United have come to an end in this season's Champions League journey and are the only team in the Premier League that are currently participating in the competition to be eliminated. Manchester United will also reportedly be the lowest-paid team in the Champions League.
United finished first in Group F but won just three of the six rounds, and in the round of 16, the Red Devils were eliminated 2-1 by Atletico Madrid over two legs. In contrast, Liverpool won all 6 rounds of the group stage, Chelsea won 4, drew 1 and lost 1, and Manchester City won 4 and lost 2, all of which were better than the Red Devils' 3 wins, 2 draws and 1 loss.
UEFA's rules for the distribution of prize money for Champions League matches, in addition to the ranking of the league last season, also depend on the outcome of the match. In addition, the UEFA link bonus will also affect the income, the team that has performed well in the Champions League in the past 10 years will get more economic income, so Real Madrid will receive an additional income of 30 million pounds, while Manchester United, which has only been in the top 8 three times in the past 10 years, is very unfavorable in this regard.
So it's no surprise that United's revenue is at the bottom of the Premier League. The Red Devils came in 8th with £68m, while Manchester City's revenue of £83m was third among all teams, behind Bayern Munich (£88m) and Real Madrid (£83m). The other two Champions League teams in the Premier League, Chelsea are in Fifth place with £78m, while Liverpool are in the top of Manchester United with £77m.
Although the club's record in the Premier League and Champions League this season has not been satisfactory, the income of Manchester United players is the only high in English football. France's "Team Newspaper" recently announced the top 5 players in major league revenues, and Manchester United has 4 players in the Premier League.
Cristiano Ronaldo came first with an annual salary of £26.4 million, While Manchester City's De Bruyne was second with £20.4 million, followed by all three United players: De Gea £19.2 million, Sancho £18m and Varane £15.6 million.
Fortunately, several of United's high-paid players have performed well this season, at least not in high salaries and low energy. Moreover, compared to Lion 1 Paris Saint-Germain's Messi (with an annual salary of 40.8 million pounds), they still have a significant gap.
United's poor form in recent years is also reflected in the number of England internationals. Previously, Ole Gunnar Solskjaer had advocated the so-called "localization, rejuvenation" strategy, but the effect was not good.
In the England squad called by Sosgay this time, the number of internationals of the Red Devils is even worse than that of Crystal Palace! Crystal Palace has a total of 3 players selected for the Three Lions, Manchester United only have Maguire and Luke Shaw, Rashford and Sancho are abandoned, and Dean Henderson, Lingard and Mason Greenwood, who can't play, naturally did not qualify.
In addition to the Champions League, Manchester United have also been out early in the English League Cup and FA Cup this season, but Old Trafford will also stage the FA Cup semi-finals, and the two sworn enemies of the Red Devils, Liverpool and Manchester City, hope to play in the dream drama, avoid fatigue, and also take the opportunity to mock the historical nemesis. Liverpool and Manchester City meet in the draw, a semi-final red-and-blue battle that will take place on 16 or 17 April.
That weekend, United were also going to play Norwich at home, however, both Manchester City and Liverpool wanted the FA to change the fixture schedule and reschedule the match for the FA Cup at Old Trafford. The FA has refused to change the fixture list, meaning United may have escaped the fate of witnessing their rivals advance to the FA Cup final at home.