Louis van Gaal was candid in saying the dominance of Manchester United is in the past.

"Other teams are playing in the Champions League. You are talking about Manchester United and Liverpool, we are happy to play in the Europa League," he said.

"But Manchester City, Arsenal and Chelsea [since knocked out by Paris Saint-Germain] are still playing in the Champions League. So six clubs are in Europe [also including Tottenham in the Europa League] and you have to be proud of that."

United was eliminated from the Champions League in the group stage.

"But in football it is normal. It is not normal that one team dominates for 20 years in a row as the champion.

"[Alex Ferguson's two decades of dominance at United] was another time, you live in the past. You have to live in the present I think."