The Manchester United boss has claimed that his aspect can nonetheless qualify for the Champions League regardless of back-to-back losses within the Premier League.
With the Premier League title now effectively out of sight for Manchester United, consideration now turns to the race for the highest 4.
It regarded just like the Purple Devils could be inserting themselves into the dialog alongside Aston Villa and Tottenham Hotspur however after losses towards Fulham and now Manchester Metropolis, qualification is wanting much less doubtless.
However relying on this season’s European competitions, the Premier League could also be afforded one other qualifying spot, that means that fifth place could be sufficient for Champions League qualification.
Talking after Sunday’s loss, Erik ten Hag acknowledged that his aspect wants to start out successful video games to place themselves in that place if one other spot turns into obtainable.
“It may be a fast turnaround,” he mentioned through the BBC.
“We’ve to enter one other remaining and attempt to get nearer to them.
“It may be a bonus that fifth spot will also be a Champions League spot, so we have now to go for it and win our video games.”
With six factors separating Manchester United and fifth-place Spurs, who’ve a sport in hand, Ten Hag’s aspect can not afford to drop any extra useless factors between now and the tip of the season.
