Young: Premier League wins are coming

Ashley Young says qualifying for the last 32 of the Europa League is a "massive boost" for everyone at Manchester United and he believes it can have a positive knock-on effect for the team's Premier League results.

The Reds sealed a place in Monday's Europa draw thanks to a 2-0 victory in Odessa on Thursday night. Jose Mourinho's men are also through to the semi-finals of the EFL Cup, and have a home FA Cup third-round tie against Reading to look forward to in a month's time, but the focus now fully shifts to the Premier League for the next four weeks.

While league results of late have been frustrating, the Reds have produced some impressive displays without gaining the rewards. Nevertheless, Young hopes the Europa League group-stage success can inspire good results in domestic games, starting today against Tottenham Hotspur at Old Trafford.
"It’s a massive boost," he declared in an interview with ManUtd.com when asked about the impact of reaching the last 32. "To get through the way we did given we started the campaign with a disappointing result is pleasing. We bounced back from that and got ourselves qualified and we look forward to the next round now.
"It’s going to be a big test against Tottenham. They have been doing well of late and we know it’s always tough when they come to Old Trafford, but off the back of the Europa League win, our confidence is up and I’m sure we can go out there and perform in the way we’ve shown in the last few weeks.
"You’ve seen how we’ve been playing - we’re disappointed with the draws we’ve had but the performances are there and you can see the results are coming. Hopefully that will happen against Tottenham and a result can kick start us as we go into Christmas."
A busy run of fixtures certainly lies ahead, during what is always an interesting and crucial time in the Premier League season, and Young is hopeful of it being a memorable festive period for the Reds.
"It’s a vitally important few weeks now. When you go into the Christmas period games come thick and fast, there’s no time to rest because it’s game after game," he added. "We’re doing everything we can to get the points we need going into that turn of year. We’ve got some tough matches but we’ve got the squad and the players to do the job."