(Europa League Round of 16 Second Leg) MU had an unfortunate draw in the first leg, but the “Red Devils” are still the team with a high chance of winning in the second leg against Sociedad.
MU – Real Sociedad: 3am, 14/3
Three days after drawing Real Sociedad in San Sebastian, MU held Arsenal to a 1-1 draw, even though they should have won. This positive result, combined with MU’s almost no chance of qualifying for European Cup through their Premier League performance, makes tonight’s match extremely important.
MU have only won 1 of their last 6 matches, and that was against relegation candidates Ipswich Town. They have only won 4 of their last 11 home matches, but coach Ruben Amorim’s team have won all 3 of their last matches at Old Trafford in the Europa League.
The draw with Arsenal gives Amorim a basis for arranging the squad. The return of Patrick Dorgu will help MU have 2 effective wing positions after Mazraoui played very well against Arsenal. The “Red Devils” attack is expected to still be the trio Zirkzee – Hojlund – Garnacho, with the support of Bruno Fernandes behind.
Real Sociedad surprisingly lost 0-1 to Sevilla at home, increasing their winless streak to 4 (losing 3 matches). “La Real” have been poor away from home this season, winning just two of their last eight games away from the Basque Country, and they have serious problems in attack: Sociedad’s best scorer in La Liga this season is Kubo, who has scored just five goals.
United are still without a number of players and Amorim is still having to “bite the bullet” by using the insecure Andre Onana in goal. But if things stay tight and the attack performs as well as it did against Arsenal, a minimal win would be more than enough for United.
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