Europa League Victory Will Not Save Our Season - Amorim

Manchester United head Ruben Amorim says Europa League occurrence will not "save our season" - but "could alteration a batch of things successful our club".

After a disappointing home campaign, nan Old Trafford outfit sojourn Athletic Club successful nan first limb of their semi-final connected Thursday.

United are 14th successful nan Premier League, having managed conscionable 39 points from 34 games, but they could still suffice for nan Champions League if they triumph nan Europa League.

"Everybody knows that it's really important for our season," said Amorim. "We cognize that thing is going to prevention our season, but this tin beryllium huge.

"Winning a trophy and besides to get successful nan Champions League, to person European games adjacent year, could alteration a batch of things successful our club, moreover successful nan summer."

United produced a singular comeback to scope nan semis erstwhile they scored 2 goals successful nan last infinitesimal of extra-time to hit Lyon 5-4 successful nan 2nd limb of their last-eight necktie to triumph 7-6 connected aggregate.

Their shape successful Europe is successful stark opposition to their Premier League struggles and Amorim, who replaced Erik 10 Hag successful November past year, knows "a batch of things we request to change" moreover if they assistance nan trophy.

"Europa League will not alteration thing successful our problems - it's going to thief america to person Champions League adjacent year, much money to spend, but nan problems are still there," added nan United boss.

"We person to alteration nan minds of our fans pinch consistency, bully decisions, bully recruitment, a bully academy. This is what we request to alteration to return this nine backmost to nan top.

"This is much of a shortcut to spell to European games. Nothing more."

United guardant Amad Diallo and centre-back Matthijs de Ligt are not fresh to commencement against Athletic Club aft returning from injury, while nan Spanish broadside will beryllium without apical scorer Oihan Sancet.

The 22-year-old Diallo has been retired since February pinch an ankle injury, while Dutchman De Ligt has missed a period pinch a akin issue.

Tottenham look Norwegian broadside Bodo/Glimt successful nan different semi-final, pinch nan last taking spot successful Bilbao connected 21 May.

And pinch Spurs 16th and 2 points down United successful nan Premier League, Amorim besides addressed accusations astir nan fairness progressive successful teams being capable to unafraid a spot successful nan Champions League, contempt having specified mediocre home campaigns.

Athletic Club are 4th successful La Liga, while Bodo/Glimt are 3rd successful nan Norwegian apical flight.

"It's nan rules," said Amorim. "Maybe you could opportunity it's not adjacent because nan champion teams should beryllium successful nan Champions League.

"But I fishy it's done to springiness worth to this competition. If we person that possibility, we should effort to scope it."