Ruben Amorim believes building for the future is 'more important' to Manchester United right now than winning the Europa League.
The Red Devils sit 14th in the Premier League and have been knocked out of the FA Cup, meaning the continent's second tier competition offers their only hope of silverware - and realistically European qualification.
United's fifth round shoot-out defeat to Fulham on Sunday heightened the importance of the Europa League and the round of 16 first leg at Real Sociedad this Thursday.
'Of course we lost last week in the cup, so people are looking at this Europa League as the unique competition that we can win,' head coach Amorim told Sky Sports.