Curated By: Aakash Biswas
Last Updated: February 24, 2024, 23:14 IST
Fulham beat Manchester United 2-1 (AP Photo)
Failing to qualify for the profitable competitors can be an enormous blow to United’s standing and funds — and will but spell the tip for Ten Hag as Ratcliffe seems to be to lift the requirements on the fallen big.
The new period at Manchester United acquired off to a disappointing begin because the staff misplaced floor within the race for Champions League qualification with a 2-1 house loss in opposition to Fulham on Saturday.
The week began with new co-owner Jim Ratcliffe finishing his buy of a minority stake in United and boldly setting out a three-year plan to return the membership to the highest of English soccer, knocking native rivals Manchester City and Liverpool “off their perch” within the course of. It ended with Erik ten Hag’s facet getting principally outplayed in its personal stadium by an opponent within the backside half of the standings and conceding the deciding objective within the seventh minute of stoppage time.
Not solely did sixth-place United’s four-game profitable run within the league come to an finish, however fourth-place Aston Villa beat Nottingham Forest 4-2 and there’s now an eight-point hole between the groups. Fifth-place Tottenham is three factors forward of United and has a sport in hand.
It stays to be seen if the Premier League can have 4 or 5 locations in subsequent season’s Champions League. Failing to qualify for the profitable competitors can be an enormous blow to United’s standing and funds — and will but spell the tip for Ten Hag as Ratcliffe seems to be to lift the requirements on the fallen big.
There could possibly be extra twists within the title race later Saturday, with second-place City away to Bournemouth and third-place Arsenal internet hosting Newcastle. City is 4 factors behind Liverpool and Arsenal is an additional level again.
In different outcomes, relegation-threatened Everton conceded an equalizer within the sixth minute of stoppage time to attract 1-1 at Brighton and newly employed Crystal Palace supervisor Oliver Glasner’s tenure acquired off to a robust begin as his staff beat next-to-last Burnley 3-0.
(This story has not been edited by News18 employees and is revealed from a syndicated news company feed – Associated Press)
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