The biggest game of this week is on Thursday as Man Utd take on Sevilla. But tonight we get to see what Frank Lampard is made of...
It’s another Big Midweek for Manchester United as Erik ten Hag’s patched-up side seeks to complete a job they failed to finish last week. Also: can Frank Lampard rouse Chelsea for Real?It’s difficult to encapsulate how badly wrong the first leg went for United. The tie should have been over by half-time and the very least they should be taking to Spain is a two-goal advantage. But then anything that could go wrong, did.
Sevilla’s first was worse from United’s perspective, the latest of Tyrell Malacia’s brain farts. This one, unlike plenty others before, was punished, and so too might Malacia be assuming Ten Hag opts to keep Diogo Dalot at left-back. They were fortunate to return to east London with their unbeaten record in the Europa Conference still intact after the Belgians attempted 20 shots on their goal in the quarter-final first leg. “I don’t think the performance was good,” admitted David Moyes. “There are so many aspects we didn’t do well. We didn’t build well, and a lot of the basics come into it. They put us under pressure and we didn’t do that particularly well. It looked as if they were more ‘on it’, that’s for sure.
The Irons have an opportunity here to start and continue on the front foot. Even if their results in the Premier League have been more positive of late, their performances have been rather less so. A second successive European semi-final should be incentive enough to turn it on against Gent without having to think about a big run of Premier League matches against Bournemouth, Liverpool, Palace, City and United.
Lord knows Lampard wasn’t re-hired for his tactical nous so we have to assume Todd Boehly expected the club legend to motivate his expensively and haphazardly-assembled rabble. So far, so little., entering the dressing room at full-time to tell the players that their plight is ’embarrassing’. Which must have left Lampard shuffling in the corner, staring at his shoes.
Mane will be available to Thomas Tuchel at the Allianz Arena as Bayern seek to chip away at City’s 3-0 lead from the first leg but it remains to be seen if he plays. Perhaps the scrap could galvanise Bayern and the former Liverpool striker to turn in an improved performance. That’s Pep Guardiola’s fear: “Sometimes you need conflict to make the team more together, I am pretty sure of that. It is not a weak point, It will be a strong point against us.
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