Louis van Gaal’s side are three points behind Leicester City, although the Premier League leaders host defending champions Chelsea on Monday night.
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“If we can beat Southampton we have a chance of beating Manchester United”.
They will have to guard strenuously against complacency to avoid meeting the same fate when February rolls around and the Europa League returns from its winter break.
Midtjylland were only formed in 1999 which was a famous year for United when they won the treble, and they won they Danish championship for the first time in their history last season.
Augsburg manager Stefan Reuter reveals that their Europa League last 32 tie with Liverpool was the match that “everybody was dreaming of” at the club.
The draw takes place at the headquarters of European football’s governing body Uefa in Nyon, Switzerland, at 12:00 GMT.
The Europa League is seen as less glamorous than the Champions League but United should always be looking to win every competition they are in. Germany and Spain have the largest number of representatives in the Europa League round of 32, both providing 4 teams.
‘The anticipation of facing Liverpool is huge, ‘ said Augsburg coach Markus Weinzierl. “The club I’ve supported since I was a boy”.
The Danish Champions, however, were knocked out of Champions League by Cypriot side APOEL in the third qualifying round. Of course, we have a chance against Manchester United.
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The four who were eliminated from the Champions League are Ukraine’s Shakhtar Donetsk, Galatasaray of Turkey, and Spanish clubs Sevilla and Valencia – where former Manchester United defender Neville is manager. Augsburg, a team Klopp knows well from his time in Germany as well as being an inferior opponent, is about as good as the Reds could’ve hoped.
