Catastrophic in the Premier League despite Ruben Amorim taking office, with two defeats in a row against Arsenal but also Nottingham last weekend, Manchester United continues its good run in the Europa League. The Red Devils scored a third victory in a row on the European scene, Thursday in Plzen (1-2) and are in a good position to finish in the top 8 qualifying for the round of 16 before the last two days.
United were able to count on the good form of Rasmus Hojlund during this trip to Czechia. Marcus Rashford and Joshua Zirkzee struggled to distinguish themselves and the locals opened the scoring through Matej Vydra on a huge recovery error from André Onana (48th). But Hojlund, who entered on the hour mark, equalized straight away with a flurry of surfaces (62nd). As added time approached, the 21-year-old striker finished magnificently in the area on a free kick from Bruno Fernandes (88th).
City United on Sunday
Rasmus Hojlund is in great form while the name of Swedish striker Viktor Gyökeres inevitably accompanied the arrival of Amorim. The Danish striker recruited from Atalanta has five goals in the last four matches (he had already scored twice against Bodo/Glimt).
Manchester United have two major shocks with their derby against Man City on Sunday (5:30 p.m.), at the Etihad, then a League Cup quarter-final against Tottenham, in north London, in a week.
