Manchester United are not having a good season. The campaign already seemed lost when Ole Gunnar Solskjaer was sacked in November and that proved to be the case as Ralf Rangnick saw his men knocked out of every cup competition while struggling to finish in the top four.
With the very real possibility of missing out on the Champions League next season, there is a chance United could be playing on Thursday nights in the Europa League or the Europa Conference League. This has led a lot of fans to ask whether the club would actually be better off missing out on European football completely.
Part of the reasoning behind this is due to how well Arsenal have done without the distraction of European competition this season, as they looked to restart their own project. And also, with the possible appointment of a manager like Erik ten Hag who has complicated and precise tactics that he needs to implement, the added time to work on them during the week might help.
