didn’t expect that.

“I know that we must score goals”.

Leicester City are back to second place on the log behind league leaders Manchester City on goal difference, they have proven they have what it takes to compete with the big guns and the whole football world seems to be interested in how they fare this season.

Schurrle, who joined Wolfsburg from Chelsea for £22miliion last February after just one full season at Stamford Bridge, also had some words of sympathy for his old club as they flounder in 14th position in the Premier League. This news has been followed up by the blow of losing anchorman Morgan Schneiderlin, a player who has been important in helping the side keep clean sheets.

Guillermo Varela made his debut in the 0-0 draw against West Ham on Saturday but could be thrown into the starting XI on Tuesday.

Schweinsteiger has until noon on Thursday to reply to the charge but he will be hit with an automatic three match ban if found guilty. He has until noon on Thursday to respond to the charge.