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Elliott Jackson

Rio Ferdinand delivers blunt verdict on Manchester United's loss to Sevilla

Manchester United great Rio Ferdinand delivered a blunt verdict on his old team's performance after they crashed out of Europa League against Sevilla.

After taking an early lead through Bruno Fernandes United were pegged back as Suso levelled the scores before half-time.

Luuk de Jong grabbed a sucker-punch winner with 10 minutes remaining after United spurned a number of clear-cut chances in the early minutes of the second half.

Having conceded two relatively soft goals and missed big chances to regain the lead, it was another frustrating night for Ole Gunnar Solskjaer and his side.

Solskjaer didn't make any substitutions until the 87th minute, further highlighting their need to recruit new players this summer to improve the quality and depth within the squad.

It is the third time this season United have been knocked out of a tournament a the semi-final stage after losing to Chelsea and Manchester City in the FA Cup and Carabao Cup respectively.

With key moments defining a match that United dominated, Ferdinand delivered a rather blunt but fair appraisal of where things went wrong.

On Twitter, he wrote: "You don’t take your chances, you get punished. You don’t defend well, you get punished. No need for insight tonight!"

Sevilla will face the winner of Inter Milan vs Shakhtar Donetsk in Friday's final.

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