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Gary Neville has said Manchester United’s limp exit from the Champions League comes as ‘no surprise’ and believes it will be a ‘long road’ until the end of the season.
Renan Lodi’s header just before half-time sent United tumbling out at the last-16 stage as their last chance of silverware this season vanished.
Ralf Rangnick’s team now face an uphill struggle to qualify for the Champions League next season by finishing in the Premier League top four.
Manchester United crashed out of the Champions League after losing to Atletico Madrid
The Spanish visitors beat United 1-0 at Old Trafford to secure their place in the quarter-finals
United club legend Gary Neville wasn’t surprised by the manner of their exit from Europe
On Twitter, Neville wrote that ‘any decent team’ would beat United at the moment
And club legend Neville summed up the feelings of many when he tweeted: ‘No surprise last night. Any decent team, with organisation and fight are likely to beat this United team.
‘It’s why I couldn’t get excited after Spurs [a 3-2 win] last Saturday because that Spurs performance would get you beat v [versus] a good team.’
‘A long road in to the end of May!’
Now out of both the FA Cup and the Champions League, United can only focus on the league as they attempt to overhaul Arsenal and claim fourth position and a return to Europe’s top competition.
That, however, seems unlikely with the Gunners currently a point ahead but with three games in hand on United.
It was Renan Lodi’s (above) header that secured the Spanish giants the victory at Old Trafford
Cristiano Ronaldo can’t hide his frustration as United crashed out of Europe at the last-16 stage
Although United beat Tottenham at Old Trafford, Antonio Conte’s side remain five points behind them but with two games in hand, while West Ham and Wolves also remain in top four contention.
It looks increasingly likely United will end up in the UEFA Europa League or, even worse, the UEFA…
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Source : dailymail
