London (dpa)
Manchester United manager Erik ten Hag has confirmed he accepts the scale of the expectations and hopes placed on him to take the team to the top four of the English Premier League, but has also confirmed there is great pressure on the rest of the players. coaches .
And the British news agency reported that Manchester United are preparing to face Nottingham Forest next Tuesday, while the team are fifth in the English Premier League table, three points behind fourth-placed Tottenham with a game postponed.
And when told that the pressure on the Manchester United manager to qualify for the Champions League is more intense than on the rest of the teams, Ten Hag said: “I accept it as it is.”
He added: “But I also think managers like Graham Potter at Chelsea and Eddie Howe at Newcastle, and all those clubs who have invested a lot in their players, so for every manager there’s pressure to reach the Champions League, that’s clear. ”
He explained, “You want to be in the big four, fight for titles, and that’s our goal.”
The arrangement sees Arsenal and Manchester City in first and second respectively, while Newcastle are third and Liverpool sixth, four points behind Manchester United, while Brighton are seventh, level on points with Chelsea in eighth.
Ten Hag, whose team have won four games, drawn two, lost one of their last seven games and won the cup match against Burnley 2-0, in their first meeting after the World Cup, said: ” We know the competition is strong, but I think that’s the case with seven or seven – eight clubs are competing for a place in the Big Four.
“You have to fight every match to get the points,” said Ten Hag. the right steps. I think we have a good chance of reaching the top four.”
