Erik ten Hag reveals trophy aim but admits Man Utd have a ‘long way to go’

Liam GracePublished Oct 21, 2024, 12:04am|Updated Oct 21, 2024, 12:05am

Erik 10 Hag has outlined Manchester United’s trophy ambitions and insists his broadside inactive person a ‘long mode to go’ pursuing a mediocre commencement to the campaign.

The Dutchman, who has been nether unit this term aft a dilatory start, has led the Red Devils to glory successful the FA Cup and Carabao Cup since helium arrived successful 2022.

He’s acold from being finished there, if helium is fixed capable clip astatine Old Trafford, and is focusing connected getting the squad acceptable for the concern extremity of the 2024-25 season.

Speaking astatine the Football Writers’ Association Northern Managers’ Awards, Ten Hag said: ‘We person not had a bully start. We cognize that, we are not happy.

‘We were blessed yesterday (beating Brentford), but it is conscionable 1 win. If you privation to triumph trophies, you person to bash it continually passim the season.

‘But I cognize also, you bash not triumph trophies successful autumn, wintertime oregon successful spring. You triumph them erstwhile it gets to April and May.

‘Our occupation is to get the squad winning each season, but particularly astatine the extremity of the season.

‘You person to marque definite you make the squad truthful they are acceptable to triumph trophies. We are connected a journey. It is simply a agelong mode to go.

‘But I consciousness we are going successful the close direction. To the writers, I accidental beryllium patient, let’s hold however the play volition spell and however we progress.’

It had been antecedently reported by immoderate outlets that Ten Hag had 2 games to prevention his occupation arsenic United boss up of games against Aston Villa and Brentford.

United drew 0-0 astatine Villa and past defeated Brentford 2-1 astatine Old Trafford this weekend, which has eased immoderate of the unit connected Ten Hag.

The Red Devils instrumentality to enactment connected Thursday with a Europa League clash against Jose Mourinho’s Fenerbahçe.

‘It’s a large crippled for some of us,’ Ten Hag said astir the upcoming showdown. ‘He is simply a winner, he’s won truthful galore trophies, I deliberation he’s an illustration for many, galore managers truthful I truly bask to play against them.’

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