Early this season Manchester United has into pot 1 for drawing stages this makes them placed as the favourite with highest UEFA coefficient so that's why during group phase Manchester United didn't facing strong opponents but being an unbeated on group phase is good achievement especially if we see the current condition of Manchester United which still struggle to find their consistency in Premier league and among all of the teams who participate on Europa league this season i can see only Manchester United as the only one who can do that
Sometimes one cannot just understand football. You see teams struggling in their Leagues having an exceptional. Performance in European competitions. In some cases, the contrary will be the case. Ajax is having a good time in the Dutch League but couldn't get a straight round of sixteen qualification. Manchester United has done well in the Europa but the main test will come in the next round.
Teams that have qualified will have to wait for the results of the playoff games for them to know who they will battle for the quarterfinals ticket. Before then we will have to enjoy some of the playoff games to see who will move to join the eight teams that got the instant slots.
This is why you cannot use the performance of a club in their domestic league to judge the club's performance in international competitions. Ajax was able to secure victory after three consecutive losses in their Europa matches, but they'll still be part of the playoffs. United is performing pretty good here, and I hope that they win their next match in the knockout stage.