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Daily Mirror
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Matt Maltby

Erik ten Hag's Liverpool and Man City ambition has already been rubbished by Roy Keane

Erik ten Hag may believe that Manchester United can compete with Liverpool and Manchester City again - but Roy Keane knows "it's a long way back" for his former club.

Ten Hag was officially unveiled as the Red Devils' new manager on Monday - and quickly laid out his ambition to return the club to their heyday. Among the topics he discussed at his first press conference were his plans to make United title challengers again, despite the recent dominance of the club's fierce rivals.

And while the Dutchman shouldn't be criticised for having ambition, his dream of fighting it out with Jurgen Klopp and Pep Guardiola certainly seems ambitious. Indeed, Red Devils legend Keane spoke this month about the challenge facing the new boss, with the Irishman believing City and Liverpool will only get stronger.

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