Paul Scholes has reiterated the importance of Erik ten Hag's Manchester United challenging for major trophies.
Jose Mourinho was the last manager to win a trophy at Old Trafford in the Europa League in 2017. Ole Gunnar Solskjaer came close to ending that barren run in the 2020/21 season but Villarreal defeated United on penalties in the Europa League final in Gdansk.
United are suffering their worst trophy drought in 40 years, but Ten Hag has an opportunity to deliver silverware this term in the League Cup or FA Cup, which are two competitions he's already said he will take seriously.
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United will play Burnley in the fourth round of the League Cup before Christmas and they will take on Everton in the third round of the FA Cup in the new year.
Scholes, who won countless major honours during his time at the club, recently discussed the importance of trophies with United's in-house media and he suggested the Reds should be more than capable of reaching Wembley 'for a day out'.
“It will be important. It's important for the fans as well: to get to Wembley for a day out," Scholes said. “We know, the fans probably know, that the league is a little bit out of reach this year. The Champions League, obviously, we'd like to be in.
“A big day out at the end of this season is something we're looking forward to. Hopefully it can come. We've not won a trophy for, what, five years now, so if Ten Hag can get an FA Cup or a League Cup in this first season, I think it will be a big step forward.
“We've got a difficult draw [against Everton]. But when you're at home you expect to beat anybody. Is it easier or more difficult to play Premier League opposition? We've played them before already this season, haven't we? We've beat them away this season.
"I don't think Everton are the greatest of teams; they're having a bit of a struggle this year. I know the FA Cup days can be different, but I think it [Premier League opposition] concentrates the mind a little bit more as well.
"I think it makes you a little bit more aware of what you've got to do. You talk about potential banana skins in the FA Cup. This isn't a banana skin; it's something United have to be ready for. If they're not ready, they'll have a little bit of a shock on their hands.”
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