Manchester United coach Ruben Amorim has revealed that winning the Europa League trophy won’t save the club from an embarrassing season.
The Red Devils have struggled badly under Ruben Amorim after he replaced Erik Ten Hag in November.
They are currently languishing in the 14th position on the Premier League log, and on course for their lowest finish in the history of the competition.
However, Manchester United have enjoyed an impressive run in the Europa League, where they will be taking on Athletic Bilbao in the semi-final on Thursday.
Winning the competition will hand Amorim a major trophy in his first season, and it will also earn the club a place in the Champions League.
Amorim believes winning the trophy won’t make up for the disappointing season.
He said: “We know nothing is going to save our season but this can be huge.
“Winning a trophy, getting in the Champions League to play European games next year could change a lot of things in our club in the summer.
“We need to change a lot of things and we need to be consistent.
“Europa League will not change anything in our problems. It’s going to give us Champions League next year, more money to spend, but the problems are still there.
He said’: “We have to change the minds of our fans with consistency, good decisions, good recruitment, good academy.
“This is what we need to change to take our club back to the top. This is more of a shortcut to go to the European games. Nothing more.
“The problems we need to solve in a different way with more time and we’re really clear on that.”
Manchester United have struggled to score goals this season only Everton, Ipswich, Leicester and Southampton have scored fewer goals in the Premier League.
They will be taking on an Athletic Bilbao side with the best defensive record in Spain, and the best home defensive record in Europe’s top five leagues having conceded just 10 goals.
Amorim admitted that it will be tough for the Red Devils to break Athletic Bilbao’s defence.
He concluded: “We are not scoring too many goals, so it’s going to be a tough match for us.
“We know that in the beginning of the game, 20 or 30 minutes especially, they are really strong, really intense.
“They use the crowd to take the game to a different level. We are prepared for that, so we are going to face a very strong team.”
