THE WEEK AHEAD FOR UNITED

This week, the Europa League round of 32 comes to a conclusion, while Ole Gunnar Solskjaer’s men also face a tough test on Merseyside.

With an FA Youth Cup quarter-final and several birthdays also on the horizon, there’s plenty to jot down in your diary as February ends and March begins.

Here is what’s in store over the next seven days…

MONDAY

As well as continuing to provide reaction to Sunday’s excellent 3-0 win over Watford in the Premier League, we’ll also be celebrating the 80th birthday of one of United’s greatest-ever players. Denis Law hit 237 goals in 404 appearances during his decade-long spell at Old Trafford, placing him third on our all-time list of scorers. Many happy returns, Denis!

TUESDAY

With first-team fixtures once again coming thick and fast, attention will turn to Thursday’s Europa League last 32 second leg against Club Brugge. Before that, we’ll be wishing our former midfielder Ji-Sung Park a happy 39th birthday. The South Korean won four Premier League titles, three League Cups and a Champions League trophy during a productive seven-year period in Manchester.

WEDNESDAY

Manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer turns 47! After he blows the candles out on his cake, he'll hold his pre-match press conference, ahead of the Club Brugge match, at the Aon Training Complex, at a time to be confirmed. Happy birthday Ole!

THURSDAY

The first-team are back in European action, as Belgian league leaders Club Brugge travel to Old Trafford for a 20:00 GMT kick-off. The tie remains in the balance, after a 1-1 draw at the Jan Breydel Stadium last week, with Anthony Martial’s 36th-minute equaliser providing us with a potentially pivotal away goal. You can follow all the action and reaction from our last-32 second leg on MUTV from 18:55 GMT, on our Official App and through ManUtd.com.

FRIDAY

Should everything go to plan on Thursday night, we'll be in the hat when the draw for the last 16 of the Europa League takes place in Nyon, Switzerland from 12:00 GMT. Voting for our February Player of the Month will also open in our Official App. Fred took home the January award, and we're sure this month's gong will be hotly contested after a largely positive few weeks on the pitch.

It’s a crunch day for our Under-18s, as we host Wigan Athletic at Old Trafford in the quarter-finals of the FA Youth Cup (19:00 GMT kick-off). Neil Ryan’s side have reached this stage of the competition, which we have won on a record 10 occasions, for the first time since 2012, and tickets for the match at the Theatre of Dreams are free.

SATURDAY

We’ll be previewing Sunday’s Premier League match at Everton, as the Reds aim to continue our good recent form in domestic competition. Solskjaer’s men have kept five clean sheets in succession on English soil and are aiming to win three league games in a row for the first time this season.

Our Under-18s were due to travel to Merseyside to take on Everton's youngsters at Finch Farm on Saturday, but due to our involvement in the FA Youth Cup, this match has been put back to Tuesday 10 March 2020 (kick off 19:00 GMT).

SUNDAY

United are back on the road, as we make the short trip down the M62 to take on Carlo Ancelotti’s Everton at Goodison Park, at 14:00 GMT. The Reds will be keen to put last season’s 4-0 loss to the Toffees well and truly behind us, although the Blues have been revitalised since the experienced Italian replaced Marco Silva as manager in December and will, as ever, pose a tough test. However, they were beaten 3-2 by Arsenal on Sunday.

We’ll be on the ground in Merseyside from 12:55 GMT to provide you with all the build-up, with live in-game commentary on MUTV and updates on the Official App to take you through another important 90 minutes.