The 3-2 loss at RB Leipzig means United will not be one of the 16 teams in the draw for the knockout stages of the Champions League. A decade of Champions League failureSolskjaer took ownership of Tuesday's loss, one which means he is now the first manager of a British club to lose six of his first 10 matches in the Champions League. However, the Norwegian's record is just a continuation of United's poor form in Europe since Sir Alex Ferguson departed the club. Their win percentage in the Champions League over the seven seasons since Ferguson left is 45.71%. Had United reached the quarter-finals of the Champions League, they would have earned themselves an additional 21m euros (£19.04m) in prize money alone.

Source: BBC December 09, 2020 00:45 UTC