Manchester United vs Sevilla: Europa League semi-finals 'not good enough' for Harry Maguire

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Tom Doyle15 August 2020

Harry Maguire has told Manchester United they must go all the way in the Europa League, with semi-finals "not good enough" for a club like the Red Devils.

Sevilla await at Stadion Koln on Sunday for what is just United's second European semi-final since Sir Alex Ferguson called time on his medal-laden managerial career in 2013.

Ole Gunnar Solskjaer's side have already bowed out in the final four of this season's Carabao Cup and FA Cup - frustrating moments that their third-placed Premier League finish has helped to take the edge off.

But the England international knows that showing promise and going close is not enough for a club so synonymous with success.

"I joined this club to win trophies," the world's most expensive defender told the PA news agency. "Getting to semi-finals isn't good enough for this club.

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"It's been a promising year in the Premier League, we've finished third. Again, it's not something that this club wants to do, finish third, but at the start of the season from where we was last year, I'm sure a lot of people would have taken that.

"But for the future, that's not where we want to be. We want to be winning trophies, the Premier League and other cups.

"So semi-finals are nice to get to, but you've really got to get the job done and make the final and then go onto win it."

Additional reporting by PA.

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