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Dominic Booth

Victor Lindelof sets Manchester United new target after Champions League qualification

Victor Lindelof has challenged Manchester United to kick on from their third place Premier League finish and win the Europa League.

United beat Leicester 2-0 on the final day of the domestic campaign to wrap up a successful season, which has seen them recover from a poor start to qualify for the Champions League.

Goals from Bruno Fernandes and Jesse Lingard were enough for the three points at the King Power Stadium, as United pipped the Foxes to a top four finish. Chelsea beat Wolves to seal fourth place behind Liverpool and Manchester City.

But as attention is now set to turn to the Europa League next month, Lindelof wants United to cap their season with a trophy.

"When you play for this club you should always play in the Champions League," he told MUTV.  "Now we're back in the Champions League and it's time for us to start winning trophies as well.

"We have one trophy left to win this season and that should always be the mentality, to win trophies. We have another one to win in the Europa League.

"It's a trophy to win and this club should always aim for trophies. To secure third spot today makes all the players calm and if we win against LASK we can travel to Germany and perform at a good level."

United have one foot in the quarter-finals as they hold a 5-0 first leg advantage over LASK. They will then play either Copenhagen or Istanbul Basaksehir in a one-off last eight clash.

United won the Europa League in 2017 under Jose Mourinho but haven't won a trophy since then or under the management of Ole Gunnar Solskjaer.

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