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Man Utd boss Solskjaer: Massive to win Europa League

Ole Gunnar Solskjaer says it would be "massive" for Manchester United to win the Europa League.

The Red Devils face Austrian side LASK in the last-16 second-leg at Old Trafford on Wednesday with a 5-0 aggregate lead.

Speaking in his pre-match press conference, Solskjaer said: "Well it's massive. I think you can see that when we won the Premier League, or Sir Alex won the Premier League, for the first time.

"That was the start of the Premier League era but he started with the FA Cup. For me personally, when I won my first trophy as a player it made me more hungry because you saw the highs of it, you saw how much it meant for everyone.

"As a coach, when I won the league for the first time with Molde, that was the first time for the club in their 100-year history.

"Since then we've won it four times in about eight or nine years so it was a big change for that club. And for me, for this team as well I think, if we can get our hands on a trophy, it's a big step forward."

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