April was arguably Manchester United's most crucial month of the season.
This was determined by Manchester United's unique circumstances.
Like Bayern Munich and Real Madrid, Manchester United were in the title race in their domestic league, while also having upcoming Champions League fixtures.
When the league title race and the Champions League title race overlapped, April and May became especially important.
As everyone knew, Manchester United still held a considerable lead in the Premier League, so April might have been even more crucial to them than May.
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"The Premier League has now reached the end of Matchweek 33, and Manchester United remain unbeaten. In other words, you only need to hold on for another five matches to complete an unbeaten Premier League season..."
"Oh, there's not much to say about that."
Erik ten Hag shook his head. "We do have a certain advantage in the current standings."
"What I mean is, you will soon face Arsenal and Chelsea in succession, and Bayern Munich have now been confirmed as your Champions League semifinal opponents. Will facing three elite teams in a row challenge your unbeaten record?"
The reporter was not being entirely precise here, because Arsenal truly could not be considered a strong team this season. At least, that was the case compared to Chelsea and Bayern Munich.
Of course, judging a team's strength solely by this season's standings might have been a little too one-sided.
"Not long ago, you announced that Lisandro would miss the rest of the season. Mason Greenwood also seems unable to play for some time?"
"That isn't a problem."
Ten Hag told the reporter that