Arsenal and Chelsea lost their matches on Tuesday, dimming their hopes of progressing further in UEFA Champions League Competition. The results put pressure on Manchester United, who had to use everything on their disposal to win their Wednesday game against Wolfsburg.
A 2-1 win for United on Wednesday was a huge relief for United Manager Louis Van Gaal and by extension the entire team which was frozen out of the competition last season. In form Juan Mata was influential in yesterday’s match as he leveled from the spot, after Caligiuri handled and flicked through for Chris Smalling to slide in the winner.
Wednesday’s match puts all teams in Group B on three points, which is not bad for United as they are require to win a minimum of three matches to qualify for next round of the competition.
Louis Van Gaal could not hide his joy after yesterday’s match; he was spotted smiling as he left the stadium. He is an experienced coach and he knows how tough it is to win a match in such a competition. He is also aware of the pain of losing matches when you spend close to € 300m on signing new players.
Since the red devils tops the Barclays Premier League table, it’s up the players to produce consistent display in order to restore United’s past glory.
