Certainly, it was a must-win for everyone at United in 2016/17.
The Europa League has such a long road to the final. There are so many more teams than the Champions League, and sometimes you find that qualifying rounds are starting within a few weeks of the previous season ending, so it requires a lot of time and effort to get through all the rounds. Sometimes, you need a little bit of luck along the way. For example, we were pretty close to going out in the last minute of the semi-final against Celta Vigo – they missed a big chance in injury-time – but in the end sometimes you need that little something to go in your favour to take you through.