Seventeen matches in seven weeks, April and May.
"After that we lost boys who were good alternatives... when we lost these players in a period of 17 matches in 7 weeks, it was the impossible job".
"It doesn't matter what happened before, it doesn't matter how big matches we played before".
"It was not a gamble, just a outcome of our situation".
United are facing the prospect of finishing outside the top four of the Premier League for the second consecutive season - they finished fifth under Louis van Gaal in the previous campaign.
The formula is undoubtedly there: a 25 game unbeaten run, an unyielding capacity for creating chances, a League Cup and a potential Europa League trophy all point towards the groundwork being there. Tuanzebe recognised he'd made an impression on those watching, pleased that "I seemed to do that quite well" but at the end of the game "we didn't win" so, therefore, he admitted his own performance really doesn't count for much in the end.
At Anfield, Liverpool's James Milner saw his penalty saved by Fraser Forster as his side wasted a chance to bolster their Champions League bid.
"For Celta, in their words it's the most important match of their history. I've been at this club 13 years", he said.
As for the visitors, Celta Vigo are in torrid form, having suffered five consecutive defeats in all competitions ahead of Thursday's meeting.
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The Blue Devils are still in pursuit of five-star point guard Trevon Duval, arguably the best guard in the 2017 class. His commitment is the first since Kevin Knox spurned Duke last weekend, instead deciding to play at Kentucky.
"I see a difference between matches. You become cleverer, and since my (last) red card, I think things have improved".
"At the end of the day, if we go to Old Trafford and score the first goal, we are in the driving seat because if we score another one, they have to score two".
"When they play like that (defensively), they have to win".
This is unlikely to be as accentuated on Thursday night with a full house at Old Trafford and the importance of the game known to everyone. The game against Anderlecht wasn't warm enough to make a thrill, for a quarter-final.
Ajax leads Lyon 4-1 going into the second leg of their semifinal in France. "So we have to fight hard tomorrow".
Now the teams placed fifth to seventh in the Premier League table would qualify for the Europa League, with fifth and sixth assured of spots in the group stage.
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