Manchester United are back in Premier League action when they play Wolves at Old Trafford.
Many United fans will still be on cloud nine after the most thrilling night of a mostly miserable season on Thursday, when Lyon were vanquished in the Europa League quarter-finals in the most dramatic of circumstances at Old Trafford.
After an initial pulsating 2-2 draw in France, the second leg was simply astonishing and featured a pair of two-goal comebacks, with United blowing a 2-0 half-time lead to be taken to extra time and then falling 4-2 behind to 10 men and looking to be heading out before three goals in seven minutes from Bruno Fernandes, Kobbie Mainoo and Harry Maguire saw them win 5-4 on the night and 7-6 on aggregate.
A two-legged semi-final tie with Athletic Bilbao now awaits, as might the tantalising prospect of a potential showpiece showdown with Tottenham, with winning the Europa League now the full priority as United seek to return to the Champions League next season but currently sit down in 14th place in the top-flight and only three points above 17th.
Ruben Amorim’s side have won only three of their last 10 in the league in what is by far and away their worst season of the Premier League era, thrashed 4-1 by Carabao Cup winners Newcastle at St James’ Park last weekend to follow a drab Manchester derby stalemate against City and defeat at Nottingham Forest.
They now come up against a resurgent Wolves team under Amorim’s compatriot Vitor Pereira who are only two places and three points behind their opponents in 16th.
They are 14 above the cut-adrift bottom three with only six games remaining having banished any lingering relegation worries with an impressive five-match unbeaten run that began with a draw against Everton before four successive wins over Southampton, West Ham, Ipswich and Tottenham, the latter thumped 4-2 at Molineux.
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