Manchester United's next Premier League fixtures compared with Liverpool FC, Tottenham and rivals
Manchester United will be looking to build on Thursday night's Europa League triumph over Real Betis when they welcome Southampton to Old Trafford in the Premier League on Sunday afternoon.
United, just four days after their 7-0 mauling at the hands of Liverpool at Anfield, got back to winning ways with a convincing 4-1 win over the La Liga side in the first leg of their Europa League last-16 showdown. After Marcus Rashford saw his first-half opener cancelled out by Ayoze Perez, the Reds rallied in the second half, scoring through Antony, Bruno Fernandes and Wout Weghorst to put one foot in the quarter-finals.
But before they can think about finishing the job in Spain next week, the Reds will attempt to get back on track in the Premier League against strugglers Southampton. Defeat at Anfield halted United's four-game unbeaten run in the league, meaning they will be determined to return to winning ways, especially when it will mark their last league outing for exactly three weeks.
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Coupled with Arsenal's dramatic victory over Bournemouth and Manchester City's routine win over Newcastle United last weekend, United's defeat at Anfield all but ended their already faint hopes of winning the title. They are now also nine points behind City in second, though they do have a game in hand.
It means, as was the expectation at the start of the campaign, United must now focus their efforts on securing a top-four finish and Champions League qualification for next season. Currently, just ten points separate United in third and Fulham in seventh, though Brighton & Hove Albion and Brentford, who are currently eighth and ninth respectively,
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