In the early morning of May 3, Beijing time, the 35th round of the Premier League: Manchester United vs Brentford. Last season's runner-up, Manchester United, who had aimed to compete for the title at the beginning of the season, can now only retreat to the second place - to fight for Europa League qualification.
In the current Premier League table, Manchester City ranks first with 83 points from 34 games, Liverpool with 82 points in 34 games, Chelsea third with 66 points at 34 games, Arsenal fourth with 63 points in 34 games, Spurs at 34 games with 61 points, Manchester United sixth with 55 points at 35 games, and Seventh with 52 points in 35 games.
United have 3 games left, 3 games to win and only 64 points in the end, Arsenal will not get 1 point in the last 4 games, and the possibility of Spurs scoring less than 3 points in the last 4 games is extremely small. Manchester United currently have 11 goals on goal difference than Arsenal and 18 goals less than Tottenham Hotspur, and they can't fight for goal difference under the same points. Yes, Manchester United have withdrawn from the competition for Champions League qualification and can only compete for Europa League qualification.
According to the rules, the fifth place in the Premier League will qualify for the Europa League, the FA Cup winner will also qualify for the Europa League, the FA Cup winner will be produced in Liverpool vs Chelsea, the two European qualifications have been secured, and the place will be given to the top ranked teams in the league that have not qualified for European competition. Manchester United retained their current rankings and qualified for the Europa League.
Brentford was a promotion horse, a small club, last played in the English top flight, and it was the 1946-47 season after The Second World War. Currently 34 with 40 points, it is 14th in the Premier League table. In the past, Manchester United played such a player at Old Trafford, or did they want to win a few and win a few?
But now the situation is different. Before the game, Sky Sports made a prediction for the match, believing that Ronaldo would score twice, and the result was a 2-2 draw. The last time United played Brentford at home in the league was in the 1946-47 season, when They won 4-1.
The Manchester Evening News announced the big list of Manchester United for this game, with C Ronaldo, Cavani, Lingard and so on.
The Manchester Evening News revealed that the match is United's last home game of the season and will also be Jesse Lingard's last game for Manchester United at Old Trafford.
Jesse Lingard came from the Manchester United academy and was on loan for a long time after rising to the Manchester United U23 ten years ago. At the beginning of the 2015-16 season, there were many opportunities, and the best performance was in the 2017-18 season, the Premier League played 33 games (20 starts) contributed 8 goals and 5 assists. In the 2019-20 season, it was difficult to get a chance, with only 9 starts in 22 Premier League appearances and only 1 goal. In the 2020-21 season, Jesse Lingard was loaned to West Ham United in the winter window and performed quite well, contributing 9 goals and 4 assists in 16 Premier League appearances (all starting). Jesse Lingard, who wanted to remain on loan or transfer, was unable to be selected. He has played 16 Premier League games this season, scoring just two starts and scoring two goals. Winter Window had wanted to go to Newcastle, but United did not put it in.
According to ESPN, Jesse Lingard will leave Manchester United on a free transfer this summer, and AC Milan and Juventus are currently leading the battle for Jesse Lingard, but also face competition from Premier League clubs.