Wayne Rooney, Michael Carrick and Robin van Persie were part of the Manchester United team that flopped in Greece (Picture: Getty)

English football suffered another disappointing night in Europe as Manchester United lost to Greek side Olympiakos in the Champions League in Athens.

The last week has seen English teams suffer a reality check, with Manchester City losing 2-0 to Barcelona at home last Tuesday, followed by Arsenal losing by the same score to Bayern Munich the following night.

A favourable draw saw United travel to Athens to face Olympiakos, who are not regarded as a team that are going to go far in the competition. But another poor performance from United saw them lose 2-0 in the first leg in Greece.



The results over the last week have been a reality check for English teams’ stature in European football. While the Premier League is the self-styled ‘best league in Europe’, the reality is that they don’t possess the best teams in Europe.


After a lengthy absence from Champions League competition, it is time for Liverpool to return.

European nights at Anfield are legendary and can’t be replicated throughout England

The Reds have a great history in European competition and maybe their participation could boost English football’s status once again – the nation’s representatives look set to suffer huge disappointment again this season.

Liverpool manager Brendan Rodgers (Picture: AP)

Liverpool still have to qualify for next season’s Champions League competition but they are currently in a terrific position to achieve that goal and they would be a great addition to the competition, having won Europe’s top competition five times.

European nights at Anfield are legendary and can’t be replicated throughout England and the exciting team that Brendan Rodgers is nurturing could provide English football with something to shout about as the country’s clubs need to be successful on the continent.

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