MANCHESTER UNITED travel to Atletico Madrid tonight in their first away game of this season’s Champions League, where the home side will be wearing black armbands.
The Red Devils started off well on their return to Europe with a comfortable – but that night was a brief moment of calm in an already turbulent season.
is under increasing pressure at Old Trafford after leading the club to their worst Premier League start in 40 YEARS.
Tonight’s trip to the Spanish capital comes just three days after they dropped points to Roberto De Zerbi’s winless Tottenham side, who had just .
Carrick, who has been criticised for not having enough top level experience, will now stand across from 15-year European veteran .
However, the former man may be United’s good luck charm in Europe – the last away game they won in the was when Carrick was caretaker boss at Villarreal.
Why are Atletico Madrid wearing black armbands against Man Utd?
Atletico Madrid organised to wear black armbands to honour someone very special to them at the club.
Ana Merodio Borja – mother of club captain Koke and academy assistant coach Borja Resurrección – passed away this morning.
The club added that they will observe a minute’s silence before the game and that the red and white flag at the Riyadh Air Metropolitano is flying at half-mast in respect for her.
With Borja being the assistant coach for Madrid’s ‘Juvenil A’ team, they also wore armbands this afternoon as the two sides clashed in the Uefa Youth League.
Atletico released a statement, which said: “At Atletico Madrid we would like to express our sincere condolences to all the members of her family and her friends, especially Koke, the first-team captain, and Borja Resurreccion, assistant coach of the under-19 youth team.”
