adminLONDON. — After the seventh home defeat of a wretched Barclays English Premier League soccer campaign against Sunderland on Saturday, Manchester United will be desperate to make amends when they host Hull City tonight. United last lost seven times at home in the 1973-74 season, when they were relegated to the old Division Two, and their 1-0 loss to Sunderland also appears to have ended their chances of sneaking into the Europa League.
Sixth-place Tottenham Hotspur currently occupy the final Europa League berth and need only a point from their final home game against Aston Villa to secure their place in next season’s competition.
With a seventh-place finish therefore beckoning, United will be playing for pride alone when they welcome FA Cup finalists Hull to Old Trafford for their last home game of the campaign.
While the club begin to look to the future, amid reports that Netherlands coach Louis van Gaal’s appointment as manager is imminent, today’s game will also provide an opportunity to look to the past.
After eight years of service, captain Nemanja Vidic will play his final home game for the club before leaving to join Inter Milan.
Fellow defenders Rio Ferdinand and Patrice Evra, both of whom are out of contract at the end of the season, may also be playing at Old Trafford for the final time. — AFP.
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