Former centre-back John O'Shea believes Manchester United will face an "uphill task" to secure a top-four finish if they fail to beat Tottenham Hotspur at Old Trafford on Saturday evening.
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44 per cent of Manchester United fans believe their Champions League run will come to an end against Atletico Madrid, though some do still harbour hope of seeing their side go all the way.
Both United and Atletico have had similar seasons so far with Ralf Rangnick's side enduring a torrid spell under his predecessor.
United recently squandered leads against Middlesbrough, Burnley and Southampton prior to their return to winning ways against Brighton in midweek.
Meanwhile, Atletico were left stunned by rock-bottom Levante who ran out 1-0 winners at the Wanda Metropolitano last weekend.
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United's win over Brighton saw Cristiano Ronaldo end his worst goal drought for well over a decade and he'll be hoping to continue his run of scoring in every European fixture he has featured in this season.
United's rivals Liverpool and Manchester City sent warning shots to the rest of Europe this week with Jurgen Klopp's men recording a 2-0 win over Inter Milan and Pep Guardiola's side thrashing Sporting Lisbon 5-0.
In a poll run by the Manchester Evening News , we asked you how far you thought United would get in this season’s Champions League.
A lot of fans believe United's run will end in the first knockout round with 44 per cent predicting Atletico Madrid will come out on top.
On the other hand, 23.5 per cent of fans believe United can go all the way to win their first Champions League crown since 2008.
Meanwhile, 18.8 per cent of voters feel Rangnick's side's run will end at the quarter-final stage.
Just 10.6 per cent of fans believe the semi-finals will spell the end of the journey, while just 2.7 per cent think United will suffer heartbreak in the final.
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