What do Man Utd need to guarantee qualification to the Europa League last 16?

MANCHESTER UNITED are connected the brink of finalising their spot successful the adjacent signifier of the Europa League.

United secured a precocious 2-1 triumph implicit Rangers past week and presently beryllium 4th connected 15 points successful the league signifier of the competition.

The triumph against Rangers was important arsenic it ensured the Old Trafford nine gained breathing abstraction betwixt them ninth-placed Galatasaray.

Although not capable to corroborate consecutive qualification, their travel to Romanian giants FCSB connected Thursday puts destiny successful Ruben Amorim's side's hands.

FCSB are besides wrong the apical 8 with a big of teams vying for a 1 of the 8 seeded spots, including sixth-place Tottenham and the aforementioned Rangers successful 13th.

What bash Man Utd request to warrant qualification to the Europa League past 16?

Simply put, a triumph would spot the Red Devils advancement into the past 16 arsenic 1 of the 4 champion sides.

United are already guaranteed astatine slightest a spot successful the play-offs with their existent constituent tally.

But triumph would let them the accidental to decorativeness second, 3rd oregon 4th - arsenic agelong arsenic results successful either Roma's clash with Frankfurt and Athletic Club vs Viktoria Plzen spell their way.

Despite being 1 of the 3 unbeaten sides successful the competition, the Reds can't drawback array toppers Lazio.

According to Opta's supercomputer - which simulates the 2024-25 Europa League signifier 50,000 times to enactment retired team's Europa League knockout likelihood - United person an 89.8 per cent accidental of a top-eight finish.

How to ticker FCSB vs Man Utd

• United's last league signifier clash against FCSB volition beryllium shown unrecorded on TNT Sports 1 successful the UK.
• Fans volition besides person the enactment to watercourse each full enactment connected discovery+ which is disposable to download via immoderate compatible mobile instrumentality oregon tablet.
• Kick-off for the immense lucifer - and each different Europa League games - is scheduled to get underway at 8pm GMT on Thursday, January 30.
• Alternatively, tune successful to SunSport's comprehensive unrecorded blog for each the enactment arsenic it happens.