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Manchester United boss Marc Skinner has urged the club to invest in more depth and match Europe’s elite clubs, after Bayern Munich knocked him and the team out of the Champions League.

Dumped out

United’s fairytale run in the Champions League came to an end on Wednesday evening as Bayern came from behind to rescue a 2-1 victory at the Allianz Arena and progress to the next stage of the competition with a 5-3 aggregate win.

Skinner’s side went into the return leg trailing 3-2, and they shed first blood to draw the tie level through Melvine Malard.

However, Glodis Viggosdottir cancelled out Malard’s opener as she headed home Carolin Simon’s corner in the 80th minute. Linda Dallmann put the final nail in United’s coffin as she thumped a volley four minutes later.

Skinner expressed his pride in United’s valiant efforts, attributing the loss to Bayern being fresher due to having been able to rotate in their previous match.

The 43-year-old coach has repeatedly called on United’s football leadership group to invest more in the team and he renewed his appeals again after the loss to Bayern.

Skinner’s plea

Skinner told reporters, “I think we will...