Manchester United manager Erik ten Hag admits he has an early idea on how to approach the Europa League meeting with Real Betis after the two clubs were pitted against each other in the last-16.
Still bouncing from their memorable comeback win over Catalan giants Barcelona at Old Trafford on Thursday night, United did not have to wait too long to discover their next European opponents. Fred and Antony were on target to rubber-stamp their place in the draw.
With a spot in the quarter-finals at stake, United will go head-to-head with Betis over two legs next month as they aim to keep their quadruple hopes alive. But while that proposition has supporters in buoyant mood right now, Ten Hag is demanding focus for the games in between.
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United have little time to celebrate their midweek heroics as they promptly turn their attentions to Newcastle in the Carabao Cup final on Sunday afternoon (4.30pm). However, the Dutchman did provide a short reaction to the draw with United recently having played Betis during the mid-season training camp in Spain.
During his interview with MUFC media, Ten Hag said: "I just heard [the draw] and we played them in the pre-season after the winter break. You know what you get from Spanish football, we faced it last night.
"[Real Betis are] A playing team, a skilful team, so we will have to play our best. We played Real Sociedad this season and, so we know, only when you play your best you have a chance to survive and to get into the next round, we will go deeper when we face them."
Ten Hag continued: "First we have to put energy and the focus into these next games, and games [after that], because first we have the Carabao Cup, the FA Cup and then the Premier League."
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