LONDON : Fired Manchester United manager Erik ten Hag believed capturing a trophy would have made this season a success, saying the team was better than their lowly 14th place in the Premier League standings.
FILE PHOTO: Soccer Football - Carabao Cup - Final - Manchester United v Newcastle United - Wembley Stadium, London, Britain - February 26, 2023 Manchester United manager Erik ten Hag celebrates with the trophy after winning the Carabao Cup REUTERS/Tony Obrien/File Photo
That task now falls on interim manager Ruud van Nistelrooy, who will be in charge for the first time on Wednesday. The quotes and footage from that part of the press conference were not permitted to be printed or broadcast until Tuesday afternoon."Definitely," he said."It is about trophies. There are not so many trophies you can win, if you win a trophy in top football, that is the most important, that is what the fans expect, what we expect - to win a trophy.
"We are now in the process on the other side where we are disappointed and we have to deal with setbacks and now we have to find the fuel from setbacks and disappointments."
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