Manchester United's Champions League campaign has come to an abrupt end, bringing this season's European competition to a close. Team leader Tannhäuser is facing enormous pressure to leave the club, and the Red Devils will face a late-night away match this Sunday (17th) against league-topping Liverpool, with the possibility of a loss not to be overlooked. It's worth noting that former Manchester United boss Molenu was sacked in December five years ago after losing to Liverpool away from home in the Premier League, and Tannhäuser seems to be following in his footsteps.
As Manchester United is only ranked fourth in Group A of the Europa League, even the qualification for the Europa League is in jeopardy, and the only way to participate in the next Champions League is to fight for the top four places in the Premier League this season. However, the gap between Manchester United and fourth-place Manchester City has reached six points, and if the next round of the league again lost to Liverpool, the goal of the impact of the top four will be even more distant. Public opinion is generally believed that Manchester United must replace the coach as soon as possible in order to stop the decline, otherwise it is likely that the next Champions League, which will be a huge financial loss for the club.
Nevertheless, after the match, Tannhäuser was not convinced that the team could return to the Champions League next season by finishing in the top four of the Premier League: we still have a lot of matches to play, and now we should focus on the Premier League, and we must give it our best to qualify for the Champions League, and of course, to compete for the English FA Cup. In the face of United's only 1 shot on target in this game, the Dutch manager was upbeat: both sides had fewer chances, our defensive organization was quite good and made Bayern lose their rhythm, Bruno Fernandes had another chance to score but couldn't capitalize on it.
