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How does Manchester United tackle its catastrophic start this season?
After a disastrous start to Manchester United this season, the team has the perfect opportunity to make up for its past defeats and the future of Eric Ten Hag, the team's coach, depends on how much he takes advantage of this opportunity.
The recent international break differed from the previous one, which saw Jadon Sancho criticize the coach on social media , but this month's hiatus was good for the Red Devils as Jim Ratcliffe approached the 25% acquisition of Manchester United and Rafael Varane, Kobe Maino, Soufiane amrabat and Sergio Reguilon returned to training.
United certainly needed some respite after an endless injury crisis and a negative run of results, with the team setting disastrous records with every defeat and after their last-gasp win over Brentford, and yesterday's victory over Sheffield will play 6 strong games before the next international break, and this period they have no excuses for any failures that may occur.
Important win over Sheffield United
Manchester United won 2-1 against Sheffield in their first game back from the international break.
This win puts the Red Devils on track as the team currently sit eighth in the Premier League table with 15 points.
Winning is the only option for Copenhagen
The next game is no alternative but to win the Champions League against Copenhagen, with United making their worst start historically in the group stage by losing to Bayern Munich and Galatasaray and moving four points clear of the Turkish champions, but they have a strong chance of making up for that deficit thanks to back-to-back games against Copenhagen while Saray will play Bayern twice.
The Copenhagen game will not be easy, and although the team missed their two-goal lead with Clutch Saray and in the second half at home to Bayern, they lost and drew hard and if United can keep putting pressure on them, they may give up.
It will be a special match for Rasmus Hoilund, who began his professional career with Copenhagen and caused the player real problems for Clothing Saray.
United must learn from those mistakes because if they fail to win, they will come closer to a humiliating exit from the group stage and will be on course to finish at the bottom of the standings, thus missing out on the Europa League.
Winning the Derby is great but not mandatory!
It seems strange to say, but the derby against Manchester City next October 29, is the game United will be under less pressure to win, and it would be great if they succeed in winning but a draw or narrow defeat against Pep Guardiola's side is not bad provided United win their other games.
City seem to have a problem. They have lost two league games, not only the results. They have lacked the usual creativity in their last few games. In front of Arsenal, they have only taken four shots, their lowest total in a game in 13 years. Haaland looks in poor shape, failing to score for three consecutive games but came back yesterday and scored against Brighton.
City will have less time to prepare for United's clash as they play Young Boys in Switzerland next Wednesday, and with 70 thousand fans at Old Trafford, United can achieve a surprising result, as they did last season.
Carabao Cup
Perhaps the Carabao Cup clash with Newcastle is the least important game in United's upcoming games, defeat to last season's runners-up and elimination from the fourth most important competition will not be of much importance.
However, Tenn Haag's shares rose a lot after leading United to the competition last season, and he appears intent on defending the title after playing for the starting team in round three against Crystal Palace, and Tenn Hag will remain eager to qualify for the quarter-finals but defeat will not affect the team much.
Crush Luton
If they can beat Copenhagen at Old Trafford, a draw in the Danish capital would be acceptable in the Champions League second leg, but the three points should be the goal in the next league game against the humble Fulham, if they are to finish the season in the golden box.
Their next priority should be to win against Luton in their final game before the break, and Luton's newly promoted Premier League team is a welcome addition and brings back memories of Blackpool's one-season adventure in the league.
Manchester United should only aim to win against Luton and achieve a sweeping result or at least equate to their biggest win under Ten Hag, with a 4-1 win over Chelsea.
Will Ten Hag drown?
United should aim for at least 6 points from their three Premier League matches against Manchester City, Fulham, Luton and at least four of their Champions League clashes with Copenhagen and the Carabao Cup clash with Newcastle should be seen as a valuable opportunity.
If United can achieve that goal, Ten Hag will retain the support of the majority of fans and management but if they fail and the Red Devils remain in the middle of the Premier League table, the small number of votes that have been questioning their abilities will rise.
Despite Tenn Hag's insistence, there is a great spirit among his team, the body language of some players suggests otherwise, as news spread about some players being upset by the coach's handling of Sancho.
The best way to calm opposition voices is to win matches, after players return from injuries and a relatively easy match schedule this period so there is no room for excuses or errors.