Erik ten Hag has told Manchester United's top-four rivals they are under just as much pressure to secure a Champions League place.
Ten Hag's United are fifth going into the Christmas fixture programme, three points behind fourth-placed Newcastle, albeit with a game in hand. The United boss acknowledged there is pressure on him to make an immediate return to the Champions League, but he said the likes of Newcastle and Chelsea are also subject to the same expectation, given what they have spent.
“I accept how it is, I accept that pressure,” said Ten Hag. “But also for the manager of Chelsea, of Newcastle United, those clubs who have invested a lot in their squad. It’s big pressure for all of us to get into the top four. We want to be in the top four and fighting for trophies. That’s our aim.
