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Cost of failure so high Ruben looks to future as

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RUBEN AMORIM may want to look long term at the bigger picture - but the here and now has never been more critical for Manchester United.

Having exited the FA Cup last week- end to Fulham, the only trophy and target United have left to play for this season is the Europa League.

Failure to lift that trophy and secure an automatic Champions League spot for next season will cost United up to £100m in lost revenue.

With Sir Jim Ratcliffe imposing savage cost-cutting measures across the club, including 250 redundancies and up to 200 more, the brutal truth is United simply cannot afford not to go all the way in the Europa League this season, with the team currently down in 14th place in the Premier League.