Erik ten Hag has pledged to do everything in his power to help Manchester United end their worst trophy drought in 40 years, as they go into a Carabao Cup semi-final against Nottingham Forest tonight.
United enjoyed an incredible period of success under former manager Sir Alex Ferguson but have only picked up three trophies since he retired a decade ago and have not won anything since beating Ajax to claim the Europa League in Stockholm in 2017.
That six-year wait for silverware is the club’s longest since the gap between FA Cup wins in 1977 and 1983. Now boss ten Hag wants to give younger fans a taste of the glory to which older supporters have become accustomed.
Ahead of tonight’s first leg at the City Ground, ten Hag said: ‘It’s the best feeling you can have, winning a trophy.
‘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 one
‘But now it is a period [when] Manchester United didn’t win trophies and it is too long ago. We are aware of that fact and we have to do everything to bring a trophy in.
‘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 [when] Manchester United didn’t win trophies and it is too long ago. We are aware of that fact and we have to do everything to bring a trophy in.’
‘It’s about winning trophies, so we have a good opportunity, but you have to go game from game, so (we must) focus on the first leg.
‘Don’t think further, don’t think further ahead because that will distract, so the aim for tomorrow is [to] win that game.’
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