Erik Ten Hag claims he is not carried away with title talk as he believes they need to stay focused and take each game one after the other.
Manchester United Erik Ten Hag has is not carried away with title talk after his side moved into the top four of the Premier League.
The Red Devils are 9 points behind Premier League leader Arsenal.
When asked about be able to contend in the Premier League Ten Hag said: “As I said, we have to go from game to game and still think about and work on that progress, the process. It’s all about that. As a team, first state, and then also as an individual because when the team is performing, also individuals are getting better.”
When asked What it would be like to win a trophy in his first season at Manchester United the Dutch said: “I don’t think about that. At this stage of the season, that is not where you are looking at. You have to look at getting into a position where you can win something because there are so many games to play and I know the season is long, especially with a lot of the games still ahead.
“I don’t get distracted. When you think too far ahead, you get distracted. Don’t do it, focus on the game. Focus on your progress. Focus on your team performance. Focus on the team development. It’s all about that. There are many elements in our game that we have to improve, so think about that, concentrate on that and work together to get it better.”
United are in the FA cup and the Carabao cup, when asked if they are in the position of they ought to be.
“I don’t know but let’s say this, I think we are in a good position. We are there where we want to be but still we go from game to game. We play in many [competitions] so we focus from game to game and don’t think too far ahead.”
