At dawn on Wednesday (13th), the last match of UEFA Group A, Manchester United once again fell into a desperate situation, despite playing at home, they lost 0-1 to Bayern Munich, and finally said goodbye to the bottom of the group, and even lost the chance to participate in the UEFA Cup, which ended this year's European tournament. Unfortunately, United's woes did not stop there, as they not only lost the game, but two core players in the defense, Harry Maguire and Rauchischer, were also injured, which undoubtedly brought more uncertainty to the Premier League's "double-red" away game against Liverpool on Sunday night (17th).
In this match, if United want to turn their fortunes around, they have to win, and the match between Copenhagen and Galatasaray in the same group needs to be a draw, otherwise the situation will be extremely tough. At the beginning of the game, Manchester United was in a disadvantageous position, only 5 shots on goal, far less than half of Bayern's. In the 9th minute of the first half, Manchester United took the lead in the game. In the 9th minute of the first half, Bayern's goal scorer Halikani had a great chance, and his powerful shot was parried by goalkeeper O'Connor. Later, Bayern midfielder Musyana was suspected to have been kicked by Halimaguni in the penalty area, but the referee did not award a penalty kick.
Despite United dodging the danger twice, the defense broke down in the 70th minute of the battle, when Halikani assisted Kyungsri Govan to score the only goal of the match, helping Bayern Munich achieve a double over United.
United not only lost the game, but also paid a heavy price. Center back Harry Makouni, who was in heroic form, left the game in the 40th minute with an injury and was replaced by 35 year old veteran Johnny Evans. Left-back Lauki Suhr was also unable to hold on after the first half and it is understood he may have suffered a hamstring injury. Laukisaur had been injured in mid-August and was out for three months until late last month, but was not expected to suffer another injury now.
Manchester United have lost 3 of their last 4 matches and will face top of the table Liverpool in their next EPL match. Last year they suffered a 7-goal massacre on the road at Anfield Stadium, and now with two key players in the defense injured and midfielder Bono Fernandes suspended, the situation for United is really not optimistic.
