On the eve of his side’s semi-final first leg away to Celta Vigo, the Portuguese admitted that a difficult injury-riddled Premier League season ensured the continent’s second-tier competition has become “more important”. Aside from offering a direct route into the Champions League, it could also mean that United would become just the fifth club - along with Juventus, Ajax, Bayern Munich and Chelsea - to have won all three historic Uefa trophies, including the now defunct Cup Winners Cup, as well as the World Club Cup.
“I know it’s the only competition Manchester United as a club have never won it. It would be great to close the circle, and say we are a club that has won every single competition in the football world.
