Moyes to focus on rebuilding

David Moyes said his focus was on building a team to get Manchester United back in the Champions League after it lost to Bayern Munich in the quarterfinals on Wednesday, all but ending its hopes of playing in next season's competition.

After a dismal domestic campaign by its lofty standards - United sits seventh in the Premier League, seven points behind fourth-placed Arsenal - its last realistic chance of qualifying for next season's Champions League rested on winning the competition.

Should it fail to qualify, it will be the first time in 18 seasons in which it has not had a place in Europe's premier competition and Moyes hopes its hiatus can be limited to one season.