He is also three wins away from recording the club's best season in the following decade at the first time of asking. I'm not saying give up on Sancho, but I do think it's been a relatively disappointing season from him."Įrik ten Hag is Manchester United's fifth permanent manager since Sir Alex Ferguson's retirement in 2013. "I'm sure if Ten Hag makes a few new signings, I'll be interested to see how he links up with a new number nine. "I'm just not sure he's an Erik ten Hag style of player, which sounds bizarre because Erik ten Hag is a possession-based manager and Jadon Sancho is the type of player that can get the ball in tight spaces and find a pass, find a one-two, but I'm just not sure he works with the rest of these United players. "He's very good when he has the ball at his feet, he's in the box and he's got players ahead of him, but when he's got space in behind he does look a little bit useless because he's not that sort of player. "It was just a typical Jadon Sancho performance," said BBC Radio Manchester's Gaz Drinkwater on the stations The Devils' Advocate podcast. Sancho started in the Red Devils' 1-0 win over Bournemouth on Saturday, but had little impact and was substituted after 72 minutes. The winger has yet to fully settle into the United side since his arrival for £73m in 2021 and, despite a positive start, has spent much of this campaign away from the starting line-up as he struggled for confidence and fitness. Manchester United shouldn't "give up" on Jadon Sancho yet, but it has been a "disappointing season" from him. Sign up for Manchester United notifications ![]() He gave a strange answer to a question about reported interest in Neymar: "When we have news we will tell you." He gave a fitness update on Marcus Rashford: "Yesterday, he returned to training, he looks quite fit but we have to see today what is the outcome of the training." If you are not available, you can't score. He rejected suggestions Anthony Martial is on his way out this summer: "No. Then it's about judgement from others if it's a good, bad or normal performance." When asked if United are ahead of schedule, he said: "First, we have to win the game tomorrow and get the job done. If we want to compete with the best, then we have to be in the Champions League." On the importance of getting the point needed for Champions League qualification: "If you make that question you already have your answer. Here are the main lines from his news conference: ![]() In the Premier League, you have to be one of the first four, that's not easy, many are competing for it, many think they should be in and we are one of them."Įrik ten Hag has spoken to the media before Manchester United's Premier League game against Chelsea on Thursday. "We want to compete with the best and be in the Champions League. "We want to compete with the best, then you have to be in the Champions League. ![]() "We are still in a journey but we think we are in the right direction but it can always be better. "We are in a project, we want to go back and win trophies, we win one trophy but we want more trophies, compete with the best. "It's about judgement from others if it's a good, bad or normal performance," said the Dutchman. In what has been a positive first season in charge for Ten Hag, United have ended a six-year trophy drought, look set to return to the Champions League and have a chance for a second trophy in the FA Cup final against rivals Manchester City. The Red Devils needs just one more point from their remaining two games to confirm their place in the top four and will be looking to achieve that against underperforming Chelsea on Thursday. Erik ten Hag says he wants his side to "compete with the best" as Manchester United to look to secure their place in the Champions League next season.
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