Eric Ten Hag says Pep Guardiola is the only manager in England who is better than him since taking over at Manchester United.

Ten Hag arrived at Old Trafford in May 2022 and the Dutchman has won 68 of his 114 matches since then. This time, he encountered names like Guardiola, Jurgen Klopp, Mauricio Pochettino and Mikel Arteta on the bench. Ten Hag had a mixed performance at Manchester United, winning the Carabao Cup in his first season and leading the team to third place.

Things are even tougher in 2023-24, with the Red Devils in eighth place, but they managed to secure a place in the Europa League by beating rivals Manchester City in the FA Cup. It was widely reported that Ten Hag was sacked ahead of the FA Cup final before Manchester United’s new owners Ineos, led by Sir Jim Ratcliffe, decided to keep him and subsequently continue his contract.

United are still 31 points behind Manchester City in the Premier League and bottom of their Champions League group, but Ten Hag defended his record and spoke of the impact he has made since arriving in England. “Of course [I feel stronger after winning the FA Cup],” Ten Hag told The Times. “Before I came, this club had not won any trophies for six years. So we are in a good situation. ‘Look, we won all our opponents. Not once, not even once against Manchester City and Liverpool.

Ten Hag’s two trophies put him ahead of Klopp and David Moyes, who won one cup each in the last two years, while Guardiola won four trophies. But the Dutchman softened his words, admitting that United still had a lot to improve. He added: “But the reality is we still have a long way to go and we need to be consistent and create a competitive culture.” “The whole club needs to be held to higher standards, not just the dressing room culture.”

It is the lowest level at the top since 1989-90. However, Ten Hags moved quickly to resolve these problems; The Red Devils brought in Joshua Zirkzee and Lenny Yoro, while Jadon Sancho also returned to the first team.

After a humiliating 1-0 defeat against Rosenborg in the first friendly, United beat Rangers 2-0 on Saturday and ten Hag teams will now travel to the United States to face Arsenal, Real Betis and Liverpool.