Marouane Fellaini insists Manchester United will not take Midtjylland lightly in the first leg of their Europa League last-32 clash on Thursday.
Louis van Gaal's side were drawn against the Danish title-holders after dropping out of the Champions League group stage in December, with defeat to Wolfsburg on matchday six ending their involvement in Europe's top competition.
According to Fellaini, United are fully prepared for a difficult game in Herning as they look to become the fifth team to win both of Europe's top two club competitions as well as the UEFA Super Cup and the defunct Cup Winners' Cup after Ajax, Bayern Munich, Juventus and Chelsea.
"They will be very aggressive as they want to win and show that they are a good team, but we are strong too and have great players," Fellaini told MUTV.
"We have the capacity to win and we want to win the game, even though it will be difficult. We have to be motivated because we know they will be.
"Make no mistake, we'll be going into Thursday's game aiming to win, as we want to do well in the competition."
United head into the game off the back of a damaging 2-1 defeat to Sunderland, which has heaped further pressure on manager Van Gaal, yet Midtjylland's form prior to their mid-season break also left much to be desired.
Head coach Jess Thorup is refusing to read too deeply into United's inconsistent performances and maintains his own side - who knocked out Southampton in the qualifying rounds - can spring a major shock.
"You have to be careful reading into the opposition's results," he told Ekstra Bladet. "I've read that Van Gaal will now focus on the Europa League to get a ticket to the Champions League, so they're not coming to Herning to slip out of the tournament.
"We have a chance and we are ready to play, although we are still underdogs."
United's injury woes show little sign of abating, with Matteo Darmian the latest casualty after dislocating his shoulder in that defeat to Sunderland and Bastian Schweinsteiger is unlikely to return for this one after being given time off by Van Gaal.
- Midtjylland have played English opposition twice before in Europe, both in qualifiers. They knocked out Southampton to make the competition proper this season, but were dumped out of UEFA Cup qualifying by Man City in 2008-09.
- Manchester United have won four of their previous six matches against Danish opposition (D1 L1).
- The Red Devils' three previous trips to Denmark have all been in the Champions League. They beat Brondby 6-2 on their way to lifting the European Cup in 1998/99, lost 1-0 to FC Copenhagen in 2006/07 and defeated Aalborg in 3-0 in their most recent visit.
- United have kept two clean sheets in their last 13 away games in Europe, excluding qualifiers.
- Wayne Rooney scored three times in Manchester United's last Europa League games against Athletic Bilbao in 2012, but it was not enough to get them through the tie.
