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'It's a big chance to gain momentum'

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It’s been a difficult season at Old Trafford, with the club struggling in the lower half of the Premier League table, but United will enter the final month of 2024/25 still dreaming of silverware.

Athletic Club stand between us and a final and they will be a significant obstacle, as the showpiece event takes place at the Basques’ San Mames home.

O'Shea thinks that, if we do defeat Ernesto Valverde's side over two legs and go on to lift the trophy, it will make a huge difference going into the next campaign.

“He’s been really refreshing to see, because he obviously wears his heart on his sleeve,” Sheasy said, when asked to judge Amorim’s first six months in the head-coach role.