Manchester United vs Wolfsburg live: latest score and updates from the Champions League clash at Old Trafford
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Your support makes all the difference.Welcome to our live coverage of tonight's Champions League Group B tie between Manchester United and Wolfsburg.
• Manchester United vs Wolfsburg kicked off at 7.45pm
• United lost 2-1 at PSV Eindhoven in their first Champions League game two weeks ago
• Wolfsburg defeated CSKA Moscow 1-0 in their opening game
• United are top of the Premier League with 16 points
• Wolfsburg sit in fourth place in the Bundesliga
• After tonight's game, United take on Arsenal in the Premier League on Sunday
Follow the latest below...
Before the match, United manager Louis van Gaal suggested English teams are at a disadvantage to their Champions League rivals due to the competitiveness of the "rat race" that is the Premier League.
Manchester United lost their opening Champions League game, to PSV Eindhoven, meaning they are desperate for three points when they entertain German outfit Wolfsburg at Old Trafford this week.
However Van Gaal, who saw his side move to the top of the league at the weekend, has suggested his side are up against it due to the demands of their domestic commitments.
"The Premier League is a very difficult league. To beat your opponent every week is not easy, it is always a struggle and a battle," the Dutchman told the club's website.
"Then you have to play again mid-week in the Champions League and that is the difference between all the clubs in Europe.
"It is not predictable to say four teams in the Premier League shall overcome this group stage round, no, it is not like that.
"But I have to say that we have the teams to do it and we have the quality to do it."
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