Bryan Robson says Manchester United's prestige is under
threat if the club fails to win a trophy or qualify for Europe this season. Old
Trafford legend Robson feels if Louis
van Gaal fails to either win a trophy this season, or secure European
football for next year, that the club's reputation will be damaged.
United lie sixth in the Premier League, four points off the Champions League
places with nine games remaining. They remain involved in the Europa League
this season but must overturn a 2-0 deficit in the second leg of their last-16
tie against Liverpool. They are also still in the FA Cup, with a quarter-final
replay at West Ham their next assignment in that competition.
Robson who spoke at the launch of United's partnership with Gulf Oil
International at the club's Carrington training centre said “I think he needs to win something, or at
least get United into Europe, that's the least we have to look at, otherwise,
it's a huge blow to the club's prestige. With Arsenal going out of the FA Cup, if I were manager of this club I
would look at that now and think this is really do-able, we can win this trophy
and we have to get the lads to believe that. Winning the FA Cup would be a huge
boost to some of the squad who have never won a trophy with United, it would
give them great self-belief which has been lacking a little this season. We won
it in 1990, won the Cup Winners' Cup the next year and the title two years
after that”.
Robson also gave his firm backing to Ryan
Giggs as a potential replacement for Van Gaal, and would prefer him to take
charge ahead of out-of-work former Chelsea
boss Jose Mourinho. He said “the thing for me is that Van Gaal was always
going to be a three-year contract with Ryan working under him so that they
could see whether he was ready to step in. Ryan was a great player for this
club, he loves playing football the United way, he's done all his badges and
for me he's in the right place at the right time”
Robson insists, despite a tough baptism in the dug-out, Giggs has the
credentials to revive his old club's fortunes. He said “people say it's too big a challenge, too big a jump. But I don't agree.
Look at Pep Guardiola, he came
through the ranks at Barcelona as a
player and then as a young coach and then they trusted him and he stepped up.
He was tremendously successful. It's the same with Ryan. He knows what this
club is all about and the fans would be totally behind the club if they made
that decision and totally behind Ryan”
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