However, not always a team can perform as per our expectations, but the good news for Manchester United is that the two teams that were champions and runners-up last season are not in the Europa League this season and they have the potential to do well. Manchester United manager must take every match of the tournament seriously and perform according to the plan only then Manchester United can do well in the European League tournament.
I think one of the reason why prediction in early season can easily end up wrong is because we can't factor team current atmosphere/mood, tactical shift, and so on. For Manchester United, I think dresing room atmosphere will be key to know how they will perform again this season. I think it's worth a shot for them to focus on winning the UEL too, if anything that should be the target considering the quality of their players relative to the competition. On the other hand, another upset would be welcome since it means games will be fun to watch.