Real Madrid face Man United in UEFA Super Cup final. Who are favorites? what does the records say?

Manchester United will take on Real Madrid as the two European trophy winners meet in the UEFA Super Cup on Tuesday at 6:45 pm GMT in Macedonia. This is the 11th meeting between the two sides, with Madrid having won four and United two with four draws. Madrid have scored 20 goals to United's 16.

The Premier League team won the Europa League last season and Jose Mourinho will face his former side at the Philip II Arena in Skopje.

The sides have already met during pre-season in the International Champions Cup as United beat Real 2-1 on penalties after a 1-1 draw, with Mourinho seeing the Super Cup fixture as a good test for his new-look side.

Current Europa League champions, Man United

Winners of the UCL, Real Madrid

Manchester United will be without Eric Bailly due to a three-match ban following his red card against Anderlecht at Old Trafford in April.Phil Jones is also unavailable due to a two-match UEFA ban for using abusive language to a doping control officer at the Europa League final.

In terms of injuries, Juan Mata and Ander Herrera are both back in action after picking up knocks on United's pre-season tour of the USA while Luke Shaw, Marcos Rojo and Ashley Young are all long-term absentees.

Serigo Romero and Jesse Lingard did not travel to Dublin for United's final pre-season friendly against Sampdoria, but could return on Tuesday.

Good news for Real Madrid fans is the inclusion of former United forward Cristiano Ronaldo in the matchday squad. He had been expected to miss the Super Cup clash after missing first-team training following an extended leave due to Portugal's run in the Confederations Cup.

Ronaldo finally returned to full training on Saturday

This is Real Madrid's sixth appearance in the UEFA Super Cup (W3 L2). Having lost their first two finals, they have won the last three.

Madrid are aiming to become the first team to win successive UEFA Super Cups since AC Milan in 1989 and 1990.

Manchester United's record in the UEFA Super Cup is W1 L2.

No English club has won the UEFA Super Cup since Liverpool FC defeated CSKA Moscow in 2005. Since then, United (2008) and Chelsea FC (2012, 2013) have both lost in the match.

So who are favorites to win it? Guess we have some hours more to find out.
You can drop your predictions below.