Manchester United boss Ralf Rangnick says the club has paid for poor recruitment over the years.
United's interim boss pointed to Arsenal, currently fourth, as an example of how a team can rebuild the right way after several years of turmoil and no Champions League football.
“In the end it's about recruitment, having the right players, signing the right players at the right time, not signing wrong players at the wrong time," said Rangnick.
“It's pretty easy in football, it's about having a recruitment process. What kind of players do we really need for which kind of football? What do we stand for? And then have the best possible manager to fit into that. It would be better both financially and also sportingly, to finish fourth.
“Everyone would like to play in the Champions League every year, but other clubs have had that experience as well. If you look at Arsenal, for example, they have not played in the Champions League for a couple of years and they've drawn the right conclusions at the club and this is possible."
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