SUTTON: Maguire, Bruno, Antony - 3 key player battles ahead of Man Utd vs Bayern

Manchester United welcome Bayern Munich on Tuesday night with their hopes of staying in the Champions League hanging by a thread.

Only a win will do for Erik ten Hag's men if they are to have a chance of dining at Europe's top table in the New Year and they face a Bayern side unbeaten in the competition this season.

However, Bayern were shaken by a 5-1 defeat at Eintracht Frankfurt over the weekend and United will take confidence from that.

Chris Sutton picks out three key battles to watch out for at Old Trafford.

The battle of the little and large. One is 5ft 10in and 69kg. The other is 6ft 2in and 82kg.

Fernandes owes his club a big performance, as the captain whose needless booking against Bournemouth means he will miss Liverpool in the Premier League this Sunday.

Goretzka was used in central defence in their last Champions League outing – a 0-0 draw with Copenhagen – but he is a machine in defensive midfield.

He’s an incredibly powerful player who will look to stop Fernandes from spraying those piercing passes that he loves to try.

Bayern Munich are already guaranteed to top the group, making it tricky to predict their team. But after losing 5-1 to Eintracht Frankfurt on Saturday, Thomas Tuchel needs a response.

Davies is key to their attacking play. Nobody has been clocked at a faster speed than his 22.4mph in the Bundesliga this season.

Antony didn’t get a lot of change out of Bournemouth left-back Milos Kerkez at the weekend and in all competitions this season, the £86million man is on zero goals and zero assists.

Antony’s attacking output needs improvement but he will have to put in a defensive shift as well because Davies’ forward forays need tracking.

If only Manchester United had gone in for Kane like they should have,