Manchester United head coach Ruben Amorim has made a shock admission about the UEFA Champions League.
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The Red Devils have been enduring one of the worst seasons in the club's history as far as the league is concerned. According to Transfermarkt, the Mancunians have never been as low as 14th in the league standings this late into the season in the Premier League era and were last this low during the 1989/90 season.
Making the Champions League through the league now seems a near-impossible task, but they have the chance to qualify for Europe's premier club competition through the UEFA Europa League.
Should they win the competition, they would automatically qualify for the illustrious tournament, but ahead of United's clash with Real Sociedad, Amorim has stated that the club have larger issues that need addressing before thinking about Champions League qualification.
"It's not the crucial thing for the future of the club. That is my view. I've been here for three months, that is clear. But I understand it's a massive difference in our season. Especially because we are out of the cups, and in a bad position in the league," said the 40-year-old in his pre-match press conference, as per Sky Sports.
"So that could change a lot of things, even the way they see the coach! Manchester United can call all the best players even without the Champions League in the future. We have to change a lot of things and are trying to do that.
"There are a lot more important things than winning cups at this moment. That is my feeling. But I understand that winning the Europa League can change everything for us next season.
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"We have to think of the club as a long project and not solve things in this moment. Not think, you don't win the cup, we are in a bad position; if you win the Europa League, we would be in an amazing position because the problems continue here even with the Champions League."
