MU has no chance to make a miracle

Manchester United are likely to go all out for the Europa League.

Early morning of April 2 (Hanoi time), Manchester United received another sad result of the season when losing 0-1 at Nottingham Forest in round 30 of the Premier League. This defeat left Manchester United still stuck in 13th place on the Premier League table, 7 points behind the top half.

With relegation almost assured, the "Red Devils" currently have no major domestic goals. Before the international break began in mid-March, many fans drew up "crazy" scenarios about Manchester United accelerating their goals to finish in the top 7, or even top 5, of the 2024/25 Premier League.

However, the defeat at Forest almost completely wiped out MU's chance to create a miracle. The gap between them and Manchester City, the team in 5th place - the position for the Champions League - is 11 points (MU played one more match).

Meanwhile, the 8th-placed team, Fulham, is still 8 points ahead of the "Red Devils". The gap is too far to enter the group to participate in the European Cup through the domestic tournament, so MU should focus all their efforts on the Europa League.

Winning the competition guarantees a place in next season's Champions League. Both Manchester United and Tottenham Hotspur - who are also having a forgettable Premier League season - are in the quarter-finals of the Europa League.

Manchester United will face Lyon in the early morning of April 11, in the first leg of the Europa League quarter-finals in France. However, before that, on April 6, the "Red Devils" will have to play a derby with Manchester City in the 31st round of the Premier League.

The question for coach Amorim now is whether he should field a reserve team against Manchester City, to save energy for the match against Lyon. Because MU's upcoming schedule is very heavy.

After three consecutive matches against Forest, Man City and Lyon (first leg in France), on the evening of April 13, MU will face Newcastle away in round 32 of the Premier League. On the early morning of April 18, MU will host Lyon in the second leg of the Europa League quarter-finals.

'Old man' Elanga soloed from midfield, causing sadness for MU. In the early morning of April 2, Nottingham Forest beat MU 1-0 in round 30 thanks to the only goal by Anthony Elanga.

Source: https://znews.vn/mu-het-co-hoi-lam-nen-dieu-than-ky-post1542590.html