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Manchester United legend Denis Irwin has sent a warning to Robert Lewandowski ahead of the club's Europa League encounter with Barcelona on Thursday night.
The Reds face the Blaugrana in the knockout stages of the tournament and they will travel to Camp Nou for the first leg in two days.
Before the game, Irwin said United centre-backs should be wary of the "excellent" Lewandowski, who has scored plenty of goals this season.
The 34-year-old star made a surprise decision to leave Bayern Munich for Barcelona last summer but shows no signs of slowing down with 29 goals contributions.
Irwin told club media:
“There is no doubt that centre-backs, whoever the players are, are well aware of their abilities. He's had a great career. He excelled at Bayern Munich and it took a long time for him to receive the applause he deserved.
"He started back at Barcelona and played very well. He has a lot of experience - he is one of those players who, regardless of his age, will always score. Our defenders. I, especially the two central defenders, will have to be on guard.
"But Barcelona in general are a great attacking team, they score a lot of goals. Whoever plays in this defence will have to play as a team and make sure we don't concede too many chances.
United must cancel Lewandowski's goal threat
Lewandowski is widely regarded as one of the best strikers in the world and he has had another excellent season despite his decision to switch clubs.
Barcelona have plenty of star strikers in their squad but there's no denying that the Poland international will be the main scoring threat.
His strong aerial ability and ability to finish in the box could be a big test for United's centre-backs.
Raphael Varane will clearly start in the center of defence after being rested against Leeds United and it remains to be seen who will partner him.
With Lisandro Martinez suspended, Luke Shaw seems the most likely candidate to go with the Frenchman if Erik ten Tag wants a left-footed option. Shaw has been quite effective in the interim role, but Thursday's departure could present him with the biggest challenge in the position to date.
Meanwhile, Barcelona also have a similar headache when Marcus Rashford is playing at the peak of his form for the Red Devils at the moment.
Similar to Lewandowski, Rashford has 29 goals this season. In our opinion, Ten Hag should use him up front with Wout Weghorst on the bench.
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