Getting beat at the Emirates Stadium last weekend was a painful blow for Manchester United. Their manager Erik Ten Hag blasted his defenders for allowing Arsenal three goals in their entertaining Premier League encounter on Sunday. But this week, the Dutchman wants his Red Devils to put in a good performance in their Carabao Cup semi-final first leg and make a step towards the final. The logic is clear: the club needs a trophy and this is their best chance to get their hands on one this season.Erik ten Hag has 𝗕𝗜𝗚 ambitions at Manchester United 💪 pic.twitter.com/vhSKSHIqnY— UtdDistrict (@UtdDistrict) January 25, 2023 The Red Devils have not won any silverware since beating Ten Hag’s old club Ajax in the 2017 Europa League final.The last time they went six years without winning a trophy was between 1977 and 1983. Ten Hag wants to bring back that winning feeling to the club and make trophy droughts a thing of the past.”Winning is the best feeling. I had the luck in my career to win some trophies, and it’s magnificent, especially for the fans. It’s so great, and I think the fans here have some experience, especially the older ones. But now it is a period Manchester United didn’t win trophies and it is too long ago. We know that fact and must do everything to bring a trophy in.”##NAJAVA_MECA_6971496##Ten Hag has taken up the job to get United back to the paths of glory – and the days when going an entire year without winning a trophy was regarded as a failure. It’s the mentality of a winning organisation and a winning team – a mentality that needs to be embedded in Manchester United’s heads.Forest are in good form going into the game, with just two defeats in their past 11 games. The club from Nottingham had last reached the final of this competition in 1992 – losing to tonight’s opponents at Wembley. That 1992 defeat was the most recent of their six final appearances in a match they won four times between 1978 and 1990.🏡❤️ pic.twitter.com/zsb2ZPGIlb— Nottingham Forest FC (@NFFC) January 24, 2023 For United, Casemiro is back from suspension for the game but Anthony Martial, Diogo Dalot and Jadon Sancho are absent. Meanwhile, the hosts will be without goalkeeper Dean Henderson, who is on loan from Manchester United.CARABAO CUPSemi-final – First legTuesdaySouthampton – Newcastle United 0-1 (0-0)/Joelinton 73/Wednesday23:00 Nottingham Forest – Manchester United***odds are subject to change
