”I feel a bit frustrated I’m not playing in it,” he said. “I don’t hide that I chase Sir Alex [Ferguson]’s record in the Champions League. Hopefully, it’s only one season where I and we are not there. The club is much more important than me. Man United is a Champions League club and, in July 2017, instead of waiting for the Europa League, we have to make sure this club is where it has to be. That is obviously in the Champions League.”
The message was clear and qualification for the top continental competition was duly secured with the excellent success in the Europa League.