Dundee United have received a major Europa League Conference boost after a depleted AZ Alkmaar arrived in Scotland for Thursday's big one.
Manager Pascal Jansen doesn't have his problems to seek with a clutch of his most important players missing from the third qualifying round first leg in the City of Discovery. Winger Jesper Karlsson is still dealing with a muscle injury that has kept him sidelined since the start of pre-season, while Yukinari Sugawara hasn't recovered from knee surgery.
New arrivals Zinho Vanheudsen and Jens Odggaard aren't fit while fellow new signing Richedly Bazoer will miss the clash at Tannadice due to illness. Peer Koopmeiners, brother of former AZ standout Tuen, hasn't made the trip either. And those key losses are compounded by the fact beloved midfielder Fredrik Midtsjo has signed for Galatasaray.
