“We will beat Man united with anger’: Bayern star urges his teammates to be ruthless in Mancheser United UCL clash

As if Manchester United weren’t already the underdogs heading into their final Champions League group-stage match, the contest now has added incentive for Bayern Munich.

The German giants are on the back of being thoroughly humiliated in their most recent Bundesliga outing; a 5-1 thrashing at the hands of seventh-placed Eintracht Frankfurt away from home has left Bayern four points away from the top spot in the division – a place they’re so accustomed to occupying.

Prior to that, Bayern oversaw a goalless stalemate in their penultimate group-stage game versus Copenhagen. While they’d already qualified for the round of 16 ahead of kick-off, it saw their 17-game winning streak come to an abrupt end against unlikely opponents, though they still boast a 39-game unbeaten run in this stage of the competition.

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Such a statistic won’t make for pleasant reading for the currently in-disarray Red Devils, whose last-16 fate is out of their hands. A win over Bayern could still see them fail to qualify, as they would need Copenhagen and Galatasaray’s showdown to end in a draw.

Unfamiliar with the feeling of two winless matches, Thomas Muller has urged his teammates to use their bitterness as fuel to overturn United convincingly at Old Trafford tomorrow night.

“They [Frankfurt] bullied us in the first half-hour. In the second half, we didn’t play effectively enough to come back, and then of course it becomes unpleasant from that point on,” Muller said, as quoted by Manchester Evening News.

“There has to be a reaction following this. We need to tap into our anger – but we can’t lose our heads.

“I didn’t get the feeling that we didn’t want it, but Frankfurt definitely pushed harder and got their way. We’ll come back stronger, but we don’t have much time.”

“He will destroy defenders : Man Utd told to brace up ahead of crucial Champions League tie vs Bayern Munich

Manchester United face Bayern Munich and Harry Kane in the Champions League on Tuesday night, needing victory to stand any chance of reaching the knockout stages.

Manchester United have been told to prepare for a fired-up Harry Kane when they face Bayern Munich in a must-win Champions League game on Tuesday.

United host Bayern at Old Trafford knowing they need to win and hope for a draw between Copenhagen and Galatasaray to reach the knockout stage of the Champions League. Erik ten Hag is under huge pressure following a shocking 3-0 defeat by Bournemouth on Saturday.

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They will aim to bounce back against Bayern, who were thrashed 5-1 by Eintracht Frankfurt in the Bundesliga over the weekend. Thomas Tuchel’s side are four points behind Bayer Leverkusen in the Bundesliga and Kane has not scored in the past two games, but the Bayern boss is certain he will bring his A-game against United.

“Yes, for him 100 per cent. He is a winner, he is a champion,” Tuchel told The Sun. “It’s nice to go back to England and to Old Trafford. Harry will love it I think and is looking forward to it. Harry is a top pro and a fantastic guy who has adjusted very well to life in Germany.”

Kane was linked with a move to United over the summer, but ended up signing for Bayern in a deal worth an initial €100million (£86.4m) plus add-ons. He has been in fantastic form since moving to Bavaria, scoring 22 goals in 19 games across all competitions and Tuchel says that is down to his settled home life.

“Life in Munich is a good life,” he said. “He is fluent in German! Munich is a safe city, a beautiful city. We have a lot of nature and a lot of golf courses for Harry when he has some time off and everybody speaks English, which is good for him – that helps him a lot.”

Kane clearly does not regret choosing Munich over Manchester. Speaking at a press conference in September, he said: “Obviously over the summer I know there were some talks between a few clubs in the background, but Bayern was a team I was really interested by and really excited by, so there weren’t many other discussions.

“Once they came in, it was between them and Tottenham to talk, and the deal got done. My focus is on here, obviously Manchester United are a great club, a really big club as well, but I decided to come here and I’m really happy I have.”

Ten Hag is under huge pressure coming into the Bayern game, with United sixth in the Premier League and bottom of Group A in the Champions League.

United’s form at Old Trafford has been a particular concern, with Bournemouth the third side to win 3-0 there this season, while Galatasaray left with a 3-2 win back in October.