The Europa League is the only way for Manchester United to seal a place in the Champions League if they are able to become champions, but if you look at their current performance then of course everyone will be very pessimistic because the opponent they face in the semi-finals is Atletico Bilbao. When compared to United then Bilbao is clearly better in terms of overall statistics. However, hope for the Red Devils is still open, Amorim really must be able to take advantage of this situation in order to maintain his reputation because there is no other way to fix all the slumps that have occurred except by winning the title in this tournament.
I will see how Amorim's tactics are when Manchester United face Athletic Club which in general the opponent is not bad this season when compared to Manchester United. But as bad as the team from the Premier League is, they must have a little more ability than other League teams when they compete in non-domestic competitions such as the Europa League, Conference League and others. You can see for yourself how Chelsea is in the Conference League and also Tottenham who are still in the Europa League semi-finals even though Tottenham's position in the Premier League standings is much worse than Manchester United.
That can't be a reference, Bilbao this season has performed quite impressively so it's not easy for Manchester United in this semifinal round even though many favor Manchester United but I don't think because of that the percentage will increase.
The first leg tonight Manchester United will play away which of course makes it even more difficult for them but if Manchester United plays safe and takes advantage of the second round later when playing at home maybe they can advance to the final, it's about strategy and it's worth looking forward to.