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FC Copenhagen coach Jacob Neestrup has warned Manchester United the atmosphere at Parken will be 100 times more intense than Old Trafford ahead of Wednesday\u2019s key Champions League clash.<\/p>\n
Harry Maguire\u2019s header and Andre Onana\u2019s stoppage-time spot-kick save secured Erik ten Hag\u2019s stumbling Red Devils a much-needed 1-0 victory against the Danish champions a fortnight ago.<\/p>\n
It was a crucial win having lost their first two Group A games to Bayern Munich and Galatasaray, but United must now build on that triumph in Copenhagen.<\/p>\n
The hosts need a win themselves having secured one point despite going close in their first three fixtures and Neestrup believes Parken\u2019s intense atmosphere will be different for United.<\/p>\n
\u201cWhat can they expect? I would say with all the respect I felt when I stepped into Old Trafford, then I felt the historical atmosphere,\u201d the 35-year-old said.<\/p>\n
\u201cBut you can\u2019t compare Old Trafford with Parken because the intensity is times 100 in terms of what we played in two weeks ago.<\/p>\n
\u201cThen this is a standard (that), for me, is way above Premier League, to be honest.\u201d<\/p>\n
Neestrup\u2019s bold comments about the contrasting atmospheres was put to United midfielder Christian Eriksen, who knows the stadium better than most.<\/p>\n
\u201cI\u2019ve never played against Copenhagen in here, I\u2019ve only been here with the national team,\u201d the Denmark international said with a smile.<\/p>\n
You can\u2019t compare Old Trafford with Parken because the intensity is times 100 in terms of what we played in two weeks ago<\/p>\n
\u201cI do know the atmosphere with the national team is very special, so I do expect a special atmosphere.<\/p>\n
\u201cBut I don\u2019t know if it\u2019s 100 times more theatrical than it would be at Old Trafford! I\u2019m not sure about that.\u201d<\/p>\n
United boss Ten Hag was also asked about readiness to play in front of a hostile crowd.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe are looking forward (to it),\u201d he said of the game at Parken. \u201cThis team is experienced and experienced hostile.<\/p>\n
\u201cFor instance, last year, Barcelona and we can get good performances and we can get good results. We know that.\u201d<\/p>\n
United are under scrutiny as they head to the Danish capital, having edged past Fulham 1-0 as they responded to back-to-back 3-0 home defeats to Manchester City and Newcastle.<\/p>\n
Put to Neestrup that Copenhagen are facing a side in unconvincing form, he said: \u201cBut I don\u2019t care. I also thought it was a perfect time to play Bayern Munich.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe play at home, we are a big, big club in Copenhagen, so for me it really doesn\u2019t matter.<\/p>\n
\u201cIf we\u2019re going to play a team tomorrow who have won 20 games in a row or, in terms of your words, are struggling a little bit, because for us it\u2019s the same.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe need a result. Best case three (points), next best it\u2019s one. But the shape that the opponent arrive in I don\u2019t care, really.\u201d<\/p>\n
Wednesday\u2019s match will see Rasmus Hojlund return to his hometown club, where his younger brothers Emil and Oscar currently play.<\/p>\n
Copenhagen midfielder Rasmus Falk, who played alongside the United striker during his time at Parken, said: \u201cHis strength is he is very, very fast, very, very strong, then his mentality.<\/p>\n
\u201cHe wants to score goals, he wants to do the best all the time and the hunger he shows in the game is, for me, his biggest strength.\u201d<\/p>\n