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Published 18:28 7 Dec 2016 GMT
Updated 19:29 7 Dec 2016 GMT
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Either way, Jose Mourinho will have to field a strong side to make absolutely sure of his side's progress and with that in mind, he won't be too impressed with the state of the pitch his players will be playing on on Thursday evening.
The game has been moved to Odessa on the Ukraine's Black Sea coast, over 500 miles from Luhansk. That far east, winter has a much firmer grip on the land than it has over here, as shown from the state of the playing surface on which United will be playing.
24 hours before the game, United familiarised themselves with the surroundings and took to the pitch for a warm-up. As the tweet below highlights, the pitch is quite clearly frozen solid - with Daley Blind appearing to liken it to rock.
Just listen to the sound it makes under foot...
https://twitter.com/simonpeach/status/806545961476620289
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