In the era of Man United after Sir Alex Ferguson, 13 years have passed, only 2 times the team finished higher than 3rd. The goal of playing well in the remaining matches sounds empty but it is very necessary at this time for the "Red Devils".
Michael Carrick has completed his mission by helping the team win a Champions League ticket, but his long-term future is still not guaranteed. Therefore, if he wins all 9 points in the remaining 3 matches, it will be a huge boost for the owners to move towards a longer-term contract for the English coach.
With just 4 more points, Man United is sure to finish the season in 3rd place. Landing in this position will help the team have a bonus amount of more than 5.5 million pounds compared to falling to 5th place. Therefore, there are still goals, both tangible and intangible, for Carrick to aim for victory.
Bruno Fernandes has just received the title "Player of the Season" voted by the British Writers' Association (FWA). This is a very excellent season for the Portuguese midfielder in the Premier League when he has 8 goals and 19 assists. Just 2 more assists, he will break the record of the league history held by Thierry Henry and Kevin De Bruyne.
Currently, Bruno is aiming to win a double personal title after the FWA's honor. He still has the award of the Professional Footballers Association of England (PFA) waiting and that is a milestone worth striving to reach.
The remaining 3 matches are also opportunities for reserve players to play more often. From December 2025 to now, Noussair Mazraoui has only started 3 matches. Mason Mount has not even been named in the starting lineup once since the beginning of the year. Meanwhile, Joshua Zirkzee and Manuel Ugarte have only started once during the time Michael Carrick was in charge.
They really need to play more to be able to score points with the national team coaches participating in the 2026 World Cup. With such a desire, Man United fans are not too worried about these stars lacking fighting spirit in the final rounds.
Luke Shaw is having a very surprising season when he has started all matches from the beginning of the season until now in the Premier League. In 12 years wearing the team's shirt, the career of this talented English defender has been greatly ruined by injuries, but the story at this time is completely different.
Shaw is the only player to have played all 35 matches since the beginning of the season and in all 19 remaining teams, only 5 people have achieved this result. A few weeks ago, Man United released an interview video with Shaw to talk about his stable performance this season. He was moved when talking about the difficult time he had spent struggling with injuries. Therefore, being able to start in the remaining 3 matches is definitely a great motivation for the 30-year-old star.
Casemiro has said goodbye for a long time and the remaining matches of this season will be an opportunity for him to show gratitude to Man United fans. The Brazilian midfielder has played with all his inherent class to help the team achieve success this season. The affection of the "Red Devils" fans for Casemiro is very great and each match with him will be a time for values to be honored.
Not only Casemiro, the final matches of this season will be an opportunity for Benjamin Sesko to make more marks in the hearts of Man United fans. This season, he has 12 goals in all competitions and 10 goals in the last 15 matches.
Among the players who have played more than 600 minutes in the Premier League, Sesko is only behind Erling Haaland, Junior Kroupi and Igor Thiago in terms of scoring time per minute played. This is not bad at all for a 22-year-old player in his first season in England. Only Marcus Rashford (17 goals in the 2022-2023 season), Cristiano Ronaldo (18 goals in the 2021-2022 season) and Bruno Fernandes (18 goals in the 2020-2021 season) have better scoring records in the Premier League than Sesko in recent seasons. If the Slovenian striker scores more goals in the remaining 3 matches, it is a great morale boost.
