Third time could be the charm for Manchester United in the Champions League, as the Red Devils - who are reeling from the loss of the late, great Sir Bobby Charlton - welcome Danish outfit Copenhagen to Old Trafford for Tuesday's Group A clash.
Erik ten Hag's men remain without a single point in the section after two matches, while their visitors sit one point and one place better off than their more esteemed hosts.
Ten Hag's team could be forgiven for falling short against perennial German champions Bayern Munich, but the panic button could have been pushed after an embarrassing 3-2 home loss to Galatasaray, where Rasmus Hojlund's brace was in vain as the Turkish side capitalised on the Red Devils' ongoing frailties through Wilfried Zaha, Kerem Akturkoglu and Mauro Icardi.
Now winless in five successive matches at the top level of European football - falling to defeat in each of their last three such contests - Man United are still flattering to deceive on the domestic front too, despite emerging victorious from recent battles with Brentford and Sheffield United.
Neither 2-1 victory was wholly convincing, though, and it took a Diogo Dalot special to sink the winless Blades on a sombre Saturday night, but the right-back's wonder strike means that Man United could now march to three successive wins for the first time since May.
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