MANCHESTER UNITED TODAY : FA CUP RACE BEGINS. THE SIGNIFICANCE OF THE FA CUP COMPETITION IN MANCHESTER UNITED'S SEASON

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The FA Cup trophy is a silverware that carries more than just financial rewards worth a total of 7 million in prize money for the eventual winners of the competition.  




To a lot of big-name clubs in England, especially big clubs participating in the 2019/20 Premier League competition, 7 million in prize money might not appear to be worth the trouble of fielding some of the talented big-name players the club has to offer and risk procuring injuries to a lot of the talented players that will most certainly play a vital role in helping a team like Manchester United fight for a much higher course such as a place in next seasons illustrious UEFA Champions League competition.






The decision to play some of Manchester United's big-name players in a competition such as the FA CUP might also incur fatigue to several players in Ole Gunner Solskjaers squad which might also cost Manchester United the opportunity to win this season Europa League competition. By winning this season's Europa League competition, Ole Gunner Solskjaer will successfully book an automatic ticket for his team into next seasons UEFA Champions League competition.



Also, let’s not forget that two major factors are swinging in Manchester United's favor in terms of next seasons UEFA Champions League competition. If Ole Gunner Solskjaer was to fail to clinch a top-four spot in the Premier League table this season but Solskjaer does lead Manchester United into ending the season in 5th place in the Premier League table and subsequently wins the Europa League competition this season, the Red Devils earn automatic qualification into next seasons UEFA Champion League competition.  











There are some reasons why Manchester United might choose not to put a lot of effort into winning this seasons FA Cup competition but let us talk about the reasons why Manchester United might put a respectable level of effort into winning this seasons FA Cup competition: 




History and Prestige of the competition: The FA Cup in England is revered as one the most prestigious competition there is to win in England. Yes, indeed, the FA Cup might not come with the same level of financial rewards that await winners of other major competitions such as the English Premier League and the Europa League or the illustrious UEFA Champions League but what the FA Cup does symbolize is the opportunity for teams in the lower English league (EFL League) to compete against the big teams in the higher English league for an opportunity to win a respectable amount of financial assets at the end of the competition. 





Twelve-time FA Cup winner is a reputation that is worth honoring by increasing the record to thirteen-time FA Cup winner by the end of the 2019/20 season. Manchester United over the past 15 decades has excelled at winning the FA Cup on multiple occasions, sometimes in back to back seasons, that Manchester United fans have unfortunately continued to view the FA Cup competition as just another occasion that does not warrant such high acclamation. While the FA Cup competition might carry a lot of high prestige attached to its name, Manchester United fans especially appear to have raised Manchester United football club to such a high pedestal that the FA Cup appears to be a competition not worth massive passion and massive effort being invested in central Manchester United.  







Does the decision by Manchester United to put the FA Cup competition on the backburner behind other major competition in Europe appear somewhat arrogant by the Red Devil? Perhaps! But looking at the weight of importance between the FA Cup and other major competition in Europe the decision to put the FA Cup competition behind other major European football competitions such as the Premier League and the UEFA Champions League starts to appear a lot more practical. 








Time to return to the main topic of the article for this week which tonights’ FA Cup game against Wolverhampton. While Manchester United has maintained a recent history of composing their 22 man roasters for FA Cup matches with the majority of players mostly academy prospects which allows Manchester United the opportunity to rest the vast majority of senior players for bigger games in major competitions taking place during the season.







However, there is a possibility heading into tonights match against Wolverhampton that Manchester United might just take a slightly different route and add a lot more senior- elite Manchester United- players into tonights starting line up than expected. In the past two seasons, Wolverhampton has grown from a team Manchester United can just easily blow-by to a team that has continuously taken points away from Manchester United at Old Trafford or at the Molineux stadium with certain, undeniable, conviction found in Wolves style of play. 










What will be the best remedy for Ole Gunner Solskjaer to overcome the trouble expected to be served by manager Nuno Santo men? strong starting line up? operating with a quick-paced attacking strategy? Setting the Manchester United to operate on a sound defensive set up that will trigger the counter-attacking plan for Solskjers side? or all the above?  

   
After bearing witness to Manchester United's resurgence, hunger, and passion to make their way out the unfortunate bottom half position in the Premier League table which Manchester United had found themselves in during the early part of the current season safe to say the hunger to succeed has returned at Manchester United. Therefore, there is little doubt that the main agenda for Ole Gunner Solskjaer’s team heading into tonight will be to secure complete victory and make further progress into the FA Cup competition.     

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