Manchester United board flight to Switzerland ahead of opening Champions League group stage

Manchester United began their latest Champions League adventure with a routine flight on Tuesday morning as they made their way to Switzerland ahead of a group stage clash with Young Boys.

Jose Mourinho was seen leading his team off of the Manchester United team bus and into the terminal at Manchester Airport, where they made the short 90-minute flight to Bern.

While Wednesday's tie may represent the easiest of Manchester United's opponents in Group H, Mourinho is taking a full strength squad with Paul Pogba, David de Gea and Romelu Lukaku all on board.

There was also positive news in the form of Luke Shaw's presence. The defender has not played since suffering a horror head injury while playing for England against Spain, but looks set to return following a swift recovery from suspected concussion.

Manchester United will be under pressure to bring three points back with them as they will face Cristiano Ronaldo's Juventus and Spanish side Valencia in their other group fixtures. Failure to claim six points from the two games against the perceived weakest team in the group could put their qualification in serious jeopardy.

They at least go into the game in good form on the road. They have won their last two Premier League games, away to both Burnley and Watford, ending the latter's perfect start to the season in the process. 

But there are no easy games in the Champions League and Rio Ferdinand recently claimed his former team, who he still avidly supports, have little chance of making an impact in the competition this season due to a leaky defence.

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