UEFA Super Cup Preview: Manchester United v Zenit St. Petersburg

Monaco is the place to be tonight as Manchester United and Zenit St. Petersburg go head-to-head in the 'Battle of Europe'.

The current English Premier League and UEFA Champions League champions take on the current Russian Premier League and UEFA Cup champions at the Stade Louis II.

Both teams will look to add to their European silverware after fantastic campaigns in Europe last season. Manchester United beat Chelsea on penalties to win the Champions League, while Zenit St. Petersburg won 2-0 against Rangers to lift the UEFA Cup at the City of Manchester Stadium.

Manchester United will look to win the Super Cup after losing to Lazio following their fantastic 1999 treble season, while Zenit St. Petersburg will look to win the cup for the first time in their history.

Team News

Manchester United

Owen Hargreaves and Nani have returned to the side and are in the 19-man squad after being suspended domestically, while Gary Neville is set to start and captain the Red Devils.

Other players in contention for a starting berth are the exciting Brazilian twins Rafael and Fabio Da Silva, as well as their compatriot Rodrigo Possebon.

Ryan Giggs, Michael Carrick, and Ben Foster are not in the squad, while Louis Saha is having a medical at Everton and therefore won't take part.

Zenit St. Petersburg

Zenit starlet Andrei Arshavin is in the squad despite a prolonged transfer saga, while Pavel Pogrebnyiak is back after missing the UEFA Cup final and Euro 2008 through injury. Along with Arshavin, he will no doubt be a big threat for the United defence, and certainly has the chance to add to his reputation tonight.

Zenit's new 30m euro signing Danny is eligible to play and is in the squad, but Belgian defender Nicolas Lombaerts is sidelined with a knee-injury.