Roy Keane made a request to director Eric ten Haag.
Manchester United recorded a 2-0 victory over Nottingham Forest in the second leg of the English Football League Cup (EFL Cup) semifinals in the 2022-23 season held at Old Trafford in Manchester, England at 5 am (Korean time) on the 2nd. As a result, United succeeded in advancing to the final with an aggregate score of 5-0, and faced Newcastle United.
Manchester United are challenging their first championship in six years. The process went smoothly. They defeated Aston Villa, Burnley and Charlton in order and faced Nottingham Forest in the semifinals. As it is divided into the first and second games, the result of the first leg was important, and we won 3-0 in the first leg held on the road.
On this day, Man United played the game stably from the beginning. Manager Eric ten Haag led the game against Nottingham even while running partial rotations, with Marcus Rashford and David de Gea on the bench.
However, scoring did not come easily. The possession was led by Man Utd, but Nottingham’s defensive concentration stood out and the net was hardly shaken.
In the end, Manchester United, who were aiming for a goal, made a change first. Ten Hag put Rashford, Anthony Martial and Jadon Sancho in to power the attack. And immediately scored. Martial opened the scoring in the 10th minute of the second half, and Fred’s additional goal 3 minutes later made the score 2-0 안전놀이터. In the end, Manchester United won 2-0 and advanced to the final with a combined score of 5-0 in the first and second legs.
This will see Manchester United face Newcastle in the EFL Cup final. Man Utd is evaluated to have raised the team’s organizational power in an instant this season under coach Ten Hag, and raised the level of the team to a higher level to the extent of finishing 4th in the league. In addition to this, he reached the final of the EFL Cup, and the trophy of the first season was also closer.
When Manchester United’s finals were confirmed, there was a person who was particularly happy. It was Manchester United legend Roy Keane. In an interview with coach Ten Haag after the game, Keane said, “Please get me two tickets for the final. Two tickets are enough. I’m going to watch the game.” In response, director Ten Hagh responded, “I know. There will be no problem,” and directed a warm scene. This is the part where you can see that Ten Hag is reviving the atmosphere of Manchester United to the fullest.