To make matters worse, it's an FA Cup quarter - final, making this match the gateway to United's
last chance of silverware this season.
The Portuguese won the Community Shield, EFL Cup and Europa League in his first season at Old Trafford but the FA Cup is
his last chance of silverware this season.
The competition is the Gunners»
last chance of silverware this term and offers the club a route into the lucrative Champions League if they can claim the trophy.
This will be Arsenal's
last chance of silverware this season, having fizzled out of the Premier League title race, and will likely be under more pressure than our rivals, but form generally goes out the window in these sorts of matches.
Not exact matches
This article I read on bleacherreport sums up what a fan who wants the club success would like to see from than onwards: - Beat Bayern and progress above our mental block - Make top four and possibly as good as
last season finishing # 2 likely getting positive result in our 5 most difficult fixtures (Spurs, Man U, Man City, Everton, Liverpool) & taking back some lost points - Ensuring we finish above any team in London except Chelsea
of course - Win FA Cup best
chance of silverware - Win UCL long reach but beating Bayern could spur the team and maybe make them believe coupled with playing any team except Barca, Real & Atletico in the round after and could we do a Chelsea 2012.
I still feel that we should be concentrating on the Premier League since there's a good
chance we can progress to the knockout rounds
of EL with playing Wilshere, Iwobi, Nelson, Debuchy, etc... I don't care much for Europa League in general, and want us out
of that competition, but it is another piece
of silverware, and in the end it might be the best
chance of getting back into CL (just like ManU did
last season).
United responded by beating Brighton to make it into the semi-finals
of the FA Cup, which now represents their
last realistic
chance of silverware as City are so close to mathematically wrapping up the title.
At 35 years
of age, the veteran shot - stopper arguably has one
last window for a good contract, which is likely to offer him more security in terms
of wage and length, and at this stage
of his career, that's completely understandable regardless
of whether or not Guardiola and City could offer him a short - term
chance at winning more
silverware.
The Red Devils host the Seagulls at Old Trafford in tomorrow's late kick - off in what remains their
last realistic
chance of silverware this season.
For all the build up to what is effectively United's
last chance saloon in terms
of achieving at least the bare minimum — reaching the group stages
of the Champions League for next season with the added bonus
of silverware, the players somehow managed it — like they did in the
last few minutes
of the EFL cup final, when at one stage the odds were stacked against them.
He had been scheduled to face Spurs later this month with Fiorentina in the Europa League
last 32, but instead, he now has the
chance to face them on March 1st with Chelsea, as he looks to secure the first
silverware of his career in the League Cup final.
With the Premier League season over, the FA Cup represents the
last — and only — remaining
chance of silverware for both clubs.