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Seriously biased! Manchester United is invincible in the UEFA Cup and has been defeated repeatedly in the Premier League

6:13am, 7 May 2025Football

Manchester United showed a completely opposite goal status in the Premier League this season.

In the early morning of May 2, the "Red Devils" defeated Athletic Bilbao 3-0 away in the first leg of the Europa League semi-finals. The victory helped Manchester United reach the final with an unbeaten record after 13 games.

The team led by coach Ruben Amorin's goal-scoring status in the European arena is in stark contrast to their performance in the Premier League. In the domestic league, Manchester United has only scored 12 goals in their last 12 games. But in the Europa League, the "Red Devils" are the team with the most goals since the start of the game, scoring a total of 31 goals.

According to Opta statistics, Manchester United scored more than 2 goals per game in 10 games in the UEFA Cup this season. This result is in the same record as their own record set in the 2002/03 Champions League.

By the second scoring against Athletic Bilbao, Bruno Fernandez topped the UEFA Cup scorer list with seven goals, tied with Olympiacos' Ayub Elkabi and Bode's shining Casper Hog. Another Manchester United player, Rasmus Hoylund, also ranked in the top ten with five goals. After the game, coach Amorin still seemed cautious: "This result is good, but the team still had difficulties at the beginning of the game and had to gradually change the way the game was played later. Manchester United had many opportunities to score more goals. Everything is not over. Athletic Bilbao can do the same thing at Old Trafford Stadium. They are very strong and play very positively. We need to be fully prepared."

In addition to Bruno Fernandez's brace, Casemiro also contributed a goal in Manchester United's 3-0 victory over Athletic Bilbao. In another semi-final, Tottenham Hotspur defeated Bode Shining 3-1 and entered the final with one foot.

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