One of the Nigerian clubs playing in the top elite league known as the Nigerian Professional Football League, NPFL, has declared one of its players missing.
The modest Portuguese worker's action has resulted into UEFA into slamming a hefty £25million fine on City and a two-season ban from Europe's elite competition.
United finished sixth last season in the Premier League to miss out on playing in Europe's elite competition and have made a woeful start to this campaign, losing to Brighton and being humbled 4-0 by Brentford.
The Nerazzurri have not known about the victory against Madrid since '98, and in the last two clashes of these rivals in the Champions League, the Royal Club celebrated by scoring at least two goals.
It should be said though, that Potter's inexperience was at managing at the elite level and winning major trophies and Nagelsmann, while young, has already managed at Bayern and RB Leipzig, winning the Bundesliga last season with the former.
All four Premier League sides participating in this season's competition have qualified and other top sides Europe have also booked their place into the next round.
United's hopes of qualifying for the latter stages of Europe's elite club competition are hanging by a thread following their 3-2 defeat to the Turkish champions.
The 2023-24 Championship season witnessed a thrilling battle for promotion to the Premier League, with Leicester City and Ipswich Town emerging victorious, securing the top two spots and automatic promotion.