Manchester United manager Jose Mourinho believes that the Europa League may harm his side's Premier League campaign and said it is a tournament that he "does not want".
The Red Devils kick off their Europa League campaign against Feyenoord on Thursday evening, but Mourinho appears to be less than excited.
"It is more difficult, yes," the United boss said.
"Especially because you have also the chance to play on the Monday, but we did not get that privilege, so when we play Thursday, we were never given a Monday spot, to have one more day.
"We know that we are not going to have any kind of support for that, in fact the week when we play Liverpool, Fenerbahce and Chelsea, the gift was to play Liverpool on the Monday, but the Monday before, not the Monday after.
"We play Liverpool on the Monday (October 17), then we play Fenerbahce on the Thursday (October 20) and then Chelsea on the Sunday (October 23)".
He then added: "This is not a competition that Manchester United wants," he said. "It's not the competition I or the players want.
"But it is the competition where we are and that is the reality. We have to look to the competition with respect and we want to win the competition.
"It is difficult to do it, but it is simple to say, and this is how we want to approach the competition tomorrow".
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