LONDON. — Bryan Robson says Manchester United’s prestige is under threat if the club fails to win a trophy or qualify for Europe this season.

United lie sixth in the English Premier League, four points off the Champions League places with nine games remaining.

They remain involved in the Europa League this season — outright victory in which would lead to a Champions League spot — 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.

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.

“I think he needs to win something, or at least get United into Europe, that’s the least we have to look at,” Robson said at the launch of United’s partnership with Gulf Oil International at the club’s Carrington training centre. “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.” — Sky Sports.

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