Winning the Europa League would not mean Manchester United had a good season, Roy Keane has said. He recently had his say while speaking to the press, and fans have been reacting.
According to him, lifting the Europa League can guarantee success for other teams in the tournament, but the trophy and that competition should never be enough for an institution like MUFC.
Neville added that because MUFC already knew from the start that they can’t win the EPL, winning the UEL and qualifying for the UCL should signify a successful season.
His words, “Not that trophy, no.
Not for Manchester United, maybe for other teams winning that trophy. There is a plus to it, because it’ll get them into the Champions League, but the trophy and that competition shouldn’t be enough for United, absolutely not.”
Neville replied, “The reason I’d say it’ll be successful is because United couldn’t win the league this season, we knew that right from the start. So they could only win three trophies – the FA Cup, League Cup and the Europa League. If they won one of them, I’d say that’s successful.
There is a big ‘but’ – they’ve sacked a manager and are 13th in the league and that’s bad.”
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Manchester United Football Club, commonly referred to as Man United or simply United, is a professional football club based in Old Trafford, Greater Manchester, England. The club competes in the Premier League, the top division in the English football league system.
Nicknamed the Red Devils, they were founded as Newton Heath LYR Football Club in 1878, but changed their name to Manchester United in 1902. After a spell playing in Clayton, Manchester, the club moved to their current stadium, Old Trafford, in 1910.
Alex Ferguson and his assistant Archie Knox arrived from Aberdeen on the day of Atkinson’s dismissal, and guided the club to an 11th-place finish in the league. Despite a second-place finish in 1987–88, the club was back in 11th place the following season. Reportedly on the verge of being dismissed, Ferguson’s job was saved by victory over Crystal Palace in the 1990 FA Cup final.
The following season, Manchester United claimed their first UEFA Cup Winners’ Cup title. That triumph allowed the club to compete in the European Super Cup for the first time, where United beat European Cup holders Red Star Belgrade 1–0 at Old Trafford. The club appeared in two consecutive League Cup finals in 1991 and 1992 the left and the right, but he’s not got any sense of danger yet, and empties the midfield area too readily.
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