June 22, 2022| SPORTSCARDBLOGS| 0 Comment

‘Europa League takes priority over Premier League’

JOSE MOURINHO HAS no problem with resting players against Arsenal at the weekend if it will help Manchester United reach the Europa League final.

United take on Celta Vigo in the first leg of their final-four clash at Balaidos on Thursday and then face a trip to Emirates Stadium on Sunday for a match that could have huge ramifications in the race to qualify for the Champions League via the domestic route.

Mourinho’s side sit fifth in the Premier League, one point behind local rivals Manchester City and five clear of Arsenal in sixth, though the Gunners have a game in hand.

But the Portuguese insists winning the Europa League is United’s priority, with the competition arguably offering a more realistic route to a return to European football’s top table.

“Thinking about us as a team I think it would be a good achievement with as many problems as we’ve had and would allow us to be back to the Champions League next season.

“If we play the final, the players who play it would not be selected for the Sunday before the final.”

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Celta have lost all three of their LaLiga matches since confirming their place in the semi-finals with a 4-3 aggregate wih over Genk, but Mourinho remains wary given the way Eduardo Berizzo has rotated his side mid-table in that time.

“That Celta managed to be in the semi-finals, it says everything,” he said.

“They are here to win, they’ve played three league games with their second team. I think it’s very clear they have come to win.”

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