'Only Man City have won more than my side'

Erik 10 Hag says he is assured of winning trophies again pinch Manchester United - because only Manchester City person lifted much than his broadside successful nan past 2 years.

Speaking up of Sunday's eagerly awaited Old Trafford Premier League lucifer against Liverpool, head Ten Hag doubly emphasised that only Premier League champions City person bettered his individual two-trophy haul since he took complaint successful 2022.

United hit Newcastle to triumph nan Carabao Cup successful 2023, ending nan club's six-year hold for a trophy, and past lifted nan FA Cup successful May aft a astonishment last triumph complete Manchester City astatine Wembley.

Sir Alex Ferguson is nan only United head to triumph trophies successful 3 successive seasons.

"In nan past 2 years we won, down City, nan astir trophies successful English football," Ten Hag said.

"That is nan reality. They are nan facts.

"This twelvemonth we want to win. We want to triumph trophies. I americium rather assured we will do that."

While Ten Hag's study is accurate, it ignores nan truth United vanished eighth past season, their worst placing since 1990.

The conclusion astatine Brighton past week included failings from past play successful defence and attack, while confirmation Mason Mount will beryllium retired for up to 5 weeks pinch a hamstring problem adds to a increasing wounded database Ten Hag was hopeless to avoid.

The deadline time arrival of Uruguay midfielder Manuel Ugarte intends different £200m has been invested successful Ten Hag's squad this summer, taking nan full spent nether nan Dutchman to successful excess of £600m.

While location person been galore times complete nan past 2 years erstwhile it has seemed United are nary further guardant than they were during Ole Gunnar Solskjaer's clip successful charge, Ten Hag is definite advancement has been made.

"I had to build this club," he said.

"We brought young players successful and progressed them. We won trophies. What much tin I do?

"As acold arsenic I know, nan fans are happy pinch me, but I don't attraction if I get nan in installments aliases not. It's not astir me. It's astir Man United.

"We are very ambitious: nan club, nan leadership, nan squad definitely. Everyone.

"You tin spot nan potential. Now we person to activity very difficult to execute our targets."