Manchester United take on the visitors Newcastle in the final match of English Football League Cup. The match will be played on Sunday, February 26th at Wembley (London).
Manchester United look very promising this season - especially compared to the previous, quite disastrous, campaign. The English Premier League remains the club's top priority at the moment, and after hiring ten Hag and spending millions on new players, they hoped for at least a return to the Champions League zone. But now, in the winter stage, the "Mancunians" have made a significant improvement, while many competitors do not shine. As a result, there is now an opportunity to shift focus to other tournaments without much risk. They had to play against Barcelona again on Thursday - the giants met in the Europa League round of 16. And after a 2-2 draw at Camp Nou, they stupidly conceded a goal at home (Bruno Fernandes "helped" by coming into his own penalty area and earning a penalty), but in the end, they won 2-1 with a determined performance. And now, just three days later, they need to play a decisive match.
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From August to December, Newcastle showed confident football, which allowed them to stay in third place. But since January, a serious problem has been emerging for this club. They are still incredibly solid in defense, which allowed them to continue their unbeaten run, but they have almost stopped scoring goals. They still had the strength and courage to reach the semi-finals of the League Cup against Southampton. But in another cup, they were knocked out by the modest Sheffield Wednesday. In the English Premier League, they have been playing draws, 0-0 or 1-1, since December 31st. Only Fulham was defeated thanks to Isak's goal in the 89th minute. The series ended, ironically, with Liverpool, the only club that managed to beat the "black and white" in this Premier League campaign. This time, the defense, which was previously a trump card, failed. By the 17th minute, the "Reds" managed to score twice, and then Pope, misjudging the rebound, played the ball with his hand outside the penalty area and was sent off with a red card.
In both of their previous encounters in the 2021-2022 season, the clubs drew, with uneventful matches resulting in 0-0 and 1-1. Despite good overall statistics for the season, the "Magpies" are currently on the decline. Meanwhile, Manchester United manages to show results despite all their problems and a tough schedule. We predict that the "Red Devils" will win in regular time.
Prediction for the match: Manchester United to win after full time.
