Man Utd - Sevilla: Waiting for inspiration Casemiro, Eriksen

Casemiro and Eriksen have been the inspiration for Man Utd to win nine consecutive matches in all competitions between November and January this season. But since Eriksen's serious injury against Reading on January 28, and Casemiro's consecutive suspensions, Man Utd's results are more volatile due to the lack of midfield pillars. But against Sevilla, coach Erik ten Hag can use Casemiro and Eriksen at the same time, after a series of games without both.

Casemiro has finished his four-match suspension with a direct red card against Southampton on March 12. And Eriksen was also a substitute in the last match against Everton on April 8. The Danish midfielder shows a good sense of the ball and is ready to start in the Europa League. Man Utd have never lost when Casemiro, Eriksen and Bruno Fernandes started together.

Welcoming the midfielders back, but Man Utd was "paralyzed" on the left wing when Marcus Rashford and Luke Shaw were both absent from Sevilla due to injury. Shaw is in form with consistent performances in attack and defence, while Rashford has scored 28 goals in 47 games this season. Their replacements like Tyrell Malacia and Anthony Martial have not played so consistently.

According to Opta, Man Utd has a 69% chance of winning this match, only a 12% chance of losing. Sevilla is the richest in the history of Europa League or UEFA Cup before, but not in good form. They are only ranked 13th in La Liga, five points above the relegation group. "We respect Man Utd, but they also respect Sevilla," coach Jose Luis Mendilibar said in a pre-match press conference. "Sevilla's history in the tournament is more impressive, so we will try to win."

Mendilibar is Sevilla's third coach this season, after Julen Lopetegui and Jorge Sampaoli lost their jobs respectively. Through two matches under Mendilibar, Sevilla won Cadiz and drew Celta Vigo in La Liga. They play with their own style when they mainly compete for the second ball in the last third of the field, and focus on attacking in the position of left midfielder Bryan Gil. Man Utd will probably use a better defensive defender than Aaron Wan-Bissaka to block this opponent.

Sevilla still has to pay attention to the relegation race, and Man Utd is not sure of the top 4 in the Premier League. They still have to play in three fronts, including the FA Cup. However, coach Ten Hag often uses the strongest lineup in matches. "We will play hot and surprise the opponent," said the Dutch coach. "Man Utd will attack with 11 men, and defend with 11."

Man Utd already has a pocket title this season is the English League Cup, but their ambitions do not stop there. According to FiveThirtyEight statistics, Man Utd has the most chance of winning the Europa League, with a 23% chance. But six out of eight teams also have a more than 10% chance of winning, making tournament outcomes potentially unpredictable.

Also on the evening of April 13, Feyenoord took on Roma in the earliest match of the round, in the Netherlands. The visitors of the away team are not allowed to appear in this match for security reasons, so Feyenoord will try to take advantage of the home field advantage to take the lead. Meanwhile, coach Jose Mourinho still dreams of winning the Europa League for the second time in his career, after 2017 with Man Utd. Mourinho is still the only coach to have won the Champions League, Europa League and Conference League.

At the same time as Man Utd's match, Juventus received Sporting in Italy. The winners of these two matches will meet in the semi-finals. The other match took place between Bayer Leverkusen and Union St Gilloise in Germany. At this time with Man Utd in the tournament, any opponent with them is not much different.

Man Utd is still rated higher than Sevilla anyway, but the important thing is how they take advantage of the home field advantage. Sportsmole and Sportskeeda both predict that the host will win 3-1, and the Evening Standard newspaper also predicts that Man Utd will win by two goals but it is 2-0.

Man Utd: De Gea; Dalot, Varane, L Martinez, Malacia; Casemiro, Fred, Fernandes; Antony, Martial, Sancho

Seville: Bono; Montiel, Bade, Gudelj, Acuna; Fernando, Rakitic; Ocampos, Torres, Lamela; En-Nesyri