Five things to know about Manchester United's Europa League opponents - FC Midtjylland
Manchester United manager, Louis van Gaal certainly has many things to ponder upon. Apart from the disastrous loss to Wolfsburg that sent the Red Devils crashing out of the Champions League, an injury list of 9 first team players and the suspension of star midfielder Schweinsteiger, van Gaal might be forgiven for feeling a bit sorry for himself.The calls for him to be sacked are growing, and perhaps it’s high time he imposes his highly acclaimed “ philosophy “ into the United’s young blood and offers renewed hope for the huge, disgruntled fan base of Manchester United. An Europa League trophy will go a long way in endearing him to United fans, but van Gaal has to get past FC Midtjylland first.We bring you the five things to know about FC Midtjylland of Denmark - the next opponent of Manchester United in the Europa League.
#1 History
FC Midtjylland’s name literally translates to ‘Central Jutland’, a region of Denmark. Their humble origins have not deterred the 16 year old club from making it to the upper echelons of Europe.
The club came into being on 6th April, 1999 after 10 years of a merger discussion between 2 clubs, Ikast FS and Herning Fremad. The two local rivals decided that to properly challenge Denmark’s top clubs, they would have to merge.
Interestingly enough, four days later Sir Alex Ferguson’s boys won 8-1 at Nottingham Forest and went on to claim the treble that season.