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Manchester United’s season, once full of hope, is threatening to unravel
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Manchester United's Marcel Sabitzer celebrates scoring his second goal against Sevilla in the Europa League quarter-final on April 13, 2023.
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LONDON – A familiar uncertainty grips Manchester United. A season of promise, of renewal after years of blight, is in danger of going awry. As Sevilla equalised via two second-half own goals on Thursday in the Europa League,
Sevilla were familiar foes, Champions League opponents whose Old Trafford win in 2018 gave rise to the infamous “football heritage” rant where Jose Mourinho derided the club he was managing. They also knocked United out of the Europa League pandemic tournament held in 2020.
