Ruben Amorim insists the Europa League fixtures are “much harder” than the Champions League due to Thursday fixtures.

Manchester United are hoping to win Europe’s top competition this season, which would allow them to qualify for next season’s Champions League, after failing to secure a place in the group stage

after reaching the league stage unbeaten. The Red Devils drew 1-1 with Spanish side Real Sociedad in the first leg of their last-16 tie on Thursday night,

so they will need to win the second leg at Old Trafford next week if they are to reach the quarter-finals. But they first face Arsenal in the Premier League on Sunday.

Amorim said ahead of the Gunners’ clash his side had only three days to prepare instead of the five they had with Arsenal after beating PSV 7-1 in the Champions League on Tuesday. สมัครสมาชิก UFABET วันนี้ รับเครดิตฟรีทุกวัน “I think the biggest problem is that we don’t have all the players because people talk about our rotation, especially in Europe,”

the United manager said.

“We change players all the time,” he said.

“Because of that, because it’s really difficult and, in my opinion, the Europa League is much more difficult than the Champions League.

“Not because of the game itself, but the recovery to get back to the Premier League this weekend, so we have to deal with that.”