Manchester United’s manager says that the Red Devils know what is required of them and they will progress past Athletic Bilbao into the quarterfinals of the competition by playing their best in the second leg of their round
of 16 tie...
Last time Manchester United lost by three goals to two at their home in the first leg of a knockout European tie was against AC Milan in the 2006-2007 UEFA Champions League when Kaka netted two goals for the Rossoneri. In the second
leg of that faithful matchup, Milan outplayed the Red Devils and went onto win the UEFA Champions League by defeating http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Liverpool-c39809 in the final. Now Manchester United find themselves in a similar situation.
With Athletic Bilbao gaining an unexpected 3-2 win at Old Trafford in the first tie of their round of 16 encounter against Manchester United, they are expected to host Sir Alex Ferguson’s men on Thursday in http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Spain-c3011 for the second
leg. United need to win by a clear margin of two goals in order to make it past the Spanish underdogs but such a task seems quite difficult given Bilbao’s home advantage.
Sir http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Alex-c4752 Ferguson is convinced that his team has got what it takes to make an impact in the Europa League this season. He said, "March has always proved an important month for us. Historically and in general, it has been a good
month. Now is the time you have to kick on. There's no looking back. It's about looking forward and trying to make sure you win all your games."
The Manchester United manager also shed light on the injury troubles that have plagued Old Trafford this season. He added, "We have done really well to hang in there. That is more or less what we have done no matter what the team
has been. For instance with (Phil) Jones and (http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Chris-c9006) Smalling not available that's a door slamming in the face again. But we keep carrying on and it does point to resilience in the team that is really admirable.”
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