Thursday’s 2-0 win away to FCSB not only confirmed our status as one of the league phase’s top-eight finishers, but also ensured that we will bypass a two-legged knockout round play-off in February.
United can now park our European campaign until March’s round-of-16 tie, against one of four potential opponents, and return the focus to domestic matters over the coming weeks.
A Premier League contest with Crystal Palace is next up at Old Trafford on Sunday, and something the boss was already thinking about as he reviewed a positive night in Romania.
Scroll down for a selection of our head coach’s quotes from his post-match chat with MUTV and press conference, after Thursday’s 90 minutes at the National Arena in Bucharest…
QUALIFICATION FOR THE LAST 16
“That is massive for us.