Erik ten Hag finished his debut season on the Manchester United bench in third place in the Premier League and with the League Cup won. Fans of the famous club hoped that the time had finally come to return to the path of success. However, a sobering came quickly. In the previous season, Manchester United had the worst performance since the Premier League was played (season 1992/1993) – only eighth place, but thanks to winning the FA Cup, they managed to qualify for the Europa League.##EDITORS_CHOICE##Some kind of consolation was achieved, although the impression is that among the supporters of the club from Old Trafford there are many more who expected to see the back of the Dutch coach during the summer. Instead, the club’s management put their trust in him and let him continue the work he had started.Although the Premier League trophy fasting has lasted since 2013, and in the Champions League even longer (since 2008), the fans’ expectations will be the highest again. Sir Alex Ferguson got them used to trophies, so regardless of the fact that his successors were successively unsuccessful in their attempt to lead the team to the title in the Premier League, that ambition does not fade. However, it seems that Ten Hag wants to prepare the ground for another disappointment in time.##NAJAVA_MECA_8222363##”We want this club to go back to where it was more than a decade ago, to win the Premier League and to be able to win the Champions League, but I think we are still far from that. We have taken certain steps, otherwise we would not have won two trophies, but we are still far from the winning mentality that once prevailed here in every respect. Our standards, norms and values have to be raised again,” said the 54-year-old strategist in an interview with the Dutch newspaper AD.Ten Hag quoted his predecessor Ralf Rangnick, who said that the process of Manchester United’s return to the big leagues was as complex as heart surgery.”Rangnik was absolutely right. A thorough and very complex process awaits us. But I knew it would be like that when I accepted this job. Many people advised me, Louis van Gaal is also one of them…”.The Dutchman’s alibi for last season could be numerous injuries, but also problems with certain players who could have contributed significantly with their quality. Among those was Jadon Sancho, who accused the coach of lying about his absence from the squad for the game with Arsenal last September. Ten Hag’s explanation was that the 24-year-old winger was not training well enough, and the epilogue was Sancho’s loan move to Borussia Dortmund.King Eric reveals who’s his favourite Manchester United playerHowever, the hatchets were recently buried.”We had a nice chat. Anyone can make a mistake, but if a player reacts well after that, then you have to draw the line and move on. The club needs good players and Jadon Sancho is phenomenal. I hope he fits in well and that will help us achieve success,” said Ten Hag.The Manchester United players are currently in Scotland, where they played a friendly match against Rangers in Edinburgh (2-0 win for the English club), then they will move to the United States of America. There, they will hone their form through meetings with Arsenal, Betis and Liverpool, and the first competitive match of the 2024/2025 season awaits them on August 10 at Wembley against Manchester City in the English Super Cup AKA the Community Shield.In the current transfer window, the Red Devils signed stopper Leny Yoro from Lille (€62,000.00) and striker Joshua Zirkzee from Bologna (€42,500,000) while Matthijs De Ligt from Bayern Munich is close to moving to Old Trafford.Leny Yoro – Man United’s slap in Real Madrid’s face
