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Wednesday Briefing: It's time for United v Leipzig

Formed in May 2009, our visitors have enjoyed a remarkable decade as their quickfire brand of football helped them to leap up the divisions in Germany. Their rise to prominence was admired by the rest of Europe last season when they superbly reached the UEFA Champions League semi-finals.

Julian Nagelsmann's team currently sit first in Group H after a 2-0 win at Basaksehir and they also lead the Bundesliga, with more points than champions Bayern Munich and traditional challengers Borussia Dortmund.

Leipzig are clearly a team in form and will undoubtedly provide a test for Ole Gunnar Solskjaer’s Reds, who got off to an excellent start in Europe with that 2-1 win over Paris Saint-Germain at Parc des Princes last week.