Gary Neville outlines Erik ten Hag expectations for Man Utd over next five years

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Gary Neville has excessive hopes for Erik ten Hag (Image: Getty)

Gary Neville hopes and expects Erik ten Hag to ship a Premier League title by the fourth or fifth yr in control of Manchester United.

Ten Hag will arrive in the summertime from Ajax and is tasked with bringing silverware again to Outdated Trafford following United’s struggles in current seasons.

The Dutchman will probably be eager to dump among the deadwood and herald his personal gamers and United legend Neville feels securing Champions League soccer must be the goal in his first season earlier than constructing on from there.

‘I stated 4 to 5 years to win a title and I don’t disagree with Jamie’s timeline of Champions League within the first two seasons whereas he’s sorting the recruitment out and getting used to the membership,’ Neville stated on Sky Sports activities forward of United’s 3-0 win over Brentford tonight.

‘Third season getting very shut, I believe to the purpose whereby the membership have gotten confidence and gained a trophy possibly.

‘After which that fourth yr actually is the place they need to win a title, fifth yr. That’s the place I believe actually you’re wanting for the time being realistically.

‘All of us hope he is available in and blows everybody away and that Jurgen Klopp and Pep Guardiola blow up one way or the other.

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Erik ten Hag is tasked with bringing the glory days again to Manchester United (Image: NESImages/vi/DeFodi Pictures through Getty Pictures)

‘However they’re not blowing up are they? They’re attaining the identical numbers of factors yr in yr out so if their consistency stays, which there’s no purpose to say it gained’t then Ten Hag’s bought a large job to make up that factors hole.’

With Liverpool and Manchester Metropolis approach forward of the remainder by way of high quality, Roy Keane feels United want to enhance their recruitment and produce in additional leaders to the dressing room earlier than competing with their rivals.

‘No matter their issues, they've to have a look at the place Man Metropolis are, the place Liverpool are,’ Keane stated.

‘Man Metropolis, Liverpool and these different groups aren’t going to take it simple over the summer time. They’re going to reinvest, get gamers in and get stronger.

‘Klopp may keep on, Pep may keep on. It comes all the way down to recruitment: getting the suitable gamers in and getting gamers out of the door, as a result of the previous few years simply haven’t been ok.

‘What number of occasions are you able to say it? The most important frustration for me, after they’ve had these disappointments, is the response they’ve proven. There’s been an actual lack of management, not sufficient characters in that dressing room.’

Following a win over Brentford courtesy of targets from Bruno Fernandes, Cristiano Ronaldo and Raphael Varane, United stay sixth within the Premier League desk.

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