At 8:30 p.m. Beijing time on February 12, the 25th round of the Premier League this season is about to start a match, with Manchester United sitting at home against Southampton. After being forced to draw by Burnley in the last round, Manchester United fell out of the top four, lost the initiative in the fight for the fourth, and now the home team can return to fourth as long as it beats Southampton, C Ronaldo was criticized for no effect before the game, and the British media also reminded Manchester United to be careful of the problems caused by the Portuguese superstar.
As the 13 champions of the Premier League, Manchester United last won the title in 2013, and since then there has been no consecutive championships, there is no too strong competitiveness, this season early off the chain to withdraw from the championship ranks, and now it is difficult for the team to compete for four.
After beating Brentford and West Ham United, Manchester United returned to fourth place for a while, and as a result, the last round broke out of the big cold, away to burnley at the bottom of the line, Manchester United's one-goal lead was finally forced to draw 1-1.
Dropping the chain at a critical moment, the Red Devils dropped out of the Champions League with 39 points and fell to 6th place, which is also related to west ham and Arsenal's previous round victories, and they have overtaken Manchester United.
With Manchester City, Liverpool, Chelsea with a high probability of locking in the top three, the competition for the fourth place is very fierce, in addition to Manchester United, West Ham United, Arsenal, Tottenham Hotspur, Wolves are all expected to compete for the fourth, the current 5 teams are 6 points apart, except for West Ham United to play 24 rounds, other teams are 1 to 3 rounds less.
For Manchester United, every next round of the league is very critical and must be played well. This round to the home against relegation team Southampton, according to statistics, Manchester United has played with it in the past 12 times, starting from the 2016-2017 season 2-0, to the latest 1-1 draw, with 6 wins and 6 draws to remain unbeaten, has not lost southampton for 6 consecutive years, and the last home game was a 9-0 win over Southampton.
In addition to Manchester United, fans are also concerned about the performance of Portuguese superstar Cristiano Ronaldo. Football 2 top double pride, Messi's performance in Ligue 1 gradually improved, this morning sent an assist, to help Paris kill Rennes, Ligue 1 champions are at their fingertips, C Ronaldo entered 2022, the state continues to be sluggish, has not scored in 5 consecutive games, and was also placed on the bench by coach Lonnick.
According to the "Mirror" news, it is believed that the honeymoon period between C Ronaldo and Manchester United has ended, and now C Ronaldo really can't provide much help, which is also an obvious contradiction in most of his time at Juve, and Manchester United need to be vigilant about the problems he brings to the team.