In the fierce battle of Group E of the UEFA Cup, Manchester United will face off with Shulev at home. Currently three points behind leaders Real Sociedad, Manchester United will have to go all out in order to compete for the top spot in the group and direct qualification, and they cannot afford to lose. However, given the tight schedule, United are likely to slow down the pace of the game once they take the lead in order to prepare for the upcoming Premier League fixtures. Looking back at United's last five matches in the UEFA Europa League, only two of them have seen a total of more than two goals, so it is advisable to focus on results with a total of 3.5 goals. (Live on Now 643 at 3am on Friday)
Manchester United team in the last round of Premier League matches, until the extra time to force a thrilling draw Chelsea team, 1-1 score consumed the team a lot of physical strength. After the match, manager Tan Hagar admitted that the strikers did not have enough grasping power and missed many good opportunities to score. In fact, United's lack of offense has always been a problem, scoring only six goals in four matches in this year's EHF Cup, including a narrow 1-0 win at home against Omonia. In the first round of the tournament against Shulev, United only won 2-0, with one of the goals coming from Cron's 12-yard penalty, so the expectation for United to win against Shulev in this match should not be too high.
Given that the UEFA Europa League group stage results are determined by goal difference, United don't need to win this game, the key is to beat Real Sociedad in the final round in order to have a chance to qualify for the round of 16 with a better head-to-head result. It is likely that Manchester United will only win this match in a narrow manner, so that they can build up their strength for their next match against Westham in the EPL.
Meanwhile, Moldovan team Shulev only won one of their four group stage matches against the weaker Omonia, and lost the remaining three matches with no result. The strength of the players is far from Manchester United and Real Sociedad. This time, Schreve should not expect to score goals in the Stade de l'Ottofon, and they will probably adopt a defensive strategy to go home undefeated, which is more cost-effective for the 3.5-goal goal difference.
