MANCHESTER, March 1: Erik ten Hag says any talk of Manchester United being in the hunt for a quadruple this season is “for the fans”.
United ended a six-year wait for silverware on Sunday with a 2-0 victory over Newcastle United in the Carabao Cup.The Red Devils have an FA Cup fifth-round tie against West Ham to come tonight and face Real Betis over two legs in the Europa League last 16 after eliminating Barcelona.
Despite being eight points adrift of leaders Arsenal, third-placed United are also arguably still in the Premier League title race with the business end of the season still approaching.
On-loan striker Weghorst was bullish after the Newcastle win in declaring United are targeting four trophies this season, but Ten Hag insists it is not something that has crossed his mind at this stage.“That is for [the] fans,” he said ahead of facing West Ham. “We have to focus on the next game and that is the only thing we are doing. ”Us, we are talking for 10 minutes and I didn’t hear the words West Ham United. I think it was the press conference for West Ham United so it’s only about this we have to talk about.“We don’t have to talk about trophies. We have to talk about the game tomorrow.”United have played 19 times since returning from the World Cup break in December and the fixtures continue to come thick and fast on multiple fronts, with games in three different competitions over the next week or so. (Agencies)
