Manchester United are yet to publish their financial accounts for the year ending June 2023 in a move possibly linked to the ongoing takeover saga.
20.09.2023 - 03:47 / manchestereveningnews.co.uk
When night falls, the Allianz Arena glows red. Twice in their history, Manchester United have left the stadium in the red.
Now their squad is. Twelve players are absent through injury, off-pitch matters and ineligibility. The ineligible Donny van de Beek reached a Champions League semi-final under the current United manager and still failed to make the cut for their European squad.
United were last here in Munich for David Moyes's last stand. In Europe, at least. United put up more of a fight in his penultimate match in charge than they did 11 days later when Moyes walked to the gallows at Goodison Park.
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Erik ten Hag has not strayed close to the territory Moyes found himself in within 10 months of opening the door to the manager's office at Carrington. If there is a club where it can suddenly spiral, it is United.
Expectations are lower for United against Bayern than they were when Moyes was the manager. The gulf between the two great clubs has never been this wide on the eve of a meeting.
"I felt with Manchester United there was always a lot of noise," the Bayern coach Thomas Tuchel said of his time in England with Chelsea. "A lot of pundits are ex-players from Manchester United, you have this legacy from Sir Alex Ferguson which creates a lot of pressure, a lot of expectation around Manchester United."
Tuchel empathises with Ten Hag. Bayern are nicknamed FC Hollywood and continue to dominate the column inches in Germany. They will have more A-listers on the pitch than United's depleted starting XI.
The press conference room at the Allianz is more like a convention centre, around four times the size of the cramped broom cupboard at
Manchester United are yet to publish their financial accounts for the year ending June 2023 in a move possibly linked to the ongoing takeover saga.
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