Thanks to the victory at Nottingham Forest (0-2), Manchester United has already collected more points after thirty games than the whole of last season. The only point of criticism is that they could have scored more often.
Man United already collected more points than all of last season
United finished sixth in the Premier League last season with 58 points in 38 games. That turned out to be just enough to seize a ticket for the Europa League at the expense of West Ham United. The fact that United is making progress under the leadership of manager Erik ten Hag shows the current number of points. After thirty games, The Red Devils are on 59 points, one more than the whole of last season.
The victory at Nottingham Forest puts United on course for qualification for the Champions League. With eight games to go, the lead on number five Tottenham Hotspur is six points. The Spurs also played one more game. Ten Hag acknowledged that the end is in sight, but refused to anticipate things at Sky Sports and Viaplay.
“All you play are finals”
“Today we played very concentrated and focused. That’s what you need, especially when you’re heading towards the end,” said Ten Hag, who continues to weigh his words carefully. “I’ve said it many times before. The points become more expensive during this period, because you all play finals.” The Dutchman underlined that nothing has been played yet.
According to Ten Hag, the only thing United could blame was that the score could have been higher. In any case, the manager was happy that Antony ended his goal drought. That did not arouse surprise at Ten Hag. “He’s so good at pulling in. For example, I have often seen Arjen Robben. They say he can only do one thing, but that one thing was so good that no one could stop him,” the manager said.
On Thursday, United will continue the European adventure in Andalusia, where the English superpower hopes to qualify for the semi-finals of the Europa League at the expense of Sevilla. It would be everything to fight for in Spain with the first leg ending in a 2-2 draw.
