They will have to invest in January, they will improve the team to play Barcelona

The Red Devils are a team that came second in their group in the Europa League, they were left with 15 points just like Real Sociedad, the difference was that they failed to win the last game by two goals difference, they needed an extra goal to avoid this preliminary phase they will play, the rival will be Xavi's Barcelona, who will be facing the Old Trafford club in a series that will be of great impact.

Xavi commented on this duel that it will be crucial but they were very unlucky, it was certainly a team they wanted to avoid because of what it represents to play against Manchester United, it will be a great game to be played to be able to look for that place in the next round, they want to stand out with their level of play to achieve the next level, to be a team that accesses the next phase.

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Erik ten Hag knows the importance of this game, they will have time to prepare for the first game in which they will have to show their best version, it depended on them to access directly to the next round, but 15 points were not enough, they lacked a goal and now they will have a key game in February, there will be much expectation about this game, they will seek to win this game because of what represents a rival like Barcelona.

The Blaugrana club is coming from the Champions League, this team comes from being third in their group, did not go to the next round because Bayern Munich went as first, and Inter as second in the group, it added a new failure for Barcelona that has lost hierarchy among the big European clubs, they want to win in this series of the two teams looking to find a better level.

The Red Devils will be able to strengthen in January for the match against Barcelona

They have tried to make Erik ten Hag confident, Xavi spoke well of the level of the team, this to provoke the Man Utd team to feel that they are superior and can take a surprise, the first leg will be in Barcelona with the suspension of Lisandro Martinez, while the return will be at Old Trafford to close this classification they hope to have in the Europa League, they want to win the international championship.