At 4:00 a.m. Beijing time on December 9, the final round of the Champions League group stage, Manchester United challenged Red Bull Leipzig away, as long as it was drawn, it could advance to the round of 16, but if it lost, it would not be able to play out, which was undoubtedly a difficult test for Ole Gunnar Solskjaer.
In fact, in the last round against Paris Saint-Germain, Manchester United was also a situation of "drawing and qualifying", but unfortunately, Martial missed many scoring opportunities, and finally lost 1-3 to Paris, so the situation of "drawing and qualifying" appeared for the second time.
Tomorrow morning, away to Leipzig, Manchester United only need to take away one point, and after two years, they can once again reach the round of 16 in the Champions League - reaching the semi-finals of the Europa League last season and stopping in the quarterfinals of the Champions League in 2018-19. In the first leg of the match between the two teams, in the early morning of October 29, the Red Devils swept 5-0, Rashford scored a hat-trick, and Greenwood and Martial also scored one goal each.
However, today is not the same as in the past, Manchester United want to advance smoothly, Solskjaer is facing 3 major problems. First, there are holes in the defense. In the last 2 Premier League games, the Red Devils have conceded the ball first and then reversed; this season,5 Premier League away games have won all, but all of them have won in reverse. Leipzig drew 3-3 with Bayern in the Bundesliga in the last round, and narrowly defeated Istanbul 4-3 in the Champions League in the last round, showing strong offensive firepower in 7 games in 2 games.
Second, Pogba's agent Raiola exposed the departure remarks, Manchester United's internal chaos, will affect the military's heart, is a question, need Ole Gunnar Solskjaer to deal with it carefully. Third, the injury suspension crisis. Main defender Fred suspended, how is the midfield defense? Two strikers, Cavani and Anthony Martial, are also sidelined with injuries, can Marcus Rashford and Greenwood take on the offensive responsibility?
Don't forget, on December 12, local time, Manchester United will also face Manchester City in the Premier League Manchester City derby, 2 big battles in 5 days, and how to use Ole to line up is also a big test. If the Champions League is lost and the derby is lost, then Ole Gunnar Solskjaer's position will be shaken again.