Although Manchester United's performances this season have been inconsistent with mixed performances form both the Premier League and the Europa League, I believe they still have what it takes to win this season's Europa League. Despite their current position in the league standings, Manchester United's ability to rise to the occasion in high stakes matches cannot be overlooked.
It is not easy to predict which teams will be at the top in this year's format. Yes, some teams have been very successful, but the rival teams have a lot of influence on this, not everyone plays against everyone. Manchester United is not having a very successful season in the Premier League, they have not progressed badly in Europe so far, but I do not know if they can reach the championship in the end.
I think a surprise team could be champion this year
The Europa League is always full of surprises, like last year the champion was not from the favorite team, the initial favorites to win the European title were Liverpool and Leverkusen but both teams were defeated by Atalanta and Atalanta managed to emerge as Europa League champions. Likewise this season, even though Lazio was very good at the beginning, it is not impossible that they will lose to a small team in the knockout round, as well as other favorite teams. The Europa League always provides surprises, so far all teams that qualify for the last 16 have the same chance to advance far to the final round.
This will also apply to Man United, even though they are under great pressure in the Domestic League, Amorim seems to be focusing all his energy on the Europa League competition, especially since so far they have never lost in the Europa League, this will be a good capital to build team confidence. Because realistically, Man United in the domestic league to finish in the Europa League is very difficult, let alone finish in the top four. The only way to be able to play in the European competition next season is to win the Europa League title.
This new format is indeed interesting, not only in the Europa League but also for the UCL League. So we'll just have to see in the knockout stages because that's where many teams usually come up with surprises.