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Manchester United went head-to-head with Barcelona in a thrilling first leg of the Europa League knockout phase tie last night.
Marcus Rashford scored one and made another in another dizzying individual display that secured a 2-2 draw at the Camp Nou, putting United in the box for the second leg next week.
The performance delighted ex-Red Paul Scholes, who mischievously said United are on track to sweep the trophy table this season in his post-match reaction to BT Sport.
“The quad is still on!” ????
Is Paul Scholes right, could this Man United team do the quadruple? ????#UEL pic.twitter.com/Pdr3iTLmND
– Football on BT Sport (@btsportfootball) February 16, 2023
When presented with United’s upcoming series of matches, which includes key games in four different competitions, Scholes claimed that United can win everything.
“The quadruple is still going!” she joked.
The wry reply was followed by Scholes insisting he is not joking about United’s quadruple chances, but still in a somewhat sarcastic tone.
However, Scholes was more serious in his assessment of the importance of the next set’s games facing Erik ten Hag and his team.
“Look, every game is a great game now,” he said.
United play Leicester in the Premier League this Sunday ahead of the thrilling second leg of Barca’s tie next Thursday (April 23), followed by the Carabao Cup final against Newcastle on Sunday (April 26). .
Then comes a midweek FA Cup fifth round tie at home to West Ham (March 1), before the always-important trip to Anfield the following weekend (March 5).
If United successfully navigate this group of games, they will be in line for a very exciting season finale, with a trophy in the bag.
The mere fact that United are in the conversation for a trophy, or four, this season is testament to the impressive job Erik ten Hag has done since arriving at Old Trafford.
The horrendous end to last season, coupled with back-to-back losses at the start of this campaign, left Ten Hag with a mountain to climb.
United have since rediscovered their form, underscored by their strong performance in Spain last night which leaves them favorites to finish the job in Manchester.
