Manchester United face a nightmare fixture schedule after their place in the Europa League play-off round was confirmed on Thursday night. Erik ten Hag's side needed to defeat Real Sociedad by a two-goal margin in their final group game to win Group E, but ended up staying in second place after a 1-0 win.
It means that although United have qualified for the next round, they will need to overcome a two-legged play-off tie against a team that finished third in their respective Champions League group to decide which side should move on to the knockout stage proper.
That tie now needs to be played across February 14 and February 21, adding a further two fixtures to a packed schedule that is already in need of finding space for another two rearranged matches.
