Manchester United face a difficult challenge of playing their postponed Premier League matches after Erik ten Hag's men were confined to a Europa League play-off game after failing to top their group.
The Reds needed to beat Real Sociedad by two or more goals in order to finish first place in Group E. If United would have achieved that feat against the LaLiga side, they would have only needed to play two matches to make it through to the quarterfinals of the Europa League.
However, because the Premier League side could only manage a 1-0 win against Sociedad, Ten Hag's men finished second in the group and will be required to play an additional two matches in the knockout play-off round, which takes place in February.
