Omonia FC Nicosia had been drawn in Europa League Group E together with Manchester United earlier at present.
The 21-time First Division winners are an unfamiliar identify to many, though their supervisor shall be well-known amongst UK soccer followers.
Neil Lennon took the reigns again in March, buying and selling one green-hooped aspect for an additional.
He received his first trophy simply three months in with a victory by penalties over Ethnikos Achna within the Cypriot Cup.
Lennon took over after a dismal league marketing campaign noticed Omonia slip out of the highest six within the Cypriot First Division.
Their former supervisor was dismissed regardless of his unimaginable accomplishments in taking the membership to the Champions League, the Cypriot title, and the group phases of each the UEFA Europa League and the UEFA Convention League.
That supervisor?
Henning Berg.
Extensively praised for fostering unimaginable defensive performances from a group constructed on native Cypriot expertise, Berg left the membership together with his head held excessive again in February.
Having made 66 appearances for Manchester United throughout maybe essentially the most profitable spell of Sir Alex Ferguson’s illustrious profession, it appears Berg picked up a factor or two up about administration.
However it will likely be Neil Lennon’s aspect that United face and so no romantic homecoming for the Norwegian.
A fiery encounter may be anticipated as an alternative, with the previous Celtic boss shedding none of his edge within the solar of Cyprus (he was despatched off in further time of that Cup Ultimate).
It’s troublesome to know what sort of aspect Lennon’s Omonia shall be after they meet Manchester United, with the Cypriot season solely simply beginning tomorrow, however the core of the regionally sourced group constructed by Berg remains to be there.
It has, nevertheless, been supplemented by transfers from round Europe, with Omonia now seemingly following swimsuit with their home rivals in counting on imported expertise.
The tie could have been extra magical had Berg nonetheless been in cost, however it should seemingly be a particular encounter nonetheless.
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