Champions League Picks – CFR Cluj-Napoca vs Manchester United

After an unexpected home loss against Totenham, Manchester United needs to be back to their top form for their UEFA Champions league matchup in Romania, against CFR Cluj-Napoca, this Tuesday at 14:45 PM ET.

Manchester has long time not playing great football, but they were surprised by the Spurs on Saturday in 2-3 home loss.  Gareth Bale was unstoppable and showed how United lacks  ideas offensively at times.

“We lost the first goal by not defending properly,” said United’s coach Alex Ferguson. “They got a lucky break when the ball came off Jonny Evans, nonetheless, you can’t allow the left-back to get as far as that.

“It was a poor start, and from then on, we were against the wind until half-time came along and we were able change things a bit”.

“We were brilliant in the second half, really unlucky, hit the post, hit the bar, balls scrambled clear. We just dominated it,” he said. “It was a fantastic performance. Thank goodness I am able to say that after watching the first half”.

United beat Galatasaray 1-0 at Old Trafford, but like I mentioned; they didn’t look good. Cluj on the other hand smashed Braga 0-2 in Portugal and surprised everybody.

I wouldn’t be a surprise if Cluj upset Manchester United; by the way, the English are playing.  Keep in mind this is a group stage match, and last season, the ‘Red Devils’ didn’t qualify for the second round.

Cluj is listed +400, Manchester United -160 and the draw is +270.