Before facing Nottingham Forest (16th) on Saturday December 30 for the 20th day of the Premier League, Erik Ten Hag was confident at a press conference. For him, there is no doubt that the second part of the season will be much better than the first.
“We are very optimistic. When the (injured) players come back, it will be as if we had signed 5 or 6 new recruits in January. the coach said. As a reminder, Manchester United is currently in 7th place in the Premier League (31 points). Even if the top 4 seems a long way off, managing to grab a 5th place or qualifying for the European Cup now seems to be much more achievable than two weeks ago. Thanks to their success against Aston Villa (3-2) on the last day, the Red Devils have regained confidence and hope to continue this good dynamic.