Manchester United thrashed Chelseathis Thursday, and guaranteed the last vacancy of the English Championship for the next edition of the Champions League – Manchester City, Arsenal and Newcastle had already confirmed their place in the tournament. With that, the Liverpool, another club that disputed the advance to the continental competition, has no more chances of classification. Through his social media, striker Mohamed Salah lamented the situation and said he was disappointed with the team’s season.
“I am utterly devastated. There is absolutely no excuse for this. We had everything we needed to get to next year’s Champions League and we failed. We are Liverpool and qualifying for the competition is the bare minimum. I’m sorry but it’s too soon. for an upbeat or upbeat post. We’ve let you and ourselves down,” he wrote on his Twitter account. twitter.
I’m totally devastated. There’s absolutely no excuse for this. We had everything we needed to make it to next year’s Champions League and we failed. We are Liverpool and qualifying for the competition is the bare minimum. I am sorry but it’s too soon for an uplifting or optimistic… pic.twitter.com/qZmA9WsueM
— Mohamed Salah (@MoSalah) May 25, 2023
With this afternoon’s triumph, United reached 72 points in the Premier League and even took third place in the leaderboard. They are now six units clear of fifth-placed Liverpool with just one round remaining.
Thus, Salah and Jurgen Klopp’s team will compete in the Europa League in the 2023/24 season. The Red Devils needed a draw to secure their place in the Champions League. The last time Liverpool played in the second most important European competition was in 2015/16, when the team was runner-up.
Finally, to comply with the table, Manchester United returns to the field for the last round of the national championship next Sunday, when they receive Fulham, at 12:30 pm (Brasília time), at Old Trafford, in Manchester (ING). At the same time, Liverpool visit bottom and already relegated Southampton, at St Mary’s Stadium, in Southampton (ING).
Source: Gazetaesportiva
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