Europa League

Manchester United forward Cristiano Ronaldo has jokingly called his teammate Diogo Dalot 'little pit bull' on Instagram. Dalot shared an Instagram post of.

Ronaldo’s comment possibly indicated that Dalot is a pit bull in the Manchester United team due to his tenacious defending of late. Ronaldo then commented on the post, “Piteusinho,” which loosely translates to ‘little pit bull’. Manchester United forward Cristiano Ronaldo has jokingly called his teammate Diogo Dalot ‘little pit bull’ on Instagram.

Arsenal are tipped to go far in this year's Europa League, but Henry feels one particular thing may hold his former side back.

[Thierry Henry](https://www.football.london/all-about/thierry-henry) has one major concern over the Gunners' Europa League prospects. I think the starting XI is good enough, but this is a long season, so it might be a bit much for them." The Gunners will also face PSV and Bodo/Glimt in their Europa League group. "I believe in them. [Why Bukayo Saka isn't registered for Arsenal clash with FC Zurich ahead of Europa League opener](https://www.football.london/arsenal-fc/news/saka-registered-arsenal-clash-zurich-24935741) [The Gunners](https://www.football.london/arsenal-fc/) are 5/1 with [Sky Bet](https://m.skybet.com/football/europa-league/event/29924797) to win the competition, and they begin their campaign with a trip to FC Zurich this evening.

If Ronaldo, who has been benched for the last four United games, plays a part in the fixture, it will be just the third appearance in the competition across ...

At the interval, he made a double switch, bringing on widemen Ronaldo and Rodrigo Tello and taking off Pedro Barbosa and Rui Jorge. With ten minutes until penalties, strikers Dejan Zivkovic and then Damir Cakar netted as Partizan progressed 6-4 on aggregate. Ronaldo's last appearance in the Europa League was back in October 2002 for Sporting Lisbon vs Partizan Belgrade - below, Sportsmail takes a trip down memory lane to recall the occasion Cristiano Ronaldo (pictured) is set to play in the Europa League for the first time in 20 years [Erik ten Hag](/sport/erik-ten-hag/index.html) and his side now face a return to the Europa League with a clash against Real Sociedad on Thursday. As Man United star Cristiano Ronaldo prepares to face Real Sociedad in the Europa League, Sportsmail winds back the clock to his last game in the competition - as a half-time sub in a 6-4 aggregate loss against Partizan Belgrade TWENTY years ago!

Man United have confirmed six promising youngsters from the academy could play in the Europa League this season.

[Europa League](https://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/all-about/europa-league) outline: "Each club is entitled to register an unlimited number of players on List B during the season. Iqbal made his first-team debut against BSC Young Boys in the Champions League in December 2021. Anthony Elanga was not named on Monday but also qualifies for the B list due to his age. [Erik ten Hag](https://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/all-about/erik-ten-hag) in pre-season, is a notable omission from the B list announcement ahead of the Sociedad game. That means although United have named just seven youngsters on the B list ahead of Thursday's match against Real Sociedad, other academy players can feature in the competition this season, as long as they are named on the day before the respective fixture. [United](https://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/all-about/manchester-united-fc) confirmed their 25-man squad for their Europa League campaign on Monday, but the academy youngsters have been added to the squad through the competition's B list, which allows unlimited players born after 2000 and who have been on a club's books for two or three years to be included.

CRISTIANO RONALDO is set to make his Europa League debut for Manchester United against Real Sociedad on Thursday night.

And comments he made to a sporting director shows he’ll be taking the competition seriously, despite the fact he’d prefer to be playing in the [Champions League](/latest/champions-league) instead… Then not since, but he is ready to start,” he said. United reached the Europa League final in 2021, losing on penalties to Villarreal in the final with Solskjaer in the dugout. [Cristiano Ronaldo](/latest/cristiano-ronaldo) hasn’t played in the [Europa League](/latest/europa-league) before. He started against Brentford. However, former AC Milan chief Massimiliano Mirabelli revealed in 2018 that Ronaldo was willing to play in the Europa League to seal a move to the San Siro.

While the Europa League games complicate the fixture schedule, it offers an opportunity for fans and coaching staff alike to take a closer look at their squad.

Here are three players to look out for in the upcoming Europa League campaign. Although he trains with the first team, Bukayo Saka’s brilliance has meant minutes in the league have been hard to come by. Players can build up their fitness while trying to work their way into the starting lineup.