In the early morning of April 18, Beijing time, in the semi-final of the FA Cup, Chelsea defeated Crystal Palace 2-0 to advance to the final, and Chelsea will compete with Liverpool for the title of this season's FA Cup. As the Blues advance to the final, United's Premier League fixtures for April have also been forced to adjust.
Previously, Premier League officials said that if Chelsea can beat Crystal Palace to advance to the final of the FA Cup, then the away match against Manchester United, which was scheduled to start at 22:00 Beijing time on May 15, will be advanced to 2:45 on April 29. Now, with Chelsea successfully qualifying, that assumption has finally come true.
As a result, United's remaining fixtures for April are finalized. They will first visit Anfield on the 20th to challenge Liverpool, and three days later they will challenge Arsenal at the Emirates Stadium. Six days later, United will return home to play Chelsea. In 10 days, United will be forced to play against three traditional giants in a row.
It is worth noting that Liverpool are fighting for the title with Manchester City and they must go all out to win the game against Manchester United. Arsenal are United's direct rivals in the Champions League qualification, Chelsea could theoretically fall out of the top four, and their match against Manchester United will also try to score three points. Therefore, in a short period of time, it is extremely stressful for Manchester United, who are aiming to compete for the fourth place.
Especially for Ronaldo, who is already 37 years old, 10 days and 3 battles will be a huge test of the Portuguese superstar's physical fitness. At present, C Ronaldo is indispensable to this Manchester United team, how to use C Ronaldo reasonably and effectively to achieve enough points in these 3 games is undoubtedly a headache for manager Ronnick.
Attached: United's remaining fixtures for April
20 April 03:00 Liverpool vs Manchester United
23 April 19:30 Arsenal v Manchester United
29 April 02:45 Manchester United vs Chelsea