Manchester United stars face a pay-cut if they fail to qualify for the Champions League this season.

The Sun says they will face a pay cut if they miss out on Champions League football again next season.

Old Trafford deals are structured so that up to 25 per cent of a players' wages are taken away if they do not reach Europe's elite club competition.

That means stars who failed to finish in the top four under Louis van Gaal last season have lost a hefty chunk out of THIS season's pay packet.

That did not affect Jose Mourinho's two big summer signings — Zlatan Ibrahimovic and Paul Pogba, whose salaries were unaffected.

Pogba, who cost a world record £89million, pockets £290,000-a-week and Ibrahimovic £220,000.

If United end this season in the top four, all the pay cuts will be scrapped.

A United source said: “The squad has reductions built in to protect from a drop in revenue."