Arsenal, who beat Manchester United 2-0 on Sunday, will need fourth-placed Manchester City (69 points, 35 games) or third-placed Liverpool (70 points, 36 games) to slip up in their remaining games if they are to secure a Champions League spot for next season.
"Apart from that, I can not ask more from players who do not play one minute of football in the past seven weeks like Smalling and Mata". It was not a gamble, it was a simple decision, a decision based on common sense. 17 matches in seven weeks, April and May, 17 matches with 16 players is completely impossible.
"So since the moment we lost players, initially four of them in one week, we lost Smalling and Jones to the national team and Rojo and Zlatan against Anderlecht".
The former right-back believes the displays this season have not been good enough from his former club, whose 25-match unbeaten run in the league came to an end as they lost 2-0 to Arsenal on Sunday. It was not a gamble, but a outcome of our situation.
Manchester United have often laboured in the Europa League this season, especially at home where they have sometimes struggled to break teams down.
"Apart from them, if I'm not wrong, no one did it before so it will be very important for the club, very important for the players".
United, a three-time European champion and 20-time English champion, leads 1-0 from the first leg in Spain last week.
"If Mourinho gets the results he wants and they win a couple of trophies this season, I guess some people will be happy, but it is not the kind of football you associate with this club".
"I think I understand that the pundits are a bit surprised by that because 10 or 15 years ago that did not exist".
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Jose Mourinho recaps Manchester United's win over Celta Vigo and gives his thoughts on Ajax as their opponent in the final. The England worldwide will miss the first three games of next season's Champions League campaign as a result.
'As you know, the other way is by winning the Europa League, and we're going to give everything we have for that goal'.
"But you become cleverer, maybe look more and since my last red card, I think things have improved".
But Rooney said is keen to stay at Old Trafford.
"And it was, because it was a quarter-final second leg".
"Trophies are very important for the club, and it is very important to be in a European final".
"We are in a situation now and we have to fight so let's see if tomorrow we can do it and go to the final".
This post was syndicated from Vanguard News.
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